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Can hunting learn from the SPRINGBOKS?

This hunting industry has faced and continues to face strong headwinds. It was 28 years ago (1995) that we watched as South Africa's hopes rested on a rugby team. Just back in the international sporting arena, following decades of isolation, South Africa faced its formidable foe and longtime rivals – the All Blacks. “Nelson, Nelson,” chanted the crowd as the everyone paid tribute to the man who single-handedly lead a transition to democracy. Level score at full time, the game went into extra time. A drop goal decided our fate – and the Kiwis were beaten. At the time I had recently returned from working and travelling abroad - 21 states in the USA, then living in London. Now my passion was set on promoting Africa and its wildlife, with…

Can hunting learn from the SPRINGBOKS?

Investing in CONSERVATION Sobbe Conservancy, Namibia

African Conservation Ordinary Africans, those millions of people who live on and farm the lands shared by wildlife, hold the future of that wildlife in their hands. If they decide the cost of living with elephant, lion, leopard and other species, is too high, nothing the people of the west can do will ‘save’ wild animals. Most of Africa's wild animals, apart from those fenced inside a few score embattled national parks, will disappear in the same way that the wild boar, bear, wolf, elk, bison and most other wild species died out of Europe, Britain and the United States. Nowhere is this clearer than in Sobbe Conservancy in north-east Namibia where rural people have made the decision to keep a corridor open – across their lands, adjacent to their…

Investing in CONSERVATION Sobbe Conservancy, Namibia

The baobab BUFFALO

On the hunt Fast forward thirty years to a lion-colored grass airstrip in the Save Valley of Zimbabwe. The little Cessna bumped down onto the hard dirt and came to idle in the shade under a towering baobab tree. When the engine shut off, all I could hear was the sound of the wind blowing a dust devil down the runway. A Toyota pickup drove to the plane. The driver got out, a junior professional hunter, introduced himself and me to the trackers, then loaded my gear. We watched the plane lift off over the tree line and turn north. I looked at the red ground and crackling dry landscape of thornbush and tan-barked trees with new green leaves brought on by early November rains. The horizon in every direction…

The baobab BUFFALO

TEN DAYS with a Rigby

On the hunt The first week of November I got a call from Richard. “I suppose you called to say I didn't win the rifle,” I laughed. “Just the opposite,” said Richard, “you did win the rifle!” I was ecstatic to say the least. After paperwork and emails back-and-forth with Maria Gil of Rigby in London, my rifle was shipped to their importer in Texas and then to my gun dealer in my hometown of Nevada Iowa. What a rifle! I mediately started planning a buffalo hunt with Pete Barnard, owner of Pete Barnard Safaris in Harare, Zimbabwe. Pete and I have been friends for over a quarter century, and he was the guy I wanted to hunt with. Plans were made for September 2023, and practicing with my Rigby…

TEN DAYS with a Rigby

Thorn bush BUFFALO

After my first encounter with these magnificent creatures during a hunt in Limpopo, South Africa I became obsessed by their strength, resilience, and dangerous nature. Hunting these buffalo offers a unique and adrenaline-fuelled experience. The anticipation of hunting in the Eastern Cape thornbush was overwhelming. These buffalo are notorious for their aggressive behaviour and ability to inflict harm on hunters. I was heading to the Eastern Cape, a well-known hunting destination. This safari was meticulously planned during a gathering in Nashville TN at SCI in February where I met Rob Birch of Royal Karoo Safaris. Bob and Laura Birch offer a boutique Victorian-style lodge with over 25 000 acres and a further 100 000 of exclusive concessions available. As my plane taxied to the terminal of Port Elizabeth, my spirits…

Thorn bush BUFFALO

My first AFRICAN SAFARI

After eight long months of anticipation and planning, and two long flights to Windhoek, the first person to greet us at the airport was Hanns-Louis Lamprecht. He and his wife Rachelle are the primary hosts alongside Marina, as owner/proprietors of Hunters Namibia Safaris, and after less than an hour's drive from Windhoek we arrived at their privately owned hunting area and lodge. A nice touch was seeing the American flag flying beside the Namibian flag on the poles at the main entrance gate! After meeting several of the staff and being shown around the lodge, we got settled into our comfortable second-floor bedroom, with a large veranda overlooking a nearby waterhole. After freshening up, and a fantastic lunch of grilled gemsbok cutlets, we got ready for an early afternoon drive…

