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Howdy Folks,
New member to the forum but I have lurked here and read any time I wanted reliable information regarding hunting in Africa. I have spent the better part of my life reading Ruark, Hemingway and Capstick with my desire to experience Africa growing with each story. I have now reached a point where I am on the downslope of a 30 year career in Law Enforcement and have decided that as a retirement gift to myself I will travel to Africa with my two kids, who will both be in their early 20's by then. I have hunted all of my life including whitetail, elk, mule deer, upland and small game.
It is more than a hunt that I desire. I long to hear a lion as I lay in a camp cot, see an elephant and rhino, smell the smoke, breathe the air and listen to the stories of those who came before me.
I have plenty of time (9 years) to plan and save and have told my kids that I would pay for the trip, minus their trophy fees and costs associated with taxidermy.
I just purchased a Whitworth in 375 H&H which will be modified for reliability and fit personally to me. My second rifle will be my trusted Winchester 70 in 30-06. Plains game my son and me and a camera for my daughter. Mostly though, I desire, or rather, need to hunt a Cape Buffalo.
I care little about trophies but I do want the experience and memory of hunting one of the old dugga boys. I want to feel the adrenaline once again, to feel alive once more as the twilight of my life begins and age demands it's toll.
Thank you all for the stories and information that I have read on these pages. As the time nears I am sure that I will solicit more specific information. In the meantime, please stay safe and enjoy your lives to the fullest.
Cheers,
Chad
New member to the forum but I have lurked here and read any time I wanted reliable information regarding hunting in Africa. I have spent the better part of my life reading Ruark, Hemingway and Capstick with my desire to experience Africa growing with each story. I have now reached a point where I am on the downslope of a 30 year career in Law Enforcement and have decided that as a retirement gift to myself I will travel to Africa with my two kids, who will both be in their early 20's by then. I have hunted all of my life including whitetail, elk, mule deer, upland and small game.
It is more than a hunt that I desire. I long to hear a lion as I lay in a camp cot, see an elephant and rhino, smell the smoke, breathe the air and listen to the stories of those who came before me.
I have plenty of time (9 years) to plan and save and have told my kids that I would pay for the trip, minus their trophy fees and costs associated with taxidermy.
I just purchased a Whitworth in 375 H&H which will be modified for reliability and fit personally to me. My second rifle will be my trusted Winchester 70 in 30-06. Plains game my son and me and a camera for my daughter. Mostly though, I desire, or rather, need to hunt a Cape Buffalo.
I care little about trophies but I do want the experience and memory of hunting one of the old dugga boys. I want to feel the adrenaline once again, to feel alive once more as the twilight of my life begins and age demands it's toll.
Thank you all for the stories and information that I have read on these pages. As the time nears I am sure that I will solicit more specific information. In the meantime, please stay safe and enjoy your lives to the fullest.
Cheers,
Chad
