Thursday the first I'll fly to Atlanta then to Johannesburg South Africa. I'll be hunting plains game with Sofala Safaris. I am going with a group of seven other people I have never met and only have exchanged a couple of phone calls and personal messages with the person that organized the hunt.
The package I purchased allows for 6 days of hunting and 7 nights of lodging. In the package are two animals, an Impala ram and wildebeest cow. But they have a list of other available game you can hunt "al-a-cart" for what are pretty reasonable prices.
This all started in the spring. I was on a waiting list for a lease hunt in Missouri for whitetail and had gotten the call. I paid my deposit and was feeling pretty good about things because the area is thick with deer and every year some good ones come off the place.
When I saw the post for four hunters needed to fill the hunt on a traditional forum I immediately responded then contacted the outfitter. Told him I wanted a spot BUT . . . I was going to give my wife the respect of discussing it with her before committing.
Just for the record she was all for it!!!
So I tried to contact the guy who was setting it up and no response. Turns out I texted his shop landline. [emoji23]
But the outfitter emailed me and said I was in so mail the dang deposit so I did and months of preparation and anxiety began.
Months of seeking the experience of guys like Bisch and Tim. Months of changing aiming systems and working more than every summer before in my business so I can afford as much "al-a-cart" as I can. Buying arrow shafts and components, trying out different fletching, searching for broadheads and practicing until fingers were sore and upper body fatigue shut me down in the evenings. Unfortunately that time kept me from my usual pig hunting outings so I haven't had much practice with shooting gap on fur but it works pretty decent on foam.
So now, my two Primal Tech bows and I will go see in person some of those animals I've only seen in zoos or on the Discovery channel. Hopefully creating some lifelong memories, short blood trails and large gut piles.
Specifically, in addition to my package animals, I will be looking to take a warthog or two, possibly a waterbuck or blesbuck. But really, if I get a good opportunity at a blesbok it would be good too. Hunts are mainly in blinds over water holes so not a lot different than at the ranch except you can stand to shoot from the blinds.
I'm anxious and excited and nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
If you're interested in the outfitter here is the website.
Probably more I should have explained and what I did is probably confusing but the late hour and lack of sleep is what I blame. Has nothing to do with the crazy.
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The package I purchased allows for 6 days of hunting and 7 nights of lodging. In the package are two animals, an Impala ram and wildebeest cow. But they have a list of other available game you can hunt "al-a-cart" for what are pretty reasonable prices.
This all started in the spring. I was on a waiting list for a lease hunt in Missouri for whitetail and had gotten the call. I paid my deposit and was feeling pretty good about things because the area is thick with deer and every year some good ones come off the place.
When I saw the post for four hunters needed to fill the hunt on a traditional forum I immediately responded then contacted the outfitter. Told him I wanted a spot BUT . . . I was going to give my wife the respect of discussing it with her before committing.
Just for the record she was all for it!!!
So I tried to contact the guy who was setting it up and no response. Turns out I texted his shop landline. [emoji23]
But the outfitter emailed me and said I was in so mail the dang deposit so I did and months of preparation and anxiety began.
Months of seeking the experience of guys like Bisch and Tim. Months of changing aiming systems and working more than every summer before in my business so I can afford as much "al-a-cart" as I can. Buying arrow shafts and components, trying out different fletching, searching for broadheads and practicing until fingers were sore and upper body fatigue shut me down in the evenings. Unfortunately that time kept me from my usual pig hunting outings so I haven't had much practice with shooting gap on fur but it works pretty decent on foam.
So now, my two Primal Tech bows and I will go see in person some of those animals I've only seen in zoos or on the Discovery channel. Hopefully creating some lifelong memories, short blood trails and large gut piles.
Specifically, in addition to my package animals, I will be looking to take a warthog or two, possibly a waterbuck or blesbuck. But really, if I get a good opportunity at a blesbok it would be good too. Hunts are mainly in blinds over water holes so not a lot different than at the ranch except you can stand to shoot from the blinds.
I'm anxious and excited and nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
If you're interested in the outfitter here is the website.
Probably more I should have explained and what I did is probably confusing but the late hour and lack of sleep is what I blame. Has nothing to do with the crazy.
Sent from my Nokia XR20 using Tapatalk
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