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Tau Wilderness

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I have been a "pirate viewer" for many years of this forum. I convinced myself for a very long time that Big game hunting and conservation was in my past, however I have been fortunate to accomplish @Skollie on his Buffalo hunt last week. This has reignited a love I had as a 17 year old boy.

I am from South Africa, but I spend any free time on my farm/ reserve in Namibia that I want to restore to a natural system for plains game and floral species.

I was fortunate to spent all my vacations form 14-21 years of age in Namibia working for an amazing mentor. I then decided to not follow my dream to become a PH and ended up studying Nature Conservation and working for SANparks.

My time at SANparks did not provide me with the feeling and success I wanted to see in conservation. As any "wise" 21year old I was looking for immediate answers and solutions. My PH career also went south, I felt that every animal and hunt needed to be "explained" or legitimated to the world.

I was tiring myself out.

Today I realise we are all different. Just like I hate going to a mall or standing in Q's to see a live sports game, other people do not enjoy hunting. To each their own.
 
Welcome, always enjoy the knowledge shared and perspective of our hunting brethren living in Africa.
 
:S Welcome:
 
Good day! Welcome!
 
G’day from Australia
 
G’day from Australia
Right on mate!!! I lived in FNQ and Brisbane for a year. Took my furniture on holiday........or known as a failed immigration attempt.

Loved Australia and the freedom and vast traveling opportunities. I took 15 days and did Brisbane- interior Queensland - Cape York- Kurumba- down to Mt Isa accross the Plenty highway to Alice Springs and the crossed the Simpson solo and back to Brisbane.

I have some Aussie mates coming over during Desember cannot wait to treat them.
 
Welcome Tau Wilderness, im sure you have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with fellow forum members. Where about in SA are you from?
 
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Welcome to the forum Tau Wilderness.

Never give up your dream! Dreams are what makes life worth living for!
 
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welcome welcome welcome
 
Welcome to AH Tau Wilderness!
 
Welcome aboard!
 
Welcome aboard!
 
Greetings Tau Wilderness,

Khomas Highland Hunting and Fishing Safaris of Namibia, welcomes you to the greatest forum on earth.

When you have a spare moment,
I invite you to to take a look into the Khomas Safaris website.

Best Regards,
Velo Dog.
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
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