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Bulls of the Last Frontier: A hunt for caribou in the Alaskan wilderness. By James Reed

BookYourHunt / Hunting Stories

“We need to get that boy a caribou,” Dom Watts said. Dom lives in Alaska and is an avid DIY caribou hunter, and he was already setting the wheels in motion to get Logan to Alaska on his first caribou hunt.

African Trophy Fees: The Past Century

Africa / Hunting History

After coming across a few old hunting price lists, it was interesting to compare how hunting prices, trends and hunt marketing has changed over the years since 1977. Unfortunately actual South African hunting prices are difficult to find until around 2005. We will take a look at the pricing trends of the Big 5, some special and most commonly hunted species in South Africa. All prices were originally in SA Rand, but converted to US Dollar at historic rates.

On Guided Hunts

BookYourHunt / Hunting Tips and Techniques

Many hunters would prefer a DIY hunt to a guided hunt, because it’s cheaper, and because to them it’s more satisfying to know that you owe the trophy to your effort only. But this choice is not always possible, and in any case there are many advantages with a guided hunt. Many hunters who swore they’d “never take a guided hunt!” are quickly won over to not only seeing the benefits a guided hunt may offer, they actually find they enjoy it immensely. You will be more likely to come back with a trophy, learn a few new tactics and tricks, and may form a lasting friendship. Check out a huge selection of guided hunts on BookYourHunt.com

The Dundee Monster. By Paul Zorn

Africa / BookYourHunt / Hunting Stories

I travelled down with my wife, Sandra and my faithful tracker, Bonniface who has been with me for over 21 years. I was like a little boy going on my first hunt, I felt really good. Peter and Chris had arranged for me to hunt an unfenced farm to the west of Chris’s ranch where we had seen some good kudu in May, apparently the area had not really been hunted much for the last 5 or 6 years.

Moose Hunting in Alaska: A Conversation with an Outfitter

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

Most first-time moose hunters are surprised by the amount of time you spend sitting under a tarp glassing a valley. You need to be vigilant from sun up to sun down no matter what. The other big surprise is that with moose it’s a really bad idea to just run up and shoot one.

The Desert Oryx: Gemsbok and Gemsbok Hunting

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Africa

The Gemsbok are nomadic animals, and spend most of their time following the rains wandering around looking for food. Being a water independent species they graze at night and early morning when plants hold the most moisture, and this is enough to sustain them until they can enjoy a good thirst quenching drink.

The Real Bambi: Roe Deer and Roe Deer Hunting

Europe / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

The roebuck may not be the first animal that you associate with European hunting. But visit any German hunting lodge or tavern, and you’ll see rows of rows of little roe deer antlers, mounted on the shields in what Americans call “Euro style”. From the vineyards of France to the frozen forest-steppes of Kazakhstan, the delicious venison of the roe deer is a staple food for many European and Asian hunters, in much the same way as the whitetail deer is for Americans.

The Prince of the River. By Malcolm McDonald

Africa / BookYourHunt

I guess it is safe to say that every hunter, during his lifetime of hunting adventures, will face a particular species and have a similar experience. In my particular situation I would say that I was lucky rather than good, and that I was in the right place at the right time. I have certainly been most fortunate to have taken some spectacular specimens. Taking the Chobe bushbuck still remains a challenging hunt and an exhilarating experience for me, as this animal truly is “the prince of the river”.

Hunting in Idaho: The undiscovered gem of the West?

BookYourHunt / Hunting Tips and Techniques

With international hunting opportunities limited by COVID-19, many American hunters are seriously looking into domestic hunts, so wasting time is not recommended. But even aside from that, Idaho is a state where every hunter worthy of the name would like to go!

Cape Buffalo Hunting in Southern and Eastern Africa

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

Pursuit of the Cape Buffalo in the traditional way makes for one of the most exciting and memorable hunts you will ever experience.

Eight Questions about Mule Deer Hunting Answered by Guides and Outfitters

BookYourHunt / Hunting Tips and Techniques

“If I am after that buck of a lifetime with chocolate brown antlers, huge mass and 300 plus lbs of meat you will always find me hunting in the most rugged mountain ranges”