The wildebeest is a distinctly African animal. If I’d seen “The Lion King” prior to going to Africa, I might have made different decisions.
The blue wildebeest in the above photo was observed and photographed from a vehicle at Kruger National Park.
I took the photo on week two of our African “safari.” On week three, I [...]
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The Wildebeest
Posted in African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, Hunts with a Professional Hunter or Outfitter, Kruger National Park, african, safaris, wildebest, tagged safaris, South Africa, Wildebeest on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Costs of Shipping Your Trophies home from Africa
Posted in shipping trophies, taxidermy, trophy care on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My South Africa trip ended last July and this week I picked up my final delivery of processed trophies from Golden State Tannery, Inc. located in Turlock. The last two boxes included the back hides from my kudu bull, back hide from my impala ram and complete hide from my black wildebeest.
Along with the hides [...]
Warthogs in South Africa
Posted in African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, african, outdoors, safaris, turkey, tagged African hunting, warthogs on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Warthogs and baboons feeding at Pillainsberg Wildlife Refuge near Sun City South Africa.
Although not considered high on the list of African trophy animals, warthogs are a very significant animal for several reasons. First of all you’ll see them often. They are interesting to watch and strange looking with their large tusks. And, they are fun [...]
Roaring Lion at Kruger National Park
Posted in African wildlife, Kruger National Park, outdoors, safaris, wildlife, tagged African lion, wildlife on June 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
While in South Africa, we spent three nights at Nagala Tented Safaris. The camp was located in the bush and we had wart hogs and bushboks feeding right in camp. In fact, there was no fence so any animal could potentially walk through camp, except the elephant. To keep elephants out, an electric wire was strung about [...]
