I was about to pull "trigger" on late April kudu rut hunt in Botswana. What are your thoughts on air travel and your hunt plans. Definitly Qater Airlines is out!

Hello friends, I filled up my game feeders and I was wondering if they feed game in Africa...? I am especially interested in whether they eat daga, elephant, rhino and hypo...? Do these animals use salt and is there a place where salt is left for them?
These are some of my feeders that are in total wilderness, open hunting grounds that I control

I’m seeing a point of impact shift when shooting off of sticks. It’s not enough that I’m concerned about it in the field, but it’s more than I’ve seen in the past. This is a rifle I acquired about a year ago, and have shot extensively, but this is the first time shooting it off of shooting sticks. Rifle is a Remington 700 in 270 Win, with Meopta 3-15x scope. The pictured groups were shot this morning at 150 yards. The group on the right was shot prone using my daypack as a rest. The...

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If a there is a thread out there somewhere that covers this please point me as I didn't find it in my search.

BUT I want to know the basics of Taxidermy for South Africa, what are your options? I am not referring the specifics of taxidermy and how it is done, but what are ones options for getting their trophies preserved?

If you want to have your taxidermy done in country what are the do's and don'ts most first timers aren't thinking about? Our Safari vendor uses LifeForm taxidermy for...

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My daughter isn't a hunter.

She's not an "anti-hunter," just a non-hunter.



She owns a handgun (S&W 380 EZ) and she can shoot very well.

She's only 5'2", so needs to get shoulder fired firearms that fit, but at a price point that is not excessive.


"Santa" gave her a Pointer Acius O/U 20 gauge for Christmas. The LOP is fine, but the grip is too large for Jack Dempsey.


Recommendations on 2 rifles?

A Ruger 10/22 will probably be one.


The other???