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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.

He Didn’t See It Coming… A Hunter’s Christmas

BookYourHunt / Hunting Stories

Matt was suspicious about his wife’s sudden change of attitude towards his hunting passion. But he never knew the real reasonn until…

What We Do In Africa

Africa / BookYourHunt / Hunting is Conservation

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.

A Tip or Two. By Alex McDonald

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

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

Uzbekistan: A New Destination on BookYourHunt.com Map

BookYourHunt / News / Hunting is Conservation / Asia

BookYourHunt.com is proud to announce the addition of a new destination – Uzbekistan. The country may not be your first association with “mountain hunting”, but with unique endemic species and a set of conditions that ensures great trophies, it has to be on every hardcore mountain hunter’s bucket list.

PH carrying a harvested antelope on his shoulders

Adventure at Karrekloof. By James Reed

Hunting Stories / Africa / BookYourHunt

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.

Elk Hunting in Colorado: What you need to know

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

This post answers the most common questions that prospective hunters may have about elk hunting in Colorado, including but not limited to OTC elk tag options, best elk units, best time for hunting, choosing an outfitter and and other tips.

BookYourHunt.com Gear List: 2. Your African Kit

BookYourHunt / Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

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.

A lonely figure of a hunter in the mountains

BookYourHunt.com Gear List: 1. Mountain Hunt in North America

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

“What should I pack for my hunt?” This question may challenge even experienced hunters who are planning to break into new territories, to say nothing of those who are only making their first steps afield. To help answer it, here is a generic list of hunting gear for a North American mountain hunt, composed by James Reed.

Hunt, Not Harass: 3 reasons why put a suppressor on your rifle

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Europe

Do silencers have a place in the hunting field? Peter Ruddle answers the most common questions about hunting with a sound moderated rifle.

Yucatan: Adventure in the Land of the Maya

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

The cradle of the Maya civilization, the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, is full of exotic plants, big, brightly colored birds and small, secretive animals that dwell under the canopy of the rainforest. A trip to the Yucatan is more than a hunt, it’s an adventure!

What Kudu Is That? (Cape, Southern Greater, or… ?)

Africa / BookYourHunt

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?