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Anyone have any good recommendations for a trustworthy Outfitter that specializes in Kamchatka bear hunting? Planning a Spring 2022-2023 hunt. Anyone been there pre lock down? Thanks in advance.

Good day everyone This is a very sensitive subject as the problem relates to a well know Outfitter here on AH and unfortunately he has passed on to better hunting fields. Those who know me also know that before moving from South Africa I use to run a Outfitting business and PH quite a bit...

A lot has been made of modern rifle accuracy, almost every rifle manufacturer has a 1 MOA spec for their rifles, some with specific ammo requirements others with any ammo. I have owned a few new rifles that would print sub half MOA with factory ammo, nice guns, but no soul. Now I own mostly old...

There are a few wild places left in this world, the Swedish Highlands in the North is one of those places, it overs what is the Formula 1 of bird hunting over pointing dogs, the chase for the elusive Ptarmigan. What few know is that is also one of the places that is home to what I see as the...

If you have ever hunted over a pointing dog you will know that every point holds the ability to excite and enthrall both shooter and dog, every point a promise of surprise. Here is a sequence my wife captured while carrying our then 8 month old daughter on her back.

Elsewhere on AH there is a thread about my 9,3x62 Mauser being restocked and reworked. As that was not enough I ran into a ZG 47 in 30-06 a while back, rifle was in very very good condition, but I decided to have the stock redone. I managed to get hold of some African Blackwood and cut a new...

Many on here know me from before and I have been flying under the radar for a while here on AH mainly because I have taken up training HPR dogs almost full time and I have very little time for anything but my 2 year old daughter, family commitments, training dogs and hunting over them, work also...

Anyone that has been following the latest news will now about "Blood Lions" which will change the lion hunting in SA forever. As if things could not get worse for hunters we got the collerd cat fiasco to exclamate the issue of Trophy Hunting. Whatever happens,guilty or not,it is going to have...

Like every other normal Sunday morning I wake up,start the coffee up and take the GSP puppy outside,while she does what puppies do I have my coffee a smoke and read through a few posts here on AH and on FB. This morning while reading a post on FB I just about swallowed my smoke and choked on my...

Every now and then you come across something weird while hunting. Found this gallstone type clump in a old Kudu bull I shot 7 or 8 year ago. Seems that he ingested some metal which lay in his stomach for a while and the sediments of minerals attached to it,beside it is a metal piece starting to...

Report from News24 today. Zim rhino airlifted to Botswana Today, 05:50 PM News24News24 Correspondent Cape Town - Zimbabwe is to airlift three more black rhino to Botswana within the next few days, a top conservation organisation said on Friday. Five black rhino donated by the Malilangwe Trust...

My first encounters with “wild “ animals came at a tender young age, both became very memorable and to this day I enjoy hunting baboons more than any normal person should, no trip to Africa is complete unless I get to shoot at least one. I am sure a psychologist could fix this little problem...

We all started somewhere or somehow with shooting guns and hunting. I did not come from a hunting family so myself taught lessons were not always the mirror image of success, here are a few extracts. I don’t know how old I was, all I can remember is my brothers and I sneaking into my...

A month or so ago NORMA launched their new Tipstrike ammo here in Europe. I have been looking for a new bullet to use with the Tikka for a while and decided to try them out. Here are a few results. NORMA gives a speed of 800 meters per second and I achieved a avarage for a 7 shot string at 799...

Was just informed that Apie Reyneke owner of AAA Serapa Safaris died in a helicopter crash today. His wife and son were both injured in the crash. Thoughts and prayers to them and the rest of his family. The man was not just a Safari operator,he was a motorsport legend in SA. A terrible loss...

I don’t know how many rounds you need to fire through a medium calibre rifle to make you proficient with it, nor do I know how many rounds a man generally fires through his medium calibre rifle each year. I have for a year or so kept all my fired cases in a separate container for each calibre...

