Hi everyone and thank you for letting me become a member of this website, I'm Roo Ellis.
Firstly, I'm an Englishman, originally from East Anglia but now residing in the Cotswolds and I've had an interest in guns and shooting since anyone can remember! It was a very black day when HM Govt deided to ban handguns as that was my first love, but I've had rifles and shotguns just as long and the handgun ban is what really galvanised me into persuing more hunting and stalking opportunities as I had gotten out of the habit really since that dreaded 4-letter word (w.o.r.k.) became a factor in my life!
For clarity let me say that I have joined here for my personal benefit and education although certainly, I have a commercial interest too and have my own Hunting Agency (please feel free to PM me if you'd like details as I didn't read the rules before posting my website info - sorry) representing Outfitters in and around the Etosha Conservancy of Northern Namibia, of which I am also a member. The Etosha National park is a dedicated game reserve some 110km x 60km wide and it's filled with everything from lion to elephant and so on - my farms cover the exterior perimeter of the Etosha National Park, so if you've ever been there or read any documentation on it, that's where I represent! I also have some outfitters in S Africa and have just taken on a 5 star wing-shooting resort in Argentina filled with doves and ducks - about 21 million of them, so if you fancy a bit of that - let me know! Being English, I also represent some fine deer stalking outfitters and can source all 6 UK species, however, I'm here for my personal shooting and hunting benefit firstly!
More on me then - I've been around a bit as you'll probably have guessed, but at home I enjoy a bit of rough shooting over the fields as well as lamping for rabbit - I use an air rifle and a .22 rimfire for this, plus I do like a bit of deer stalking too and my FAC is endorsed for Estate Management, ground game and vermin control. While rough shooting is great fun, especially during pheasant and partridge season, but I'm a very keen pigeon shooter too, not to mention clay pigeon shooting, in fact, anything involving guns and shooting will generally grab my attention!
Guns - yup, i've got plenty of those too with my personal collection running from .22 to shotguns through to .375 H&H Magnum although my preferred rifle in Africa is actually my old 9.3x62 - wonderful all-round gun!
Accreditations - I've been a BASC member for years and am a member of Safari Club International.I am also a member of the Etosha Conservancy and I've acted as a mentor to new shooters on behalf of Thames Valley Police, not that I'm bragging, it just gives you a flavour.
Apart from hunting I love to fish! I also have a hound (a fat lazy staffie-cross) and I'm a keen football supporter too - Arsenal - must be a gun thing! I guess that gives you a flavour - so thanks for having me here, I'll take a look around over the next few days and hope to become an active participant on your site - so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
Cheers!
Firstly, I'm an Englishman, originally from East Anglia but now residing in the Cotswolds and I've had an interest in guns and shooting since anyone can remember! It was a very black day when HM Govt deided to ban handguns as that was my first love, but I've had rifles and shotguns just as long and the handgun ban is what really galvanised me into persuing more hunting and stalking opportunities as I had gotten out of the habit really since that dreaded 4-letter word (w.o.r.k.) became a factor in my life!
For clarity let me say that I have joined here for my personal benefit and education although certainly, I have a commercial interest too and have my own Hunting Agency (please feel free to PM me if you'd like details as I didn't read the rules before posting my website info - sorry) representing Outfitters in and around the Etosha Conservancy of Northern Namibia, of which I am also a member. The Etosha National park is a dedicated game reserve some 110km x 60km wide and it's filled with everything from lion to elephant and so on - my farms cover the exterior perimeter of the Etosha National Park, so if you've ever been there or read any documentation on it, that's where I represent! I also have some outfitters in S Africa and have just taken on a 5 star wing-shooting resort in Argentina filled with doves and ducks - about 21 million of them, so if you fancy a bit of that - let me know! Being English, I also represent some fine deer stalking outfitters and can source all 6 UK species, however, I'm here for my personal shooting and hunting benefit firstly!
More on me then - I've been around a bit as you'll probably have guessed, but at home I enjoy a bit of rough shooting over the fields as well as lamping for rabbit - I use an air rifle and a .22 rimfire for this, plus I do like a bit of deer stalking too and my FAC is endorsed for Estate Management, ground game and vermin control. While rough shooting is great fun, especially during pheasant and partridge season, but I'm a very keen pigeon shooter too, not to mention clay pigeon shooting, in fact, anything involving guns and shooting will generally grab my attention!
Guns - yup, i've got plenty of those too with my personal collection running from .22 to shotguns through to .375 H&H Magnum although my preferred rifle in Africa is actually my old 9.3x62 - wonderful all-round gun!
Accreditations - I've been a BASC member for years and am a member of Safari Club International.I am also a member of the Etosha Conservancy and I've acted as a mentor to new shooters on behalf of Thames Valley Police, not that I'm bragging, it just gives you a flavour.
Apart from hunting I love to fish! I also have a hound (a fat lazy staffie-cross) and I'm a keen football supporter too - Arsenal - must be a gun thing! I guess that gives you a flavour - so thanks for having me here, I'll take a look around over the next few days and hope to become an active participant on your site - so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
Cheers!
