Which is the “Best” African hunting TV shows

[Altitude sickness]

I watched “This is Africa” earlier this AM.

IMHO it is head and shoulders above all others in all things that matter. Best story telling. Andy does a phenomenal job editing. It builds an excitement on the hunt to the culmination.

Many other shows jump around from hunter to hunter. Animal to animal and it’s hard to get excited at the end of the show. Poor story telling , videography and leaves a lot to be desired.

Hornady Dark and Dangerous is probably the opposite end of the spectrum. The story Jumps around and by the end of the show there’s a split second shot of the kill with no context.
If they even show the kill, usually you have to watch eight shows to see the target animal being killed.

Tracks across Africa is OK. but a lot more BS and not as good at building the excitement as TIA

 

[Firebird]

Would agree that TIA is the best on tv right now. I especially enjoy the footage of “other stuff” such as the cobra hunting a lizard around camp or a cool beetle or other local interests.
I agree with your statements but glad hornady still sponsors a show, many have gone by the wayside. There are a couple that are so advertisement strong that I don’t watch them at all, preferring to find something on YouTube to watch instead.

 

[AHughes]

Was watching TIA this morning on YouTube lol watch buchannon all the time

 

[Hunter-Habib]

I keep forgetting the name but Beretta sponsored a Safari hunting show hosted by Jeff Rann a few years ago. I really liked it.

 

[IvW]

Hardwood campfire with some cold ones......

 

[Rubberhead]

I like everything Andy Buchanan does. I like African Sportsman Channel with Stefan Fouche because they spend time talking about the guns and ammo they're using. As much as I'm not a fan of Hornady, I like their "Dark and Dangerous" series too.

 

[Hunt anything]

I really liked the early Tracks Across Africa shows, will watch about any show that may show something I want to hunt in the future but I record TIA, Tracks and Dark & Dangerous. Many of the other shows will have first time hunters in Africa spouting pure BS. IMO

 

[Albert GRANT]

I like a lot of African Sun Productions stuff on Youtube. Some are extremely well done, a few I could do without, but overall very good to watch.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Africa sportsman show.

 

[STXhammer]

African sun productions makes great movies on YouTube as Albert said also there is not a ton of adds like many other YouTube channels

 

[375Fox]

I’ve really lost interest in most hunting TV shows, too much acting for the camera. I really think this YouTube channel makes the best hunting videos currently. The last African video he put up was great, very professionally done and tells a good story.

 

[IvW]

I guided quite a few hotshot TV hunters Canadian and American up to a point where I flatly refused to do so.....irrespective of daily rate.....
TIA is probaly the best as it it is no bullshit and includes the bad times of wounding following up and sometimes lost......

 

[John Telford]

Andy Buchanan with TIA is currently my favorite and his formula of show casing different areas and new PH’s/ Outfitters keeps the show fresh. It’s not the same old guy shooting the same old buff in the same old areas. He’s also a supper nice guy , humble and hard working.

 

[rifletuner]

I find it difficult to get excited about any of the hunting shows. I do watch them from time to time, but am generally disappointed when I do watch anything.

I did enjoy watching the DVDs made by Mark Buchanan under the Big Bore Productions banner - probably the best known of those is "Death by Double Rifle". Most of his DVDs were worth watching, although "Death in the Arctic" was a bit of a snooze fest because it accurately portrayed a polar bear hunt (I guess - I have never done one) with a lot of waiting around surrounded by miles of snow, or hours of sitting in a sled. I was looking forward to what would have been his last couple of DVDs, but they were never released. From what I hear from people who know him, he just got bored with it and gave it up.

 

[black tail]

I like This is Africa

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I like This is Africa

When will you be posting a classified ad?

 

[degoins]

TIA
I used to love Under Wild Skies Africa when the host would hunt with some cool old gun.

The overbearing music on just about all the shows (even the very few I generally like) causes me to watch them muted most of the time.

 

[Albert GRANT]

TIA
I used to love Under Wild Skies Africa when the host would hunt with some cool old gun.

The overbearing music on just about all the shows (even the very few I generally like) causes me to watch them muted most of the time.

I agree with the music- half the time it's like they are going into battle or recreating epics of the gods. I can't stand that. This is part of why I like African Sun Productions. While they still have a bit of that in some of their stuff, many of them feature much more appropriate music that isn't blasted over the sounds of the hunt.

 

[lockingblock]

What channel do they come on?

 

[Altitude sickness]

YouTube on TV is best