Let’s talk about hunting laws in Mozambique, along with the most essential information about travel to Mozambique, and what else apart from hunting can this country offer to a tourist.
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Let’s talk about hunting laws in Mozambique, along with the most essential information about travel to Mozambique, and what else apart from hunting can this country offer to a tourist.
Continue readingThe stunning coastline, conservation success story and abundance of game is ensuring Mozambique’s popularity as a popular hunting destination.
Continue readingPart 4 of the “1001 Questions” series deals with questions about health, medicine and insurance policies, money and payments, as well as various odds and ends related to camp and lodge life.
Continue readingBy Peter Ruddle This is the third post in our “1001 Questions”. Part 1 covered general questions of safari booking,
Continue readingBy the end of my hunt I had done everything I said I would not: crawling two and three hundred yards at a time with legs that had been cut to shreds by razor grass, wading through chest-deep hippo channels, grabbing razor grass to keep from falling into rivers teeming with crocodiles, and lying flat on the ground with only the grass between me and a charging buffalo.
Continue readingIf 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”.
Continue readingThe English naturalist, George French Angas first described the Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) in 1849, on the shores of Lake St Lucia in Zululand (South Africa), calling it the “Angas Bushbuck”. Hence the origin of its scientific name while its common name came from the Zulu (African tribe) word “Inyala”. That is why today you most commonly hear professional hunters pronounce the word Inyala instead of Nyala as spelt. The name Inyala when translated from Zulu means the “shifty one”, a fitting description for such an elusive species.
Continue readingThis impressive animal with massive and very distinctive corkscrew-like horns derives its name from Khoikhoi, an indigenous ethnic group closely related to the San (Bushman) people of Africa. Like elk hunting in the United States, Kudu attracts trophy and meat hunters alike, and is topping every first time African hunter’s wish list.
Continue readingA member of the “Tiny 10”, this small antelope stands 12-17 inches high at the shoulder and weighs 10-12 pounds (4.5-5kgs). A dainty little specialty animal normally only hunted by the true collectors who are probably African hunting veterans by the time they decide to shoot one.
Continue readingStunning. Regal. Majestic. There are just not enough words to describe this beautiful antelope, known as the “Prince of Africa”. A species high on every African hunter’s bucket list. A revered animal, sold as a special package or specified minimum amount of hunting days. The Sable.
The Sable Antelope has lightning-fast reactions and sharp long curved horns, with which it is able to protect its flanks, making it a formidable foe when attacked by Lions, Hyenas and other predators. Adult males have jet black faces with white facial markings and a graceful horse-like body, making it one of Africa’s most desirable hunting trophies.
Continue readingThirst and flies tormented him but this was nothing compared to the burning pain inflicted by the hastily pulled off bullet from the 416 Rigby of the exhausted, footsore and impetuous hunter.
Continue readingIs the Kudu you just hunted really an Eastern Cape Kudu because of its location or was it a transplanted genetically engineered animal? When will DNA sampling become a prerequisite for anyone wishing to enter a trophy into the record book?
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