larcher
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HI All
This week long I was in big trouble.  Now I think I am in shape and I want to have fun before facing God.  I think the hottest place in Africa is the Burkina Faso. I am not sure I’ll live this long, so I decided to have a try in Burkina one more time. In fact 2 close friends never were in Africa. So I decided to coax them to go to Burkina in the wonderful camp of our friend Touffic. Touffic is one of the best outfitters in the Burkina Faso. One can hunt big game in his over 150 000 ha ( 250 000 acres) territory, and birds on his over 200 0000 ha or 333 000 acres territory. One may not shoot more than 3 big games in a week. Often we are shooting big game in the morning. So we can have big time with a splendid aperitif, a gastronomic dinner and a comfortable siesta alone or not. In the afternoon from 4 O’clock it’s birds’ time. Around a waterhole we’ll shoot about 200 cartridges on pigeons and the devilish sandgrouse. Back in the camp, we’ll enjoy the birds’ legs with Ricard or Champagne, white wine or beer with the few other guests, Frenchmen or Europeans. Some will come from the big game hunting territory and we’ll have to feast the lucky ones who got the odd buff or roan. We’ll have to enjoy the real genious French cooking elaborated with ultra-fresh vegetables and fruits right from the gardens around. The white wine will be exactly cold, the red wine will not be the best because in Africa every week is like 3 months to mature the wine. Lucky the Champagne will be exactly what we want. Sure too many damsels will jump on us and pray God we’ll be still strong enough to fend them off. I’ll invite the Professor Boutonnet. He was the boss of the game dept. in Ivory Coas and Burkina 20 years ago. He was extracted from the Burkina in a hurry when his 2 trackers were killed. He is one of the best connoisseurs of Africa and most of the African minister are obeying him.
Is it some of You interested in big game, birds, booze, stunning cooking and too much damsels? In Burkina Faso the motto is " Fidelity or condom."
-------------------- "I don't want to create an encyclopedic atmosphere here when we might be having a beer instead" P H Capstick in "Safari the last adventure."
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NitroX
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Sounds like a fun hunt except for the heat. The birds legs with Champagne sound tempting. 
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Boghossian
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I am up for some heat and the legs (female or gamebird) sound tasty too!
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mickey
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Are these 'legs' light meat or dark?
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larcher
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This trhead is not exactly new.
In fact my friends let down and our friend Toufik will have to wait a moment.
For the rest nothing has changed. It's really hot.... and dangerous for as ever black panthers are doing their best to enter your hut.
jb
-------------------- "I don't want to create an encyclopedic atmosphere here when we might be having a beer instead" P H Capstick in "Safari the last adventure."
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Oldsarge
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Just as well. I can't go when the seasons there are open and by the time I can, all those eager damsels are likely to be terribly disappointed.
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larcher
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Sure Sarge.
Black panther is the nickname I give them.
The most common name is SWALLOW for they come in the beginning of the hunting season (december) and leave when the weather becomes inadequate, terrific heavy shower in May.
-------------------- "I don't want to create an encyclopedic atmosphere here when we might be having a beer instead" P H Capstick in "Safari the last adventure."
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EricD
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In reply to:
In Burkina Faso the motto is " Fidelity or condom."
Having been to Burkina Faso, and thus having seen many of the good looking woman there, it might be easy for some visiting hunters to fall for these "Blackpanthers" little sex games.
But having seen the amount of AIDS/HIV in that region, I'd definatly choose "Fidelity"! 
Other than that, I'd go to Burkina Faso to hunt in a second if I had the opportunity. Perhaps we can hunt there together in the future JB!
Erik
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