Anyone harvested African game?

Icetrey · 02-10-2007, 08:59 PM

Have any of you killed any African game, here on ranch or in Africa?

GoatSlayer · 02-10-2007, 09:57 PM

I've been to Africa 3 times. Hunted South Africa twice and Namibia once. Always hunted plains game. Never hunted any of the big 5 pockets just aren't that deep. One of the South Africa trips was a swap with a PH. The rest were bargin priced hunts with PH's I met at sports shows.

Goatslayer........

James B · 02-11-2007, 09:15 AM

Back in the late fifties. Worked for a couple PH Uncles for three summers.

EKM · 02-11-2007, 09:08 PM

What game animals did you(personally) shoot?

James B · 02-12-2007, 08:44 AM

Most everything except Elephant Rhino and never had to shoot a big cat.

drs1961 · 02-14-2007, 09:32 PM

Went to South Africa in 2005.Hunted plains game on a large concession. Largest critter was a huge Cape Eland (1700 lbs.) Everything was taken with one shot each from a .375 H&H Ruger #1. It was an experience of a lifetime!

WWhunter · 02-14-2007, 10:06 PM

Yes, Do it if you can. You will want to go again!

2006HighSierra · 02-20-2007, 04:20 PM

After the wife finishes her schooling and can do more with the bills i'm gonna put so much back every year for an African hunt. Some day I will go. I'm really wanting to go after cape buffalo and plains game. And I am gonna do it all with a Marlin 1895GG just b/c.

James B · 02-20-2007, 04:48 PM

There you go.

That gun will do the job.

younggun308 · 02-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Yeah, that'll work, Teddy Roosevelt used a Winchester Model '95 carbine in .405 Win.(My dream gun).

I reckon the Hornady "Leverevolution" ammo would be the best. In .450 Marlin.