JimT
Shootist of the Decade
Vanuatu
3756 Posts
Posted - 03/21/2006 : 2:12:15 PM
http://www.leverguns.com/africa/Default.htm
I will try to get RAC and others to provide captions as they are able to.
It looks like they had a very hard time .. I mean, roughing it like that!
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace - Luke 11:21
Edited by - Hobie on 03/24/2006 8:49:45 PMPaco
Owner / Shootist of the Year
2448 Posts
yeah jim it was tough eatting game meat... blesbok, gemsbok, wilderbeast etc.... having our clothes washed everyday, airconditioning in our private quarters... a whole house each....breakfast, lunch,dinner, snacks.... great company...Roger (RAC), J.J.Miller, Icelander (John and Pat)and myself.....hunting all morning and then after 3 pm till dark... hundreds and hundreds of animals... all kinds and makes.....Chris Troski turned out to be a very fine fella' yeah it was hard duty... !!!!!! PACO
Paco/OwnerOld Savage
Advanced Levergunner
USA
7192 Posts
Life in the bush is obviously tough, who's the pretty girl with the old man?
"Here in the High Desert of Southern California"Hobie
Moderator
USA
19228 Posts
Since I can't go to the Cody Linebaugh Seminar, I've started on the wife for the next trip to Africa. The problem is that it comes during the school year.
Love the pics!
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
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RAC
Levergunner 2.0
Mongolia
253 Posts
Looks like we made Chris's website:
http://www.christroskiesafaris.com/gallery.html6pt-sika
Advanced Levergunner
USA
4967 Posts
Originally posted by RAC
Looks like we made Chris's website:
http://www.christroskiesafaris.com/gallery.html
Looks nice after seeing whats available I saw three I would like;
Bushbuck
Nyala
Kudu
Buff would be nice until I saw that guide fee went up dramatically.
Marlin Lever Actions Old and NewChris Troskie
Levergunner 1.0
South Africa
86 Posts
All the photos haven't been updated on my website as yet. I'll try and do so as soon as I'm back from my buff hunt.
Chris Troskie
A bad day in the bush beats a good day at the office
www.christroskiesafaris.comFestus
Levergunner 2.0
350 Posts
Maybe it is because I have been reading about Africa since I was eight years old, but everytime I read,see photo's or watch video of "The Dark Continent" it always seems like "Home". This is all the more strange to me,as I have spent 95% of my life in Alaska!
"It takes a big man to cry,but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."Slowhand Teek
Senior Levergunner
USA
1718 Posts
Festus, I've been in Europe, Asia, and I obviously prefer the USA (born and raised), but have NEVER been to Africa. It doesn't necessarily "seem like home" to me, but doesn't seem like an "exotic land" either. It seems like a place I'd like to go to and feel comfortable in. Maybe you ought to book a spot on the next safari! Maybe I oughtta join you! Maybe next year!
Now, I have a .32 Win Spl. Wrangler...what ELSE do I need for Africa...a 45-70? Not interested in the dangerous stuff just yet. Did anyone take game on this trip with a .45 Colt or comparable?
TeekRAC
Levergunner 2.0
Mongolia
253 Posts
Now, I have a .32 Win Spl. Wrangler...what ELSE do I need for Africa...a 45-70? Not interested in the dangerous stuff just yet. Did anyone take game on this trip with a .45 Colt or comparable?
Teek
I cannot emphasize this enough. This has nothing to do with dangerous game. Unless you are killing dik-diks or duikers, you need to take more gun. From my experience, I think that a 45-70 is about perfect. Ditto a 444 Marlin. Be careful about the bullets that you choose. About the smallest thing you will shoot is an impala and they go way up in size from there. It is no fun seeing something run off and having to pay a trophey fee.Festus
Levergunner 2.0
350 Posts
Slowhand Teek-MAYBE!
"It takes a big man to cry,but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
Edited by - Festus on 03/24/2006 04:47:25 AM45-70
Levergunner 3.0
USA
685 Posts
RAC,
Brings back fond memories, especially the warthog, bushbuck & blesbok...also was fortunate enough to take a 40" gemsbok, 2 nice impala, and a record springbok over two trips.
Very nice pics, especially appreciate the nice mix and captions.
"It's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it."BestLever
Levergunner 2.0
USA
130 Posts
Hello Riflemen-I just stopped in to read about the Africa hunt and look at the pictures. What a wonderful time you folks had
