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Hunting in Namibia. Part II: Hunting Laws, Gun and Bow Regulations, and Travel Information

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This blog will tell you about hunting laws in Namibia, including minimum requirements to rifle cartridges and bows, different categories of professional hunters, as well as travel information.

Hunting in Namibia. Part I: Where to Go and What to Hunt

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Namibia offers a variety of hunting opportunities to meet most requirements and budgets.

Most Bang for Your Buck: How to Do an African Safari for the Price of a Guided Elk Hunt

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

South Africa and Namibia offer a wide selection of affordable options. Let’s compare the cost of a $5000-$7000 out-of-state Elk hunt with what you could get on a hunt in Africa for the same price.

1001 Questions to Ask Before Booking a Hunt in Africa: Part 4

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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series 1001 Questions about Hunting in Africa

Part 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.

1001 Questions to Ask Before Booking a Hunt in Africa: Part 3

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series 1001 Questions about Hunting in Africa

By Peter Ruddle This is the third post in our “1001 Questions”. Part 1 covered general questions of safari booking,

Springbuck Hunting in Southern Africa

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

Springbuck is a strikingly marked, sleek, graceful, agile gazelle-like antelope and once the national emblem of South Africa; however, today it is only recognised as the name and logo for the national rugby team. The species name was translated from the Afrikaans word “Springbok”, which means “jumping buck”. The name was derived from its unique behavioural trait known as pronking: a leap in the air with an arched back and stiff legs.

Third Time just as Lucky! The hunter who specializes in 59 1/2″ Kudu bulls. By Steve Tors

Africa / Hunting Stories / Uncategorized

Mike returned about four years later to hunt with us again, and sure enough he shot another 59½” kudu! Mike was now the owner of three 59½” kudu trophies from three or four different hunts. The personalized licence plate of his Toyota Land Cruiser at home reads ‘KUDU 60’ – which I think is very appropriate!

Blesbok and Blesbok Hunting

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt

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.

Giraffe and Giraffe Hunting in South Africa

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

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

Africa / BookYourHunt / Hunting Tips and Techniques

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”.

Nyala and Nyala Hunting in Southern Africa

Africa / Hunting Tips and Techniques

The 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.

The Desert Oryx: Gemsbok and Gemsbok Hunting

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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.