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Book Review By Kevin Thomas – (author of 4 African hunting books including Shadows in an African Twilight.) Drums of the Morning, by respected and highly experienced Zimbabwean professional hunter Wayne Grant, is a must read. In fact, I would go so far as to say that any sport hunter...

Due to a series of Amazon upload glitches over book template sizes, and related issues, it’s taken me months to finally sort out and upload my latest edition of The Hunting Game. This is the second run which has an additional chapter portraying the life of legendary Rhodesian ivory hunter...

I will be giving away Two signed and inscribed copies of my book The Hunting Game, including shipping to fellow members of AfricaHunting.com. This is a new updated edition with an additional chapter (Chapter 25). If you are not already a registered member you can join by clicking here. For a...

To my mind, gemsbok are one of Africa’s most eye-catching antelope, and they make for a superb trophy. However, it wasn't until the mid-1980s that I got the chance to start hunting and guiding on them, and once blooded to this fascinating antelope, I quickly became a firm gemsbok disciple...

I will be giving away three signed and inscribed copies of my book There’s Something About Buffalo, including shipping to fellow members of AfricaHunting.com. If you are not already a registered member you can join by clicking here. For a chance to win one of the three free copies of my book...

Zimbabwe’s international media image is normally one of doom and gloom. Cast that aside though, and there is a shining light in the country’s sustainable wildlife utilisation field. It goes by the name of the Bubye Valley Conservancy, or more simplistically by the acronym BVC. It’s a success...

I cannot believe how vitriolic the anti-hunting sentiment and rhetoric has become of recent on social media. Much of it driven by emotion and total ignorance of the true situation. Since boyhood I’ve been involved with hunting, and much of my youth was spent in a remote part of the then colonial...

After retiring as a Professional Hunter at the end of 2013 I've been focusing on writing and my books can be seen on my website at www.kevindthomas.com Shadows in an African Twilight Shadows in an African Twilight is a collection of fascinating stories about a life of adventure spread...

After retiring as a Professional Hunter at the end of 2013 I've been focusing on writing and my books can be seen on my website at www.kevindthomas.com Tracking the Memory Tracking the Memory is primarily a collection of informative and personal stories about the different experiences of...

After retiring as a Professional Hunter at the end of 2013 I've been focusing on writing and my books can be seen on my website at www.kevindthomas.com The Hunting Game The Hunting Game is a collection of hunting stories gleaned over the four decades the author has spent as a professional...

After retiring as a Professional Hunter at the end of 2013 I've been focusing on writing and my books can be seen on my website at www.kevindthomas.com There's Something about Buffalo In his latest book Kevin has invited friends, colleagues and clients (including well known hunting writers...

Hi guys, As I have got older in life my wife and I have decided to downscale our trophy room collection. My prize possession is a female buffalo head mount that I shot in the Sapi in 1972. It is still the all time Zimbabwe record and stands both in Rowland Wards and SCI Record Books. The mount...

We are happy to announce that Kevin's latest Book "The Hunting Game" is now available in EBook format. It is available on Amazon and many other EBook websites. Gregor Woods a former editor of Man Magnum Magazine wrote the forward for the book. It reads as follows:- Several years ago, Kevin...

To all AH members, We are excited to announce that for the month of April we are offering a 60% discount on the cover price on Kevin's book "Shadows in an African Twilight." We have had excellent sales of the book since we placed it on Amazon and other EBook websites. We are also offering one...

Kevin'S book is now available in electronic format. A number of EBook stores now have it available for $24.00. ABOUT THE BOOK Game Ranger, Special Force Soldier, Professional Hunter and Personal Security Officer Shadows in an African Twilight is a collection of fascinating stories about...

Old Faithful - My 7x57mm Mauser by Kevin Thomas Not too long ago I read an internet posting on Straight Shooter by an American called Ken who described the 7x57mm Mauser as "The Great Granddaddy of Modern Day Cartridges." It wasn't a long posting but it was an interesting read as he went on...

Old Faithful - My 7x57mm Mauser by Kevin Thomas Not too long ago I read an internet posting on Straight Shooter by an American called Ken who described the 7x57mm Mauser as "The Great Granddaddy of Modern Day Cartridges." It wasn't a long posting but it was an interesting read as he went on...

