“Tag: african game”

Learn what an “own use” elephant permit is, and how this vital conservation tool used by Namibia’s game managers benefits elephants, their habitat and the native people who share that habitat alongside big game.

Iconic species oceans apart share interesting similarities.

Get a closer look at some of the impressive taxidermy from the Great American Outdoor Show.

Professional hunter Hardus van Zyl and Iowa’s Mike McNichols line up a shot on a great Cape buffalo bull. But McNichols’ shot is high, and the bull leads the hunters “straight through the jess”—not a place anyone wants to track a wounded buffalo.

Editorial Director John Zent recently had the opportunity to join CVA Muzzleloaders in Mozambique to hunt one of the Dark Continent's most dangerous residents—the Cape buffalo—with a blackpowder rifle. You can get an inside look at his trip with this gallery.

Living the African experience provides a whole different perspective on hunting.

Your photos provide not simply a review of your accomplishments and endeavors over the past year, but a revealing snapshot of a nation full of dedicated American Hunters. Trends emerge, be it in the game pursued or the hunters pursuing it, and the staff here welcomes both the insight and the stories that come with your images.

What's it take to harvest an eland? Here's a look at what Ron Spomer utilized on his most recent trip to Africa.

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.