The whole world is talking social distancing like it’s a new thing. But social distancing for hunters is something we have been actively practicing for years. Forget 1.5m distance; when I head out bush, I prefer to keep at least 1.5kms between me and the nearest person. There’s no better feeling than being alone out there with nature, far away from the maddening crowds.
Hunting stories
You all know the saying – you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But this old ‘dog’ was determined to prove that saying wrong. At 45 years old, having never hunted, I decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and become a hunter myself. Don’t get me wrong – I was […]
From the Royal family to Hollywood actors and musical legends, there’s plenty of celebrities that hunt and enjoy hunting as much as we do.
There’s a general misconception that every hunt should end in a successful kill shot. After all, people rarely post about their unsuccessful hunts or share photos of returning to camp empty handed. Nobody enjoys failure, especially when it comes to hunting. But hunting success should never be measured by kills […]
I have always wanted to hunt a zebra. I’ve got no issue eating the meat and think that they make for a beautiful trophy on the wall. To me it’s really no different to hunting a deer. Now calm down. I can feel the hate coming through the computer screen. […]
There’s a common misconception among non-hunters that trophy hunting in Africa is easy; that you just get out of a car, pick the best animal in the herd, and take aim; that humans – whether they’re hunting with a rifle or a bow – somehow have an unfair advantage against the animal. […]
Hunting is a tradition that has, largely, been passed down through family members. My dad taught me and my siblings to hunt, his dad and uncles taught him, and their families taught them, and so on, for as far back as we can remember. How it all started Just as […]