Back from Namibia (Finally finished!)

Zenzele · July 19, 2008, 12:27:00 PM

Good read Rob! Nicely done!! :rolleyes: (green with envy)

John3 · July 19, 2008, 12:31:00 PM

Africa is beautiful. Great pics and even better stories. Thank you for sharing.

John III

JEFF B · July 19, 2008, 04:11:00 PM

AWESOME BRO AND A BIG CONGRATS!!!
jeff

LEOPARD · July 19, 2008, 06:54:00 PM

Fantastic Rob! Can't wait to catch up with Andy and James in SA next week!
I fly out for my 2 month Africa stint tomorrow evening! Hopefully I'll have some good stories when I'm back!
Thanks for sharing mate! It was a great read!
Catch you in September when I'm back!

rastaman · July 19, 2008, 08:42:00 PM

Great hunt, great story, great pics...congratulations on your hunt!

Chris Surtees · July 20, 2008, 12:27:00 AM

Some fine story tell'n there Rob! Thanks

snag · July 22, 2008, 05:18:00 PM

Great story and pics Rob. I bet Danny is pacing back and forth mumbling something like "let me at 'em!" lol
What a great Springbok. Those darned Guinea fowl would be awfully tempting! Darned birds! What an experience. You guys had your own African version of "Blazing Saddles" on top of it all! lol Really have to watch the wind then!

SouthMDShooter · July 26, 2008, 12:55:00 PM

Awesome

Bushman · July 27, 2008, 03:36:00 AM

Great story! I am happy too see I am not the only one experiencing frustrations over guinnea fowls LOL

Talondale · August 06, 2008, 04:43:00 PM

Nice pictures and nicely told.

Charlie Lamb · August 06, 2008, 07:01:00 PM

Now that's the way to tell a story!!! Great hunt my friend... congrats!!

Africa give a guy a lot of experience in a very short time.

jerome ciclet · August 20, 2008, 08:39:00 AM

Great story Rob, thanks.

tradtusker · August 29, 2008, 06:12:00 AM

great read rob! Congrats again on the great blacky

robtattoo · August 29, 2008, 06:38:00 AM

Thanks all. It was a great experience that I can't wait to repeat!

Andy, get your stories on here bro!

BUFF · September 18, 2008, 02:57:00 PM

One of the best write ups I have ever read....Well done

Shaun · December 05, 2008, 12:26:00 AM

Dang it Rob! I had convinced myself that I never needed to go to Africa and now you've gone and made it sound irresistible. Oh, why did I ever drop in on this Dark Continent forum?

Trad Man 25 · December 05, 2008, 10:44:00 AM

Yip, this can be an expencive forum to visit. But its money well spent,

Im sure when im an old man, i wont regret the money i spend on Africa trips and the impressive taxerdermy bills

James

robtattoo · December 05, 2008, 06:49:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Trad Man 25:
the impressive taxerdermy bills

James

Tell me about it! €460 for the dip & prep work, €646 to ship the dried, un-mounted trophies to the UK!!! There's only two trophies & I'm being hit for 50kg freight costs :mad: :mad: The darned crate weighs 35KG!

robtattoo · December 05, 2008, 06:55:00 PM

I would have to say that unless you really, really want your trophies, it's a hell of an expensive idea! I ordered mine as 'dip & ship' only. I figured I'd get the mounting done when I got to the US, rather than have to pay a UK taxidermist & then the shipping of the finished mounts on top. Lord only knows what the shipping fees from Africa to America/Canada would be!

I'd say pick your trophies very carefully!

tradtusker · December 05, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

ya most people pay as much for their taxidermy as the trophy fees

James and i worked out its prob cheaper for one of us to fly out with a empty suitcase and pick up the trophy's than it is to get them shipped so we may do that. mind you we only get European mounts and make our own shields