This is our fourth and final part in the stalking essentials series, as chosen by Sporting Rifle’s contributors. Last time, we heard from Byron Pace regarding essential mountain hunting gear, and in our final bumper part, we have picks from…
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Stalking essentials, as chosen by our contributors (part 4)
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Hot pursuit with Thomas Nissen
Tracking buffalo in the dense West African bush isn’t easy. Thomas Nissen endures one hunt that lasts more than five hours. The print of a lion foot in the red sand of the track is not particularly clear. As we…
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Sporting Rifle 166 is on sale now!
April means only one thing in the sporting calendar: It’s the roebuck season, and as always we’re here to help you prepare for it, get the right kit and avoid the dreaded buck fever. First, we’re out with Paul Childerley…
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In the Buffalo herd
Kevin Thomas is ready for his close-up – and he gets less than 40 metres away from an old dagha boy on a hunt in Zimbabwe’s Bubye Valley Conservancy After about three hours of tracking, we finally closed with the…
Candid camera
Paul Childerley and the editor embark on a buffalo hunt with a difference. Not only do they have to secure a soft-bossed bull – they also have to capture the whole hunt on film
