“Tag: africa”

Professional hunter Phillip Fourie guides former NRA President Ron Schmeits to a fabulous eland in this latest episode of our web-exclusive “African Experience” video series.

Professional hunter Sean Holloway guides Charlie Beers III of New York to a dandy black wildebeest in this latest episode of our web-exclusive “African Experience” video series.

Professional hunter Sean Holloway guides Kentucky hunter Bill Carter to his first-ever oryx in this latest episode of our web-exclusive “African Experience” video series.

The second season of American Hunter’s "African Experience" video series begins with following former NRA President Ron Schmeits’ waterbuck hunt in Namibia. Watch closely, as he closes the deal with an incredible shot.

Relive the first season of “American Hunter’s African Experience” in this sizzle reel.

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.

Funds collected from hunting clients are used to fund anti-poaching efforts in Africa, as professional hunter and concessionaire Graham Cawood explains. In six years, Cawood’s anti-poaching efforts have collected numerous examples of poachers’ favorite tools—muzzleloaders, gin traps and snares—and led directly to an increase in game populations in his concession.

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.

Cape buffalo hunting can be hours of boredom punctuated by moments of adrenaline. A hunter in search of an exceptional bull will work hard. Key is finding a fresh track—not always the simplest task.