NitroX
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The New Year is not far off. Who is hoping to get over to Africa for a safari and what are your plans?
Which country? What target game?
Have fun.
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John aka NitroX
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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"
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NE450No2
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I am hunting in Zimbabwe 31 days in March 2006.
I have "on quota" two elephant trophy bulls, 4 crop raiding bulls [if they are raiding the crops] 5 cow elephants, 2 buffalo bulls, leopard, crock, hippo and what ever plains game "get in the way".
The plan is to hunt the elephant bulls in DEKA, go to the OMAY for the cow elephant, crock and hippo, and to the SAVE for ,the buff bulls.
The main quary are the elephant trophy bulls and the leopard so movement will depend on them.
I will be taking my 450 No2 and my 9,3x74R [scoped]both doubles and my Freedom Arms 475 Linebaugh.
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bulldog563
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Loc: California
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Trophy Elephant in Botswana(Chobe) in June with Mike Murray of African Field Sports. Possible 10 day Buffalo in TZ with Safari Trackers in Nov.
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bulldog563
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NE450No2,
That sounds like an awesome hunt. If you don't mind, roughly how much does something like that cost? Who are you goin with?
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AKA
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Loc: california
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Zambia... Mulobezi GMA area for Lion..Sable..Roan. Going in August(2006) using John Sharp. 378 weatherby will be used for the Lion.. Sable ..Roan..460 weatherby for bait( Hippo & Cape Buffalo).We will be using Swanepoel and Scandrol facilities!
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NE450No2
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Bulldog
I am hunting with Brooklands Safaris, Dale Des Fountain PH.
Depending on what all I shoot 60 to 70K.
It is my Retirement Present to myself.
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bulldog563
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Sounds like a great Retirement present. Should be the hunt of a lifetime. If your trigger finger gets tired I would be happy to fill in for you. Thats just the kind of guy I am.
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Lhook7
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I'm going to Namibia and hunting with Vaughan Fulton for leopard and plains game. I'll be using a custom 375 H&H. This will be my first hunting trip to Africa, so I am driving all my friends crazy talking about it.
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bulldog563
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It will change your life.
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JPK
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In Oct for three, four or five tuskless, TBD yet. Plus a big Southern Bushbuck, an Nyala and a leopard, though it will be very late in the season for leopard.
JPK
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NitroX
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I hope to get to Zimbabwe myself in 2006, but I don't think I will book anything. I'm hoping there will be some late season deals going on elephant and buffalo. If not I will have consoled myself with some Aussie hunting earlier in the year.
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John aka NitroX
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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"
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AspenHill
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Loc: Vermont, USA
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I have not decided yet. I still want to hunt moose here in NA and am putting in for some draws. If I draw I may not get to Africa this year. We will see. If I do go, Namibia as on top of the list so far.
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~Ann
Everyday spent outdoors is the best day of my life.
Aspen Hill Adventures
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Xgrunt
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Loc: Mississippi
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Tanzania blocks K4 and R1 first of week of Sept. 2006. Buffalo/plains game. Booked through Wendell Reich at Hunters Quest. My first African hunt and am like a kid waiting on Christmas.
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470Nitro
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Loc: Madrid - Spain
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I'll go to Southafrica for a warthog festival  and may be some giraffe.
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down by the river on a friday night
pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
talkin' 'bout guns and dreamin 'bout women
never had a plan just a livin' for the minute
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pleandro
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Loc: South Africa
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I'm planning for Mozambique (buffalo). If this fails, perhaps ZIM or TZ.
Regards.
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Paulo Leandro
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luv2safari
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Loc: United States
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Planning on Zim for cow buffalo and, with luck, sable. I'd like a nice big cow next to my old bull in my office.
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allenday
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I'm hunting with two of my local friends in Zimbabwe next season with Roger Whittall Safaris, and we're hunting in the Humani area. No dangerous game on this safari, just plainsgame. My personal focus is going to be on nyala, croc, kudu, eland, and bushbuck, but I'll take just about any good trophy we happen across.......
AD
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larcher
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Loc: Saverne, Alsace, France
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THE CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC
IN 6 DAYS, I'll fly to the CAR again with Michel Angelvy and ACP PH Herve Houdebine.
The wished bag is
1) BONGO
2) if failing, LEOPARD
3) GIANT FORREST HOG AND SITATUNGA
4) TO SPEND TIME BUFFALO BOWHUNTING
5) A TROPHY WATERBUCK
6) Please no LION with the bow (sure I'd resist ) 
7) only if over 45 inches, a Derby eland.
And chance will rule all this projects.
Happy New Year
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"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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500grains
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Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah USA
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Larcher,
Good luck in the CAR! I am sure it will be a fantastic hunt.
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larcher
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Thanks 500grains
I'll do my best. I have got a lumbago it' a real concern  .
By The By I am still waiting for an answer from the french retiring PH  who is wanting to sell his customized CZ 458loTT and a first grad new JUNGLE 470NE CHAPUIS you are looking for.
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"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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bulldog563
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Should be a busy 6 days. Sounds like a blast.
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SAHUNT
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Enjoy your trip, may you get what you are looking for.
Enjoy old years eve and may 2006 just hold good things for you and your family. I'll have a glass of champaigne at midnight on the 3 musketeers in France.
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Life is how you pass the time between hunting trips.
Sometimes I do not express myself properly in the English language, please forgive me, I am just a boertjie.
Jaco Human
jacohu@mweb.co.za
SA Hunting Experience
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SteveH
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Loc: Hillsboro, Oregon
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Zimbabwe in early May for buff with Russ Broom.
-Steve
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larcher
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Loc: Saverne, Alsace, France
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Thank You all,
In 3 days I’ll enjoy dear Africa.
Not all is ship shape. I am looking for a gnat net. My order at BassProShop is not delivered and I don’t recover from a lumbago
The 375HH is shooting like in a dream but the heavy arrows from the Bowtech 82# allegiance are a bit temperamental, the light arrows are just fine.
In the CAR, the outfitter had to visit Bangui and deal with the administration. His 1 000 000 ha area (2 500 000 acres) has been tripled by the administration (7 500 000 acres)and he is supposed to pay a tripled rent : crazy behaviour. Yet the area is larger than all the Zimbabwe safari areas, more than half the Selous’s size.  Madness!!!!!!!!!!
Anyhow Michel has not more PHs, more vehicles, more clients.
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"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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500grains
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Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah USA
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Larcher,
I find that lots of exercises for the abdominal muscles plus some yoga stretches twice per day combined with a lot of walking makes my lumbago go away. Doing the backstroke at the local pool also helps. And if it doesn't, then 800 mg of Ibuprofen takes care of things.
However, I find air travel very uncomfortable. So I spend a lot of time in the aisle doing deep knee bends, much to the annyoance of the air waitresses.
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