“Tag: Dangerous Game”

We were on a mission to hunt the African troublemaker with muzzleloaders. Our mantra: Better get that first shot right.

A life spent running with bear houndsmen is bound to produce a couple of close encounters.

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.

The .470 Nitro Express has proven itself as a perfect choice for truly large game for more than a century now, and it won't be going away anytime soon.

A grizzly bear charged and attacked a bowhunter in Montana, resulting in a 16-inch gash in his head that required 90 stitches to close.

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.

What's "enough gun" for a Cape buffalo? Rifle and bullet technology is always changing, and what we considered gospel 40 years ago may need to be revisited.

Why would a dangerous game hunter choose a .404 Jeffery over a .416 or a .375 H&H? Well, because it’s really cool. Let Philip Massaro explain.

Our writers walks in the same tracks as Harry Manners, on the trail of Cape buffalo.