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18-day Ethiopian Safari and 4-day Photographic Trip for One Hunter and One Observer with Mountain Ny

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18-day Ethiopian Safari and 4-day Photographic Trip for One Hunter and One Observer with Mountain Ny
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50,000.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2014 Feb 08 @ 21:28UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Support the SCI Foundation Sables Youth Education Program and go on a rare Ethiopian safari by bidding on the Sables' 2014 Dream Hunt III. Join your hosts Nassos and Jason Roussos of Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris for an amazing 18-day safari and 4-day cultural trip to Ethiopia, provided by for one hunter and one observer where method of take is rifle. This is the last Mountain Nyala license ERVS has available until 2016. Schedule this once in a lifetime dream package with ERVS for open dates July 2014-July 2015. Begin in the beautiful Ethiopian highlands for the elusive mountain nyala and Menelik's bushbuck and then hunt the Omo Valley for East African plains game. End this dream hunt with a four-day trip to Ethiopia's historic north to visit the ruins of ancient Abyssinian civilizations and rock-hewn churches. ERVS is Ethiopia's premier outfitter with more SCI world records than any other outfitter in Africa. Both father and son have been recipients of SCI's International Professional Hunter of the Year Award, Nassos in 1987 and Jason in 2011. SCI's 2011 Conservation Artist of the Year, Joshua Spies has created an original acrylic/oil painting titled 'Mountain Nyala' to accompany the hunt. Joshua is a dedicated conservationist who has helped raise millions of dollars for this effort, and Wildlife Art Magazine named him one of the top sixteen wildlife artists in 2006. The painting measures 20-in. by 30-in. in a 30-in. by 40-in. frame. MG Arms, Inc. completes the package with a custom MGA 'Ultra-Light' Rifle in 7mm Remington Mag., topped with a superb Swarovski Z6 3-18 BRH scope with Talley rings and bases. This ultra-accurate precision firearm features a stainless National Match barrel, a fiberglass stock reinforced with Kevlar and a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad and is enclosed in a rugged case from Americase. A custom rifle incorporates every skill, every nuance of a gun maker's craftsmanship and art. This MG Arms Ultra-Light rifle will bring pride of ownership to last a lifetime. Donation includes accommodations, meals, guide service, field prep, MG Arms rifle with Americase and Joshua Spies original painting. Not included are any before/after hunt expenses, license fees ($28,240), firearms import permit ($200/rifle), VAT ($6,645), government game scout fee ($720), government concession/conservation fee ($7,200), and round trip air charter to/from camp ($8,000). Arrival/departure point is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For more information, contact ERVS representative Rich Elliot at 618-966-3563 or 618-380-4014 after Dec 15, Joshua Spies Fine art at contact@joshuaspies.com, or MG Arms at mgarms@swbell.net.