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I am a lifelong hunter but only North America to this point. I am from north Alabama and have hunted pretty much everything the southeast has to offer as well as out west, primarily in Colorado and New Mexico (elk, mule deer, and and tagged along on an oryx hunt)

Recently, I have started to look toward Africa and began the planning process for a hunt. My current plan is to attend SCI Nashville and go from there.

I am not new to forums so when I found this one, I figured I would hop...

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This goes back to the topic of selecting outfitters, cancellation hunts, and asking for references after a hunt is booked.

This might be a little controversial and I think it’s up to each of us to decide where the line is, but in the last 24 Hours I’ve seen multiple examples of what I’d consider shady practices. I’m not picking on anyone, I don’t have the full story from all sides, but I think this is going to be eye opening for some. I’m sure I can find another dozen examples if I look...

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Hello AH Community,

We’re excited to introduce Leather Link Studio, a leather workshop in High Point, North Carolina. We handcraft leather gun cases, rifle and shotgun slips, pistol cases, shell bags, belts, and other sporting leather goods — one at a time, here in the USA.

One reason we’re especially excited to be part of the AH community is our custom safari-hide work. If you have a legally sourced professionally tanned hide, we’d be happy to talk with you about...

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Do you have an animal species that is your nemesis?

One that you maybe have gone for multiple times and never could connect with. Or, you have gone for that species and have only gotten younger animals and would really like a nice mature representation of the species.

Despite the fact I had already had some great experiences in Africa, I could never imagine that I would have a girl as my PH on a safari.
It all began with a conversation on Instagram with Handrie, sharing our wonderful passion for hunting and nature.
Our conversations soon turned to planning a new african hunt (my Africa fever would be glad again), with the cape bushbuck as my main focus.
The bushbuck is one of my favorite animals, not just for its beauty but even for how brave and...

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