Why hunt Africa? by Kevin Thomas General: There are a number of reasons why I'd recommend sport hunters consider Africa a good hunting venue. It goes without saying; the sheer variety of plains game available (and dangerous game) can become truly confusing to the first-timer (and even to...

Why hunt Africa? by Kevin Thomas General: There are a number of reasons why I'd recommend sport hunters consider Africa a good hunting venue. It goes without saying; the sheer variety of plains game available (and dangerous game) can become truly confusing to the first-timer (and even...

Greetings Africa Hunting Forum Members, Many of you may have been wondering why we have not been active on the forum in recent months. Our son who manages our website and does all our forum postings has spent 310 days in hospital over the past eighteen months undergoing five major spinal...

Bubye River Leopard by Kevin Thomas My first acquaintance with this particular leopard was back in July 2010. At the time I was guiding a client on a leopard and general plains game hunt on Zimbabwe's vast Bubye Valley Conservancy. We'd used zebra quarters as bait, spread across an area to the...

Bubye River Leopard by Kevin Thomas My first acquaintance with this particular leopard was back in July 2010. At the time I was guiding a client on a leopard and general plains game hunt on Zimbabwe's vast Bubye Valley Conservancy. We'd used zebra quarters as bait, spread across an area to...

Zimbabwe man dies in crocodile attack 2012-05-09 20:53 Harare - A fishing club in Zimbabwe says one man died and another was hurt in a crocodile attack in the country's northwest. The National Anglers Association said on Wednesday that Zimbabwean national Frank Trott, aged in his 70s...

Don Heath loaned me a copy of Kevin Thomas's Shadows in an African Twilight on my recent trip to Sweden to tour the Norma ammunition factory. It would be an understatement to say that getting my hands on this book was an added plus during the trip. Kevin has written numerous articles for...

Dear Sport Hunting Friends & Colleagues, We're already at the end of January 2012 and time is once more passing by at an alarming rate. Hopefully the year ahead will be what we'd all wish it to be, and not only on the hunting front but in all else too. At the beginning of April, a mere two...

Tracking the Memory - Tales of Hunting by Kevin Thomas New Book Release ABOUT THE BOOK Tracking the Memory is primarily a collection of informative and personal stories about the different experiences of hunting. It is also the culmination of a boyhood enterprise of exploration and...

One the Kruger National Park's (KNP) oldest elephants, Duke, who was more than 55-years-old, has died, the park said on Friday. The elephant was discovered lying on its side along Makambeni spruit, five kilometres from Crocodile Bridge Camp on Wednesday, KNP spokesman William Mabasa said in a...

Zimbabwe’s Bottom Feeders by Kevin Thomas My two clients; a father and son from the UK had arrived in Bulawayo on the Saturday 25 June 2011 midday flight from Johannesburg. Jamie and Josh Cox had flown direct from Heathrow and were understandably feeling a bit jaded so after checking...

Zimbabwe’s Bottom Feeders by Kevin Thomas My two clients; a father and son from the UK had arrived in Bulawayo on the Saturday 25 June 2011 midday flight from Johannesburg. Jamie and Josh Cox had flown direct from Heathrow and were understandably feeling a bit jaded so after checking them into...

Man Magnum Magazine - Book Review - Shadows in an African Twilight, August 2011 When I was a boy living in South Africa, ‘the Rhodesias’ represented the Africa I craved but had seen little of. My first trip to Rhodesia was in 1966; I was so captivated I made it my second home. One reason I...

Lucking Out With a Kudu by Kevin Thomas Huge granite outcrops and bush fringed whalebacks, dissected by mopane woodland and drab grey acacia formed the typical Zimbabwe landscape tapestry we were hunting across. My client, Art Mariner, had told me on the long drive into camp that he...

Lucking Out With a Kudu by Kevin Thomas Huge granite outcrops and bush fringed whalebacks, dissected by mopane woodland and drab grey acacia formed the typical Zimbabwe landscape tapestry we were hunting across. My client, Art Mariner, had told me on the long drive into camp that he considered...

Elephant in the Jesse by Kevin Thomas The vast tract of land lying along the eastern upper reaches of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park can be energy sapping and it’s a hot and parched landmass to hunt. There are not only tracts of dry mopane woodland, stretching into the hazy...

