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A safari with his 11-year-old son offers a father a chance to reflect on a bond that makes any hunt special.

An African safari is surprisingly affordable if approached correctly. Here’s how to make your own dream hunt in Africa come true.

If you want something a bit unique with a definite cool factor, give the .280 Ackley Improved a long look.

Contributor Philip Massaro discusses common misconceptions about what happens to the meat from African trophies harvested by hunters. We assure you, nothing goes to waste in Africa, especially not meat.

The Sako 85 Bavarian is a fine, accurate rifle made for people who want a gun capable of hunting as much as they do.

The .375 bore is the legal minimum for dangerous game in many African countries, and with good reason: it generates just over 4,000 ft.-lbs. of energy at the muzzle, and offers a bullet with enough Sectional Density to get the job done, and done well.

If a new rifle cartridge is not supported by one of the main ammunition manufacturers, it doesn’t seem to get much traction. This is unfortunate, specifically in the case of the .25-45 Sharps, because it provides an easy-to-obtain ballistic advantage over the two most popular AR-15 chamberings: the .223 Rem. and the .300 Blackout.

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.