Had a great trip with Uncle Gene to Visser's. Killed lots of great animals, BUT, one of my bags has not made it home yet. They tell me there is still hope, I'm beginning to doubt it. Returned home last thurs nite and we got 3 out of 4 bags. My lost bag has all my archery equipment, hunting clothes and accessories to the tune of $3,000.00. Gone! Talked to Delta last nite only to find out total liability for a lost bag on international flights is $640.00!!!!Needless to say, I'm sick. Of course I hear from the peanut gallery at home" You shoulda insured it for more". Question- Can you insure a bag for more on these trips? Talk about mixed emotions.

Marty, I had a scare like that last year. They lost my bags and then they delivered only one of them. The one that had my DAS bow didn't show up for a couple days after but it did finally. Good luck. Chris.

Years ago...20 years or so...I was coming home from the West Indies and was missing a small duffle bag--it did not contain anything valuable: shorts I was swimming in, toiletries...anyway it showed up 3 months later. I had forgotten about it.

Yes, stay on Delta and keep the names/dates of the people that you speak to.

BTW, I'm glad to hear the trip was a good time.

I had the same thing happen this week with Delta! We arrived from Joburg Sunday and the bag with both my bows, all my hunting clothes, shoes and cameras did not make it.

It arrived Thursday to my home undamaged! Stay positive.

OH man! that sucks i realy hope it makes it back to you!

A friend of my had his bag lost and the airline found it 364 days later, one day before it would have been sold to salvage!

My irreplaceable Black Widow PGA and a Sky Hawk (by Earl Hoyt Jr)bows were "lost" at the Vancouver airport this May when I was trying to get home from British Columbia. I cleared customs with the bowcase and after that who knows. Waited over an hour at the STL airport on my bowcase with no love for me. Did the paperwork thinking my worst fears had happened. Three days later a woman from the airport was pulling into my driveway with my bows.
All ended well, I hope yours does as well.

John III

Stay away from SA Air. The guys who were going to hunt after us went SA Air no bags for them either.

My Wyoming hunting partners bow/bag was lost on return by SAA, fortunately it showed up 6 weeks later in South America plus about five other airport tags. They lost my bag/bow also but it showed up at the local airport couple of days later. Keep on them and I wish you the best.

Okay, sorry about the bag and I hope all comes out fine, but where are the pictures?      Joseph

Sorry, Joseph, I have great photo's, but I just figured out how to post here let alone post photo's. I can e-mail them but that's all.By the way, still no bag>

Sorry to here about the bag but keep your hopes up.  It will probably show up the day after you cash the insurance check for it and they will want their money back!  Glad you had a good trip, I am still trying to figure out how to go back to Africa and Australia.  Joseph

OK, OK. Enough whinning.My bag and contents are gone and I get reimbursed a lousy $640.00. Oh well.Sooo, in order not just to complain, Ray H. has agrred to post my successes for you to see. What a great trip!. Thanks Ray, sorry you didn't make it!

Congratulations, Marty....the eland, kudu, and zebra are un-real...just beauties...couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

Nice Marty! Did you leave any good kudu or did you take the last one? My trip starts in...37 hours! Nice picture with with Gene and the Eland!