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The Evolution of High Fences in South Africa

Africa

South African outfitters always hear the same question: “Is your hunting area high fenced?” The standard answer goes something like

Hunting Associations of South Africa

The majority of South African Professional Hunters belong to one or more of three main hunting associations operating in South Africa. Many of these Professional Hunters are also members of Wild Ranching South Africa which is not a hunting association but plays a very important role supporting role to this industry.

PH carrying a harvested antelope on his shoulders

Adventure at Karrekloof. By James Reed

Africa / BookYourHunt / Hunting Stories

Karreekloof has been converted, in just three years, from a livestock farm to a 105,000-acre game reserve with more than 6,000 wild animals, including both black and white rhinoceros, thus creating one of the leading self-sustaining conservation models in Africa and a true rhino sanctuary.

BookYourHunt.com Gear List: 2. Your African Kit

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Peter Ruddle gives a comprehensive list of what to pack for your African safari – and where to keep each item, during travel and while hunting.

What Kudu Is That? (Cape, Southern Greater, or… ?)

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Is 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?

Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Choice of Outfitter

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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.

Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Travel

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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.

Planning Your First Hunt in Africa: Where to go?

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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.

South Africa’s Top 5: Are you ready for the challenge?

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Impala, Warthog, Springbok, Kudu and Blesbuck are the Top 5 most popular animals to hunt in South Africa. Are you ready for the challenge of hunting them all?

Good Times, Bad Times: Springbok hunting in Gordon-Cumming’s “Five Years in South Africa” and today

Africa / BookYourHunt / Hunting History

“The springbok is so termed by the colonists on account of its peculiar habit of springing or taking extraordinary bounds, rising to an incredible height in the air, when pursued”, wrote Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming in “Five Years of a Hunter’s Life in the Far Interior of South Africa”. The graceful antelope that has become the symbol of South Africa once covered the plains with its innumerable herds. Today it is mostly found on game farms, hunting concessions, national parks and protected areas, and the impressive “trek-bokken” is but a memory of times gone by. But are the good times of springbok hunting then or now?

Why Does the Zebra Have the Stripes?

Hunting Tips and Techniques / BookYourHunt / Africa

The skin of the zebra is one of the most popular trophies that hunters bring home from African safaris. Whether you use it as a carpet on the wall or a rug on the floor, or make a more original taxidermy out of it, the striking black-and-white skin can’t help but stir your curiosity. The old question “Is zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes?” has been positively answered. Zebra embryos start out black (or brown), and the white color appears later, so zebra is black with white stripes. But why do they need the stripes in the first place?

Africa’s Number One: Impala

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According to a 2016 survey, Impala is the most popular trophy with international hunters in South Africa. This blog post tries to identify the secret of the species’ success.