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Not at all. I do the butchering, deboning, parting and packing strait away, if at all possible. The meat will be in the freezer within a couple hours after I pulled the trigger. In my experience "bad gamey taste" stems from: failure to trim off the fascia and gristle bad hygiene (ageing...

Your report is especially interesting for me, because I have booked a caribou hunt with Eric for October 2025 A few questions: Is it normal to get within 200 yards for a shot or were your group especially proficient or lucky? In videos the area look quite open, with few opportunities for...

All my own shotguns and rifles have wooden stocks, purely because I prefer them that way. I will not hold it against a hunter if he or she prefer a synthetic stock. They do have their advantages and the wooden stocks have their drawbacks. Also I will not rule out the possibility that I might...

I have been very happy with a Meopta R1 riflescope. Compared to what other people bring to the riflerange, the Meopta R1 presents a brighter, sharper image than most.

I have experimented with that approach. It is indeed very comfortable for long distances and makes for a surprisingly swift transition from carrying position to shooting position However I found that due to the length of a typical hunting rifle, the muzzle will be too close to the mud or snow...

Schultz & Larsen Victory From 2022 The wood is "grade 3"

Each country in Europe has their own laws on hunting and weapons. They differ quire a lot. I've participated in about a dozen driven hunts. From my experience: Be prepared to see nothing and shoot nothing all day Be capable of sitting still like a statue for hours in freezing/rainy/snowy...

I bought the .270W because of the lead ban in Denmark. It sure is capable of delivering impressive velocity with little felt recoil: Factory numbers: 1080 m/s with 6,2 gram projectiles (eg. RWS Evolution Green) 960 m/s with 7.8 gram projectiles (eg. Sako Powerhead Blade) Do you intend to...

Lead projectiles are illegal in Denmark and several parts of Germany. It is very likely that other countries in Europe will follow suit. This affects caliber choice for European hunting. If you only intend to hunt where lead projectiles are legal, then two barrels will do fine for most...

While hunting I use Sordin Supreme Pro-X with gel earpads. They have amazingly good electronics, I can easily hear the wildlife around me. Beware that the passive dampening could be better. At the shooting range I use Peltor ProTac III Compared to the Sordins they have better passive dampening...

If one wants to delve into "hunting in Sub-Saharan Africa since the mid 1960'ties" then one is forced to either: Stick to the "I arrived by plane from Europe or the USA, I was taken strait to the hunting grounds by the PH, had a wonderful week out in the bush with the PH and his marvelous...

Which time frame do you prefer? 1830'ties: William Cornwallis Harris: "Wild Sports of South Africa" 1870'ties: Frederick Courteney Selous: "A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa" 1920'ties and 30'ties: Bror Blixen: "Nyama" 1950'ties: Jim Corbett: "Tree Tops"

Inspiring to hear from wild sparsely populated areas. Sounds more like Africa in the old tales.

what an excellent film to show to people unfamiliar with hunting in Africa. The film deserve a wide audience.

Consider something like this to carry binocular and camera. It will allow you to have both hands and one shoulder free to shoot your rifle: https://eu.peakdesign.com/collections/clips/products/capture I would recommend carrying one lens only and avoid lens changes in the field, in order not to...

The "regional differences" are partly due to the rules for measuring trophies for points. The rules have varied from country to country and have evolved over time. If you are not interested in collecting medals for your trophies, then esthetics and local traditions will be the deciding factor...

Denmark banned lead rifle ammunition for hunting from 2024 Ensuring 6,5x55 remain legal for all huntable species, became a major point in the negotiations. It was debated in the open and got a fair amount of press coverage. This was accomplished by changing the criteria used in the hunting...

I shoot tighter and more consistent groups with a riflestock that fits me well, than with one that is too short for me. One of those ungainly neoprene recoil pads with foam inserts, come in handy for experimenting with different lengths of pull, as you can add or remove foam pads and thereby...

Schultz & Larsen Victory Bought new in 2022

Had you mentioned that upfront, I would have read your description in a different light. It would have explained the lengthy interrogations and the focus on your military connections. It sounds as if the sentence you ended up serving was merely for the two counts of breaking Russian law which...

In my country 3,4% of the population age 16 and above have a valid hunting license. This level has remained about the same for several decades. (we have to pay a yearly fee for a hunting license, therefore the numbers are quite accurate). The ratio of female hunters is increasing. 7% of the...

The waterpiping in a typical home are pressured to between 2,5 and 4,5 bar (ATM) Therefore if you want your watch to be able to withstand the pressure coming out of the water faucet in your kitchen or bathroom, you want the rating to be at least 5 bar (ATM) and preferably way higher to have a...

"Current production" makes this quite a challenge. Two or three decades ago hunters in my area would own something like a Land Rover 110 or Range Rover Classic and use it as their only car. It would take the family to church on Sunday, mom or dad into work monday-friday as well as being the...

Priority one: Find a stock that fit her perfectly. Priority two: Make sure she likes the look of the stock.

Some anti-hunters have gained positions of power and learned to use the media to further there agendas. This happens on local and national levels throughout the world and it happens at the international level such as the UN. What you can do to counteract All hunters can help the hunting...

Do you want German: https://www.sinn.de/de/Instrumentelle_Uhren.htm https://www.stowa.de/uhren https://www.damasko-watches.com/de/aktuelle-kollektion/modelle-ohne-manufakturkaliber/?p=1 or Swiss: https://www.midowatches.com/en/watches/collections/ocean-star.html...

