gurtwurz 792 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 hi guys, some of you might remember me mentionig about an anti poaching trip i made to south africa last year, it was probably the most interesting week i've ever spent outside the uk, and a whole lotta fun involving shooting some serious caliber rifles(.453 magnum elephant gun, .303's etc plus a variety of handguns) angry rhino's, camping in beautiful bushland and seeing some truely amazing animals on their home turf. the guy that runs these courses from the south african end is a fella called les brett, ex rhodesian forces and south african special forces, and now a full time pro hunter,enviromental officer,anti poaching officer and dangerous game hunter/guide, amongst many other illustrious acheivements(for full details see here http://www.survival-school.org/Default.aspx?tabid=606 ) he also cooks a mean steak and BBQ'ed chicken feet... we were discussing the idea of a 'dads and lads' airgun safari, where participants would camp out in the bush and get to learn all aspects of airgun hunting and stalking along with learning the habits of all airgunnable species including; guiniefowl 5 species of franklin shrubhare rock pigeon ringneck pigeon springhare and others also, you'd be taught all aspects of food preparation and how to properly cook your quarry. i know that the hunters on here will already be well versed in game preparation but this would be an interesting chance for them and those guys out there with no permissions of their own to spend 7 days doing our favourite sport in a completely new enviroment-and believe me, the african bush truely is completely different, for example man is not top of the food chain out there!! there'll also be some trips round a reserve to give you the chance to see some of the big species too. it should cost about £450 per person plus you'll have to find your own air fare. anyway, i'm just trying to find out if anybody'd actually be interested, before we go ahead and advertise it in the airgun press. all the best, wurz Quote Link to post
darren watson 14 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 that something i would LOVE to do, but unfortunately funds don't allow it at the moment. one of the not so exotic u.k equivalents may be on the cards for me this year though. Quote Link to post
Squirrel Shooter 5 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Sounds like great fun, but I can't afford it... Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,586 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hi Wurz. It sounds absolutely wonderful mate A year ago I would be going but, with all that's going on with this nations economy and folk's jobs in question, it's going to be a tough one to sell. I can't afford it right now and £450 alone would get me a top end Bushnell scope or a .177 HW77 to pair with my .22 rifle. As it is, keeping my family fed and watered under a roof is a daily concern. So, unless lady luck smiles on my lottery ticket... Sorry pal. Simon Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 well, i did this post as a bit of market research, as it were... i think we're all suffering from being skintypoos this year, which is a damn shame as this really could be the airgunning trip of a lifetime(next to the THL meet of course!). still, if and when things get better for all of us, south africa'll still be there and it'll be a go, i'll let you guys know as soon as i do if we definitey set it up tho- just in case those lucky numbers have come up!! cheers all, wurz Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Same goes for me, Wurz, in principle I'd love to do something like that and my boys would love it too. Ah well, if business pick up we'd be well up for that, mate. Cheers Quote Link to post
andyz 30 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well that certainly sounds like a great trip, I'm the same boat as most people on here..... skint!! Would love to go on a trip like this someday, although I'm sad to say it won't be for a very long time!!! I'm there will be some lucky buggers on here that are able to go. ATB, Andy Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,586 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well we won't be bloody down forever and things will get better and then...I'm signing me and Josh up! So don't go binning the idea just yet Wurz mate. It's just not a good time to launch an enterprize like this for the time being. But things will recover! Simon Quote Link to post
gurtwurz 792 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 if we go ahead simon, you guys will be amongst the first to know mate. cheers, wurz Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Same as everyone, would love to but cashflow Its a very reasonable price though! 3 guns could blow that on a single day on the fezzers, I know where I would rather be .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
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