New Times

Don't forget to watch Outdoor Quest TV at its new times on Wild TV
Monday@00:30:00
Tuesday@02:00:00
Wednesday@20:30:00
Thursday@09:00:00
Friday@12:00:00
These are all CST

Hunting in New Zealand

Check out what Gerald and Sue Telford have to say about hunting in New Zealand. http://www.youtube.com/user/sheephunterab?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/2oN-1O09HdY

SCI Canada News Letter Online.

Dear Fellow Hunter:
Please click here to view the exciting 7th Edition (June-July) of your 3D Online SCI-Canada Newsletter, Venator Borealis.
Thank you and good hunting!

Kitchen is Done!

Remodelling our kitchen has definitely been a labour of love and it's taken a little over a year to complete but we are done! We did everything ourselves save for the stained glass in the cabinets and the granite countertops. We think it turned out pretty well.

Our Africa Trip Wind up.

Well we have been home for 3 days now and life is almost back to normal. I've sort of made a dent in the office work that piled up while I was gone. I know I'd rather be back in the Eastern Cape sneaking through the thorn veld chasing one of the over 50 species that are there to hunt.
Here are the other animals that were on our list.
Springbok

Blesbok

Mountain reedbuck

Warthog

Impala

Bush buck

The people of the Eastern Cape were warm and welcoming. The number one question Sandi gets from other women is "Did you feel safe?" Yes, we felt safe, South Africa is a long ways away from the trouble spots and the Eastern Cape is just far enough south that you don't have to worry about health concerns like malaria.
Each animal was a very exciting hunt with just about everyone requiring multiple stalks. The incredible wealth of animals in the eastern Cape was mind boggling not only from the basis of variety but shear numbers as well. Guy from Wild Horizon can make any hunt or animal you wish happen. He has access to the premier areas that don't see the hunting pressure from the big number operators.  

Guy and Clint were great professionals, hunters and companions. The areas were first class with us being the first hunters ever on the one. I always look for smaller outfits to hunt with. I like to be hunting with the owner and not being another number in a big camp. Owners care and have a lot of pride in the results and it sure showed here. I like people who don't pressure me into shooting just any animal but instead look for great trophies. Contact Guy with your list if Africa is on the agenda, he can customise a trip for you and his prices are very reasonable. As Guy said, not only the wealthy come to Africa and everyone rich or not deserves that once in a lifetime hunt and memories.

PS Guy is planning a trip here later this summer so you can meet up and discuss this in person with him.

Northern Spot and Stalk

Well it was the 4th and final night of my spot and stalk hunt. Again I was spotting bears right from the very start. Seems as though the bears were just starting to get into the mating season and move around. I saw 7 adult bears and 3 cubs for a total of 10 bears in 3 hours. They all seem to be feeding on the clover and young dandelions. I had a great stalk on one young boar being only 15 yards from him he had no idea I was there. great looking bear with a wide V shape white blaze from shoulder to shoulder across his chest. I almost pulled the trigger but images of the big boar wouldn't let me do it. So I gathered some great video and headed out in search for more bears. As the evening was ending I came across two more small bears a few miles apart. I never did see the large bore again. I got to the truck mosquito ravaged and wore out. I poured a coffee and made the 5.5 hr drive home in the dark. I will most definitely be back out next year. But for now its back to work and almost time to start scouting for sheep.

Matt

Bush Buck success!

In spite of the heavy rain we have had success with our quest for a bush buck. They are the smallest of the spiral horned antelope that includes the kudu and the eland here in South Africa. The bush buck weighs in at 130 pounds on average and trophy horns start at 13" in length. The area they live in is impossible to describe as it is a thick twisted tangled mess beyond belief. My PH Clint Gower of Wild Horizon tells me that nothing is too small for a bush buck to get through and  I believe him. We hunt them as we would hunt whitetail back home, hitting the ridges early and hoping to spot one out sunning himself. The ram is a big fan of sun and that is why the weather has made it tough. We saw a nice ram close yesterday but he walked straight away not giving me a chance. Today we watched one feed out and I made sure of my shot.
As Clint said bush buck hunting is hours of boredom that culminates in seconds of panic. A very worthy trophy.