Thoughts from a Namibian Hunt
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thoughts from a Namibian Hunt By Pottie de Bruyn As the dust settled from the departing herd, we slowly started walking to where I shot the eland bull of my dreams, and found him lying a mere 20 metres further on. Emotions and...
Horns and Stripes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Horns and Stripes By Jeremy Cotton This day finds me running at top speed down a two-track road in the middle of northern Namibia with no idea why. My legs fly to keep up with my PH and tracker. All of the commentary to this point...
A Grey Ghost in the Erongo Mountains
A Grey Ghost in the Erongo Mountains By Bruce Parker You’ll see a far-off fire, a tiny flicker in the darkness, and, if your heart is right, you’ll know there are men sitting there, dressed against the cold, and planning tomorrow. They have come to find the legendary...
Double or Nothing Elephant
Double or Nothing Elephant By Bill Head, Byron Hart, Rob Blake River view of two Botswana bulls, in Namibia! We were motionless, adrenalin running, hearts pounding, standing by our elephants after all that excitement and shooting, trying to take in what had just...
True Inspiration
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]True Inspiration By Gary Underhill “Excuse me, Madame” said Naftal quietly, as he took my wife, Glenda by both shoulders and pulled her backwards. It was the spring of 2000, and we were on our first safari with Ken and Lynda Morris,...
Milking Xanda, the Cash Lion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Milking Xanda, the Cash Lion. By Zig Mackintosh An interesting article was recently posted on the Kenyan-based African Wildlife Foundation’s (AWF) website entitled: “Trophy hunting not an option to finance conservation in Africa.”...
Leica’s Flagship Magnus Riflescopes Now Available In Non-illuminated Verson
Leica's Flagship Magnus Riflescopes Now Available In Non-illuminated Verson Leica has launched three non-illuminated versions of its highly successful range of Magnus riflescopes: Magnus 1.5–10x42, Magnus 1.8–12x50, and Magnus 2.4–16x56. This new line is priced at a...
Taking Wing in Namibia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Taking Wing in Namibia By Ken Bailey They come out of the sun as though they’ve stolen the playbook of the Red Baron, so it’s not until the last moment that we see them. By then it’s almost too late and, having obviously seen us,...
Favorite Place
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By PH Jofie Lamprecht Everybody has a favorite place. Your favorite table at a restaurant. A special spot on the beach. A spectacular view. Your hideaway in your home. Mine starts with a 300-foot ascent up to a plateau...
Why Hunters Miss
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Why Hunters Miss By Wayne van Zwoll It likely isn’t the rifle, ammo or scope, the wind or the rotation of the earth. Guess who’s left? Honesty and diplomacy both fail when your pal is already crestfallen. But, “You made a bad shot”...
Wonderful Wellies
Hi Richard, I found the African Hunting Gazette website while browsing through some Outdoor themed sites and have to say I was extremely impressed with the many great resources your site displays!. I am Will Tottle, founder of WonderfulWellies.co.uk (...
Namibia – Leading Africa in Community Wildlife Conservation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Namibia – Leading Africa in Community Wildlife Conservation By John Ledger In 1967 a young man of 23 took a vacation from his job on a mine, working underground deep below the dry surface of South West Africa. Through the good...
In the Eye of the Beholder
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the Eye of the Beholder By Ken Bailey Kudu were not on my “want” list. But they invariably become part of conversation whenever you’re in kudu country, for these regal spiral-horned antelope have a way of capturing the imagination...
Horns and All
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Horns and All By Ray Cox To leave footprints in the ancient homeland is a privilege, and earning its bounty comes with three possibilities: a great deal of gratitude, being humbled, or both. "Did you hear that?" exclaimed my son,...
Volker Grellman Early
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volker Grellman Early Since the 1930s, the SWA Jaeger Verein was founded to organise and control the local sport hunters who could also be classified as local trophy hunters. The hunting times were limited to the same as the...
Virus Africanus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Virus Africanus”… Springbok and Dassie Bowhunting by Frank Berbuir I was back in the Dark Continent - and back in Namibia - thanks to the “Virus Africanus”. This time I bowhunted during April down in the south of Namibia near the...
