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African Hunting Show Jan 27th-28th
In case anyone is interested in hunting the Dark Continent, there is an African Safari show this weekend in Calgary.
http://www.africanhuntingshow.com/calgary-home.html
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01-24-2012
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Think we'll go check it out.
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01-24-2012
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Yeah kind of excited I think the wife I will book with Serapa but maybe not guess the show will help make the decision for us!
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Yeah kind of excited I think the wife I will book with Serapa but maybe not guess the show will help make the decision for us!
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Might not want to show this to the wifey........ 
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01-25-2012
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Nice
Hi YA
Im talkin the wife into going to the show -- she says no to Africa --but me thinks I can maybe try in 2 years for the trip -- It looks way cool to miss out on --I can hunt -- she can take pics and reax ( maybe I wont show her the vids above 
Happy hunting
Cheers
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01-25-2012
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Me and two buddies will be there friday evening and part of saturday. Perfect warm-up to SCI in only one week!
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01-25-2012
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Little pricey, isn't it ? 
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01-26-2012
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Pricey
Yah, seems to be. I'll give it a go this year, but if it's not up to par, I won't be back. My friends want to go since they aren't coming to SCI with me.
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01-26-2012
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Pricey? I think not...
You get a subscription to the African Gazette magazine. Thats worth the price of admission right there.
Checking out the Kreighoff booth will be a big eye opener for many here. You just can't go to Bass pro and see many of these types of rifles.
If the show is a success it will just get bigger and better in the years to come. Go check it out, not much else to do in the middle of winter.....
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01-26-2012
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I'm going and making Tackleberry buy lunch.... snooty Krieghoff shooters should be able to cover the tab at Hooter's I would think
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01-27-2012
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Lunch? I think not....
Maybe you should be paying for the pleasure of such company.
Besides any Holland & Holland owners on here will despise such reverence to a measly Krieghoff owner. They want to be the snooty ones...
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01-28-2012
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I'm going to take my son on Sunday to check it out. I can't afford any of these hunts but I can afford to dream!
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01-28-2012
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I'm going to take my son on Sunday to check it out. I can't afford any of these hunt but I can afford to dream!
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Don't think it's on Sunday...only Friday/Saturday.
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01-28-2012
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It was a decent show. Saw tons of people we knew so it was great to catch up with them and it was really nice to sit down and chat with such a wide variety of African outfitters. Looks like we'll be going back soon.....lol It was interesting talking to the exhibitors....apparently Toronto and Atlanta shows were duds but Calgary rocked. Times are still good in Alberta.
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I had a blast as well. Nice to see you and Vanessa again TJ.
Talked to a bunch of the outfitters and it is looking like I may be seeing Namibia in the near future. Some very interesting things going on there. I also me 2 very good PH's from SA that piqued my interest. Nyala is on my wish list for next time and they are way too pricey in Namibia.
I guess I could go a third time....
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01-28-2012
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Cripes I hope the wife doesn't see this!
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I thought it was a great show very fit for purpose and while like you CTG I am stoked at the thought of Nyala I have gone from sure I would make my first Africa hunt in SA to believing we will be booked in Namibia just working out some final details, with that said the one south african PH had some great prices! But the absense of a high fence is a big attraction for me.
Good to chat with Vanessa and TJ as well got a few tips that will save some hard cash,
 " they want us there almost as bad as we want to be there"
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01-29-2012
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" they want us there almost as bad as we want to be there" |
Almost but not quite.
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01-29-2012
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There truly are some spectacular deals out there right now. The time to go has never been better.
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01-29-2012
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The time to go has never been better.
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They are hurting pretty bad right now, definitely can get a deal that was unheard of a couple years ago
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01-29-2012
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There truly are some spectacular deals out there right now. The time to go has never been better.
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How much you figure to hunt 2 of the big 5 ? 
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How much you figure to hunt 2 of the big 5 ? |
Shouldn't be posting here as you asked TJ, but I've been snooping around for awhile and from what I understand so far....a lot would depend on which two???? IMHO
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How much you figure to hunt 2 of the big 5 ? |
I've seen exportable tusker hunts advertised for $25,000. That's pretty cheap compared to what they have been in the past. I've seen buffalo hunts in Zim for around $11,000.
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01-29-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hal53
Shouldn't be posting here as you asked TJ, but I've been snooping around for awhile and from what I understand so far....a lot would depend on which two???? IMHO
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I just quoted him but it was a general question for all
I would like to hunt Leopard and Cape Buff
Perhaps even Hippo
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Quote:
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I've seen exportable tusker hunts advertised for $25,000. That's pretty cheap compared to what they have been in the past.
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Wowsers |
ask about Sable.........wowsers.....
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01-29-2012
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I just quoted him but it was a general question for all
I would like to hunt Leopard and Cape Buff
Perhaps even Hippo |
$15-20K for buff/leopard at the low end.
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$15-20K for buff/leopard at the low end.
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01-30-2012
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Daily rates for DG average $1000/day. Most outfitters recommend a 21 day hunt for leopard. On top of this is the trophy fee if you're fortunate enough to kill a big tom. Then there's the tip. Then there's the dip and pack, and the shipping, and the brokerage fees, and the taxidermy costs. And don't forget the costs of your flights, about $2500/person if you want to fly cattle class. Business class is triple that.
BTW, anyone chat with Errol in the Gras Ranch booth?
Bobby B.
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01-30-2012
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There's some pretty incredible package prices on both leopard and buff these days that come in about 1/2 the price of going the daily rate route. Packages seem to be where the huge savings are these days. Everyone was more than willing to deal. I saw the Gras Ranch booth there but didn't have an opportunity to chat with him.
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