Recent content by Tau

Real men wear a belt so their pants don't sag over their rear-ends. I get how when starting-out to reload and FL sizing every reload cycle brass of lesser quality will not last. Anneal every 3rd round, trim cases and NK the non annealing load cycles only. I shot out a 7mm RM barrel -2500...

I bought a Remington 700 6.5 Creedmoor as we have horrible gun laws and my Rem 700 7mm RM is getting rebarreld. I have hated the Creedmoor and have hd joyfull moments. The 143gr ELD-x has surprised me in windshift being much less than I would expect. I hand load as ammo is super exspensive in...

The Kudu is probably the best known Mountain hunting Animal in Southern Africa. It is not always teh toughest to get down, but they are not called the Grey ghost for nothing. It is ridiculous how softly they can move around in a thicket or rocky mountainside. They are browsers and in good years...

Then the perfect desert animal. The Oryx or Gemsbok. If you are from Namibia this is probably the first "big" antelope you will hunt. I had to work on an a Game ranch for many seasons before I was allowed my first Oryx hunt. Before that it was just Springbok. They are always seen in pictures...

A large Red Hartebeest my Nephew shot.

We are blessed with Beest species. Not all related, but the Dutch settlers gave them proper names. Don't let their size fool you. They are super hardy and won't just drop. Firstly the cousin of the fastest antelope in Africa the Topi is the RedHartebeest or as we know it the Rooihartebeest...

Eland in different areas also differ in size. I am talking Cape Eland here and not Lord Derby Eland that is found in Central African countries. The biggest I can say with certainty is 450kg clean carcass. No skin,head, legs, head and gutted. So a clean carcass. My biggest was 385 kg. So a 1000kg...

Then the African animal that can really test you stamina if the wind is not blowing and they keep moving. The Cape Eland. In my opinion the best meat in the world and a real amazing animal to hunt. I have walked days without firiing a shot and then booked a 3 day adventure hunt and stumbled...

Some more Springbok Rams that was culled. Sorry only realised the blood on pic one, how do I remove? Sorry.

By far the most animals we hunt in the South of South Africa and Namibia is Springbok. Either on Walk and Stalk hunts or on driven hunts that many people do not approve of, however it is a sustainable low impact hunt. My favourite is a good early morning walk before it gets to hot. These animals...

Hi all I am a conservationist/ hunter from South Africa. I love a good hard walk and stalk hunt, however we need to do cull hunts every now and then. So yes some of my animals won't make SCI, but their steaks tasted as good. I will post a couple you can ask question etc. First one a Black...

Thank you Bruce. I have some articles that are in Afrikaans, but I can translate for you. I am very lucky that my parents and my wife is from Namibia originaly. I still have many friends and family their. I normally hunt private property on my own with no guide, just the way I love it. Where...

Here in South Africa dried packed hiking food is a little scares. I would love to have the variety, however cost and getting them is just not easy or budget wise. So I try and make myself some "meals in a bag". I enjoy some flavor after a hard days walking and hunting. Couscous is real easy and...

Morning Gents I am Tau from South Africa. I am a Conservationist that loves hunting. I am planning a big solo mountain hunt in Namibia June 2016. I am fortunate enough to be involved with management hunts and culls so I get to do plenty of "research" for when I go proper solo hunting. Oh I...