African Hunting Gazette

Our Objective is simple and clear - to promote hunting in Africa. And everything we do, focuses on this central mission. We believe that for the passionate hunters they are either hunting, or spend their time wishing they were hunting. This publication helps them get through that time when they are not actually in the bush. Our reader is more committed, more passionate and has tremendous interest in just about everything to do with the African Safari. From cover to cover the AHG brings you everything you need to know about hunting the great continent of Africa. From the southern tip of Africa to the northern reaches of Ethiopia, we go about pursuing our simple and unambiguous objective.

African Hunting Gazette

HONEY BADGER Africa's toughest

Rigby's new Cigar Pouch is a cut above for hunters on the move

A Birthday Gift

A New Resource for ASSESSING WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY • Millions of people across the world use wild species — for food, medicine, recreation and income, as well as a wealth of other purposes. It is estimated that between 3.5 and 5.8 billion people (between 40% and 70% of the world's population) use thousands of wild plant, animal and fungus species and products in raw or processed forms.

CAT SELOUS.

ZEBRA in the Dusk • My heart is pounding, sweat is dripping from my brow. The dash to the tree, the only cover available in this wide-open barren landscape, isn‘t especially far, but with an evening temperature of almost 30 degrees it's been a real drain on the little energy I have left. I embrace my rifle, a .375 caliber H&H magazine Tikka, lean my hand holding the barrel against the tree to steady my aim and force myself to breathe deeply in an attempt to lower my heart rate, this with only partial success. My sights find the target and I slowly squeeze the trigger…!

Long-Range Shooting and Africa?

My First AFRICAN SAFARI

Where the TURACOS SING • Usually, hunting bongo is not very difficult, but it does demand tenacity, concentration, and the willingness to face the often hostile and sometimes painful equatorial forest with long, 4x4 drives day after day, often seeing nothing until the right track is found. It can be excessively difficult, both mentally and physically, not necessarily what we seek in a hunting trip, since the hunter is supposed to be on vacation. In this case, it was extreme and without enjoyment.

Great Bulls of Fire or A Buffalo Double • The smoke stings something in the lungs and the ash particles that whirl through the air tickle the nostrils. And occasionally we had to deal with glow around us. In addition to the ash, the air is full of insects and other small crawlies. Wherever you look, there are birds of prey that, in breathtaking maneuvers, catch mice and other small mammals fleeing from the fire.

BLACK AND WHITE on Izintaba • Hunting for Gemsbok and Zebra on the “Sacred Mountain” in Limpopo Province, South Africa

AFRICA “From Australia to the Bushveld, and How I Got There”

HUNTERS - We Are Caring Part 2 • I love Africa. It is an amazing and magical place that all hunters should experience. While on the airplane returning home after my sixth hunting safari to the Dark Continent, my time was spent in reflection of the hunts just completed and I started dreaming about my return to this enchanting place. With each opportunity to hunt in Africa, I always leave having had an experience that seems impossible to exceed. It's not that every safari has been a “mountain top” experience. Each, however, has been a unique experience. They say once you have experienced Africa, “Africa is forever calling you to return.” This has proven to be true with every safari. This one was no different.

ONE of HIM and TWO of US

BROWN HYENA with bow and arrow • Most people are not even aware that brown hyenas exist, being...