a sable antelope bull

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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big old black bear

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 classic trek in a wagon was a slow and expensive business

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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