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Building a Dangerous Game Rifle: Advice for the Aspirant Guide/PH by Ian Blakeway Which Rifle is best for me? This is a question that many of you either in the Hunting or Trails side of Guiding will be looking into at some point in your career. While in days gone by there were fewer choices and...

Affordable Hunting in Africa by Craig Boddington Many people think the glory days of African hunting were from the 1950s to the 1970s. Efficient air travel made Africa reachable in a relatively short time, making a safari a practical vacation rather than an expedition requiring many weeks. The...

The Future of Hunting in Africa Presentation to the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, Nuremberg, Germany, 8 March 2007 Did you know that without hunters, African animals like the black wildebeest and the white rhino probably would not exist today? Hunting plays an...

Hunting - 18,5" Common Reedbuck Hi Guys, I got this sent over to me again today after loosing the pics for a while. Not the greatest photo in the world but here is an 18,5 inch Common Reedbuck hunted in Natal. As far as we now he is the biggest to come out of South Africa for quite a while...

We as hunters all subscribe to some code of ethics. I recently saw the Rowland Ward Guild of Field Sportsmen's Code of conduct. I would be interested to know what those of you who hunt think of it and what you believe should be added or amended. Please give motivation for your suggestions...

I am looking at doing "walking safaris" on a ranch in South Africa. We start out each morning from a camp in the center at sunrise and spend the day out on foot with no vehicle assistance until something is hunted. You get to spend 6-10 days out in our tented camp and really get to know the bush...

How many Hunters travel to South Africa each year to take advantage of our excellent Wingshooting Opportunities? Please post details of the areas you have hunted and the quality of the shooting.

For all active DG PH's Post a picture of your current rifle/rifles and some motivation on why you chose what you did. Please make it informative and include the economics and reliability of ammo supply.