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No worries. In regards to size restrictions on buffalo in CVS's area, there aren't any. The two biggest bulls they've taken measured 52 and and 48 inches in width. That was last year. No, they weren't known bulls. Okay, so by your logic, the BVC and SVC don't qualify as wild. That's a pretty...

It's really not that simple. Most of the time, the murderers couldn't care less about the race of the victims in question, they just want that cash and will resort to barbaric means to get it. This isn't to say that racially motivated attacks don't happen, they do, but at a very small rate. If...

https://www.cvsafaris.com/areas-and-camps/premier-kalahari-concession/ Where CVS operates, they quite literally stumble into different lions every few days and find tracks wherever they look. The place is FULL of lions and it only continues to grow annually. I thought we were past the...

I'm not going to pretend that most hunting in RSA is at all comparable to Wild Africa because it simply isn't. Most of it is ranch hunting, very similar to Namibia, and I don't think anyone (excluding maybe one user here) has a problem with that. But to say, or at least imply, that there aren't...

https://www.cvsafaris.com/areas-and-camps/premier-kalahari-concession/ Hard to take your comment seriously when you blatantly ignore all the information that is out there. Typical

Congrats on making the discussion about yourself, bro.

You're assumption is incorrect, but understandable. The amount of vitriol against South African hunting would lead some people not informed on the subject to believe that there are hunters that actually hate the country's hunting industry and would love to see it closed down. Much of the...

@C.W. Richter , you are deliberately twisting my argument to fit your preconceived opinion about what I think of Rainer.

Since we're talking about mountain buffalo, a few pictures would add to the discussion.

Sure. Though I think it would be better suited today for either a Netflix or immediate YouTube release to reach as wide of an audience as possible. I guess Rainer was just ahead of his time in that regard. I do agree with it, as I said in the first paragraph of my comment. All I was saying was...

Rainer's productions are definitely among my personal favourites on African hunting. That said, I do think that they are for an acquired taste. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as his films are all very clearly catered to a demographic of ethical hunters who are deeply passionate about the...

They never will. I guess you could look at that as being both good and bad. Good because there's a huge market in the East which could supplement any potential lack of (certain) Western nationalities coming to Africa to hunt, and bad because those same Westerners would unfortunately be missing...

It isn't so much that USFWS takes the emotional stance, and rather that, like I said earlier, they feel the pressure from the anti-hunting lobby and cave-in. And I don't just mean through social media posts, but also legislation against USFWS on the part of organisations like HSUS.

The only real way to convince USFWS is through social media campaigning. Otherwise, they're only going to listen to the big bullies, that being the ARA and HSI. That, and informing the middle-ground A.K.A. the majority on what hunting really is. Once more of those kinds of people are educated as...

Some more images Kanati Elite Taxidermy's official Insta page. Not advertising for them, I just find their work to be so impressive.

@Shakka Thank you my friend.

@Shakka , fair enough and understood.

Exactly. One of the main culprits responsible for the deterioration of SA's state-owned enterprises can be traced to a single, highly-affluent Indian family which has been on the run for just a few years now. Yet, I don't think that their corrupt practices are indicative of being Indian.

@Shakka , I wrote a very lengthy response to your latest comment which I decided to not post because it would've made things ugly. I screenshotted everything though, just in case. Take that as you will, and what I think of you based on just this interaction. One thing though, liberal? Lol...

Sure. If you think only having TV in the 80s and only being allowed to watch it for a few hours at the end of the day with only certain topics shown, all in Afrikaans, most if not all shops being closed on Sunday for religious reasons, having certain Western movies and songs banned because they...

@Shakka , I don't think the blatant racism was really necessary. I appreciate you for taking an interest in my country and people but please, keep those thoughts to yourself.

Vertigo, you raise an interesting point. DG hunting is by far a much more experience oriented endeavour, with many hunters I've talked to having no problem leaving their trophies in their place of origin and being happy with the pictures taken. Not so much with PG hunting, which has, for better...

