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03/22/2013 8:02 PM
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Darrell H
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Darrell H]
#130683
03/22/2013 8:20 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Thanks Darrell! Uganda is a beautiful country. Situated south of Sudan, north of Tanzania, with Congo to the west and Kenya on the east, Uganda is truly wild Africa. Karen and I had a lucky hunt with things going better than expected. I took eleven head including 2 Uganda kob, 2 Nile bushbuck, east African bush duiker, oribi, east African Bohor reedbuck, east African sitatunga, Jackson's hartebeest, Uganda Defassa waterbuck, and on the last day Nile buffalo. All plains game was taken with an H-S Precision 270 WSM using 140 gr. Nosler AB. The buff was taken with an Encore in 375 JDJ with Cor-Bon 270 gr. DPX. The hunt was more than I ever imagined and we are both thankful for the experience.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Mark Hampton]
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03/22/2013 8:47 PM
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Whitworth
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That is awesome, Mark! Congratulations!! Very nice!
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Whitworth]
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03/22/2013 8:57 PM
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bfr4570
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Good job Mark.
Envey is all I can say.
THIS SPACE FOR RENT CASH ONLY.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: bfr4570]
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03/22/2013 9:50 PM
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rlb
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Nice trophies and I hope a good, safe trip home.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: rlb]
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03/22/2013 11:14 PM
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BBwheelgunner
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Congratulations on what had to have been a truly awesome safari!
"If you are going to go through all the trouble to put a hole in something, why not make it a big one?"
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Re: Uganda
[Re: BBwheelgunner]
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03/23/2013 12:12 AM
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racksmasher
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Very impressive, congratulations on a great trip.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: racksmasher]
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03/23/2013 12:25 AM
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SChunter
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Simply awesome Mark - congratulations!
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Re: Uganda
[Re: SChunter]
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03/23/2013 12:27 AM
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Nice hunt mark. As soon as one country closes due to corruption then another viable one opens hopefully. It sure looked interesting at sci this year. Congrats on a great hunt
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Re: Uganda
[Re: tradmark]
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03/23/2013 1:52 AM
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linebaugh
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Awesome trophies, Mark. Are you having them mounted over there, or are you having the work done in the states?
//Psalms 42:1//
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Re: Uganda
[Re: linebaugh]
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03/23/2013 3:06 AM
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Gary
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Is that a bullet hole in the buffs noggin?
You can't wait any longer. Join the NRA and start writing your Congressmen and Senators.
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Re: Uganda
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03/23/2013 3:19 AM
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Gregg Richter
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Mark, very nice job, as always! Congrats!
Gregg
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Re: Uganda
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03/23/2013 3:53 AM
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KRal
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Congrats, Mark! You have taken some beautiful trophies!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: KRal]
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03/23/2013 11:24 AM
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Mark Hampton
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Thanks for the kind words. Jet lag/travel fatigue caught up with me last evening and I was feeling like a Zombie! I'm undecided about the taxidermy at this point. Gary, I did give him a third eye as he was lying in the grass waiting for us. Only shot I had from around 75 yards. He didn't go anywhere after that!
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Mark Hampton]
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03/23/2013 12:42 PM
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SChunter
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Thanks for the kind words. Jet lag/travel fatigue caught up with me last evening and I was feeling like a Zombie! I'm undecided about the taxidermy at this point. Gary, I did give him a third eye as he was lying in the grass waiting for us. Only shot I had from around 75 yards. He didn't go anywhere after that! Wow! Good shooting Mark!
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Re: Uganda
[Re: SChunter]
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03/23/2013 1:43 PM
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Seasons44
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Congrats Mark, Great trophys!
Simple, Elegant, but always Approachable
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Seasons44]
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03/23/2013 6:15 PM
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PythonHunter
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Congratulations Mark! Very impressive stuff right there.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: linebaugh]
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03/24/2013 10:03 AM
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campbellkids
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Nice trophies, did your wife take any?
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Re: Uganda
[Re: campbellkids]
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03/24/2013 10:30 AM
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Mark Hampton
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Karen did not hunt but she really enjoyed the experience. Plus, she didn't have to cook, clean, or do laundry for two weeks :}
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Mark Hampton]
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03/24/2013 5:10 PM
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cfish2
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Wow, congrats on a very successful hunt. Beautiful trophies and memories for sure.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: cfish2]
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03/26/2013 12:03 AM
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First handgunner in Uganda! Congratulations, Mark.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: 500WE]
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03/26/2013 3:57 AM
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warthog97
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Saw Uganda on Top Gear, looks like heaven when the natives aren't restless!
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Re: Uganda
[Re: warthog97]
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03/26/2013 12:41 PM
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cfish2
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Mark, how difficult was it to get the permits to bring in handguns?
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Re: Uganda
[Re: cfish2]
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03/26/2013 12:59 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Gentlemen, I appreciate the kind words. Permit for handguns was no different than for rifles. Painless.
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Re: Uganda
[Re: Mark Hampton]
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04/03/2013 2:46 AM
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Very impressive. Congrats.
Don't confuse shooting with hunting.
Shooting is a game, hunting is a sport.
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