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Warthog and Warthog Hunting

The warthog is one of the five most popular hunting trophies in Africa. Read about warthog distribution, hunting tips, conservation status, trophy records, &c

With Hounds after Black Bear: A Conversation with an Outfitter

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Pursuit of black bears with packs of hounds is a classic American hunt. These days, you don’t get many opportunities

What on Earth is “Veld”?

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Veld, also spelt veldt, is a word from Afrikaans, the language of the Dutch colonists in South Africa. This word is used to describe a wide open grassland landscape.

Hunting 101: What do I need to start?

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Let’s make a couple of assumptions here. Statistically, you’re probably a middle-class professional from an urbanized place, such as New York, just bordering in age from “young” to “new young”. This is the group of people that usually struggle when they want to take up hunting,

Blesbok and Blesbok Hunting

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Blesbok, or Blesbuck, is one of the most popular antelopes with hunters in South Africa. However, harvesting this dweller of open spaces is not easy.

A 44 Magnum owned by one of the survey respondents

Handguns in the Backcountry: What, when, and why professional guides carry, and should you?

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100% of hunting guides who responded to our survey find a handgun useful for their guiding duties. More than half carry a pistol wherever and whenever they legally can. About a third said they carry a handgun in the course of their guiding duties only when they are not carrying a long arm, e.g. during archery hunts or fishing, and a tiny minority packs a handgun “usually, but not always”.

Impala Hunting in Southern and Eastern Africa

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Impala is often referred to as the McDonald’s of the African Bushveld, because it is the most commonly killed prey animal for every predator from large eagles and pythons to humans, and also due to a conspicuous black ‘M” shaped mark on their backside.

Elk Hunting in Idaho: What you need to know

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Want to hunt elk in Idaho? Good choice — but make sure you understand the 2026 changes to nonresident general deer and elk tags, along with the basics that still matter for planning a successful hunt.

Giraffe and Giraffe Hunting in South Africa

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It is not surprising that where Giraffes have an economic value they are preserved to such an extent that overpopulation now occurs in some areas. Giraffes are not a popularly hunted trophy species.

Leopard and Leopard Hunting in Africa. Part II: Hunting tips

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If there’s one thing that is for sure with Leopard hunts, it is there are no guarantees that you are even going to even see a Leopard even though your PH may try every trick in the book to get a suitable animal on bait. Leopard hunting is like chess, a mind game where you are always trying to out manoeuvre your opponent, in this case “Mr Spots”.

Leopard and Leopard Hunting in Africa. Part I: Threats, Habits, Where and When

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Leopards are listed as vulnerable and are a CITES 1 animal, so hunting quota offtakes are strictly allocated according to population numbers. South Africa has temporarily suspended Leopard hunting but does issue a limited quota from time to time. Hunters must always double check their country’s trophy import regulations as it differs around the world and printed information in this regard may be outdated.

Leopard hunting regulations also vary from country to country. Some allow hunting over bait at night while others only permit daylight hunting in the presence of a wildlife official. Different rules may apply as per the areas that may and may not be hunted with hounds if hunting with dogs is even permitted. Only fully mature males should be hunted and in many countries hunters will be fined for shooting a female and have their trophy confiscated.

Cape Eland Hunting in Southern Africa

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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.