How to choose your perfect hunting safari in Africa: What is the difference between a package hunt and a tailor-made hunt, and which is best for you.
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Third Time just as Lucky! The hunter who specializes in 59 1/2″ Kudu bulls. By Steve Tors
Mike returned about four years later to hunt with us again, and sure enough he shot another 59½” kudu! Mike was now the owner of three 59½” kudu trophies from three or four different hunts. The personalized licence plate of his Toyota Land Cruiser at home reads ‘KUDU 60’ – which I think is very appropriate!
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Americans and Travel to South Africa
America is still the Land of the Free. Many nations close or limit travel opportunities to their citizens these days.
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Cape Eland Hunting in Southern Africa
The Cape Eland was first described in 1766 from an animal collected near Cape Town, South Africa and is also sometimes referred to as a Southern Eland. Historically, this species occurred throughout South Africa, Eastern Namibia, Southern Botswana and the lower southern tip of Zimbabwe.
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Hunting the Common Waterbuck
Despite their name, Waterbucks do not like to enter the water if they have a choice. However, they are strong swimmers, and when chased by predators they unhesitatingly take to the water to evade certain death.
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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 “Canned Hunt” Controversy
In the heated controversy surrounding the so-called “canned hunts” it’s easy to get confused. What precisely is a “canned hunt”, do their benefits outweigh their dangers, and how to tell an ethical high-fence hunt from a “canned” hunt.
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Black Bear: Bow or Gun?
If trophy pics at BookYourHunt.com are any indication, about 40% of hunters choose a bow over a rifle or shotgun to hunt black bear. What is the lure of archery hunting for black bears, how does the preference to bow change from East to West, and whether it works best for black bear hunting over bait, with hounds, or spot-and-stalk?
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The Golden Age of the Travelling Hunter
A lot of hunters envy Selous, Roosevelt, and other people who hunted in exotic countries years ago. But these hunters often forget that a century ago exotic hunting was something only a few very rich people could do. Today, with air travel and so on, hunting in Africa and other remote countries has become available to middle class, and in fact, all things considered, the golden age of the traveling hunter is now.
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Best Outfitters’ Bear Baiting Tips and Techniques
Many outfitters offer guided black bear hunts over bait on BookYourHunt.com online marketplace. And though each outfitter have their own tips and techniques for baiting a bear, here are a few essentials that most quality operations have in common.
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White Alert: Light Geese Hunting in North America
The failure of the Light Goose Conservation Order to reduce the number of geeseis a very important story. The general public mostly thinks of hunters as extermination machines who want nothing but to kill kill kill kill kill, and who would wipe out wildlife entirely down to the last quail hen on every each continent if the animal rights groups didn’t harass their Facebook pages. The truth is, when the biologists actually want hunters to exercise their alleged exterminating powers to stop the growth of an overpopulated species, oops! The power doesn’t seem to be there!
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BookYourHunt.com at SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention
For decades, Safari Club International has been on the forefront of what we often express today with the hashtag #huntingisconservation. The SCI annual convention is an opportunity for the hunters and industry stakeholders to meet, communicate, and make sure we’re on the same bandwidth regarding hunting, conservation, and hunting advocacy. BookYourHunt.com team were thrilled to see so many people come to Booth 3434, so many people interested in BookYourHunt.com, and willing to learn firsthand what makes our service special.
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