Illegal harvest is a major threat for many species. This post examines the different motivations for people to become poachers, from hunting violations to subsistence, protest, status, problem animal, and organized poaching.
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Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Choice of Outfitter
The choice of Outfitter can really make or break your African hunt. After you have made a shortlist of suitable candidates you need to see who fits your profile and offers the closest experience in satisfying your expectations.
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Meat Hunts
Meat! This is the most important result of any hunt. In fact, every hunt is a meat hunt: the animals that are harvested during a ‘trophy’ hunt are always utilized, one way or another. This post explains what is “meat hunt” from the point of view of the hunting industry.
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Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Packing Up
Hunting in Africa, for most people, involves a lengthy intercontinental trip. After you have decided on the details of your
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From By-Inch to Flat Fee: Good News from Belarus
Belarus is the best kept secret of European hunting. Offering the best of both worlds – East European wilderness and West European organizations – it is incredibly affordable. And now that more and more outfitters switch to flat-fee priced hunts (same trophy fee regardless of size) it has become simply irresistable!
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Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Travel
How do you prepare for your first African hunt? In part 2 of the series of posts dedicated to this issue, Peter Ruddle speaks about travel.
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Brocket Deer: Americas’ Most Mysterious Deer
Brocket deer inhabit North and South America from Mexico southwards, and are perhaps the most numerous family of American deer (and important for local hunters). However, this family is relatively unknown even to biologists. Here are a few facts about brocket deer and brocket deer hunting.
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Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Where to go?
Planning your first African safari? You’re probably have 1001 questions about what animals to hunt, in what country, what outfitter to select, and what price is good. This post will cover the essentials in making the right choice.
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A Heritage of the Renaissance: The origin and appeal of hunting over pointing dogs
Hunting over pointing dogs probably originated in the Renaissance Europe. No wonder it is considered by many affictionaldos a form of art!
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INTERNATIONAL vs LOCAL: Why do international hunters pay more to hunt than local hunters?
In the USA, as an out of state hunter or fisherman, you pay a higher license fee than a local
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Oops, We Did It Again!
BookYourHunt.com, the online marketplace for hunting trips, celebrates its 4th birthday. For four years the marketplace has been a successful rendezvous point for hunters and outfitters. With such new features as gift cards, landowners’ programs, and opening regional offices in Africa and Europe, BookYourHunt.com is looking forward to another successful year.
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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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