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  1. J

    30/06 and the bullets used in Africa this year

    I think to make this comparison accurate we can only count the game shot well. Poorly hit game cannot be classed for game reaction when the shots were not typical heart lung placement. I had two hunters this year that made some very non-traditional shots which dropped a number of animals in...
  2. J

    30/06 and the bullets used in Africa this year

    Good post, as you certainly read in my post the 300 magnums have a place for those who have a special purpose. They are far from all around but do provide a great enhancement to those specialty purposes. There is a 50 yard PBR difference over practical hunting ranges. As far as Blacktails go...
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    Game scoting camera's in Africa

    Shoots straight, I'm not here to debate this, you hunt what you like no argument from me. I would like to clear up a couple issues in the text though to be certain you understand a couple differences. I used 30 square miles as an easily found RSA northern province farm. That's only 20,000...
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    Game scoting camera's in Africa

    All of South Africa is not fenced. Some of the properties are, many with top level management have to be. Many properties are larger then the islands of SE Alaska. If the hunting on those islands if "free range" then the hunting of game on a larger piece should also be.........right? One is...
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    30/06 and the bullets used in Africa this year

    Thank you for the kind words in regard to this effort. I have owned a few cartridges in my life, most when I was younger and needed the speed and "hype" so typical with youth. Much can be said for Americans with cars, boats, jetskis and motorcycles as well. Somewhere about 1987 or so I...
  6. J

    30/06 and the bullets used in Africa this year

    I have recovered and recorded a lot of information on the bullets used this season from my loaner 30/06 rifle. First some of the facts and details regarding the loads and the gun used. Rifle: Model 70 Winchester PacNor 23” barrel in standard 30/06 cartridge Winchester Brass Federal 210M...
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    Game scoting camera's in Africa

    I brought along two home made digital trail cameras this year. What a great source of entertainment and education. The ability to scout areas while I was in another location became a fantastic means to make tough decisions on where to concentrate my hunting each day. These digital cameras are...
  8. J

    Kudu Curls

    Here is a photo from my camp last season. It shows the way a bull can actaully see the tip of his horns for digging and maybe fighting. It's amazing how nearly perfect the circle is looking straight down the curls. I have two other photos from other bulls I have taken just like this. They all...
  9. J

    Nyala bull finally on the wall!

    Well it's the big one, likely the highest scoring trophy I will ever shoot in my life! This bull is over 30". For comparison the one on the far right is over 28 on one side and just a hair under on the other side. That's a bushbuck in the middle. Looks small next to the Nyala's but it's just a...
  10. J

    Winchester closing it's doors for good!

    U.S. Repeating Arms announces plans to close Winchester plant By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer January 17, 2006, 2:23 PM EST NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- U.S. Repeating Arms said Tuesday that it is preparing to close its flagship factory in New Haven, where Winchester rifles have been made for...
  11. J

    Bullet failure what does that mean?

    Dan, Please bear with me on this as there are some misconceptions that many people have regarding a bullets travel path and various effects a projectile has on flesh after impact. You are correct that a twig will deflect a bullet. Those folks who think a big slow bullet is a "brush gun" have...
  12. J

    Bullet failure what does that mean?

    I think this question requires a definition. What exactly is bullet failure? It seems we are all considering this definition much differently. I have read this statemet several times in my life now: "At what point during the animals death did the bullet fail" Or the bullet exited with a bore...
  13. J

    Kinda slow here how about dreaming a little?

    Bumped up as I ave two remaining spots for May 28th through June 7th. We will use a property that has never been trophy hunted before as the base camp. We may not even leave this camp the populations are so good! There is also room with Eco Adventurres the 4 days prior to this if you want to...
  14. J

    What's worse anti hunters or slob hunters?

    Noi Harley yet, please re-read the post. It was not me that was critical of the guys in Camo I simply relayed the sentiment of the other fellow. He never implyed he was an anti hunter. For all I know he too was on his way hunting. We both know that the actions of those hunters at the quick mart...
  15. J

    What's worse anti hunters or slob hunters?

    Topic pulled sorry for the stress This thread has gone to hell so I'm pulling my post Maybe one day I'll come back here but for now I have no interest in the bickering in my threads Thanks guys but I don't need this kind of entertainment.
  16. J

    Kinda slow here how about dreaming a little?

    There is about a million acres unfenced and about 100k acres unfenced in a different area. There are also specific private properties that range in size from 10 to 70 square miles that hava a 2 meter (6 foot) fence for protecting some species like buffalo and rhino from poachers. Many of the...
  17. J

    Kinda slow here how about dreaming a little?

    Why dream, lets just do it! Some of you have contacted me about a hunting trip in 2006 and the dates are getting tight now. I have only one available space in one hunt period for example. There is plenty of room in June and July remaining right now though. I have this information which is not...
  18. J

    The Dip and Pack Process

    This is probably the biggest headache I have in my Safari camp. Most first time hunters don't know the details of this or even what it's refering to. RSA has set forth a series of laws some what unique to the African Safari inductry to insure that capes and skulls with horns do not leave the...
  19. J

    Calling warthogs, dangerous but very exciting!

    Here is a photo of the hunter and I after we found him
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    Calling warthogs, dangerous but very exciting!

    I retyped it so it should work now, I hope!
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