My first AFRICAN SAFARI

The big bull SABLE in the Swamp

On the hunt “There,” meant we'd have a knee-deep, 200-yard slog through the swamp if I dropped the trophy sable. It was the last day of my safari in Coutada 11 in the Zambeze Delta of Mozambique, and I was cursing the weather. Evidence of yesterday's torrential rain was everywhere. Six inches had fallen in less than 12 hours, I reckoned, by the overflowing water glass left on a table outside – a water glass that had been empty before the rain started. I had that impromptu rain gauge in mind as we made our way in my PH Julian Moller's Land Cruiser. We passed through miombo sand forests and palmetto-acacia woodlands as we headed back to the series of pans we had been checking on-and-off for the last two…

The big bull SABLE in the Swamp

A buffalo DOUBLE

On the hunt We were in the north of Uganda, near the border to South Sudan, where the dry grass is being burned down to provide the soil with new nutrients that grow fresh green grass. As well as the abundant waterholes, this nutritious green grass provides the base for a thriving and diverse wildlife in Uganda. The Dark Continent wears many shades of green in Uganda, leaving no doubt as to why it is called the Pearl of Africa. The starting point of our safari was the Kidepo Valley, where our hunting area is separated from the Kidepo National Park only by a gravel road. Everywhere you looked there were big herds of oribi and Jackson's hartebeest. But our goal this time is to hunt Nile buffalo, which is…

A buffalo DOUBLE

Searching for SABLE

On the hunt I had lined up a safari with Monkane Safaris. Owner Kerneels Viljoen had asked if I was interested in hunting for a sable. Of course I was, but said it was a little out of my price range. However, he was kind enough to work with me to make this hunt possible. Thankfully, the price has gone done over the years as more and more farms have been raising sables, and I was now fortunate because my outfitter had made it impossible for me to say no. My safari had been going extremely well. I had taken a couple of animals that will surely qualify for the record books, a beautiful nyala, and an extremely large eland, and much as I had enjoyed the challenge of hunting…

Searching for SABLE

The ghosts of HUNTERS PAST

On the hunt In all my travels, I try my best to do some research into the area I've booked to hunt, to familiarize myself with the history of the area, and sometimes I've found myself in the tracks of famous hunters. Not just a country, but specific areas which have been immortalized in the writings of many famous hunters, both professional and amateur. In my opinion, hunting is, among its many qualities, an inexorable tie to the past, and a ceremonial means of honoring and celebrating those who came before us. While the era of exploration is certainly over, those books written about the early era of safari, where foot safaris headed off into the blue with no set idea of when they'd return, are still popular sellers. In…

The ghosts of HUNTERS PAST

Becoming a BUFFALO HUNTER

On the hunt Ask anyone who's hunted buffalo and they'll tell you it's like no other hunt. I'm still a novice at the game, but I've learned a lot. Buffalo hunting was the realization of a lifelong dream of hunting dangerous game in the Dark Continent. I read as much as I could, watched countless videos, and talking to hunters that had faced mbogo, charged my imagination. A few years back, the light double rifles had caught my attention, and after much consideration, my choice was the Chapuis UGEX express double rifle in 9.3x74R, ballistically on par with the .375 flanged Nitro Express. The 9.3 (.366) is the largest cartridge chambered on a 20ga double frame, and the smallest allowed for dangerous game, with over a hundred years of proven…

Becoming a BUFFALO HUNTER

Bowhunting a WILD BOAR in South Africa

Highly strung However, after some practice shots with my 90lb Elite GT 500 bow and the 800-grain arrow with the Muzzy Phantom broadhead on our practice shooting butt, we headed out to stalk them. The farmer said that they were active during the day as well as at night and told us where we should go and try our luck. When we arrived at the place, we started walking and stalking slowly and quietly, and after a while we spotted some boars between the bushes about 80 to 100 meters from us. We could see a gang of some sows, young males, and a real bruiser. So far, they have not seen us, and we figured out how we could sneak in closer. Gradually we moved from one bush cover…

