All, I have been struggling thinking about having any further taxidermy. The cost has become enough and with limited space and my daughters not keen on mounts, has me strongly considering not mounting anything going forward.

For those of you that have already made this decision, how has the reaction from your PH/outfitter been that you take a trophy animal but do NOT mount it? How have they handled the meat, horns and skins?

I know you can take elephant and other species as...

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I mentioned in my other thread that I would post some pictures once I got my new-to-me rifle in, so here she is.




She's built on a vz23(4?) action and has a custom setup on the rest. Stock, double set triggers, Leupold M8 - EER, and most importantly, a 25" barrel in 7x57!

The listing on GB mentioned it had feeding issues, then they updated it to say that they had figured it out (they didn't lol). When I got her, I fed some rounds and immediately saw that the...

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The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Okay my friends, I finally have the date and details for our first Big Bore Shoot as follows:
Date: Saturday March 14, 2026
Location: My 40-acre farm located at 147 Robert Hodnett Road, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 about 85 miles south of Atlanta and 50 miles North of Montgomery AL.
Details: Robert Hodnett road (named for my grandfather) is a straight 500-yard road up a hill. You will see the same Africa Hunting.com Dinner sign you will see at both DSC and SCI at the top of...

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