I was only able to attend on Saturday but was there all day. It has obviously grown a LOT from last year. There were almost 2k vendor numbers but a few blocks of numbers missing. I would say there were at least 1500 vendors there. There was plenty of room and enough traffic on Saturday to have a good vibe in the exhibit hall.

You could tell the word is getting out that the old DSC location and dates are still good for show attendance. There were more big name vendors attending this...

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Hello - been reading the forum for over a year, but just recently joined. Hunted South Africa last April and am starting to put together a Cape buffalo hunt for 2028. Thanks to all the great contributors - your info was absolutely key to making my first African hunt a success. I look forward to being a part of your community.

Back in December I got a somewhat short notice call from a friend of mine that there was an opening with a group of guys going Caribou hunting on Adak Island, Alaska and wondering if I wanted to go. Well, that's basically like asking if the Pope was Catholic so I gave status green and started planning.

Now, to be clear, this wasn't exactly the best timing to go on a short notice trip, so I had a few things to consider and balance, so I wound up deciding to go but more in a support/scouting...

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My son had a great opportunity at an 8 point whitetail the other evening. The buck was only 31 yards from the blind, I ranged him and told my son to take the shot. He lined up his crossbow and squeezed the trigger. Much to my surprise I saw the green nock fly way under the deers belly. My son has been an excellent shot with this crossbow, producing groups of 1-2” at 50 yards. I suspected maybe buck fever got the best of him. After the hunt we went to retrieve the bolt. Much to my surprise...

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Mike, John, and I set pots yesterday. 20 knots of Offshore wind. 100’ of water. 6 miles off the lighthouse. Set 12 pots. Baited with fish heads and squid. Normally we would catch sand dabs while they soaked for a few hours. Too much wind.

Went out this morning at 7:00am. Made 25 Knots cruising out with an offshore breeze. About 10 knots of wind. About a 9 crab per pot average.

Kept limits of jumbos!






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