Monteria is a classic Spanish and Portuguese hunt for big game, such as red stag and wild boar, using beaters and packs of hounds to drive animals towards hunters. It allows an opportunity to harvest many animals in a day of hunting, but it is a very challenging hunt, requiring advanced skills in game identification, shooting running, and keeping a cool head for safety. Elaborate rituals and excitement makes it a truly royal hunt.
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Crocodiles evolved 60 million years ago, and outlived dinosaurs. They are dangerous neighbors for people in rural Africa, who are only happy when a hunter comes from Europe or America to kill one. Hundreds of people perish in crocodile jaws in Africa, which makes hunting the reptiles ethically justified: if they can kill us, we can kill them. Try walking in the shoes of Lt. Col. Patterson and Jim Corbett, but beware: crocodile hunting can be dangerous.
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Who is the second fastest land mammal on Earth? Who looks like an antelope on the outside, but is closer to goats on the inside? Who can see like a human with 8x binoculars? Read this post to learn more amazing facts about the pronghorn!
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The pronghorn antelope is abundant in the American West, licenses and tags are readily available, and outfitted hunts much more affordable than elk or mule deer. On the other hand, pronghorn is a sharp-sighted and wary creature, making hunting one a real challenge. All this makes pronghorn, according to Ron Spomer, an ideal quarry for a first hunt in the American West. With tips on what rifle and cartridge to use, how to stalk pronghorn, how to choose an outfitter, and more.
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How many kinds of deer are there in North America? Three – whitetail, muley and blacktail? Or more? Read this story to learn how biology, genetics and trophy books help answer this question.
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This story gives the basic rules for importing firearms for hunting in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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The hair on the back of my neck was standing on end. We were completely surrounded by a frenzy of
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Had no luck in elk tag lottery? Your hunt doesn’t have to end before it even begins. Some states have over-the-counter elk tags, and here’s how you can get them.
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