Bowhunting a WILD BOAR in South Africa

WATERFOWLING - too often overlooked

Taken on the Wing Similarly with the francolin and spurfowl family. One species or another is found virtually everywhere you're likely to go on safari. Most hunters can't distinguish one from another, but it matters little; these little birds quickly remind them of the pure joy they have hunting partridge or quail behind pointing dogs at home, and eventually they get the urge to replicate that in Africa. Sandgrouse, meanwhile, are most often of interest to those with a passion for African literature. They've heard the stories of how predictable these little birds are when it comes to visiting their favorite watering hole, but how downright frustrating it can be to hit the speedy little buggers. They've read how Capstick became so exasperated that he was inspired to write, “The…

WATERFOWLING - too often overlooked

The Rigby DAGGA BOY AWARD returns for 2025

Rifles In Africa Hunters worldwide are invited to participate by electronically submitting a detailed hunt report and photos of eligible buffalo bulls, hunted between January 2022 and the end of the 2024 hunting season, to daggaboy@johnrigbyandco.com. Eligibility criteria include the requirement that only buffalo bulls from self-sustaining herds hunted using ethical, fair chase, track, walk-and-stalk methods can be considered. Bulls from ranched, captive-bred, artificially managed, handled, sold, or traded populations, regardless of geographical location, size, or fencing will not be considered. The emphasis will be on ‘old’ and ‘broken-horned’ bulls who have surpassed breeding age. Entries will undergo rigorous evaluation by a distinguished panel of judges, including Dr. Kevin ‘Doctari’ Robertson, Professional Hunter Robin Hurt, Professional Hunter Buzz Charlton, and Rigby's managing director, Marc Newton. The judges will assess the…

The Rigby DAGGA BOY AWARD returns for 2025

THE SHORTGUN IN AFRICA: The allure of hunting big and dangerous game with a handgun

Blackness was all I could see behind the handgun scope's reticle, the revolver resting on the shooting sticks. At what seemed arms’ reach from our makeshift blind, the Cape buffalo's massive frame and coarse ashen hair filled the optic. We had circled in front of the bachelor herd in hopes of intercepting them inside of 60 yards, a task that had eluded us several times over past days. But here we were, within 15 yards with little between us but tangled brush and a handgun. My dream of taking a scarred Dagga Boy with a handgun became real as I eased the hammer back on my Magnum Research BFR wheelgun chambered in .45-70 Government. “Take him when you're ready,” PH Stephen Bann softly whispered into my ear. A few hoofsteps…

THE SHORTGUN IN AFRICA: The allure of hunting big and dangerous game with a handgun

An ode to the military-surplus M98 MAUSER ACTION

The M98 story has been rehashed many times, so repeating it ad nauseum here isn't necessary. To cut a long story short, the M98 was the invention of Peter Paul Mauser, born on 27 June 1838. It was by no means Paul Mauser's first invention, though. That honor goes to the Mauser-Norris Metallic Cartridge Rifle from 1867, an advanced design for its time but largely ignored in Germany at that time. In 1871, the adoption of the Model 71 Mauser rifle by the Prussian Ministry of War proved a success for Mauser. Several improved designs followed, but the M93 Mauser designed for Spain in 7x57 was notable. The M93 featured a sturdy, non-rotating claw extractor as well as a staggered-box magazine, two of the later M98's more notable features. The…

An ode to the military-surplus M98 MAUSER ACTION

Lightness & sweet

I am speaking here of cannons like the .505 Gibbs and .450 Ackley. The problem is partly psychological and partly physical, but it also has a lot to do with blast and concussion. Obviously, when sitting at a bench in a covered firing line, you wear both ear plugs and shooting muffs, which dull the sound, and you may even use a sandbag between buttstock and shoulder, which reduces the impact. Nothing, however, can be done about the concussion. This is all made much worse by muzzle brakes, which may reduce felt recoil, but magnify the blast. What effect they have on concussion, I don't know - not in scientific terms but I suspect they aggravate it. All of this becomes highly relevant when it comes to practice with your…

