When I went on my first safari there in the late 1980s, Africa was considered almost exclusively a destination for biggame hunting. That's why I went, and that's why virtually every other visiting hunter went; wingshooting there was virtually unheard of. Sure, there was the odd hunter who would shoot a guineafowl or two for the soup pot, and every now and then you'd hear of someone who shot sandgrouse because they'd read about them in some of the classic African hunting literature, but that was the extent of it.
Over time, and over succeeding safaris, however, I became increasingly intrigued with the bird-hunting potential. When I really took time to note the game birds I was seeing, it dawned on me that I was missing out on some fine sport. I'm an avid wingshooter at