The R2 1,7-10x42 has been "sold out, new deliveries expected soon" in my area for quite a while. I know, because I wanted to buy one. I own a MEOPTA MeoStar R1 1,5-6x42RD that is amazing, not just for the money but in general. The reticle and red dot have worked very well for me for general...

Same for me and for the same reason. Sometimes, especially in damp, cold, wet autumn, I will store my shotguns disassembled so I can oil the barrels freely. I do lack a proper fixture in the gunsafe for for this approach, so it is always at the risk of something tumbling and scratching...

Some cloth straps come with a detachable buckle. The fabric can then be cleaned in the washing machine along with your other laundry. Fabric straps that go uncleaned for months become disgusting, maybe not to the wearer, but to people at a progressively longer and longer distance to the wearer ;)

For the last 2-3 decades I have been able to login to the banks self-service system over the net and make a SWIFT, SEPA etc. transfer to a bank account in another country, in a minute or two. This is pretty standard across the world these days. The US being the one glaring exception. If you...

Inspired by your recommendation of those two books, I went looking and found one of them locally second hand. So far it looks promising.

Set up a couple cameras to film yourself from the side and from above, preferably on a high frame rate Engage the services of an experienced rifle instructor

Those two films are candidates for the "Anyone else Butcher?" thread: :) https://www.africahunting.com/threads/anyone-else-butcher.78573/ Corruption and mismanagement is a sad state of affairs that hamper more societies than one might think. It is sad to see societies and wildlife suffer due to...

Non-lead bullets are lighter than lead bullets. Therefore the optimal rifling twist rate is different for non-lead and lead bullets. It will be interesting to learn if those two manufacturers mentioned in the first post, have discovered something else that can improve performance. Their...

I practice with a scoped CZ455 in .22LR On a typical year I fire at least twenty times more .22LR than centerfire at the riflerange. My local riflerange has a "running wild boar at 50 meters" designed for .22LR, it is splendid practice.

I used to hunt with a 1,5-6x42 with both eyes open at 1,5x. I was very happy to hunt this way. However that is a very different experience than a true 1x. With the 1-6x24 I now own, at 1x I see a view like there is no scope, only there is a red dot dangling in my normal view. If I turn that...

I was the fourth person to watch your video - according to youtube ;-) A question: When you were using that 1-6x24, did it work for you to shoot it with both eyes open at 1x or did you rarely use it at its lowest setting? A secondary question: How close to 1x is your 1-6x24 in reality? If I...

After messing with a few roe deer on a kitchen table, I installed a solid hook in a ceiling beam in the middle of the kitchen, within reach of both a table and a sink. That has generated the best return on investment by far, of anything I have done hunting related. The deer is suspended by a...

After having a shotgun fitted to me by a competent professional, I am replacing or modifying the stock on my other guns so they too will have the dimensions that are ideal for me. It has improved my shooting quite a bit. I have been satisfied with the "pachmayr old english" recoil pads. They...

YES A centerfire rifle such as .308W generates around 155-165 dB depending on the type of ammunition etc. https://earinc.com/gunfire-noise-level-reference-chart/ A good suppressor removes around 35 dB https://www.blaser.de/en/produkte/blaser-schalldaempfer/blaser-over-barrel-schalldaempfer/...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-halts-exports-most-civilian-firearms-90-days-2023-10-27/

I have suppressors on all my rifles. Where I live I need no special permit for a suppressor, as long as I legally own a rifle they fit. I would hate to be without them. They reduce the recoil which improves my accuracy. I prefer the so-called "telescopic" type, which means the threads are...

Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24i has an eye relief of 90 mm / 3.5 inch I bought one a week ago and took it to the shooting range for the first time this morning. In my search for a new driven hunt rifle scope, I did not come across any model with a longer eye relief than 95 mm / 3.7 inch...

Which European languages do you read? The wast majority of books and films will not be in english. "Boganis Jagtbreve" by Wilhelm Dinesen, first published in 1889 and continuously in print ever since, is the book to read on hunting in Denmark. It is still quite relevant, hunting traditions...

My local rifle shooting range offers: Running Wild Boar at 50 meter with .22LR Running Elg (Moose to those in the US) at 100 meter with caliber of your choice That range is located in a city with approx 1,5 million inhabitants. Out deer hunting, half my shots have been to animals in motion...

That is a very informative set of pictures. Surprising to see the bottom of the turrets being the limiting factor. That was news to me. Surprising to see such wide gaps between objective and barrel even with a so called "low mount". Do you make use of a raised cheekpiece to get your eye...

Some actual numbers This screenshot shows the file sizes and download times for the images on a typical picture rich thread on africahunting.com Filesizes for the pictures are between 1 and 2 MB pr. image with loadtimes between 35 and 75 seconds. For comparison, the filesize of the...

These authors have not yet been mentioned: 1936 - Bror Blixen - Nyama 1937 - Karen Blixen - Out of Africa 1955 - Jim Corbett - Tree Tops

There is a chapter on the 7x61 Sharpe & Hart rifles by Schultz & Larsen in this article. The rifle will most likely be a Schultz & Larsen model M60, which is a variant of the M54, made for the US market. https://revivaler.com/schultz-larsen-rifles/