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Improve your chances out in the field with tutorials on hunting skills, rifle maintenance, bowhunting and more.
Everything you need to know about new and old gear to put you in the best position to be successful when you head out in the bush.
Episode 5, Season 1
In this episode of I Am Hunter, Tash spends four days in Limpopo Province in South Africa, hunting a nyala with her bow.
Episode 3, Season 1
In this episode, Tash hunts a fallow deer with her bow back when there was still a loop hole that allowed bow hunting in Tasmania.
Cooking videos, recipes and tutorials on making the most of the wild game and fish that you harvest.
How to de-flesh a deer hide
Gone are the days where you had to sit over a hide with a blunt knife and painstakingly scrape away all the meat and tissue
How to make soap using animal fat
Ever wondered to do with animal fat? Did you know you can make beautiful homemade soaps out of it? In this article, we give you the low down on making tallow soap.
Learn to gut, skin and cape like the pros. And once you’ve mastered that, we’ll show you some of the awesome things you can do to make the most of your harvest.
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More than $20 billion
The population of wildlife in Zimbabwe increased by 300%
The difference between hunting and poaching
Hunting and poaching. They are two words that have somehow become synonymous with each other. But are they the same thing, or are they wildly different? In this article, we will look at the main differences between hunting and poaching, and show how one gives back to wildlife while the other takes indiscriminately.
Do people really hunt zebra?
There’s no denying zebra are iconic to the African continent. It’s hard to think about Africa without imagining a herd of black and white striped zebra grazing across the open plains. Maybe that’s why some find it so hard to imagine why anyone could want to kill one. After all, why would anyone want to hunt a zebra? In this article, we’ll explore some of the common questions people have about hunting zebra and look at how hunting and conservation often go hand-in-hand.
How to field dress a deer for meat
Learn how to field dress a deer for meat with our field dressing expert, David Dunne.
Top tips to gain access to hunting land
Jess gives some simple tips for gaining access to private hunting land.
How to de-bone a leg
Learn how to remove the bone from a hind quarter while saving as much meat as possible. In this video, we are boning out wallaby legs. However, the technique applies whether you’re deboning any wild game or even store bought whole cuts.
Mounting the Burris Eliminator III
Learn how to mount a scope. In this step-by-step tutorial, we mount the Burris Eliminator III onto a Tikka T3x Forest in .300 Win Mag.
Women’s Camo Haul
Discover what brands of hunting clothes Jess and Tash prefer to wear out in the field.
Tikka T3x Forest Unboxing
Jess picked up our new rifle today. A Tikka T3x Forest in 300WM. Huge thanks to the folks at Beretta Australia who have sent this
Burris Eliminator III Unboxing
Jess and Tash unbox the Burris Eliminator III and run through the key features of this hunting scope with inbuilt range finder.
Why you should hunt Africa
Although I had been to Africa before, last year was my first time actually hunting there and I have to say, not only did I
Homemade mince and sausages
Learn how to make homemade mince and sausages using venison and other wild game meat
What happens to the meat after a trophy hunt?
What happens to the meat after a trophy hunt? Do people actually eat lions, giraffes, elephants or hippopotamus, or are these animals just killed for
The real cost of a hunting ban
Every social justice warrior on the Internet seems to be calling for a hunting ban these days. Every few months, there’s yet another wave of
What you need to start bowhunting
Bowhunting is one of the fastest growing niche areas of hunting – particularly bowhunting amongst female hunters – but what do you need to actually
The Paladin Custom Apex Modular Chest Rig
We review the Paladin Custom Apex Modular Rig, a front-mounted hunting pack suitable for both rifle and bow hunting.
Taxidermy at home – FAQs
You can see our full tutorial on how to tan a deer hide at home here. How do you break the hide (make it soft) after
You have enemies? Good.
Hunters have plenty of enemies in today’s PC, take-offense-at-everything culture. Anti-hunters, angry vegans, and opinionated celebrities, like Ricky Gervais, constantly bombard hunters with vile threats
All about the stripes…What is it about hunting zebra that gets people so fired up?
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
Tash first big bow hunt – the elusive Nyala
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
Taking Jack on his first deer hunt
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
How to wet age your game meat
Ageing meat breaks down the fibres and ensures a more tender meat. Learn how to wet age venison using a vacuum sealer and refrigerator.
Venison burritos
There’s two things our family loves – Mexican food and venison meat. So it’s only natural that we love to combine the two. The benefit
Cheesy venison meatballs
As hunters, we have a lot of venison in our freezer, and are always looking for new ways to cook and serve venison and other
Pulled Kangaroo with Coleslaw
Who doesn’t love a bit of Tex-Mex?! We decided to put a bit of an Aussie spin on the crowd pleaser – pulled pork –
How trophy hunting is saving the markhor
We have all heard it said that trophy hunting is harmful to wildlife conservation. Tell that to the rare and endangered markhor, which is actually growing in number since Pakistan introduced trophy hunting as part of its wildlife conservation program.
Taxidermy at home – how to tan a hide
Learn how to tan a deer hide yourself in our home taxidermy tutorial. We provide a step-by-step guide to tanning hides and skins.
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