“leopards”

Some say game animals don't belong on New Zealand's South Island, but for hunters they could be in no better place.

If you’ve ever wondered what draws those audacious few to seek out game that can kill them, the author said it best: Most hunters talk of great days. The dangerous-game hunter speaks of great moments.

Between the 7x57mm Mauser and the 7mm-08 Remington, which is the more useful cartridge for hunters? Contributor Philip Massaro compares the two and picks the winner.

A hunt across the pond reveals age-old traditions still practiced today in the Scottish Highlands.

His wife wanted to visit Hawaii after their wedding, and they lived happily ever after when he discovered the hunting opportunities for free-range axis deer on the island of Lanai.

You’ve probably heard that African dangerous game can absorb five hits from an Abrams tank and keep on charging. You’ve probably heard that kudu, eland, wildebeest and even impala are so tough from evading lions and leopards they’ll soak up bullets that would floor a North American brown bear. Nonsense.

Few cartridges, in the history of modern firearms, have influenced our shooting world as much as the 7x57mm Mauser.

Eland are the largest antelope in the world, and they can walk for miles. Hunters who have missed a bull learn that soon enough; most give up the track eventually. Too bad most of them don’t hunt behind the white bushman.

Man, how do you possibly rank the top ten African game animals? Contributor Philip Massaro is going to try.