Adventure in Africa: Cape Buffalo with a Bow
On August 13 I returned from a fabulous 10-day bowhunting trip on the Eastern Cape of South Africa with my friends, owner/PH Andrew Renton and PH Marius Potgieter of Kei River Safaris It was my second time with Kei River. Five years ago it was a plains game hunt extraordinaire. This time it would be the same, but with a bit of a twist. This time, we’d first target Cape buffalo with the bow.
Meat Care in the Field
Here in the dead of winter is the perfect time to help many big game hunters understand why the meat they are getting back from the butcher this year tastes more like an old rubber tire than the finest meat on earth.
Memorable Misses
Every hunter blows an occasional shot on game. It’s the unexplained misses that keep us up at night.
Buffalo By Boat
In the floodplains of the Caprivi Strip, hunting dangerous game sometimes means taking to the water.
Montana Rifles
The Montana Firearms Group, run by Keith and Jeff Sipe, leverages the Mauser-type Model 1999 actions and custom barrels produced in what began as a local gunsmithing shop in Kalispell, Mont.
An African Big-Game Hunt, Caprivi Style
Standing toe-to-toe with Earth’s largest land mammal makes one thing clear: Elephant hunting is not a task to be taken lightly.
The Accidental Buffalo
The author is reminded of the old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”
A Ride-Along with Stewards of Africa's Wild
Africa keeps its wildlife wild and free only by adhering to a strict conservation philosophy that includes all stakeholders—government entities, ranchers, hunting outfits, professional hunters and human inhabitants in the bush—putting skin in the game.
African Sporting Creations Shooting Sticks
Shooting sticks provide a sturdy rest for your rifle in the field, and African Sporting Creations makes some of the best.
Galco Safari Five Cartridge Wallet
The Safari Five keeps cartridges within easy reach for deer hunters and dangerous-game hunters alike.
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