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To have the chance to hunt in Africa with my son Jason was a dream come true. I know of many hunters like you and me who have wanted to go on an African safari someday. Africa is about high adventure and the adventurer’s spirit. It is our dream. I hope that you have an opportunity to hunt Africa too. With rising fuel prices, it seems that a trip to Africa is getting further and further away. Now is the time.

I discuss in these pages the preparation that Jason and I went through with rifle and bow to prepare for our adventure of a lifetime. In addition, I cover the details of putting a safari together, including budget preparation, taxidermy and importing your trophies, and of course your trophy room that are not readily covered in any single publication that I have seen.

This book is organized so you can skip around to chapters you find more pertinent to your immediate concerns.

As you already know, there are two parts to the hunting equation, the equipment and the hunter. We will endeavor to explore some of both. On hunting with gun and bow, I have a half a century of mistakes and successes to draw from and consider myself a veteran mistake maker, however, I learn quickly from them.

I reload my own bullets and often build my own arrows, and I like to experiment with them to see what works best. I don’t like to get beat up by my gun, but I want ENOUGH GUN. I expect my trigger to break when I want it to, not when it wants to. I like good optics and rangefinders, but I don’t want to pay too much for them either.

I do want equipment (rifle, bow and accessories) that is up to the task at hand. In addition, we will explore new products and review products that you can consider for your safari.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to

My father

Edward J. Hale

For passing his love of the outdoors to me