A person who I know really well and who has been on numerous safaris with the same PH in Zimbabwe, told me years ago of an incident which happened in the early 2000's, where him and his PH exchanged gunfire with armed men in the bush. The trackers-staff had gone off to get the vehicle, which was 5 or 6 miles away, and at some point during the wait, they were approached by 3 men who were armed with rifles. They surprised each other, at which point one of the men fired off a round and then all...

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Lots of threads here on "show us your".........hunting knife/double rifle/shotgun/hammer gun. How about showing your 9.3x62. I don't have one to post but would like to see what models, custom or not, forum member have and enjoy. I'm thinking of going that route and need some "eye candy"!!

I've bought several guns from Bass Pro over the last couple of years. There's sooo much that's great about it.

1) Great selection of used guns.
2) Prices generally on the high end of fair, occasionally a bargain.
3) Seamless shipping nationwide with no shipping charges and no FFL fees.
4) Seamless FFL, no jockeying around to get everybody to send their FFL etc.
5) Accountability of a large company -- when I ordered my Rigby PH it disappeared from Fed Ex for over a week. They offered to...

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Hi all,

Can anybody recommend any outfitters offering black bear hunts in either USA or Canada?

I’m not looking to take a monster bear. but just hoping to take my first bear as affordably as possible. I would be travelling from the UK, so airport collection and drop off would be essential.

I did a 5 day black bear hunt last year in Quebec and whilst I had a great time I did not see a single bear unfortunately.

I don't mind if it’s with hounds or baited or spot and stalk. But successfully...

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