The benefits of hunting for conservation have met with acceptance from Prince William, according to the president of Botswana.
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Royal assent for hunting?
Tagged with: africa, Botswana, conservation, Duke of Cambridge, elephants, hunting, President Masisi, Prince William, trophy hunting, wildlife trade
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Posted in News
Great British Shooting Awards: Shortlists revealed and voting begins
The shortlists are out for the Great British Shooting Awards, which aim to give recognition to the products, organisations and people that lead the way in the shooting industry.
Tagged with: airgun, ammunition, clothing, conservation, nv, optics, pulsar, rifles, shooting awards, shotgun, stalker, thermal, vote
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Posted in News
Honesty is the best policy
Are we guilty of emphasising the worst aspects of hunting in our quest to tell a good story? Byron Pace investigates
Tagged with: buck, conservation, DNA Film Festival, heli-hunting, hunters, hunting, northern shooting show
Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
No grouse shooting – but work goes on
The scale of conservation work going on across the UK’s uplands continues to be great, despite many shoots reducing or outright cancelling their grouse days this year.
Elephant Bill
David Barrington Barnes recounts the life and antics of James Howard “Elephant Bill” Williams, a hunter and conservationist who worked with wildlife during times of war and peace
The future of hunting
In an extract from his speech given at the DNA Film Festival, Byron Pace says we all need to try harder to defend and promote hunting
Tagged with: commercialisation, conservation, environmental, ethics, hunting, legacy, naturalists, sportsmanship
Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
Why one hunter is worth 1,500 tourists
A poaching-threatened reserve in the Greater Kruger area in South Africa made a shocking discovery about the true price of phototourism in the region
Who’s going to be hunting’s next public champion? It’s going to be you
The hunting fraternity needs a better public image, but it’s no good waiting for a saviour. The time for hunters and shooters to be a force for positive change is now
Tagged with: best, conservation, global, great, greatest, hunters, state
Posted in Conservation, Features, Viewpoint
Posted in Conservation, Features, Viewpoint
The rhino’s last stand: Witnessing the danger African anti-poaching units face every day
Ahead of launching Sporting Rifle’s 2018 auction to raise funds for Save The Rhino, editor-in-chief Peter Carr outlines the experiences of Big Game Parks in Swaziland
Elephant in the room
Recounting his first close encounter with elephants, Byron Pace contemplates the challenges facing their very survival, and why hunting them offers hope for the species’ future
Tagged with: africa, conservation, elephants, ivory trade, Kruger National Park, poaching, Trump, zimbabwe
Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
