Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBJu12DIh6E
This 15 minute video gives you a great look into hunting in the Free State in South Africa. I hunted with the professionals at Likhulu Safaris a couple of years ago and had a great time!
Here’s one of the posts I made from South Africa!
Most of the time I talk about food and family on my blog and I try to stay away from things that upset an evening’s brandy in front of the fire. However, the shrill marketing approach out of Washington is a bit over the top, the New York City uber rich mayor’s latest effort to control the world with his money and local California Senators complaining about gun control all the while bristling with weapons themselves… is unsettling at best.
There is an effort — again out of Washington — to divided and pit people against each other for their own personal gain. They’ve enlisted the usual wacked out celebrities, hypocrites and opportunists to carry water for them on gun control.
One would think getting the country moving forward would be high on the agenda, creating new jobs, factories and the like… but again, I am naive.
So, let me recommend to you that you might like to participate in this discussion by joining the NRA (even if you have never fired a gun) and receiving training and go on a hunt and experience what life and living is all about. I have a few links to the right that might help you get started!
You have a right called the second amendment … it is worth experiencing & learning more about!
My quest to experience a great ‘Braai” ( similar to our barbecue) and travel to South Africa on “Chefari” started with a few comments and experiences of my daughters. Karen had an internship in South Africa and brought back some “biltong” ( a South African meat Jerky) made of Kudu and some from Springbok. I was intrigued. My eldest daughter Kristin is a fan of Chef Gordon Ramsey who is known to raise or hunt his own food, which I can personally identify. Karla thinks I should just find something edible and go to it!
Well, some folks can just grab their equipment , passport and head off on adventure; however, taking the time to plan out one’s trek is worth the effort. Needless to say, I had a few things to do before I leave. I needed a professional hunter and found one via Friends of the NRA… Likhulu Safari! Also, I needed a particular rifle for this trip and purchased an Interarms Mark X 375 caliber. Recently, I upgraded the scope to one from Swarovski Optik that I had a chance to inspect at a recent SFI Convention. Oh yes, I bought some boots from an excellent South African store called M Gordon Footwear!
Going to South Africa is getting very easy for Americans because all you need is a passport for most visits. Hunters need import permits from South African and a permit to bring your rifle back into the states from Homeland Security. No particular inoculations are needed to enter South Africa, unless you are entering from a country where various diseases are problematic.
My daughter Karen provided a number of wonderful suggestions on her blog on things to think about before you take your trip:
South Africa — 10 things to know!
Karen’s collection of blogs on South Africa
I am certainly looking forward to my CHEFARI later this summer… and I will blog about it as it occurs!