Hunting in Africa – Page 2

Safari # 5: Lessons Learned

gunwriter May 15, 2013 October 25, 2015

The top ten things I learned or relearned during my 5th African Safari: 10. Never make up your mind about exactly what you want to shoot until you get there. 9. Take plenty of ammo. 8. You cannot practice enough before you go. 7. Do not underestimate how bad airlines can screw up your trip. 6. Do not mistakenly assume those 16 …

Romantic Boots

gunwriter May 8, 2013 October 25, 2015

Romance is a big part of hunting and to experience that romantic connection to the past, hunters often go to great lengths. Sometimes to their detriment. This infatuation with the romance of the hunt probably most happens in Africa. Images of the last ivory hunter or Ruark often drive hunters to equip themselves in the proper attire or to hunt with firearms …