Off to South Africa in the morning

[grundy53]

Sounds like a blast. Hope you and your son have a great time.

[lokidog]

Bob, who are you going with?  My parents just flew down there on Wednesday for a hunt.

[Kuduman]

Bob
 Africa for me is as addictive as heroin.....
I went in 2009 and am meeting with a group next month to plan next years trip. Cant wait

Have a great time.

Kuduman

[bowhunterforever]

Sounds like a blast. Hope you and your son have a great time.

Good luck

[pianoman9701]

All the best of luck for a great trip, Bob.

[3nails]

 Looking forward to seeing success photos! Keep an eye in the grass.....

[police women of America]

Good luck! 

[rasbo]

good luck and have a blast with your son,what a cool trip for you two

[Bean Counter]

Have a great trip, Bob! Can't wait to see the photos.

I grew up never wanting to go to Africa, but went in 2012 and hoped that I'd be back again some day.

Same here. I didn’t think I’d ever set foot on the continent, but this March I went to the Seychelles for my honeymoon and just fell in love it. My plan is to do a safari for my 40th birthday.

What made you pick SA over other common safari spots?

I purchased the hunt at a Safari Club banquet. I can't personally compare South Africa to other hunt destinations, but based on reading and speaking with others I believe the number and diversity of animals that one sees in the African countries has no equal. New Zealand, for example is a beautiful country and has great stag hunting but in South Africa you can see 15 or 20 different species in the same day. They have well established outfitting businesses that cater to hunters.

If you shop carefully, a hunt in an African country for multiple species can be as cheap or cheaper than a single specie hunt in North America.

Honestly, the challenge to keeping the trip affordable is keeping your finger off the trigger. In North America, we're used to having one tag per year for an animal (deer, elk, etc.) In South Africa, there are no bag limits. If you want to shoot 35 impalas, go right ahead. You just have to pay for each one.

For me a factor would be the influence of the British crown in the precedents of their legal system. I know crime is rampant in South Africa just as much, if not moreso than other African nations, but I would feel a little bit better about laws and rights without having looked at specifics.

[hunterofelk]

I hunted in Namibia, but the trophies where sent to a taxidermist in Cape Town. After two years of waiting, I got the big crate. Only half of the mounts were mine. The kudu, gemsbok and springbok were not the animals I killed. Too bad cause the springbok was a sixteen inch.

[jackmaster]

tagging, good luck, cant wait for pics, i fly out tomorrow for atlanta also on delta but atlanta is as far as i am going 

[ribka]

Good luck

Looking forward to your report

[kukusya]

tag

[shootem]

Tag. Gotta see some pics.

[Jarhead Chase]

Tag