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The Grey Ghost of Africa - by Gene Braaksma (Randolph, Wisconsin, USA)
I woke up to the call of the African Hoopoe bird and felt the early morning sun warm my face as I lay in my bed looking out the window of...
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Brubaker Arms
- Jan 2
- 7 min
10 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned From My First Africa Safari - BY TYLER FREEL
There is no place in all of hunting lore as iconic as Africa. Talk to anyone who has been fortunate enough to have hunted there and they...
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- Dec 30, 2022
- 5 min
Another Day In KwaZulu Natal - by Bob (UK)
I’d been in South Africa for 3 days, on my two other safaris to Africa I went without a wish list letting the hunting gods decide what I...
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- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Dream Team - by Bryce Sitter (Tanzania)
I've been living and working in East Africa since 1998, so I was pleased to finally get some buddies from home (USA) over for a bowhunt,...
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- Dec 23, 2022
- 7 min
Big Buck Odyssey - by Paul Atkins (Kotzebue, AK)
For many North American hunters the title of this story might bring whitetail deer to mind, but it’s not about whitetails. Back in the...
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
Following-Up A Wounded Buff On First Hunt - by Matt Mckeown (Isle of Wight, England UK)
This was my first time to Africa though I have dreamt of hunting buff since a teen. I chose a package hunt from these guys:...
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- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
Mysterious Causes Of Death In Animals Shot Without Any Vital Organ Penetration -Part 3- Wildebeest
by Andrew McLaren (Soutpan, Free State. South Africa) The more you hunt, the more stories you have to tell! In Part 1 I told the true...
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- Dec 12, 2022
- 4 min
Mysterious Causes Of Death In Animals Shot Without Any Vital Organ Penetration -Part 2- Impala Ram
by Andrew McLaren (South Africa) The more you hunt, the more stories you have to tell! In Part 1 I told the (very true) story about a...
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- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Mysterious Causes Of Death In Animals Shot Without Any Vital Organ Penetration -Part 1- A Springbuck
by Andrew McLaren (Soutpan, Free State. South Africa) The more you hunt, the more stories you have to tell! A recent experience when an...
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- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
Commissioning only Parts of My Gunsmithing Project – Yes or No?
Every now and then we get a request for doing a partial job on a project. Most of our clients love to tinker with their firearms – and as...
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- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
10,000 Miles For A Pig - by Chad Waligura (Texas, United States)
I’d been told that there’d never be anything like my first trip to Africa, a notion I readily agreed with. But the anticipation I felt...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 7 min
A Chat About Perazzi MX2000, Perazzi MX2000S, Krieghoff and Kolar Max Lite Sporting
In this article I am presenting my personal opinion regarding Perazzi MX2000, Perazzi MX2000S, with brief references to Krieghoff and...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
MONKEY BUSINESS - by STEPHEN J HOFMANN (ILLINOIS, USA)
This is a short hunting story that takes place in Namibia, Southern Africa. This story is about an animal that is perceived as cute by...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Kudu With a Side of Warthog - by Kelly Garmon (Central Texas)
Draw, settle the pin, squeeze the release and 'THWAP!' The arrow appeared suspended momentarily on the far side of the big bull and then...
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- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Crop Raiding Elephant - by Jan L. Schott (Evergreen, Co, USA)
In March of last year (2007) in Zimbabwe, we were notified of crop raiding elephant in the area of Gundaveroi. A local farmer was...
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 4 min
My Smoky Giraffe - by Stephan Hofmann (Illinois, USA)
In August of 2007 I was on Safari in Northern Namibia, Africa. I was hunting just South of Etosha with my PH, Barry. It had been a very...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Our Kalahari Hunt - by Dennis Duncan (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
I have an African Hunting story to share and this took place in the Kalahari region of Namibia (the country just north of South Africa)....
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- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Gemsbok Will Fight Back - by Terry Blauwkamp (Hudsonville MI USA)
This African hunting story will give you a good idea of what may be expected from hunting a wounded Gemsbok in Africa! I was after an old...
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- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Hartebeest are "Hard to Bust" by Terry Blauwkamp (Hudsonville MI USA)
As you may have read in other African hunting stories... Some animals seem to be a bigger challenge than others are and Hartebeest...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Cape Buffalo Hunting Up Close By - by Terry Blauwkamp (Hudsonville MI USA)
As most stories start out, "Once upon a time", this is about a Buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe. We got a little too close to the Buffalo, or...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 5 min
My First (and Last) Eland - by Paul Smith (Missouri, USA)
Several years ago I decided that I would go on an African Cape buffalo and plains game safari, although up to then, the only animal I had...
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- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Hunter's Moon - by Charlie Burlbaw (Dallas, Texas)
Have you ever heard in hunting stories about a "Hunter's Moon"? If not - let me share this African hunting story with you. I met a fellow...
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- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
My Warthog Hunted With a Spear... - by Willem Pretorius (Kingdom of Bahrain)
My first warthog with a spear This spear is an original specimen given to me as a gift by a grateful Bushmen tracker in the...
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- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Africa Hunting for Women - Terri R. McIntosh
"You want ME to go to Africa?" No Way, No Desire! Duke (spouse) and I were invited to go to a wild game dinner with auctions being held...
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