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I really enjoyed your hunt report. Takeri is a pretty special place and absolutely worth hunting on. Mike and Billy made my hunt amazing. Thanks for sharing about the female warthog. Mike told me a lot about his issues with poachers. I'm really glad to hear that he found an Eland bull for...

When I went to Namibia in 2018, I was able to check my luggage and rifle through from JFK to Windhoek. However, all of my flights were SAA and I had a short layover in JNB. Are you using a travel agent?

I absolutely loved this hunt report. I'm really glad that you got to experience how great Takeri is. It will always be one of my favorite trips and places to be. You took some amazing trophies and saw an incredible part of Africa. I loved that I got to fish during the lunch breaks. Takeri is so...

Great hunt! Congratulations!

I'm glad to see another Vegas guy!

@norfolk shooter and I have already booked our Airbnb. I just hope that enough outfitters can travel to the US. I know that has been a concern to the few that I've talked to.

Has anyone taken the Newark-Johannesburg United flight? Any issues?

I know. I don't do it for other countries. I do it to avoid arbitrary damage in this country.

Interestingly, this thread took off more than I had realized. I am never rude to TSA or Customs. I don't think any of the vandalism has happened by people that I've interacted with. Having said that, IAD is my least favorite airport to go through when returning to the US. I find the Customs...

This is an amazing offer for an old hard-bossed bull. I'm trying to find time off to do it, but that is hard to do. I hope somebody jumps on this soon. I'm guessing that you would pick the hunter up at JNB and head to the lodge? Is another flight needed?

Hunt: May 2021 Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa With: Western Safaris Taken: Mountain Reedbuck, Warthog, Black Springbok, Nyala and Cape Bushbuck.

I start with about two pounds of good ground beef and add a pound of some form of country sausage. I use Cajun or Creole seasoning, two eggs, panko bread crumbs and several handfuls of grated sharp cheddar. For good luck, I'll splash in a little Shiner Bock for good luck. I've added half a...

Lori was always helpful whenever I needed her. My thoughts are with her son and Jenn in this tragic period. This is just so sad to hear.

SUMMARY: I am endlessly thankful to Kevin and Natalie Bowker for having me as a guest on their farm. I am also thankful beyond words to Meyrick Bowker and Zwile for their skill, determination, friendship and patience. Splitting Image Taxidermy is coordinating with Kevin to pick up my hides &...

Our flight from JNB was delayed by about 45 minutes. This caused a bit of concern as we had a short layover in Doha. Upon setting down, Doc and I hustled to the security checkpoint and to our next gate. We had about 1:35 from landing to boarding. It fortunately was plenty of time...

That was it. The hunt was over. The stalk down the mountain had taken considerable time so we loaded the Blesbok and headed to lodge. We dropped him at the skinning station and had a late lunch. When we had stopped in after the Impala, I began marinating half of the pork chops in soy sauce...

We loaded the Impala and dropped him back at Waterfall. We then headed back out to see what else we could find. I had gone up into the mountains on the farm four years ago and wanted to see it again. On our way there, Meyrick spied a Blesbok in an area that he shouldn't be in. He advised...

DAY SEVEN: THE LAST HUNTING DAY We started out early with the idea of possibly finding a nice Impala. Sometime during the morning, I just decided that it wasn't that important to me and suggested that we chase cull animals. Meyrick knew of an old Impala ram that they wanted to take out of...

At the end of the day, I got a call from a co-worker advising me that another co-worker had locked his duty weapon in his safe, couldn't get it out and wanted to know if I had a loaner duty weapon. So, I found myself as the Rangemaster calling the Chief in his morning to tell him where the...

One thing that I should mention is that Meyrick got sick during the hunt. Some days were definitely hard for him. His dedication and professionalism kept him going. One good thing about travelling with a doctor is that they are prepared for stuff. Doc was able to help Meyrick get better so...

DAY SIX: We got up early in the morning and headed to Grahamstown for our Covid tests. Thank you to @KMG Hunting Safaris for providing some first-hand information on the process and directions. We arrived with one person ahead of us in line. It was a nasal swab and I hate that. A kind lady...

DAY FOUR & FIVE: I'd like to apologize for all of the typos that I seem to be making. I'm a much better speller than this would lead one to believe. We hunted hard for Bushbuck on days four and five. We saw a couple really good ones, but couldn't get close. We had resolved to stake out...

I have neglected to mention that my good friend @norfolk shooter was going to come with us on this hunt. Sadly, he's stuck in the UK due to draconian measures to limit Covid. I'm hoping to visit the UK this August, but I'm not holding my breath. I just hope that "he of the lime green slacks"...

DAY THREE: We took a break from chasing Bushbuck to head to another farm in search of an Nyala. While scouting, we came across an amazing Waterbuck relaxing in tall grass. We eventually caught a Nyala bull in a meadow below us. He did not appear to be going anywhere so we went out looking to...

The Springbok was an older ram. Prior to our investigation of the multiple holes in him, he displayed his fan. I was fortunate to get pictures of that. We dropped the animals off at Meyrick's Thornkloof farm and headed to the lodge. By the way, the Parson Russell Terrier is Cola. I called...

DAY TWO: After hunting for Bushbuck in the morning, we decided to go after a Black Springbok that we had seen earlier. We were well aware just how hard it was going to be to sneak up on him so we approached on a long slope, moving from cover to cover. On our way, Meyrick located an enormous...

One thing that we did every day was look for Bushbuck. Morning and afternoon. This was by far the hardest animal to hunt and we spent a lot of time looking for one. We would see them every day, but getting close enough was difficult. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the afternoon where...

I'm smoking a meatloaf for dinner tonight with some friends including Doc. I'm not going to finish this beast today. Upon arrival at the lodge on Waterfall Farm, we were met by Natalie and Meyrick Bowker. I finally met retired PH John Barnes, like Natalie a Zimbabwean (born Rhodesian). John...

THE JOURNEY: I filled out the Health Questionnaire online before departure. I received both an email and a text of the code to show SA authorities upon arrival. Doc did the hard-copy version that was handed out on the Qatar flight. There were no issues with either. The trip to Houston on...