This article is not intended to offend anyone, but is merely an offer to inform - and possibly improve - the safari experience for clients, outfitters and professional hunters. I’ll begin by admitting that I am not an expert on anything other than my likes and dislikes...

Tell us about your background… I was a 30-year-old cop when I went to Zimbabwe in 1998, leaving a wife, five year old daughter and a one year old son at home. I spent about half of my yearly cop salary on that 12-day buffalo/plains game hunt with the late great...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The African bushbuck is divided into two species, the kewel (Tragelaphus scriptus) and the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) The kewel’s distribution includes Senegal Ethiopia,Eritrea, and south to Angola and the Democratic Republic...

Contact: (Owner/Manage) Hilgard Kotze Physical Address: Farm Moredou , Schweizer – Reneke, North West Tel Office: 053 963 1444 Mobile: 082 784 5269 Contact Email: mortax@mailbox.co.za Website: moredoutaxidermy.com It is always a treat to be given a real surprise and...

Non-governmental organisation (NGO) African Parks has just released its 2020 Annual Report. By the close of 2020, AP had 19 parks under management in 11 countries, over 14.7 million hectares (56,757 square miles, covering ten of the 13 ecological biomes on mainland...

As the world knows, 2020 was unlike any year ever before experienced—and that was true for life at Eastern Cape Bowhunting. When the government implemented the lockdown, we refocused our efforts on our hunting grounds, staff, facilities and animals to elevate every...

I wanted to showcase the common eland (as opposed to the Giant, or Lord Derby) this month. When I sent the message to the African Dawn Outfitters asking them to send in pictures for this month’s issue, there was some push back. Isn’t the Lord Derby an eland said some?...

As second owner of Nico van Rooyen Taxidermy, from 1994, my beginnings in this artistic trade were based on a childhood in hunting and conservation, both in Tanzania and Germany, as well as a family background in art. A profession in taxidermy offered itself as a...

On 2 May 2021, South Africa's Minister for Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, made public a massive report of 582 pages compiled by a so-called 'High-Level Panel', containing 18 goals and 60 recommendations. Most strategic planners will tell you that...

The Livingstone eland, Taurotragus oryx livingstonei, is found in Angola, the northwest tip of Namibia, the Caprivi Strip (now Zambezi Region), Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It has been introduced into South Africa where it’s not unusual to see it grazing alongside the common, or Cape eland. There are some visual differences between…

Getting your trophies back home This headline may prompt one of one the following responses: Can’t recall anything about it really. Was seamless and reasonable. Was more expensive than I thought, but I got my trophies and it worked well. Was way more expensive than I...

African Hunting Gazette: When and where were you born? Jaco Oosterhuizen: I was born in northern Namibia back in 1973, in the town of Tsumeb, though I spent my early years on a cattle ranch just east of Etosha National Park. Later on we lived in town because of the...

Brown Hyena The brown hyena, Hyaena brunnea, is a species found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It is currently the rarest species of hyena. Brown hyenas average 34 to 55 inches in head and body length. They run 28 to 31 inches at the...

Company Name: Umlindi Taxidermy Contact: (Owner/Manager) Cecil Henning Physical Address: Braemore Farm, Cradock, 5880 Tel + 27 72 335 1358 Contact Email: Bernie@umtaxidermy.co.za Website: www.umlinditaxidermy.co.za Current processes offered Pick up & collect...

Drums of the Morning, by respected and highly experienced Zimbabwean professional hunter Wayne Grant, is a must read. In fact, I would go so far as to say that any sport hunter interested in classical fair-chase lion hunting, should consider this book as required...

As the 2021 season kicks off, I thought some insights from someone who understands big game could be interesting. Stretch Ferreira, a professional hunter and now full-time guide, based in arguably one of the most wonderful areas of southern Africa – Mana Pools – has...

The Hunt Is On With new hunting blinds, record animal births and thriving populations of South Africa’s most prized game, 2021 is poised to be an unforgettable year at Eastern Cape Bowhunting. As the world knows, 2020 was unlike any year ever before experienced—and...

The publication of a tender document for the auction of four groups of elephants in Namibia triggered howls of protest from the animal rights lobby all around the world. As often happens in these cases, the mainstream media published sensational and misleading...

AHG: When and where were you born? Grant Taylor: I was born in 1980 in Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. AHG: How did you get into hunting – what was it that influenced you? GT: I was raised on a farm and started hunting at a very young age like most farm kids. My...

The waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, and other countries. Males are larger than females, weighing between 430 and...

Company Name: DonClaire Taxidermy Contact: Owner, Linus van Heerden Physical Address: Kareeboomlaan, 8752, Orania, Northern Cape, South Africa Tel Office/Mobile: +27 82 796 350 225 Contact Email: donclaire@talkomsa.net Tell us a little about your operation, how it...