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I agree completely, my apologies. A product of my writing that while I was half asleep I suppose! Thanks for pointing that out.

Three species in particular stand out for me. The warthog is sometimes referred to as the poor mans buffalo and the bushpig the poor mans leopard. These warthog are incredible quarry for a walk and stalk, both will have no qualms flattening you if wounded. Bushpig especially is an incredibly...

If I may, I would like to present a different view on this. I don't know if Kendall has done this for publicity and if she has, that is her deal. To me it makes no difference at all why she posted them up, the act of posting them up and generating this sort of publicity gives us hunters an...

The same can be said of every animal I have deliberately shot in the brain. All dead before the bullet exited the skull. The point with any shot is that you must aim at the right place and hit it. A head shot is no good because the head is a big place and most places you could hit wont be an...

I saw that too, I thought the writer as a non hunter did a pretty decent job of taking the emotion out of his writing of the encounter. It is one of those things that makes the anti hunters go 'you see! They're barbarians looking for a high and take pleasure in killing' when in actual fact it...

Here's a link to a fantastic artical that says everything I want to say with greater eloquence. http://clashdaily.com/2014/06/defense-trophy-hunting-stupidityemotion-hunting-greatest-threat-african-game/

I am very impressed with the new layout and skin. It's user friendly and easy on the eye with some great new features. Many thanks to everyone involved!!

I'm jealous, I haven't had one yet. You just can't win with some people. One thing I have found is that if you engage with them on a public forum like Facebook or YouTube, you're almost guaranteed not to convert them. However, you are just taking an opportunity to get your point out there, get...

I haven't had the chance to bow hunt yet but I am slightly further along the curve than you are but there are a few things that helped me and maybe they will help you too? The first time I shot a bow, I shot a family members 80lb draw compound and being lightly built man that I am, it taught me...

Congratulations! A stunning animal, and it must be so much sweeter that he made you work for it! I'm incredibly jealous of your experience! You have inspired me to give a Reedbuck a try with a bow next time I go home, that's for sure. I completely agree about the Natal Midlands being one of...

If you're so inclined to read up on the science and experimental results on such things, you might want to take a look at the work done by Dr Ashby posted here. Looking at it from an engineers point of view that physics and mechanics of arrow penetration relies on more than momentum or kinetic...

For those of you who don't know Pietermaritzburg in KZN, South Africa is a city of half a million people with a fairly decent green belt around it particularly toward the north east of the city. The I spent the vast majority of my holidays in the Cascades timber plantations and Ferncliff Nature...

Ya, fair enough. Unfortunately they are not much cheaper in the UK or I could have brought one back when I come home in Sept, good luck!

Not to state the obvious but they are available in SA. Or is it a matter of cost?

I agree completely. I am all for hunting high fence concessions or conservancies. The fact is, they and the hunters that fund them have done more for conservation than almost anything else in South Africa and the vast majority are facilitate fair chase hunts in my mind. The point I was making...

I'm fairly green to this whole concept but this is how I see it, let me know if I have it all wrong? To approach this topic from the other side, not all low fence or no fench hunting is created equal. One of my family farms in kwaZulu Natal is a no fence type farm. It is a commercial sugar...

This is an interesting lists of points for reference. http://www.africahunting.com/latest-hunting-news/8358-some-interesting-facts-about-hunting-industry-south-africa.html I think what needs to be done is more of this but in an African context. We have places in South Africa especially...

That got me bouncing with excitement, my hands are all sweaty just at the thought of getting that close to such an incredible animal! my mind is going crazy exploring the possibilities for my walk and stalk bow hunt in August! Thanks for posting.

Get ready for an essay. I don't think it is. Obviously morals are a very personal thing but I think we have a moral obligation to use our natural resources in a sustainable manner. I have only hunted antelope, warthog and bushpig and I know each of these animals has been used as close to its...

You see, with all due respect, I don't think we are. I think it seems that way because anti hunters are just more vocal. If we are indeed outnumbered, then it only gives me more reason to do something about it. In reference to the Melissa Bachman story, the Facebook groups created in support of...

I've recently begun to get involved in in trying to change how people see hunting since the whole Melissa Bachman outcry. Before that, it was King Carlos of Spain and more recently, Prince Harry has taken flak for shooting a water buffalo. I am entirely open to another opinions and I welcome...

I agree completely. I've never used camo so I don't know how much it helps but I'm going to take it just incase, it cant harm me if I have the option to change the khaki for camo if I do find I need that edge. I do agree completely though that there is no and will never be a substitutes for...

Thats how I've always seen it, as an unfair advantage. I've always thought, I can get within 50m with khaki so why cheat, get lazy and use camo? I'm slowly coming around though. By my reckoning, getting in close enough to a heard of impala so that you can minimise string jump isn't something...

Thanks for the replies! By the sounds of it, it is going to be just as tough as I imagined it would be! When I fly home to SA next I'll take my camo and ghillie with me incase I need it. Its going to be an August hunt so the game will be sharp, vegetation will be dry and very noisy which...

I'm very much a walk and stalk type of hunter, but I'm also a rifle hunter who's recently bought a bow. I don't mind working for it, on the contrary the challenge is why I choose to walk and stalk. My rifle and I have taken animals at 300+m but the vast majority have been under 50m and some...

Thanks for all the welcomes guys!! The more time I spend on here, the more I realise what a fantastic place this is. Very little bickering like many other online forums, brand worship and brand bashing is almost non existent and everyone is always trying to help out the less experienced and...

Its so ironic that these people are willing to threaten yourself and others with illlegal violence only because you take part in and support an industry which is totally legal and the only reason most of Africas' game is still around for them to go on an uninformed crusade advocating measures...

As some of you might have seen from my introduction thread, I'm new to the bow hunting game. Gone are the days I could line up my cross hairs behind the ear of a trophy reedbuck or impala and squeeze the trigger to see the animal disappear from my sight into a heap hidden from view by long veld...

Personally I ask myself three questions. And if I am happy with the outcome after answering all three questions then I consider the cartridge as suitable. A question like this is highly subjective and you may not agree with me but this is how I do it and I've found that it works equally well...

Thanks for the welcome bluey! I know it is, unfortunately it seems to have always been that way and it seems it always will be. There is a british bow hunting association made up of bow hunters that hunt either in Europe or other overseas destinations. My hunting will be limited to hunts in...

Hi, my names Andrew, and I have a problem. I joined up a couple years ago and haven't really done anything since then so I thought I might introduce myself and get more involved in the site and community. I'm a South African who grew up hunting and fishing on ours and friends farms. I've only...

To be fair, the whitetail video I mentioned may be some idiot who thinks hunting is a boasting contest and exagerated the range and what the bullet did or did not hit, apologies for not making that clear, I was in a bit of a rush when I typed it. I can't remember what heads we were using on the...

I'm a reasonably experieced antelope hunter who hunts for the challenge and thrill of the hunt as much as the reward of venison to be enjoyed afterwards. I dont generally measure trophies, never pose for photo's and love a walk and stalk. I love the bare minimum in terms of gear - a rifle...

I would like to chip in and add my 2 cents here. Bill is absolutely right in the fact that most American hunters come to africa overgunned, but be under no illusions regarding the toughness of African game. Saying it is not tougher than north American game of comparitive size is a falacy refuted...