Anytime I hear the term "comrades" now, I just burst out of laughing. Only the ANC could turn a popular (and albeit highly outdated) catchphrase into something unintentionally humorous and derogatory against them. Comedic geniuses.

Expanding upon @BRICKBURN 's posts, "strrruuuck" (try saying it in a South African accent) is a South African national pastime. What's so special about it is that it comes up at any time of the year, with no limits to frequency. You truly never know what you're going to get at any given moment...

There really isn't any good news source on its own in the country anymore, unfortunately. The best way to be informed is to look at as many sources as possible and form an opinion based on that. Sensationalism is so common here it's insane. In regards to the Daily Maverick, they used to publish...

It's good to be informed and concerned, but don't listen to articles like the one above. It's fear-mongering with malicious intent. Yes, malicious.

Extremely sensationalist article. Yes, a national "shutdown" is coming on Monday but to say it has any potential to reach Arab-Spring levels of unrest is hilarious. If anyone had a decent insight into South African politics, you'd know that the EFF is all bark but no bite. Whenever they're...

I mean that's basically the reasoning behind all trophy import bans nowadays. If 'The Guardian' of all media outlets in the UK is calling into question the reasoning and effectiveness of such a ban, then you know whatever is going on in government is f*cked up. The UK has turned into an...

Little is known about the Chobe bushbuck shown in this photo excerpt except for the cryptic "20" written on the back of a Polaroid print.

Very interesting!

I've been pondering for a long time as to how lechwe and waterbuck, both semi-aquatic antelopes, are able to survive in places like the Kalahari where they've been introduced. I know that they are likely supplemented with the necessary amount of water, but the fact they're to survive and even...

Guys, please save one for me. I missed out on Robin's last book and it's haunted me ever since...

Yes.

Well, yes. But that's a completely separate species. Sort of like comparing a 13-foot American alligator to a 17-foot Nile crocodile.

Oh my God I'm so sorry to hear this. I never knew of Alain's illness. My condolences to @LEFOL SAFARIS :cry:

I mean... who cares? Is it a waste of money? ABSOLUTELY. Is it something new? ABSOLUTELY NOT. The useless shit shown in the article above has been practiced in science for decades but no one cared back then. Now that we have social media and unlimited access to information, many people are...

So I found the thread and everything that was said. Andrew didn't seem to be bothered, although maybe it's that language barrier thing rearing its ugly head again. The last comment from another user just reeked of paranoia, with him theorizing that I'm trying to prevent future clients from...

Apology accepted, and I apologise for the 'retard' comment as well

Yes, I think a lot of the disagreements on this site could be attributed to a "language barrier" of sorts, despite the fact that everyone here seems to be fluent in English. I think South Africans, the Dutch, and Germans are all fairly similar in that we can come across as very blunt in a...

@Red Leg , after reading your comment I have to agree in regards to the potential dangers of copyright infringement by posting other people's articles. I was fairly naive to think that clarifying on who the original author was would exempt me from criticism, so I apologise. I still hope to be...

Except I always made it a point that the articles were in fact reposts. That, and they were originally published publically however received little to no interaction. The entire purpose of me reposting those articles was for the enjoyment of the users on the forum. 375 had no problem with that...

I recognize that sable, @Red Leg. A real beaut! Thanks for sharing.

Fair enough.

Great insight. Thanks, @Wheels. I guess I should have expected it all to be the usual African BS tall tales but the media we have in RSA is usually quite transparent so my judgement wasn't swayed for the better.

Because there were talks of mob justice against him and stoning from certain people. I was actually concerned for him. Jesus... All of those third-hand rumours you were referring got a lot of attention, meaning that they're not something to just brush off. It would be best to find the source for...

https://zambiawatchdog.com/ The accusations from the article in question, just so that everyone here is aware that I'm not at all trying to bring this guy down. If anything, I was initially planning to defend him because I just find the accusations hard to believe. That, and he of course had to...

I... don't even know what to say. There was no malice towards him in my post whatsoever. All genuine questions. I didn't even know he was on here. Hopefully, he'll get to respond. With all that aside, lay off the alcohol. Retard