I have been looking at this Warthog skull in my collection for a while now,not a huge pig by any standards but this old Boar must have one hell of a story to tell. Looks like he had a pretty bad skull fracture at sometime or another that split his skull bone pretty bad. I would have thought it...

PROUDLY BRINGING YOU A PACKAGE NOT TO BE MISSED (only 2 packages available) Six full hunting days in the Eastern Cape of South Africa ( Somerset East and surrounds) with 6 animals included 4 trophy and 2 cull animal. Valid...

To all the good folks here on AH I personally need some clarification on what everyone considers to be a trophy animal. I would like to know what you as the Hunter expects as minimum standards trophies should measure up to,pun intended. Would you consider SCI minimum measurements as the yard...

Hi Folks Just a quick report on the service I received from AfricaSky. They did a total of 10 gun imports for us, the service and feedback from them was exceptional throughout the procedure. Gilbert came to O Tambo Intl to do the meet and greet, we met him on 3 other occasions during our stay...

Hi Folks I have been back from SA for a week or two now, but as usual when you spend so much time away from home I have been up to my ass in alligators since I have been back. Besides the Safari is not over until the trophies are with the taxidermy (on the wall to be honest) which is now the...

Come and enjoy a classic style driven hunt with us in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. I have 3 of the following packages available for 2015. Please note prices are in Euro. 10 600 Euro The package is for 4 hunters to share, extra...

Figured I would like to know about everyones pre Safaris training programs, both the shooting and physical programs if you do both. I spend a day a week on the range normally and a month or so before a safaris I will ramp it up to 2 days a week. I dont shoot off the bench, just field positions...

Wishing each and every AH member a festive season filled with joy,piece and happiness!!! Thank you for shareing your memories,advice and friendship on AH, may we someday do the same around a campfire in Africa. Best wishes to you and yours. Tokkie

A as new rifle being sold by PH's wife due to his untimely death (wounded leopard). Rifle is as new, includes shooting light. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::A Stirring:

It is nice to see so many Hunters on AH that take their children on Safari with them, it ensures a great future for hunting and hunters alike. We will be running a "pilot" program next season were we will take a young man to South Africa on Safari for 6 weeks. He has never hunted and his family...

I am not a journalist, I don’t get paid to run tests on rifles and I don’t get paid by any hunting/shooting related publication to fill their glossy pages. I am first and foremost a hunter, then a rifle lover and last but not least a Professional Hunter. I appreciate a beautiful rifle as much as...

Six months ago I paid a visit to my gunsmith to check on the progress of my 458 Lott. As things go we got around to discussing Mauser rifles and I mentioned that I had a FN actioned 9.3x62 Husqvarna I wanted to rebuild. He got up and went digging in his safe and came out with a barreled action...

Just recieved this Ruger No1 in 375H&H as a tip from a great client/friend of mine, always wanted one:):):)(y)

Sent a friend of mine a photo of his new PH, this is what happend:ROFLMAO:

Interesting development for a company that once targeted hunters and Africa as its biggest market. LANDROVER SUPPORTS ANTI-HUNTERS For decades Landrover has been an extremely popular vehicle with wildlife conservation agencies, hunters and PH’s in Africa. These organizations and people are...

I am the other kind of stupid, the kind that takes nothing at face value and seldom believe everything unless I have tried it or done it myself, in short I like to learn the hard way. Up until a few years ago I believed that the CRF rifle was superior in many, many ways to the Push feed rifle...

There are two popular ways of hunting bush-pig in the Eastern Cape, one is the good old bait and the other is by means of dogs, although I doubt I will ever consider the later method ever again! If you hunt with the "gentleman" that runs a pack of dogs you will quickly realize that you have the...

The result after some serious gunsmithing and testing.

Hi Guys just wanted to say thanks for being able to join. Great group of hunters,PH's and Outfitters on here with one common interest ( to some a passion and lifestyle). I am living in Sweden and I am fortunate enough to return to Africa once a year to persue my passion and introduce others to...