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This was my third Namibian hunt and my second with Bennie Boshoff of Duiker Safaris. I knew him to be a top –quality outfitter and professional hunter.  Bennie has generously donated to our Hawaii chapter of SCI, and I, along with other chapter members, have enjoyed his great hunting and hospitality in past years. My expectations were high, and Bennie and his associates exceeded them.  About the time I arrived in Namibia, Bennie and his family were returning from Alaska, so by prior agreement, I was met by a talented PH, friend and neighbor of Bennie’s, Peter Schalk Grobbelaar.  We

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I hope this story written in the prime of bird season finds readers doing things other than working to pay the bills and taking care of a new born child.  At late these are the things I have been doing, long gone for a while are the days of freedom and adventure free to go as the wind blows on whatever journey landed at my feet.  Here goes the story of my first African Safari….. Every journey has a making of its own.   This one no different than any other except instead of being conjured at the helm of the

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It was not a dream hunt or a “bucket-list hunt”, it was more of a – “how can I get my wife involved on my hunts” type hunt.  In recent years my wife has become a bit more vocal in her opposition to my hunting safaris / adventures; so I needed to figure out a way to get her on-board my hunts.  So one day I approached her with the idea of going to the United Kingdom to look up my Gaelic roots.  My great-great grandparents were from Scotland and Wales.  I told her I would hunt for four days and then

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On May 3, 2014 I flew out of Honolulu on an adventure that I had been looking forward to for the last 2 years. This was my second try for an Alaskan Peninsula Brown Bear. My hunt would take place along the South Eastern part of Alaska along the coast of Baranof Island which makes up part of the ABC islands. My hunt would be for 10 days from May 6 through the 15th. There would be two other hunters beside myself, one who was a former Senator from Tennessee. My Outfitter was Bruce Parker of Parker Guide Services. My

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