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BigTex
- Location
- Houston Texas USA
- Country of residence
- USA
- How did you find AfricaHunting.com?
- Web search
- I am a
- Hunter
- Other
- Member of
- LIFE Member of NRA, TSRA, NSCA, NSSC, SAF
- Gender
- Male
- Have you hunted in Africa?
- Yes
- Number of times I have hunted in Africa
- 4 so far...
- My favorite African country
- Zimbabwe - so far
- Hunted
- South Africa, Zimbabwe x 2, Namibia
- Species I have hunted in Africa
- Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Hippo, Eland, Sable, Hartebeest, Gemsbok, Kudu, Nyala, Impala, Bushbok, Burchells Zebra, Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
- My best African Trophy
- SCI Gold Medal Hippo - 11.68" tusks - Chifuti's Chewore concession hunting with Ian Gibson on the Zambezi river in 2008.
- My favorite African trophies
- I like them all !!! Each has its own story.
- My preferred weapon(s)
- 577 or 500 Double rifle for DG. 416 Rigby for longer DG shots and large plains game. Custom 300 Dakota for everything else.
- What weapon(s) do you hunt with?
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- My preferred optic(s)
- Leupold for Hunting, Nightforce for LR
- Occupation
- Retired - former CTO for NASA
- Gear I cannot live without
- Boyt long sleeve shirts that are practically thorn-proof. The African bush has shredded everything else I've tried. Unfortunately, Boyt stopped making them so I'll wear the ones I have until forced to change.
- My best hunting tip
- Practice using field positions (stay off the bench) until you can run your gun blindfolded and make accurate shots.
- My other interests
- Sporting Clays, General rifle and pistol shooting, High-Performance Cars