The third part of Peter Ruddle’s “Hunting in South Africa: What you need to know” describes the nine provinces of the country, with their hunting specialties and other information.
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The third part of Peter Ruddle’s “Hunting in South Africa: What you need to know” describes the nine provinces of the country, with their hunting specialties and other information.
Continue readingIn the second part of the series by Peter Ruddle, discover hunting laws, regulations, and requirements for South Africa, including firearm importation, visa, and vaccination info. Plan your hunt with confidence.
Continue readingSouth Africa is a country with truly ancient hunting traditions and a success story of modern sustainable utilization conservation. Learn more about hunting in South Africa with Peter Ruddle
Continue readingMost of us have our own rituals for the Christmas season, but sometimes you look at the mistletoe and chocolate display and feel a strange desire: why don’t I just get away from it all and go, like, hunting?
Continue readingSouth 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.
Continue readingIn addition to big-game hunting, South Africa offers amazing waterfowling opportunities
Continue readingThere is nothing as satisfying as watching a well-trained retrieving, pointing, and flushing or scent dog at work.
Continue readingDriven bird hunts are usually associated with Europe and Great Britain, but South Africa has a long tradition of this sport as well. To this day, being invited to a farmer’s traditional guineafowl shoot is quite an honor. During these hunts camaraderie and long lasting friendships are made. The shoot is more about the experience than the kill and lots of banter and laughter was the order of the day.
Continue readingSouth Africa is the modern-day sportsman bird-shooting destination of choice. The country is truly blessed with exceptional wild game bird populations. You just cannot beat the challenge of a bird hunter looking for the opportunity to shoot wild sporting birds in their natural habitat.
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 readingSpringbuck 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.
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