One for the Road

Sep 3, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

Lunch with Leo, Okavango Delta, 2008.  Yes, his tail is flicking.  Yes, he was annoyed that we were disturbing his repast.  And yes, we got out of there. By Terry Wieland   RECOGNITION OF REALITY RETURNS TO BOTSWANA   For good, one hopes   There is one...

One for the Road

Aug 2, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

By Terry Wieland   M’BOGO MAN   It’s very difficult to write anything new about the Cape buffalo.  It seems that everything that can be said, has been said, and more than once.  From Robert Ruark (Horn of the Hunter) to South African novelist Stuart Cloete...

One for the Road

Jul 4, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

By Terry Wieland   PACHYDERMIA When in elephant country, carry an elephant rifle               Never having hunted elephant myself  — at least, not intentionally — I’m hardly qualified to offer much more than some very circumspect opinions on what to do or...

One for the Road

Jun 5, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

By Terry Wieland   The Travelling Library Blood, sweat, gun oil, dust and ashes   When Theodore Roosevelt made his celebrated safari through East Africa, more than 110 years ago now, he took with him a veritable mountain of equipment.  From rifles and...

One for the Road

May 8, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

By Terry Wieland   The Fiercest Heart Stuart Cloete — soldier, novelist, elephant hunter   In 1994, when I was holed up on a remote farm in the (then) Orange Free State, learning one last time that I am not a novelist, I found myself longing for something to...

One for the Road

Apr 12, 2024 | Hunting Stories, News

A Masai homestead near the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania.  The grass hut is perfect for the climate. By Terry Wieland   Under Canvas The fine art of teamwork   Many has been the paean to the joys of the old-time tented safari, wherein you set up camp for a few...