African Hunting Gazette

The invitation was published in the South African Government Gazette No 44776 dated 28 June 2021, and allowed comment for 30 days from the date of publication. That deadline has passed at the time of writing this column, so it will be interesting to

As we move toward year-end, plans are in full swing for future bookings, so let’s just clarify the definition of a deposit. According to the dictionary, • it is a sum of money paid into a bank or building society account or • a sum payable as a fir

Greetings! I recently subscribed to AHG. What incredible value! I had obtained previous copies during my travels and always enjoyed the magazine and realized it is a world-class publication; beautifully laid out with excellent stories, articles and p

English: Thompson’s gazelle Latin: Eudorcas thomsoni German: Thomson-Gazelle French: Gazelle de Thomson Spanish: Gacela de Thomson  Total length: 1 – 1.38 m (3.3‘– 4.5‘) Tail: 20 – 28 cm (7.9” – 11”) Shoulder Height: 55 – 65 cm (1.8‘– 2.1‘) We

Zim PH, Butch Coaton, and I had worked together on some solid plans this trip to take nyati on Roger Whittall’s, Humani Ranch in southeast Zimbabwe, with me carrying my Sako 85L in .375HH mag with a Trijicon 1-4X. However, taking some plains game was

My good friend Paul Muth, a Mitchell SD hunter, began his ten day Mozambique Cape buffalo hunt on 2 October 2019. It was springtime in Africa, and the daytime temperatures exceeded 100 degrees F. If he had it to do over, he would have gone in July wh

While I am not a huge fan of baiting game, croc baiting is slightly different. Here, the idea is to fill their bellies so that all they want to do is sun themselves while digesting. Crocs have a highly developed sensory system and they can feel the s

I arrived in Addis Ababa late in the evening after leaving Minneapolis for Amsterdam the previous afternoon; then a nonstop from there to Addis Ababa. I was met at the airport by Fred Rademeyer, my friend and PH from several other African safaris in

We had been slowly tracking for almost two and a half hours when we finally found the bull lying down in thick green foliage. I hadn’t quite gotten on the sticks when he stood up and stared me down. I flipped the safety off on the .416 Rigby and focu

Haakdoorn Safaris is a ranch about an hour’s drive north of Thabazimbi, South Africa. It is a huge property. The perimeter fence is 57 kilometers! A small portion of the ranch is set aside for breeding buffalo, and hunting is not allowed there. The v

I had made four previous trips to the Dark Continent without feline success - a few mistakes, bad luck and no excuses. My cat fever was rekindled when I saw my buddy’s massive leopard and heard his recommendation of outfitter Martin Pieters... “If yo

A Kudu is not just one of the largest species of antelope in eastern and southern Africa it is probably also one of the most sought after game and trophy animal for an African hunter, whether it is with bow, rifle, muzzleloader, handgun, crossbow or

Part I of the story of two safaris twenty years apart at the same camp with fathers as a professional hunter and client, then their sons as a professional hunter and client. Many things remained the same, many things changed, and many coincidences li

The sporting literature world is rife with classic books describing great adventures about hunting across Africa. The earliest were largely anecdotal stories of shooting big game, buried in detailed descriptions of the early exploration by Europeans

I was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada in 1945. I guess that makes me a city kid, but we were never far from the country. Although Edmonton is home to almost 1.5 million people today, it was only 100,000 when I was growing up. When walking out the ba

There are few things so inextricably linked with African safaris as a classic Land Rover Defender. Prompting visions of traversing the dusty African bush or panoramic plains, eyes peeled for the briefest glimpse of game, it’s a vehicle firmly rooted

Although we are blessed with the remarkable comeback of dangerous-game rifles and cartridges since the 1990s, it has come at a price, literally. Today, more than ever in history, we have a smorgasbord of ammunition and component manufacturers caterin

If pressed to the wall and forced to prescribe one “best” rifle for Cape buffalo in all circumstances, it would be this: A bolt action chambered in .458 Lott or .450 Ackley, weighing no more than 10 pounds all in (loaded, with scope and sling) and wi

The “Custodians of Wilderness” documentary series highlights the critical role that safari hunting operations across Africa play in tackling poaching issues, habitat protection, infrastructure development and rural community upliftment. These efforts

He was an onlooker. The range was all but empty. “Could I try that?” I had one cartridge left and handed it to him, with the rifle. Quickly he thumbed the cigar-size round onto the follower and stepped to a bench. “Best stand,” I said, “so you can fl

Selby and Ruark looked at each other, then sat down to smoke a cigarette. As the minutes wore on, Ruark became more and more anxious about what was to come. Then Selby invited him to accompany him as he went after the buffalo — a serious compliment a

Then, because of corruption in the game department, I crossed the border, continued to hunt clients, and put my anti-poaching skills into practice in Tanzania. While in Masailand I was guiding a German named Thomas Straff, and one night after a day’s