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I'm referring of course to the many posts that have been made about trophy import bans over the last few years. Guys, I get it. You are concerned about the future of hunting as an industry and seeing clickbait headlines from the Daily Mail and Wall Street Journal can be upsetting. Remember that...

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-12-14-namibias-community-wildlife-conservation-system-has-come-off-the-rails-investigation-shows/ Don Pinnock is really grasping at straws it seems. The "investigation" came from The African Elephant Journal, a well-known animal rights organization...

Just thought I'd make a post about this considering I haven't seen anyone talk about the book, despite it being out for a long while now. Anyways, the book starts from post-WW2 Beuchananland all the way up to modern Botswana excluding the Ian Khama moratorium years. It's a very different read...

I am aware that the owner of MyOutdoorTV Stan Kroenke removed all of its episodes concerning lion and elephant hunting due to "backlash" in the UK during 2017, but why wouldn't he just remove the episodes in the UK? Many of the most interesting episodes from the site are gone now due to foreign...

I've been wondering this for a while since the 338. is the most popular calibre for Alaskan brown bears, wouldn't it be sensical to perhaps use it for lion too? Of course, a lion is much faster than a brown bear however with an accurate, mortal shot, wouldn't it be enough to take down a lion...

I've been scrolling through many of the old hunting photos in the '60s and '70s on this site and I'm amazed to see so many from CAR, considering the countries current predicament. It's quite amazing that hunters used to take top class, world record trophies consisting of Eland, Bongo, and Forest...

Major elephant tusk weighs right at 100 pounds. Hunt was guided by koos pienaar and michel mantheakis.

I mean no disrespect to any of the outfitters operating in Tanzania but the prices are just ridiculous at this point. Hopefully, the prices will eventually drop but there doesn't seem to be any reason for the prices to be as high as they are. I understand that Tanzania is a classic safari...

Everything is going extinct. You see that bird outside your bedroom window with a unique white spot? Yip, it's endangered. Let's completely ignore the fact that any exceptionally large animal of any particular species is obviously not going to be as common as the species' average size. But why...

I came across this video on the web made by African Sun Productions. I must say that this is by far one of the best hunting videos on Youtube by a long shot. It's long but it's an interesting insight into what hunting in Tanzania is all about. Before any of you ask, no, I don't personally know...

We all know that hunting has been reopened in Botswana and for good reason. Not since Kenya had I seen such utter stupidity from a government that claimed it wanted to "protect" (by getting rid of all economic value of course) its wildlife by destroying an entire industry, an industry that was...

What is this site’s general opinion on Craig Boddington? I ask this as I’ve rarely seen him being talked out and when he is talked about, people have an oddly negative opinion of him. I’m not sure why, exactly. He doesn’t seem to be very smug (unlike a certain Mark Sullivan) and vast majority of...

It’ll be a little while before I’ll go on my first elephant hunt therefore I’m using all the time I need to find a quality outfitter. Johan Calitz Safaris caught my eye and my heart warmed knowing that Botswana is lifting the ban on dangerous game hunting. All I need to know is if he still has...

When it comes to size and overall abundance (though I'm sure we already know the answer to that one) how do the elephants compare to other parts of Tanzania? If there are any Tanzanian outfitters then please feel free to respond. The same goes for those who have hunted in that part of the country.

Not anything particularly interesting but I thought it would be cool to post some photos from June this year. How many do you think we bagged? Sorry if the photos aren’t clear. By far the best day of bird shooting I’ve had

Not asking anything specific. Just wanted to know if anyone's hunted with him considering that he's a very famous outfitter.

Let's completely ignore that he's doing some good and focus on the fantastical idea that lions are innocent beings that might kill him one day. These are the types of people we younger folks would refer to as "Karens". And I guarantee that 99% of these people have never set foot on the dark...

I'm sure we're all aware that the elephant population in the Selous has taken a beating for the past few decades. I've been looking for resources pointing to the reasons as to why the elephant population declined so significantly in the reserve. However, most of the articles I've found are quite...

I ask this as I plan on going on a plains game safari in Namibia in a few year's time, hopefully soon. Hartmann's zebra is at the top of my list for the trophies I'd like to take. I've been watching many videos on hunting zebra and I'm amazed by how tough they are. Is the 30-06 adequate or would...

I ask this as I've heard that Benin is probably the most affordable place to hunt truly wild buffalo in Africa. Only for me to scroll through multiple threads and find out that the safari industry there is having some trouble or at least with an outfitter known as Atacora Safaris. There's a lot...

How does it compare to other dangerous game in terms of challenge, danger, and the overall experience? I ask this as most people (including hunters) find hunting elephants to be either morally reprehensible or just strange. I find it fascinating, however. So, any elephant hunters out there, feel...

Hello all. A bit of background, I'm an amateur hunter/outdoorsman from South Africa who's only real experience with hunting comes from wingshooting. I'm hoping to go on my first, proper plains game hunt in a few years time, specifically Namibia. I've heard many great things about the country...