“hunting in africa”

The black-backed jackal is a predator similar to a coyote and is fair game in Namibia.

John Rigby & Co. donates a breathtaking, commemorative .275 Rigby Jim Corbett Rifle inspired by the rifle presented to Corbett in gratitude for shooting the man-eating tigress of Champawat, India, in 1907 by Sir John Hewett, then lieutenant governor of the United Provinces.

The Myth: You have to be rich to hunt Africa.

With the recent listing of the African lion on the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now requires American hunters to obtain an import permit for a lion taken on or after Jan. 22. If you’ve booked an African lion hunt or had planned to do so at the SCI Show this week, be sure to attend SCI's special info session on Feb. 6.

The Myth: Dangerous game hunting isn’t really that dangerous.

SIG Sauer has a legacy of offering top-shelf products, regardless of type, and it appears the company will continue that heritage with its Elite Hunting ammunition line. Offered in Copper Game, and Varmint and Predator varieties, it is accurate and delivers great terminal performance.

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.

Stewart Edward White’s 1911 report to NRA members was one of the first from Africa’s hunting fields ever published in an American periodical, and is proof our association will always remain at the forefront of trends in firearm use.

Premium Safari Cape-Shok received a makeover that encompasses overall quality control and bullet selection.