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Originally posted by Whorty View PostIf you don't want me to nod off, maybe you should stop talking. You're as dull as dishwater fella.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostYou are like the sad sort of fooker that pays top dollar for a fully comprehensive insurance policy then whines like a bitch years later because you never got the chance to make a claim against it.
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWe were the "Shield that guarded the realms of (western) men".
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWhereas you were never any more than a short portly balding Saffer wannabe entrusted with the potential slaughter of endangered furry animals that might have become spooked whilst you and your hapless bunch of flabby entitled adventurers stumbled unwelcome through their habitat.
Nuff said. Like most things in your life.....never actually happened. Keep it up Walter...I am sure you still have more fantasies to recount. Fook sake, you make sasguru sound plausible!
BTW, to add a bit more info to see whether my story is true or not, I'm FGASA qualified. Or am I? You can decide what you think is true
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostGiven the Cold War is often referred to as the Long Peace, what you really did was sit in the Front Line.
You are like the sad sort of fooker that pays top dollar for a fully comprehensive insurance policy then whines like a bitch years later because you never got the chance to make a claim against it.
We were the "Shield that guarded the realms of (western) men".
Whereas you were never any more than a short portly balding Saffer wannabe entrusted with the potential slaughter of endangered furry animals that might have become spooked whilst you and your hapless bunch of flabby entitled adventurers stumbled unwelcome through their habitat.
Originally posted by Whorty View PostAs for me shooting animals, nope, never have.
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostThanks, will check that book out. I know Peter Allison well and his books are also worth a read if you like that kind of stuff. He was in Botswana which is just an amazing place.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostStanding still tends not to work if it's a musth bull and you're vaguely in the way when he's dribbling on his back legs and shaking his head.
But spotting the signs should mean you don't end up in that situation.
If you're looking for a bit of light reading, you might want to try this, by a guy I know:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Wild-R.../dp/1770103481
Oh, hold on, we've drifted off into a civil discussion, better fix that...
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Yep 100% with you on the bull ele's. You can often smell them before you see them, so you can often avoid contact. Same thing though, no point running as he'll still catch you. Running will trigger an instinct to chase. Best to move away slowly and hope he gets bored, or is more interested in looking for a lady We had to learn all the animal behaviour signs before we could lead on foot; not that this means you'll 100% spot a danger situation, but you should 99% of the time. Wild animals are just that though, they don't always follow the rules you learn
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostBest tip for walking in the bush is not to run at all ... let the food (sorry, others, in the group run) .... and you'll be fine. The only creatures that run away in Africa are eaten If an animal charges (buffalo is an exception - get up a tree!) stand your ground. Easier said than done the first few times, especially when the charging animal is a lion, rhino or elephant, but it's much safer than running. Even the slowest African dangerous animal will out run a human
But spotting the signs should mean you don't end up in that situation.
If you're looking for a bit of light reading, you might want to try this, by a guy I know:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Wild-R.../dp/1770103481
Oh, hold on, we've drifted off into a civil discussion, better fix that...
BREXIT
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostSo you and Private Frazer (or is it Godfrey) have never discharged a weapon to kill a living creature?
I've done it a few times legally in the UK but not as "sport".
As for walking in the African bush, yes, that's good fun, although I carry a couple of Canons for that, never a rifle. I'll always have someone else with me for that. The best tip for bush walks - you don't have to be the fastest runner, just the second slowest.
Best tip for walking in the bush is not to run at all ... let the food (sorry, others, in the group run) .... and you'll be fine. The only creatures that run away in Africa are eaten If an animal charges (buffalo is an exception - get up a tree!) stand your ground. Easier said than done the first few times, especially when the charging animal is a lion, rhino or elephant, but it's much safer than running. Even the slowest African dangerous animal will out run a human
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostAs for me shooting animals, nope, never have. But my shooting experience is the same as yours; neither of us has ever discharged a gun towards another living creature. See, we're not too different after all, you and I Both of us learned how to shoot targets only
I've done it a few times legally in the UK but not as "sport".
As for walking in the African bush, yes, that's good fun, although I carry a couple of Canons for that, never a rifle. I'll always have someone else with me for that. The best tip for bush walks - you don't have to be the fastest runner, just the second slowest.
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Originally posted by Whorty View Postha ha, the fantasist lives on. You keep telling yourself that you'd have been a brave little soldier had you needed to stand up and be counted Given the Cold War is often referred to as the Long Peace, what you really did was sit in a shed during one of the longest periods of peace in modern history Well done
As for me shooting animals, nope, never have. But my shooting experience is the same as yours; neither of us has ever discharged a gun towards another living creature. See, we're not too different after all, you and I Both of us learned how to shoot targets only
There is a real difference though, I did then venture into the danger zone, walking in the African bush where there was real danger of attack and I was responsible for protecting my group. You however then sat in a shed, behind a wall, during a long peaceful period Well done my little hero
hiway to the danger zone.....
Whorty? Walter more like!
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