A Bowhunt Quest
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Steenbok – a Bowhunt Quest By Frank Berbuir I remember quite well my first encounter with a steenbok. It was in northern Namibia in 2004. On the second day of that hunt with my PH Gustav, we suddenly spotted this rather...
A ROOKIE’S Take on BOWHUNTER’S PARADISE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A ROOKIE’S Take on BOWHUNTER’S PARADISE By Dr Tom Deters I knew every inch of the dense, thorny brush and the smorgasbord of scents that filled the crisp, early morning air. I could feel the raw energy of the land. After a long stalk...
One for the Road
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One for the Road By Terry Wieland REFLECTIONS OF AHAB Who knows what strange elixir acts upon a hunter, to make one particular animal his personal grail, bête noir, or outright obsession. It seems that every hunter who goes to...
Gear & Gadget Section
Gear & Gadget Section Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance The benefits of a comprehensive travel insurance policy with Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance go far beyond rescue and evacuation from a remote safari environment. A canceled trip or medical expenses resulting...
African Hunting Gazette
Greetings Richard and Esther. I just finished reading the Summer 2018 issue finding the article titled “Africa – from Canada with love” authored by Thomas Schwanke most informative and well-timed. As I read, I found myself reflecting on the many years of learning...
THE DAMASCUS MISCONCEPTION
THE DAMASCUS MISCONCEPTION Johan van Wyk Perhaps the greatest misconception in the world of shotgunning, and especially where vintage guns are concerned, is the strength (or apparent lack thereof) of Damascus-barrelled guns. For the uninitiated, Damascus (or...
MATCHING THE BULLET TO THE SITUATION
Ammo Column 23.4 Wieland February 28, 2018 MATCHING THE BULLET TO THE SITUATION Every year, the SHOT Show produces a stream of new-product announcements — before, during, and after. Predictably, many have to do with bullets and ammunition, and this year was no...
A man with his heart in the right place.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PH Johnny Thomson - A man with his heart in the right place. African Hunting Gazette: Tell our readers about yourself and your family. Johnny Thomson: I was born in Pietersburg (Polokwane) on 11 Feb 1982. My grandparents had a farm...
Passion: A return to Africa for the Rigby Rising Bite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Passion: A return to Africa for the Rigby Rising Bite “This is now my main rifle. I’m going to use it for everything!” Not many statements could do as much to assure a rifle maker that they’ve succeeded in building a firearm that...
34 YEARS OF TRACKING AFRICA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]34 YEARS OF TRACKING AFRICA By George Gehrman It was 1984. “George,” said Gene, my friend and hunting partner, “let’s book a hunt up in British Columbia this fall.” I looked at him for all of two seconds. “Gene, we live in Cody,...
A Zebra for Carole
South Africa: 2015 A Zebra for Carole By Archie Landals Memories of our Namibian hunt in 2012 frequently rekindled our desire to return to Africa, and Carole and I discussed animals we would like in our trophy room, and our priority was a zebra skin. Carole had learnt...
A Dream Come True
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Namibia: 2017 A Dream Come True By Michael Clavel It’s April 2017. Ninety minutes south-east of Windhoek airport, Namibia, is Bergzicht Game Lodge, a ranch owned by Hannes and Geraldine du Plessis. Three generations of family are...
Top of my Bucket List – Cape Buffalo
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Africa: 2017 Top of my Bucket List - Cape Buffalo By Dave Brodhagen Cape buffalo. Big, mean, and unpredictable. Hunting this animal may not be your cup of tea, but I had waited a lifetime. For as long as I can remember, my...
A Croc for Ross
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Africa: 2016 A Croc for Ross By Kim Stuart Family dynamics can be, among many other things, strange, complex, mysterious, challenging, funny and downright unbelievable. And our family is certainly no different from any other...
Pascoe Gallery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was born in Zimbabwe in 1985, and I was very fortunate to be brought up on a farm in the central province. We spent much of our time as children in and around the farmlands, riding, fishing, exploring, and generally messing around...