Lightness & sweet

ROUGH AROUND the edges

A Hunter speaks out “Try again, Mate. Relax. We have time.” Bullet holes were appearing everywhere but in target's center. Resting the rifles alternately to cool the barrels, Larry kept emptying brass. Finally: “That's good enough,” said the PH, wearily tucking in his binocular. “We'll get close. That's how we hunt.” A diplomatic finish. We cased the rifles and climbed back in the Land Cruiser. There was game just over the next dune. Larry's first shot was not close. The springbok seemed a small mark indeed. But when he fired, the ram dropped as if smitten by the hammer of Thor. “Such unlucky beasts are best purged from the gene pool,” he dead-panned. Age had clouded his shooting eye, not yet his sense of humor. The week brought other opportunities,…

ROUGH AROUND the edges

Artist feature I refused to dwell on that horrid idea and kept trying to banish it from my thoughts. In many ways, my whole being feels grounded on the Dark Continent, more at home there than in many of the wild places in my own country. Most of my adult life has been spent trying to get there, then languishing to return to the land of thundering herds, magnificent predators, spectacular bird life and captivating landscapes. I started studying, sketching, and dissecting wild animals in grade school, and that urge has never died. I loved college, studying all manner of wildlife, spending much of my time in the, school museum, sketching, learning taxidermy, and eventually, hunting. Somehow, my degree in zoology seemed the perfect launching point for a career drenched…

A Taxidermist's advice on LEOPARD HUNTING

Taxidermist's Profile Certain outfitters will have baits out before you arrive and will likely have one or more adult male leopards on baits before you even start to hunt. They'll quietly position you in a blind 80 yards from the bait and will be there to see you through the entire experience. When you put it like that, it sounds so clean and professional. And, I suppose, it can be like that, but mostly it isn't. This is hunting for a very intelligent predator, and this is Africa. These things are complicated. This is why I often begin these conversations by telling them what can happen. I tell them that that no two leopard hunts are alike. If they have the time to talk, I give them an example while…

A Taxidermist's advice on LEOPARD HUNTING

ANTI-POACHING K9S - take action dog unit

This work sparked the idea of utilizing dogs in antipoaching operations. Kieth started with four half-bred Malinois dogs. Remarkable success came quickly and inspired him to expand the concept of breeding, training, and supplying dogs to anti-poaching units across Zimbabwe. The project is not restricted to using any particular dog breed, but Dutch Shepherds and Belgian Shepherds are primarily used, and bluetick hounds have been incorporated for tracking purposes. The dogs are used for detection work, particularly in cases related to wildlife crime and are trained to identify specific substances such as bush meat, ammunition, and firearms. They are also imprinted on human scent to track people. Apprehension dogs are trained to tackle a person and assist in making an arrest. Many people believe dogs are inherently aggressive and only…

ANTI-POACHING K9S - take action dog unit

Hunt with an exclusive group of African Dawn Outfitters

Adroda Safaris provides clients with the opportunity to hunt across southern Africa in large, diverse habitats and freerange concessions offering true fair-chase hunting. Dangerous game, plains game and speciality species are hunted, often in exclusive areas, harvesting trophies of significant quality. Adroda Safaris also offers the exciting option of hunting over hounds. Our pack of biggame hounds is renowned for its leopard-hunting ability. www.adroda.com Am Game Lodges: The Very Best of Namibia. We see a world full of undiscovered trails and expeditions. We're happiest when we're deep in the bush, waking at dawn to catch first light and surrounding ourselves with wild animals. Losing yourself in the wild connects us to the natural world and brings us closer together. It reminds us of when we were kids, spending crisp summer…

Hunt with an exclusive group of African Dawn Outfitters

Extinction. Or not. In Mother Nature, we Trust

The Canadian province of Quebec is a big chunk of land: At 595,000 square miles, it's more than twice the size of Texas, or Botswana. It is, or was, home to several large caribou herds. These herds are identified by their home territory, so there is the Leaf River herd in the far north, the Torngat herd in the mountains of the same name, shared with northern Labrador, and, occupying a broad swatch of central Quebec, the George River herd. With animals like this, the word “herd” has two meanings. One refers to the broad geographical grouping of what might be millions of animals. Within that area, however, there are smaller herds that range from a few dozen to a few thousand beasts. On the Great Plains, for example, in…

Extinction. Or not. In Mother Nature, we Trust

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