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A Kiwi Gets His Springbok and then some by Kevin Thomas G’day from New Zealand, my name is Chris Elles… those were the opening words in Chris’s email to me on 08 August 2009. It was the first time I’d ever received an inquiry about hunting from a Kiwi sport hunter, so from the onset I’d...

A Kiwi Gets His Springbok and then some by Kevin Thomas G’day from New Zealand, my name is Chris Elles… those were the opening words in Chris’s email to me on 08 August 2009. It was the first time I’d ever received an inquiry about hunting from a Kiwi sport hunter, so from the onset I’d...

What Calibre to Bring on a One-Gun Safari?; With a heavy personal bias towards the .375 H&H by Kevin Thomas .375 Holland & Holland With heightened security being the order of the day across the globe, and not likely to disappear anytime in the future – in fact with the passage of time...

What Calibre to Bring on a One-Gun Safari?; With a heavy personal bias towards the .375 H&H by Kevin Thomas With heightened security being the order of the day across the globe, and not likely to disappear anytime in the future – in fact with the passage of time, airline security will...

We are interested in communicating with booking agents who are possibly wanting to expand on their Southern African hunting operator base. Our commission structure on all the safaris in South Africa is negotiable, although fixed in Zimbabwe, and should you desire, we will willingly put a link at...

Elephant in the Jesse by Kevin Thomas The vast tract of land lying along the eastern upper reaches of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park can be energy sapping and it’s a hot and parched landmass to hunt. There are not only tracts of dry mopane woodland, stretching into the hazy distance...

The Legend of Dhlulamithi by Kevin Thomas Elephant from Tanzania. Picture taken in Selous, TAWISA hunting area, in October 2008 In 1968, the year that TV Bulpin’s book The Ivory Trail was released, I was a 17-year old cadet game ranger stationed at Chipinda Pools in Rhodesia’s...

Given the extremely close proximity of our excellent Indian Ocean surf and offshore boat fishing we are in the process of linking a shark fishing experience to some of our established SA Eastern Cape hunting packages. These options will probably involve a choice between boat and surf angling for...

The Legend of Dhlulamithi by Kevin Thomas In 1968, the year that TV Bulpin’s book The Ivory Trail was released, I was a 17-year old cadet game ranger stationed at Chipinda Pools in Rhodesia’s Gonarezhou, a vast area covered by much of the story. Bulpin’s story concerns ivory poacher Stephanus...

Elephant in the Jesse by Kevin Thomas The vast tract of land lying along the eastern upper reaches of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park can be energy sapping and it’s a hot and parched landmass to hunt. There are not only tracts of dry mopane woodland, stretching into the hazy distance, but also...

Zimbabwe Fishing Safaris at Chikwenya Safari Lodge Chikwenya Safari Lodge is located at the confluence of the Sapi River and the Zambezi River, on the eastern border of the world heritage Mana Pools National Park. The Lodge enjoys an exclusive 7000-acre lease of pristine lower Zambezi...

Buffalo in the Chete by Kevin Thomas Chete Safari Area holds fond memories for me, and I’ve always ranked it as one of my favourite safari venues – probably because it is rugged, remote, and challenging. It is a safari concession that can produce for both client and PH alike but the price...

Buffalo in the Chete by Kevin Thomas Chete Safari Area holds fond memories for me, and I’ve always ranked it as one of my favourite safari venues – probably because it is rugged, remote, and challenging. It is a safari concession that can produce for both client and PH alike but the...

Katombora Buffalo by Kevin Thomas We’d been hunting Unit 5 in Matetsi for a number of days, Bill, my client, wanted a buffalo plus some other sundry plains game, it wasn’t long before a good waterbuck and a zebra were in the salt. Early in the safari too, on one of our first mid-morning...

Elephant Encounters of a Different Kind by Kevin Thomas In 1968 when I was a 17-year old cadet game ranger in Rhodesia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management, I witnessed for the first time how closely knit an elephant family unit are. At the time, and mere months out of...

Bush Encounters of a Close Kind by Kevin Thomas Some years back we were sitting round a campfire after a hard day’s hunting. It was already quite late, the mopane embers covered in a dusting of grey ash. Our chairs had been pulled close to the dying fire – Zimbabwe’s Matetsi mid-winter...