A Zebra for Carole
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Africa: 2015 A Zebra for Carole By Archie Landals Memories of our Namibian hunt in 2012 frequently rekindled our desire to return to Africa, and Carole and I discussed animals we would like in our trophy room, and our priority...
Africa – from Canada with love.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Africa – from Canada with love. By Thomas Schwanke So you want to go on your first safari to Africa! You have dreamed about this as a small boy, watching “Daktari”, “National Geographic” specials, and the movie “The Ghost and the...
A Springbok Slam
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Africa: 2016 A Springbok Slam By Darrell Sterling If you are going to hunt plains game on the Dark Continent, there is a good chance that you will hunt in South Africa. And a very sought-after animal is the springbok...
Start Them Young!
Start Them Young! By Bill Head During a walkabout on Mbula Pro Safaris property near Bella Bella, 11-year old grandson Dylen spotted a crocodile and begged to get one. Really? That calls for superior marksmanship. So, stupidly, I bet the landowner’s reduced fee and...
Zimbabwe, Matetsi
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Zimbabwe, Matetsi: 2016 Buffalo 2 Sable 1 By Emmett Reagan How did it all begin? My wife Cristy and I were striding up and down the numbered rows of exhibitors at the 2015 Las Vegas Safari Club Convention, when we happened upon our...
Vision of an African Safari
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Namibia: 2016 Vision of an African Safari By Jofie Lamprecht An email notification dings in my inbox - a safari enquiry. I answer, and the correspondence starts. An email unanswered for more than 18 hours equals a lost safari. That’s...
Aardwolf Cover
This cover is a most unusual animal and not your regular member of any list to look out for, photograph or hunt. In fact there are very places you can actually hunt the aardwolf. The first time I ever saw one was when growing up in Bulalwayo, a few hundred yards from...
Custodians of Wilderness: The Sabie Game Park, Mozambique.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Western world has always tried to impose on Africa its principles of natural resource management. Using the sensationalist Western media, cuddly cartoon characters and social media, public opinion is systematically manipulated....
Great Man, Great PH, Great Friend
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]January 20, 2018 Great Man, Great PH, Great Friend By Lowell C. Douglas I lost a dear friend yesterday - a true gentleman by royal standards, for he took the Queen and many of her subjects on safari. He has been written about by the...
Glock style’s Tweed Hunting Vest
Gear & Gadget Section 23.4 Summer 2018 Gaston J. Glock style’s Tweed Hunting Vest New to Gaston J. Glock style LP’s line of hunting apparel for men and ladies is this Virgin Wool Tweed Hunting Vest. A dashing overall picture – with elegant contrast stitching and...
More Buffalo with a Bow
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Australia, North America, Greenland: 2002 - 2015 More Buffalo with a Bow ... By Dr Adrian de Villiers We go on these adventures to hunt different species for the whole adventure. Only a fraction of the time is spent actually...
UNDERNEATH THE MAGIC
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Terry Wieland At a recent gathering, I was button-holed by a lady wanting some ballistic advice. Seems she and her husband were having pig problems on their ranch in Texas, and his .223 was not putting them down the way he’d like....
Done and Dusted – Diamond in Sight
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]East Africa: 2014 Done and Dusted - Diamond in Sight By Michael Ambrose As the sun was sinking over Lake Victoria, the dogs began to barking and the drivers began yelling, the noise of breaking brush increased, and near the water’s...
The Winner Takes All!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Winner Takes All! By Tim Norris MD I’ve found the cure for jet-lag! I started hunting Africa in 1990 and have been fortunate to make twelve trips to Africa since then. One of the issues I’ve had with travel from Idaho to Africa...
Zambia: 1977
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Zambia: 1977 By Geoff Wainwright The heavy rains signaled the end of another safari season, and I looked forward to seeing my parents on the Copperbelt in Zambia. I had been employed as a PH by Zambia Safaris. In my home town of...