Recent content by Ian B

Building a Dangerous Game Rifle: Advice for the Aspirant Guide/PH by Ian Blakeway Which Rifle is best for me? This is a question that many of you either in the Hunting or Trails side of Guiding will be looking into at some point in your career. While in days gone by there were fewer choices and...

Affordable Hunting in Africa by Craig Boddington Many people think the glory days of African hunting were from the 1950s to the 1970s. Efficient air travel made Africa reachable in a relatively short time, making a safari a practical vacation rather than an expedition requiring many weeks. The...

Canned Hunt Guys I cant help but notice how many of you consider your hunts in SA as canned. Now one of two things here, either there are a lot of crooks in the country or you are allowing the uninformed computer jockeys to rob you of your hunting experience. Tame, Fed and hand reared animals...

The Future of Hunting in Africa Presentation to the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, Nuremberg, Germany, 8 March 2007 Did you know that without hunters, African animals like the black wildebeest and the white rhino probably would not exist today? Hunting plays an...

Free range Eland Close second is Bushbuck under walk and stalk conditions

Thanks Jerome

Zululand DOJ Good luck with the hunt, I think you are going to have a great time up there. We love the area and all it has to offer. I read you post on the PH forum and have to say that it would be great to have more clients like you who speak their mind and call a spade a spade, it keeps...

DOJ Yes I do have them available, prices generally will be upward of R 10 000 each on these tiny antelope. If you are interested in them I will get you a fixed quote. The properties I use fix their prices according to demand so with a season like this we may be able to get you a better deal...

Internet Void - My Appologies Hi Guys Really sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Between hunting and the fact that we have had terrible service from our ISP I have been a tad bit out of reach. Thanks to a new tower though I now have phone signal and a cell modem so things are back on...

Hi Joe Glad that it appeals to you as these are my favorite kind of hunts to guide. Send me an e-mail to mail@africanbushsafari.com and we can chat. I am pretty sure that you could easily have a great hunt without breaking the bank. Just a suggestion, start watching all the airlines and...

Skyline Its a hell of a rifle and build the way I think working rifles should be built. Two things to consider thought. As a hunter does the additional recoil of the 416 give you any real advantage over the 375 2nd, in the area you will be hunting, will you be able to get ammo should yours...

Eric and others who have been messed around. I strongly urge you to make it know wherever possible and basically name and shame the outfitters in question. The internet is a powerful tool Make sure of your facts, but don't let rip off artists get away with it. I am sorry to hear of your...

Zen indeed, now I know that you get exactly what I mean. For those of you who are new to the site I would like to say a quick thanks to Jerome for the hard work and dedication he has put into the site. As it stands now this is already 2 + years of work from his side and the man is still doing...

Great diagrams Jerome Great diagrams, I have been meaning to congratulate you on getting such clear images. Once you can look at an animal and see the organs moving within it through your minds eye, then you can truly start to place your shots with accuracy. Good hunting Ian

excellent Setup You have got all you need to hunt any of the African species and from what I have heard those Montecs are the business. Get in some practice time and you will be on your way. If you are interested in an interactive shot placement CD then get hold of David Sutherlands one. It is...