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It's a cold Saturday morning in the Free State province of South Africa. We are hunting on a good friend of my dad's farm, about a 5 hour drive from where we live. I get up, get dressed and take a handful of 300gr Norma Oryx rounds for the .375 H&H. We had a long night, so a Red Bull and two...

I look out over the city lights of Pretoria as I tug on my pipe. Tonight, I am grateful. Regardless of what is going on in the world, in my own country and my city, I have a million things to be thankful for. I write about something that is very relevant to me at this moment in time - fountains...

"You know, Bwana, if I stand here long enough, I will see God himself." These are the words that a Maasai poacher once said to Alec McCallum after looking out over the Ngorongoro Crater for the very first time in his life. Alec always told this story to my father and other people who had the...

How about this for a first hunt? Shot 2 blesbok in a matter of 15 seconds! The first one was a big RW ewe. The second was a young ram. The ewe measured 17"! I am really happy with the horns. Just thought I'd post this, because it was such a wonderful memory hunting blesbok at night with a...

Hello guys! It's Ruan here. Please go read my latest hunting story - Warthog Hunt: Birthday Special. So I wanted to ask for some advice. I have been looking for a good all-round, long range rifle. It would have to be able to take at least a kudu/elk down, but it should not be too big. Dad has a...

Hunting among buffalo - I can't wait...my birthday is tomorrow! I dream about the farm as I'm sitting in the Accounting class. Oh, if only this day could pass quicker. It's Friday afternoon, and I am super excited for my birthday - we are going to my dad's friend's farm! We packed Thursday...

South Africa is having a very cold winter ... we would know, we felt it on our Free State hunting trip! It was super cold. Temperatures reached about -8 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit) ! We depart to Strydfontein Guest Farm on the 3rd of July 2014. It is a 4 hour drive from where we...

The ultimate hunt. We depart to my uncle's game farm on Thursday, 12 June 2014. The game farm is in Vaalwater, Limpopo (South Africa). I can't wait! I haven't shot anything for some time now. And the best part of all? I broke 2 fingers with rugby just before the trip! We arrive at Nieuw...