“horn of the hunter”

John Henry (Harry) Selby, 92, died peacefully on January 20, 2018, at his home in Maun, Botswana, following a year of declining health.

Shooting a buck at the beginning of a hunt can be as good—or bad—as shooting one at the end.

Every one of us is a trophy hunter, though we look for more than horns and hides. We all collect moments, memories of a hunt, to cherish.

The cartridge’s sheer size, steep shoulder and Rigby name all add up to a century-plus-old classic that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

In the adventurous world of hunting, there are many great stories and books to make us all gasp, laugh, cry and more. If, as a hunter, you are a reader, odds are your life has been influenced by some of them. If you haven’t yet read enough of them, find them, read them, then pass them on to an aspiring hunter.

Like all hunting guns, dangerous game rifles must be able to strike with precision for clean, ethical kills.

Joe Coogan has known Harry Selby for more than 40 years, and remembers meeting him for the first time like it was yesterday.

Fine writing embodied in tall tales holds more sway over hunters’ hearts than perhaps any other influence.

If there were ever a classic rifle design—one that would go on to spawn innumerable copies—it is the Mauser 98. While the vast majority of American hunters rely upon the multitude of popular American bolt-action rifles, they owe a huge debt of gratitude to Paul Mauser’s turnbolt design.