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Africa slide show
I hope this works! I've compiled some photos from my previous trips to Africa. I followed no timeline and opted to represent Africa the best I could for those interested in going there someday. My photos are from S. Africa and Namibia. I have yet to make it to the more tropical parts of the dark continent. I hope, with time, I have the chance! Africa is one of the most scenic places I have ever been. Some of the photos are digital photos of old paper photographs (I do not have a scanner) I've stored in albums-bear with the quality. You can tell by the smile on faces, this place is no doubt fun and adventurous! A must do for anyonewho gets a chance. Africa has changed my life!
Enjoy! http://www.screencast.com/users/iamyourhuckleberry/folders/Default/media/0b95e7e7-400f-4d17-b088-c3319eb7ee99 |
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Man this slideshow is great, I am only like halfway through it but it is awesome. As of right now I am really considering your offer. And the live action shots you have on some of those animals are amazing in slow motion. Nice arrow placement btw. Good job so far man!!
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Very cool!!! What are those little cats with the ear tufts called...never seen those b4?
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That's Africa's version of a bobcat. It's called a caracal.
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I love the shot with the aermotor, I never really thought of a windmill in africa. Is there very much underground water there?
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Zach,
I would assume so. That photo was taken in the East Cape of S. Africa. Wateris very abundant; it flows freely everywhere(nearly impossible to hunt water holes). However, high on the mountain sides/tops, water is brought up from the ground. Much of what we hunted was still functioning cattle operations. The land is vast... |
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Amazing photos as always Will! Thank you for sharing them.
Africa is a place that I dream to go someday, but my father has absolutely no desire and after much internal debate I determined that I am not going to pass up a chance to hunt with him so that I can go there. I could not do a trip like that and still go on our annual trips and I value those higher than any trophy. Don't know why I shared that, but there you go. |
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Amazing photos....I'll have to finish the rest tonight, off to chemistry.[:@]
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Thats one of the coolest things I have seen in a while!!! I loved the kill shots when you see the arrow go into the animal!! Thanks for sharing Huckleberry!!!
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I guess in my tunnel vision of the fact that North and South America are the only real ranching destinations I forget that probably some of the best grazinglands would be in Africa, I dont know about the forage quality or anything like that but everytime I see footage from Africa there is usually alot of grass. Those rangelands have probably never been overgrazed like ours here in the continental US also. Wow I bet during calving season preadator control is a huge issue, probably a little more of a threat than a few mangy coyotes.
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Zach,
There is one photo in the slide show that show several men standing outside a "stick" fortress of sorts. That is where the cattleare brought into every night. The cattle tenders sleep inside there with the cows. In that photo, we are asking for information from the bushmen about four rogue lions. The lions had been killing 3-4 cows every two to three days. Relief was needed and theRupublic of Namibia granted us the opportunity tocull the problem.These lions had totally lost all fear for humans. Two days prior to the snapping of that photograph, the lions had killed two bushmen, a cow, and the cow's two calves. An old 303 british rifle was found with a spent shell lodged in the chamber. Obviously the bushmen tried to defend themselves. Their bodies were never recovered. I am sure the hyenas ate well. We finally caught up with two of the four lions and killed them. That was as close to a real "Tarzan" typesafari as I have ever come. We slept in fly tents in the middle of Africa's wild. I could hear the lions roaring throughout the night. At one point, while I was lying alone in my tent, I heard the sniffing of something just outside and directly over my head. I prayed to God enormously that night! In the morning, The trackers showed me where a jackal had lifted his leg on the corner of my abode. In Africa, everything either sticks you, sucks you, or plucks you! The country was simply designed to absorb protein. You are definitely one with the food chain there... |
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Amazing, simply amazing.
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That picture of the white lion is amazing!!! Great slide show, I'm only about a 1/4 of the way through
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Simply spectacular! Really enjoyed it, Very well put together....A dream destination for sure!
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Wow awesome pictures, I'm sure the experienceswere even a million timesbetter.
Thanks for sharing |
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Was that a jaguar?
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Wow, that was awesome! Thanks for putting the slide show together and sharing it with us. Prayers sent for mark.
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Leopard and cheetah Adam. A leopard has rosetta spots and a cheetah has round spots. Did you know a cheetah cannot retract its claws like most cats?
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Thanks for taking the time to put that together!
Looks like some great animals and some great times! |
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Awesome
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ORIGINAL: iamyourhuckleberry Zach, There is one photo in the slide show that show several men standing outside a "stick" fortress of sorts. That is where the cattleare brought into every night. The cattle tenders sleep inside there with the cows. In that photo, we are asking for information from the bushmen about four rogue lions. The lions had been killing 3-4 cows every two to three days. Relief was needed and theRupublic of Namibia granted us the opportunity tocull the problem.These lions had totally lost all fear for humans. Two days prior to the snapping of that photograph, the lions had killed two bushmen, a cow, and the cow's two calves. An old 303 british rifle was found with a spent shell lodged in the chamber. Obviously the bushmen tried to defend themselves. Their bodies were never recovered. I am sure the hyenas ate well. We finally caught up with two of the four lions and killed them. That was as close to a real "Tarzan" typesafari as I have ever come. We slept in fly tents in the middle of Africa's wild. I could hear the lions roaring throughout the night. At one point, while I was lying alone in my tent, I heard the sniffing of something just outside and directly over my head. I prayed to God enormously that night! In the morning, The trackers showed me where a jackal had lifted his leg on the corner of my abode. In Africa, everything either sticks you, sucks you, or plucks you! The country was simply designed to absorb protein. You are definitely one with the food chain there... That is plenty serious. Takes some whevos not to freak smooth out. All I had to do was watch "Ghost in the darkness" and that counted me out of lion hunting......period... |
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I thoroughly enjoyed that Will. Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure Will. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I wish I could share the rush I feel when I'm there...now that would be awesome!