A Flowering Of Serpents
A FLOWERING OF SERPENTS One of the first questions you hear, when you announce that you’re going to Africa, is a tremulous, “But aren’t you afraid of snakes?” Answer: “Yep. Terrified! What of it?” If I let my life-long dislike of reptiles deter me, I would not hunt in...
Jensen Safaris
During August 2016, we hosted a party from Scandinavian outdoor clothing brand, Härkila that was in the production phase of a new line called PH. We did photo shots in various locations for their 2017 catalogue, but ended up at Limpopo Province, where I’ve hunted the...
Bushbuck
Bushbuck Hunt, Luangwa, Zambia. PH Journal: I was camped with two friends on the bank of the Luangwa River, Zambia. One day, one of my friends returned very excited after seeing a “monster bushbuck”. He would not tell me where it was, as he wanted to try for him...
An Unpaid Debt
By Jerry Bullock I recognized the face on the book jacket across three aisles in the Book Department of a JC Penney Department Store. Department stores actually had departments in 1966, including books and phonograph records. This was long before any Barnes and Noble...
The Wanderings Of A Lone Hunter
Southern Rhodesia: The 1940s By Paul McCay “You are never less alone than when you are alone in the bush.” My life as a keen hunter began at the age of about six, where I grew up as the fifth child of six children on a large cattle ranch of 30,000 acres in Southern...
Understanding the ‘Availability Cascades’ around hunting
The Wildlife Game – 29 May 2017 Dr John Ledger South African big game hunter Theunis Botha, died after being crushed by an elephant cow that had been shot on a game reserve in Zimbabwe in May 2017. He was leading a hunt with clients when the group accidentally walked...
Phillip Mafuta Dont Underestimate A Zimbabwean Born In May
• AFRICAN HUNTING GAZETTE: When and where were you born? Phlllip Mafuta: My name is Phillip Mafuta. I was born on 5 May 1985, on Humani Ranch (now Save Valley Concervancy) Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. I was born right on the farm and not in a hospital! • AHG: Tell us all...
Economy Class Syndrome: The Silent Killer among Traveling Hunters
By Dave Svinarich “Dave you need to get to an emergency room, I think you may have a DVT.” “No way,” I said, “I’m 40 years old and in excellent health, it’s just a sprain!” I thought that was the end of the conversation until he called my wife later that night and...
Wildcats In Africa
It has long been an article of faith that one is ill-advised to take a rifle to Africa chambered for a wildcat cartridge. Two reasons are usually listed. The first — a legal one of no little import — is that some African customs officials insist that the headstamp on...
The Wonderful Metrics
Johan van Wyk I held the crosshairs steady, high on her shoulder, and squeezed the trigger as gently as I could. We have the calamity of World War II to thank for the near-demise and belated resuscitation (in a few instances) of many of the wonderful European metric...
Here in the UK
Dear Richard, Here in the UK there are no dedicated periodicals which cover safari hunting. Of the two principal publications, an article about Africa may appear once or twice a year, and so your beautifully produced magazine is seized upon with great enthusiasm when...
Mammal Profile
Bontebok/Blesbok Based on Chris and Mathilde Stuart’s book, "Game Animals of the World," published by African Hunting Gazette, here’s everything hunters need to know about the Bontebok / Blesbok English: Bontebok / Blesbok Latin: Damaliscus pygargus German: Buntbock /...
The Birthday Present
It's strange how sometimes the people you meet change your life for the better, and the safari industry is just such a place. You meet interesting people from all walks of life, and some of them do change your life forever - bankers, oil men, entrepreneurs, doctors,...
Bounce. Pronk. Spring – Bok!
Bounce. Pronk. Spring - Bok! By Wayne van Zwoll Nobody visits Africa just to see or shoot a springbok. Then again, rhinos were once vermin! We’d pushed through scrub and across barren pans, ever on tracks. The sun grew red, our shadows twice our height. Karen stayed...