I've been on several safaris, and I am still not fully clear, on how to get a final initial budget for safari.
Once I get to shipping, dip and pack, I hold my breath, of what quote I will get.
Then it is take it or leave it.
Surprise, surprise moment

So, for example, you want to hunt buffalo, and few of plains game. You start planning one or two years in advance, and probably you start by accepting hunt offer, maybe make a down payment.
Once safari is booked, everything else needs to be...

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I was sitting awake reviewing field dressing and can’t for the life of me remember how I pull out the urinary tract on buck/doe deer. I use the butt-out tool and don’t split the pelvis, just cut from the base of the belly and up to remove all the organs. With that though, how do you all properly remove the urinary tract for each sex without splitting the pelvis in a traditional field-gutting job? I’m embarrassed that I can’t remember as I usually end up just splitting the pelvis open if I...

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This is coming from an american perspective. Many Hunters have mixed views on whether safaris are becoming out of reach, with price escalation over the last decade, rising costs for air travel, export/import costs, shipping costs, taxidermy costs.... While others point out that budget-conscious safari packages remain viable and still a better value than hunting their home country or, in my case, the US/North America.

I have a few other hunts booked before I think about heading back to...

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I received an email from a shipper in Namibia this morning saying the state vet had cancelled all inspections. My ele shipment was to be inspected next week. That is on hold. Elephants are not cloven hoofed but this kind of thing has knock on effects I guess. Anyone with more information please share, particularly if you are in Namibia. Here is one of the better articles I found online. Cheers...

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