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Wow that is a lot of pictures, but they're all great pics!
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very nice---I cant wait!!!
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Awesome! Simply awesome! Will, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to put that great slide show together to share with all of us. I watched the whole thing, and loved it. I even thought the music was perfect.;)Sorry to hear about your friend's sickness, and one of your PH's getting killed. I was wondering about that white lion. Wouldn't he be considered very rare? Again, thanks for sharing that with us!:)
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Jeff,
Yes indeed, the white lion is very rare. He is currently on a lion preserve and watched like a precious gem. He's four years old now... When we were on our lion safari in Namibia, we had agents of the government with us all the time. Moverover, the para-military anti-poachers paralelled our every move. At one point I had to ask one of them to train her Ak47 another direction. She had it pointing at my belly with the safety off and her finger on the trigger. Needless to say, it made me a tad uncomfortable. I wish a could share all the photos and memories I've acquired while there. The place is truly unbelievable! |
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Yes Will, I could see how that could change your life as youmentioned earlier. That is literally another world on the "dark continent". Right down to the black momba's![:@]I remember your encounter.;)Why inHELL would someone who's there to protect you, be pointing a loaded gun atyou? Let alone with their finger on the trigger and the safety off? I don't get that at all!
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Protect us...? They were there to make sure we did the hunt by the book. We were hunting on the north side of Etosha National Park. The lions were coming from and back into the park after the had their fill on the bushmen's cattle. The hunt (acquiring spoor)and the simple road system took us in and out of the park regularly (we could onlykill outside the park). When the first lion was killed, we were less than 300 meters from the park boundry. He was killed at 11:00 pm under a full moon-the night vision equipment we had on hand was not required. The anti poachers, I assure you, had their night vision trained on us. They were johnny on the spot after the shot.
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Jeff,
Here's a photo of the lion I mentioned above. He was a nice 15 year old male in his prime. We estimated his weight at 600 pounds. Can you imagine yourself as a cow and having that monster sinking his teeth into your neck? We took the lion carcass to the bushmen's cattle encampment. We arrived there at 9:00 am. The lion was completely consumed by 11:00 am. And then they asked us if we were finished with the cow and two calf carcasses-which they promptly retrieve from the bush and continued their feast (keep in mind the dead cows had been in the sun for three days, had hyenas andbuzzardssnacking on them, and stunk to high heaven)!  |
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ORIGINAL: iamyourhuckleberry Leopard and cheetah Adam. A leopard has rosetta spots and a cheetah has round spots. Did you know a cheetah cannot retract its claws like most cats? |
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Simply wonderous Will.
Sameas "a man's man", you are definitely a hunter's hunter! Hey I'm curious to know, how close was the lion you took with the bow? |
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Adam, I believe so. Or perhaps the ability to turn on a dime at 60 mph. The cheetah is currently prohibited from being brought into the USA-under CITES regulations. There are very few places in Africa where they can be legally hunted and are under strict government control. We were lucky to get the permit for that cat (actually more dog like than cat like). It is currently a life size mount in the jointly owned home of Mark and Cecil in New Zealand.
28 yards Heu. She was walking into the wind and gave me a quartering away shot. I shot her with a Carbon Express Terminator tipped with a 100 grain Grim Reaper. My 78# PSE Stingray blasted the arrow through her-the shaftskipped an additional 50 yards downrange. She never took another step. The PH had me follow the shot with a second. It wasn't necessary, butit made him happy. That hunt was by far the most emotional hunt I have ever been on. |
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Hey Will , i never get bored of seeing your pictures and reading the accounts of your experiences . Just Fantastic .
Did you manage any pictures of your scouting trips to the mountains before Christmas ... with my mulie :). |
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ORIGINAL: iamyourhuckleberry Jeff, Here's a photo of the lion I mentioned above. He was a nice 15 year old male in his prime. We estimated his weight at 600 pounds. Can you imagine yourself as a cow and having that monster sinking his teeth into your neck? We took the lion carcass to the bushmen's cattle encampment. We arrived there at 9:00 am. The lion was completely consumed by 11:00 am. And then they asked us if we were finished with the cow and two calf carcasses-which they promptly retrieve from the bush and continued their feast (keep in mind the dead cows had been in the sun for three days, had hyenas andbuzzardssnacking on them, and stunk to high heaven)!
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Jeff,
I hope I didn't misled you. I did not kill that lion. I was merely there to lend assistance whenever possible. Cecil Baldwin, the elderly gentleman you see throughout the slide show, was the lucky man behind the trigger. He was 74 four yearsyoung then...still pissing napalm. You see, the year before, Mark Perry, Cecil, and I were in Africa to hunt cats. Sadly, poachers had killed enough lions that our lion permits were withdrawn by the Namibia government. They were reinstated 10 months later as a result of the four problem cats. Cecil drew the first cat... I worked my arse off making sure his dream became a reality. Sort of figured I had a heck of a lot more years in me than he...I could kill mine later. I was there for him. It's kind of cool. Cecil is 78 now and this June is off to Zambia for a croc/rhino hunt.He has an eight grade education, owns a heavy equipment/blasting company, and to this day sits atop his office desk ( a catapiller frontend loader). Who says hard work doesn't pay? Here's one side of his trophy room  |
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Here's a shot of the lion. I believe he paid $3500 for the lifesize. It is beautiful to see in person!
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Here's his leopard/lioness (another $3500 +)
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Damn, he shore does it up right, doesn't he? Tell the oldfellow good luck from the guys/gals at HNI. Also, make shore you get some pics from him after that rhino/crock hunt to share with us!;)
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This was the one I was trying to bump.
Ryan. |
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