Africa 2026

My PH was always throwing up the sticks while I was going prone or kneeling. Of the ten animals I took only two were with sticks. None standing unsupported, two prone, 6 from kneeling or sitting.
Next time I'll be more practiced on the sticks.
 
I have been looking at the Spartan Tripods too, but they start at over a grand. The Ascent (Woodland) is just under 4 lbs and is $1300. I have also been looking at the Hoplite for attaching to the rifle instead of the bipod, for a little more stability when mountain hunting. It weighs less than 1 1/2 lbs.

The Death Grip carbon fibre with the Infinite head is half that here. And it is about 6 1/2 lbs.
The Death Grip Susan has is almost 8 1/2 lbs.
 
JD338 said:
I bought a Bog Pod Death Grip for Sue. It's a little bulky but it's super stable. It worked awesome in the blind when she was bear hunting over bait.
It would be perfect for a Leopard hunt.

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Picked 1 after last season , getting eager to try with the X-bow this fall.
 
Check out 4 stable sticks. Rudolph also has the same thing and I got their version. After using them in South Africa, I bought myself a pair and it is all I use now
 
I liked how light and quick the Viper sticks were to set up (same as the 4 stable sticks) in more open terrain, as there is only two pints of contact on the ground. They are pretty stable as you get front and back support. (More stable than the Trigger stick, but not as stable as the Death Grip. I attribute this to the design of the head on these two items.)
The only down side (if I had to nit pick) is how long they are if you are sitting in tight spaces in the brush, on uneven ground, such as a steep slope. Takes longer to set up without making too much noise and movement when sharp eyed game is looking in your direction. Had this occur on my fallow deer stalk, where we were in the side of the brush covered mountain glassing down onto a semi open flat.
 
Been following the weather reports for Bedford, Eastern Cape, RSA. They’ve been getting quite a bit of rain though the 10 day forcecast looks good. Lows in the high 40s highs in the 60s what’s not to like. Pre-approved permits have arrived, all that is left to do is go thru my gear and get packed. Head to Boise early Wednesday be hunting a week from today.
 
Middle of the kudu rut-should be a great time. Wish I was going back this year. Might be a while but I’ll make it back there eventually-
Good luck!
 
salmonchaser said:
Been following the weather reports for Bedford, Eastern Cape, RSA. They’ve been getting quite a bit of rain though the 10 day forcecast looks good. Lows in the high 40s highs in the 60s what’s not to like. Pre-approved permits have arrived, all that is left to do is go thru my gear and get packed. Head to Boise early Wednesday be hunting a week from today.
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Have a good time and Good luck.
 
salmonchaser said:
Been following the weather reports for Bedford, Eastern Cape, RSA. They’ve been getting quite a bit of rain though the 10 day forcecast looks good. Lows in the high 40s highs in the 60s what’s not to like. Pre-approved permits have arrived, all that is left to do is go thru my gear and get packed. Head to Boise early Wednesday be hunting a week from today.
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Been watching the weather for Excelsior in the Free State too…same results.
Were advised to bring waterproof footwear now too.
Are enroute; flying out of Edmonton tomorrow at noon.
Have a great trip!
 
you guys that hunt Africa , do you take your guns , or rent from the outfitter ? I'm not sure how hard taking a gun is .
 
There is a process for taking your own, many choose to avoid the headaches and use one of the outfitters rifles. I used one of my outfitters 300wm on my first trip. A Hill Country Rifle wearing a Swarovski scope. It was fine and accurate, I did miss a bushbuck at 300 yards forgetting the rifle was zero at 100 and I didn’t hold or dial for a 300 yard shot. So I hit 10 animals with 11 shots distances out to 500 yards with a rifle I had never touched before. I have talked to many others who have borrowed guns and been completely satisfied, some of them have been rifle cranks like us.
While you can show up at Tambo international with your gun in a locked hard case and get through the paper work you ain’t going to be happy. My outfitter told me some horror stories when I was preparing four years ago and the process has become more difficult since then.
It seems many outfitters have their own team dedicated to facilitate the process getting the right paperwork through the police inspection. There are also people who make a business of getting your permits in advance and meeting you at the airport to facilitate the process. The cost is $100.00 as I recall.
There are only two forms you need, The SAPs 520 and a 4457 from US Customs. I’m guessing Canadians and others have a similar form showing legal ownership of the rifle before you left the country.
I was told not to show up with a bunch of stuff in your hard case, basic tools for working on the rifle are OK. Same with your ammo box.
Your ammo has to be in a separate locked box and you can only have ammo for the rifle you are checking.
Flying Delta the locked ammo box can be in your other checked bag, once you get to Africa it must be checked on its own. We will see how that goes :)
The only headache I had was getting to a Border Patrol office to have my rifle inspected and the 4457 form signed off. The nearest office to me is Boise, close to a 3 hour drive.
So far not a bad process but it takes some advanced planning to get your paperwork in 30 days in advance.
 
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