I have generally seen fallow deer offered by a lot of SA outfitters. However, the vast majority of trophy photos I have seen, the quality is poor in comparison to even free range fallow in other countries. I always assumed it was because of the habitat being much different than one they were designed for.

Another thread mentioned Sambar and Rusa Deer being at a SA outfitter, which I hadn't seen before. Maybe because I wasn't looking or just less common.

I have also seen Axis Deer...

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I'm looking for some education on lion hunting. I have found quite a bit of information on wild lion hunting (which I likely would never be able to afford) and a lot on CBL hunting (which I could afford but I'm not sure I want to do). I recently read a small article in the SCI magazine that talked about Wild Management Lion hunts. It did not have a lot in the way of details other than mentioning that they were a lot more affordable than traditional wild lion hunts, the article lists around...

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Recently had the opportunity to travel to Manchester, where I hunted with Alex Hinkins, who owns Wings hunting and shooting.

It was a good trip and I took some good animals.

I used the guides gun. It was a 243 with good glass. He used copper bullets to minimize meat damage.

Seen a bunch of fallow, CWD and muntjac.

Hey gang,
I just got my Franklin Armory reloading set up and I'm in the process of getting components. I read a lot. Probably too much. It seems that reloaders go through 3 to 4 (or more) brands of powder before one is settled on for a load. Is this the case? I've noticed that Varget seems to pop up the most often, then IMR, and Hodgson. Is there a powder that is "generally" a good all rounder?
Thanks as always,
Hedge

So my youngest has taken a shine to deer hunting this year and he's been borrowing his brother's 7x64 brenneke for more "oomph" than the communal kid's .243. My youngest was gifted a very nice Austrian custom mauser in 30-06 a few years ago but he's been waiting to grow into it. He's ready, but it has a classic engraved steel butt plate so I want to manage recoil a bit.

I selected Barnes TTSX 130gr bullets thinking they would be just fine for deer and coyote on the homestead and the load...

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