Hello from Zambia

[Markemark21]

Hi all,
About 4/5 years ago i moved back to Zambia and haven't looked back. i used to live in Kent and was part of two shooting clubs, trips to Bisley and alot of hunting/stalking.
My main hunting here is warthog, bushbuck and kudu other medium game. Main purpose of my hunts/shoots now are for meat warthog for the doggos (but makes really nice meatballs)
Kudu and the bushbuck for steaks stews and biltong.
One of my main reasons of joining was to get advice on equipment and look at buy some scopes for my rifles S.hand. or new.
current guns:
Ruger HW 308
2 Henrys 22lr/ 357
CZ bolt 22lr
brno 222
brno 30-06
brno 375
brno 458
S. Armory 1911 45.
ruger SA 357/9mm
Ruger compact revolver 357

Many thanks
Mark

 

[bullet chucker]

Welcome to the site.

BC.

 

[Markemark21]

Thank you, and hi

 

[tackb]

welcome !

wish we could have proper toyotas like in your profile pic here !

 

[Mike1979]

Welcome from Mid Wales

 

[takbok]

Welcome from Aberdeenshire,

Rory

 

[Markemark21]

welcome !

wish we could have proper toyotas like in your profile pic here !

Ha The old shape is mine the other my old man's

 

[Heym SR20]

Welcome. Give my regards to Zambia. My Pa was born in Lusaka in the 1930’s and grew up there. I spent quite a bit of the early 1990’s in Zambia and loved it. It was just opening up again after KK.

I came back to do further studies with a view to going back, but then the shite hit the fan with a coup, zim going rapidly down hill and all the Congo / Rwanda shenanigans and I never got back. I moved to Scotland instead but think about the bush most days.

 

[Markemark21]

Yeah I came back to uk in early.2000s I would visit my parents yearly. With my wife. Always get on the return plane with tears missing the bush life. So during covid we said F it and sold house and car and flew over and made a fresh start.
I love it.

 

[Nkawu]

Welcome to the site. I spent a number of years working for a Zambian company in and around Lochinvar National Park near Monze on the Kafue flats. Our camp manager was a former PH, trained in Zim, and had some amazing stories and photos to go with. I would love to go hunt up in the Luangwa valley.

 

[Markemark21]

Thanks! No ways so I was in monze for a year when I first came back now I live in mazabuka. So I worked with my dad in lochinvar Park we graded the roads. I went to Loch. Last year its a shame now the cattle have pushed in and the Chinese are etching in by mining gypsum. It was soo sad to see. I saw 4 baboon and a pair secretary birds, so sad.

 

[bowji john]

I lived in Mazabuka as a wee lad

Was borne in Kabwe (Brokenhill)

My dear old dad was the only doctor for 3000 square miles around Mazabuka

I bet it has changed a bit

 

[Markemark21]

I lived in Mazabuka as a wee lad

Was borne in Kabwe (Brokenhill)

My dear old dad was the only doctor for 3000 square miles around Mazabuka

I bet it has changed a bit

Small world hey, I work for a old family here they been here since the late 60s. They may of crossed paths..

It certainly has changed you wouldn't recognize Lusaka anymore

 

[bowji john]

I think we were there around 63 or 64

Moved to the Copper Belt, then I moved to my grandmothers home farm near W*nkie in Rhodesia for schooling

Did Nat service with RLI then ended up in UK