Hi Guys. I have been asked about slams and to be honest I dont know a lot about them, as we never "chased" after them, so to speak.
I have been told that I have four
1. The Turkey. but 4 of them were opportunity hunts with friends over the years and one was huntable in my backyard, so the only one we did as a planned hunt was when we went to Old Mexico. But I have gotten all 6
2. The Spain Ibex--but that is only 4 different breed of Ibex's and Spain is the size of Texas and the area where you hunt them even narrows that down, so this could be accomplished in a week or less, if one was so inclined.
3. The Africa spiral horn--but again this is also only four animals and if properly organized these four could easily be hunted in a week also
BRENT----they have black powder hunts for these four for 8 to 9 thousand dollars--you should check it out, it would be a fun hunt for you and it is affordable
4. I have gone way past the so-called North America Ten and I bet several on the forum have also accomplished or gone past this one as well as all you need is 1 of the deer group, 1 of the bear group, etc. this one is reachable for many without leaving their state or close anyway.
The one that would be hard for the average Joe to reach is the North America Super Slam ( I think it is called ) You have to get all 5 deer breeds, all 5 caribou breeds, all 4 bear breeds, all 4 sheep breeds ( I dont know how someone could do this one today ), 3 moose breeds, 3 Elk breeds, goat, muskox, etc etc --this would be a tough one and take some real deep pockets. I think the total is 29 animal's and many of us have taken more than 29 animals, but it is the mix of the animals needed that would make this one pretty tough, I would think
Anyway, possibly, like myself, I never chased a "slam", and perhaps you also dont or have not had any desire to chase one---but some possibly have--so to cover all of us--------
What slams have you finished, or are close to finishing, or are hoping to finish some day-------OR- like me you dont care about "Slams" and in that case---- what animals in North America that you have not yet hunted do you really want to hunt ?
Richard in your case what is left in Europe that you still want to hunt , not much I would guess? (-:
I have been told that I have four
1. The Turkey. but 4 of them were opportunity hunts with friends over the years and one was huntable in my backyard, so the only one we did as a planned hunt was when we went to Old Mexico. But I have gotten all 6
2. The Spain Ibex--but that is only 4 different breed of Ibex's and Spain is the size of Texas and the area where you hunt them even narrows that down, so this could be accomplished in a week or less, if one was so inclined.
3. The Africa spiral horn--but again this is also only four animals and if properly organized these four could easily be hunted in a week also
BRENT----they have black powder hunts for these four for 8 to 9 thousand dollars--you should check it out, it would be a fun hunt for you and it is affordable
4. I have gone way past the so-called North America Ten and I bet several on the forum have also accomplished or gone past this one as well as all you need is 1 of the deer group, 1 of the bear group, etc. this one is reachable for many without leaving their state or close anyway.
The one that would be hard for the average Joe to reach is the North America Super Slam ( I think it is called ) You have to get all 5 deer breeds, all 5 caribou breeds, all 4 bear breeds, all 4 sheep breeds ( I dont know how someone could do this one today ), 3 moose breeds, 3 Elk breeds, goat, muskox, etc etc --this would be a tough one and take some real deep pockets. I think the total is 29 animal's and many of us have taken more than 29 animals, but it is the mix of the animals needed that would make this one pretty tough, I would think
Anyway, possibly, like myself, I never chased a "slam", and perhaps you also dont or have not had any desire to chase one---but some possibly have--so to cover all of us--------
What slams have you finished, or are close to finishing, or are hoping to finish some day-------OR- like me you dont care about "Slams" and in that case---- what animals in North America that you have not yet hunted do you really want to hunt ?
Richard in your case what is left in Europe that you still want to hunt , not much I would guess? (-: