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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...

Equipment Expony The only advice i have is to practice with what you will take along. Contact your PH and ask what sort of blinds you will use and then go and simulate the shots. One common mistake is for first timers to Africa to suddenly go and buy a monster of a bow and try to pull...

Hunting - 18,5" Common Reedbuck Hi Guys, I got this sent over to me again today after loosing the pics for a while. Not the greatest photo in the world but here is an 18,5 inch Common Reedbuck hunted in Natal. As far as we now he is the biggest to come out of South Africa for quite a while...

Walking Safaris Promotion Just to let you all know, the Walking Safari price lists are now up with some images of the camp etc. These are extremely well priced African Adventures and will give you an opportunity to experience something quite unique in South Africa. Just make sure you pack your...

We as hunters all subscribe to some code of ethics. I recently saw the Rowland Ward Guild of Field Sportsmen's Code of conduct. I would be interested to know what those of you who hunt think of it and what you believe should be added or amended. Please give motivation for your suggestions...

I am looking at doing "walking safaris" on a ranch in South Africa. We start out each morning from a camp in the center at sunrise and spend the day out on foot with no vehicle assistance until something is hunted. You get to spend 6-10 days out in our tented camp and really get to know the bush...

How many Hunters travel to South Africa each year to take advantage of our excellent Wingshooting Opportunities? Please post details of the areas you have hunted and the quality of the shooting.

For all active DG PH's Post a picture of your current rifle/rifles and some motivation on why you chose what you did. Please make it informative and include the economics and reliability of ammo supply.

Hello Hi Jerome Looks like you have a nice site set up here. If you can publish some good articles here it will be a great resource. Someone you might consider contacting is Cleve Cheney, he writes for a few publications and can give you some excellent stuff for all prospective hunters. If...