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crkennedy1
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Reged: 05/12/08
Posts: 501
Loc: Utah

Back from Africa
#142887 - 30/09/09 01:46 AM

Africa was an awesome experience and it went way too fast. As a first-timer I hunted planes game. Here are a couple of pictures of my kudu and blesbok. According to my PH, my duiker will easily make the Rowland Ward record book with 5 1/2" hornes. I'll try and post that photo later. Christopher

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DOUBLE or NOTHING

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450_EXPRESS
.333 member

Reged: 04/01/09
Posts: 342
Loc: S.C.Montana

Re: Back from Africa [Re: crkennedy1]
#142909 - 30/09/09 07:17 AM

Congratulations, looks like you had a great time.

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9.3x57
.450 member

Reged: 22/04/07
Posts: 5504
Loc: United States

Re: Back from Africa [Re: 450_EXPRESS]
#142923 - 30/09/09 01:29 PM

Nice going and congratulations!

Now there's a Kennedy I like!!

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What are the Rosary, the Cross or the Crucifix other than tools to help maintain the fortress of our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

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tophet1
.400 member

Reged: 15/09/07
Posts: 1873
Loc: NSW, Australia

Re: Back from Africa [Re: 9.3x57]
#142924 - 30/09/09 02:36 PM

Welcome back mate,

How did the .30-06 go ? Please right a full report and post more pictures when you get time.

John

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crkennedy1
.375 member

Reged: 05/12/08
Posts: 501
Loc: Utah

Re: Back from Africa [Re: tophet1]
#142938 - 30/09/09 10:44 PM

The .30-06 worked like a charm! Practice really does make perfect - I shot exactly 7 bullets in Africa. The first shot was to site-in my gun to make sure the scope was still on. The other six shots were one-shot kills of the six animals that I took. As I mentioned, the duiker is record book class, which was very exciting. The picture will follow along with a wart hog that I harvested at 250 yards! I've got to get ready for work, but I will post more pictures later of the other animals and other photos of interest. It was a great trip!

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DOUBLE or NOTHING

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mehulkamdar
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Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 3688
Loc: State of Ill-Annoy USA.

Re: Back from Africa [Re: crkennedy1]
#142948 - 30/09/09 11:39 PM

Congratulations! Looks like you had a fantastic time!

As you may know, we do have a web-zine and we do love reading articles about hunts here. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

If you have time and feel like it, an article about your hunt would be much appreciated.

Hope you have many great hunts in the future too!

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The Ark was made by amateurs. Experts built the Titanic.

Mehul Kamdar

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shakari
.400 member

Reged: 09/02/03
Posts: 1107
Loc: South Africa

Re: Back from Africa [Re: mehulkamdar]
#142949 - 01/10/09 12:15 AM

Congratulations on a great hunt and congratulations also on such good images.

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com

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mikeh416Rigby
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Reged: 24/02/03
Posts: 6051
Loc: The beautiful Oley Valley, PA....

Re: Back from Africa [Re: crkennedy1]
#142958 - 01/10/09 04:02 AM

Nicely done. You look justifiably proud. Can't wait to hear the full report.

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Ripp
.577 member

Reged: 19/02/07
Posts: 16072
Loc: Montana, USA

Re: Back from Africa [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
#142992 - 01/10/09 11:38 AM

Congrats on your hunt---looks like you had a great time..
I too look forward to reading about your hunt..

When you going back? You know you will..

Ripp

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rigbymauser
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Reged: 15/05/05
Posts: 1971
Loc: Denmark

Re: Back from Africa [Re: Ripp]
#143022 - 02/10/09 06:19 AM

Glad you liked Afrika.
Thanks for sharing

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ovny
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Reged: 19/06/08
Posts: 591
Loc: Spain

Re: Back from Africa [Re: rigbymauser]
#143092 - 03/10/09 07:09 PM

Nice trophy, congratulations.

Oscar.

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Shackleton
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Reged: 11/08/07
Posts: 203
Loc: Iowa

Re: Back from Africa [Re: ovny]
#143161 - 05/10/09 01:46 PM

Nice pics and trophies-yet another of my dreams. As much as I want to hunt in Africa, my elk comes first though. Don't know if it will happen this way, but my "dream" elk hunt is a few days of camping on the hunt and using a US service rifle to take the elk-M1 or 03 Springfield. Africa is another story. A few plains species interest me,but I want a Cape buffalo-who doesn't?

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"I do not kill with my gun, he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart."--Stephen King

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crkennedy1
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Reged: 05/12/08
Posts: 501
Loc: Utah

Re: Back from Africa [Re: Shackleton]
#143920 - 19/10/09 06:20 AM

Hi Guys, Sorry that I haven't gotton on here to tell you more about my African safari - it's hard to describe just how awesome it was. After dreaming for so many years of going - it went WAY too fast. The only problem with going was now the desire to return. My second goal is to hunt Alaska, perhaps moose, carabu or brown bear, then Africa again... It boils down to two things - time & money. Anyway, here is a collage of photos that I feel nicely summarize my African dream...

P.S. I'll let you know how high the duiker goes in Rowland Ward when the taxidermist finishes his work (February/March 2010).

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tophet1
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Reged: 15/09/07
Posts: 1873
Loc: NSW, Australia

Re: Back from Africa [Re: crkennedy1]
#143949 - 19/10/09 03:46 PM

Nice work with the collage. Now you need to write us a story.

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crkennedy1
.375 member

Reged: 05/12/08
Posts: 501
Loc: Utah

Re: Back from Africa [Re: tophet1]
#144001 - 20/10/09 09:56 AM

I just wrote a LONG story about my African safari and when I sent it, I got the following message came back: "The form you have submitted is no longer valid." WHAT'S UP WITH THAT??? So, I'm not going to spend another hour writting it again! So, here's more pictures - you can all fill in the blanks yourselves! Let's just put it this way - Africa was an AWESOME EXPERIENCE!