South African outfitters always hear the same question: “Is your hunting area high fenced?” The standard answer goes something like
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Category: Africa
Scam Alert! (And how to protect yourself)
No hunter that used BookYourHunt.com ever fell victim to online crime. And yet we feel compelled to offer a few tips on how not to lose your money to scammers
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Hunting Associations of South Africa
The majority of South African Professional Hunters belong to one or more of three main hunting associations operating in South Africa. Many of these Professional Hunters are also members of Wild Ranching South Africa which is not a hunting association but plays a very important role supporting role to this industry.
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What We’ll Remember 2019 For
The year of 2019 has brought many achievements to the BookYourHunt.com online marketplace. This post covers the most important of them.
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The End of a Monarch. By Sandy McDonald
Thirst and flies tormented him but this was nothing compared to the burning pain inflicted by the hastily pulled off bullet from the 416 Rigby of the exhausted, footsore and impetuous hunter.
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What We Do In Africa
What does the hunting industry do to Africa? Protecting species and habitats, generating income, creating jobs, and even fighting climate change. That’s what we do.
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A Tip or Two. By Alex McDonald
Tipping during a hunting safari is a delicate question that is often a subject of heated discussions. Having been a client myself, been present during tipping in other outfitters operations, as well as the outfitter and PH in charge of the safaris, I have compiled a baseline overview of the discussion which may help you during your upcoming safari in Africa
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Adventure at Karrekloof. By James Reed
Karreekloof has been converted, in just three years, from a livestock farm to a 105,000-acre game reserve with more than 6,000 wild animals, including both black and white rhinoceros, thus creating one of the leading self-sustaining conservation models in Africa and a true rhino sanctuary.
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BookYourHunt.com Gear List: 2. Your African Kit
Peter Ruddle gives a comprehensive list of what to pack for your African safari – and where to keep each item, during travel and while hunting.
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Hunt, Not Harass: 3 reasons why put a suppressor on your rifle
Do silencers have a place in the hunting field? Peter Ruddle answers the most common questions about hunting with a sound moderated rifle.
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Botswana’s Elephant Crisis
Botswana’s decision to lift the safari hunting ban has caused a lot of controversy. This post explores the reasons for human-elephant conflict in Botswana, and argues that trophy hunting is, at least at present, the optimal solution.
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What Kudu Is That? (Cape, Southern Greater, or… ?)
Is the Kudu you just hunted really an Eastern Cape Kudu because of its location or was it a transplanted genetically engineered animal? When will DNA sampling become a prerequisite for anyone wishing to enter a trophy into the record book?
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