The Double Rifle Society… and why you should join
Good afternoon everyone I’m Bradley Johnson and in today’s Friday from the field we are going to discuss the Double Rifle Society. Do you walk into a gun store and look in absolute horror at the amalgamation of plastic and carbon fiber adorning the walls? Do you frequently watch the movie The Ghost in the […]
A knife you can brag about
Happy Friday folks, Bradley Johnson here and today I would like to tell you about an overhyped legacy product that despite all practical purposes, you most certainly need: Randall Made Knives. I’m a knife junkie, but more importantly that that, I am a true lover of legacy brands. Brands that have essentially stayed the same […]
Big ivory will never stop being cool
Happy Friday folk, Bradley Johnson here with a highlight from one of our clients. Earlier this year, Mark Whitley took an elephant with Nathan Askew of Bullet Safaris in Botswana. We all dream of ivory, this guy went out and made it happen In his own words; “I knew if I ever hunted an elephant, […]
Get off the bench, get some sticks
Happy Friday everyone, Bradley Johnson here. This week I would like to address shooting sticks. Some of you might already be very familiar in which case go keep cleaning out your inbox. For those of you who do not know here are some key things to keep in mind. Shooting sticks are simply elevated tripods […]
Why culling is a good thing….
Happy Friday folks, Bradley Johnson here. Today we take a look at why the Namibian government is currently in the anti’s sight picture. Namibia has announced that it plans to cull 700 game animals from national parks like Etosha. Why? Record drought It wont be news to anyone here that anti hunters and animal rights […]
Just a damn cool gun
Happy Friday everyone, Bradley Johnson here and today I want to share with you my current go to hunting rifle. In an age of carbon fiber barrels and synthetic stocks some of us are still archaic fans of blued steel and walnut. When I spend a lot of money and time to travel somewhere new […]
Shotgun or Rifle for Leopard Follow Up???
Hey guys, Bradley Johnson here with this week’s Friday from the field. Most of us who are gun guys have sat around a campfire and participated in gun debates. One debate that fascinates me is what PH’s use as a follow up gun on leopard. I find they are in one of two camps, shotgun […]
Taxidermy: Here or There?
Good evening folks, Bradley Johnson here with Friday from the Field. Today I wanted to take a second to address a question we get quite often here at SSI. Should you have your taxidermy done in the country you took your animals or ship it to a taxidermist here in the USA? For starters, regardless […]
Travel Tips
Good evening! This week’s Friday from the field is landing on Sunday because the team was on a two day journey getting home from our Fantastic hunt in Australia with Big County Safaris in the Northern Territory. The hunt was fantastic with everyone in camp taking multiple bulls of excellent quality. This week we wanted […]
Bonanza Valley, Arnhem Land, Australia
Good evening folks, this weeks Friday from the field we come to you from Bonanza Valley, Arnhem Land, Australia. This week the team is hunting with one of our Australian operators, Big Country Safaris. Guys, this place is an absolute sleeper that you really should experience one day. To put this into perspective we are […]