On a safari trip with hunting buddy Grant, Daryl Crimp remarks that Africa never gives you what you expect but always gives you a reason to return It had been a long stalk, the dust of the bushveld coating my…
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NEC ban safari companies from exhibiting at Great British Shooting Show
Due to host the event in February 2020, The NEC in Birmingham has banned safari companies from exhibiting stands at the show. The venue welcomed exhibitors offering international hunting at the 2018 and 2019 shows, but now appears to have…
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Paul Childerley’s African adventure
Credit: Ruan Springorum / Getty Images Paul Childerley gets the opportunity to pursue a kudu bull, on an Eastern Cape farm where hunting is very much a family affair. On one of my video shoots abroad, I was invited to…
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Hunting in the heat
If you want safari success, says Kevin Thomas, you can’t retreat when the temperature rises – you need to keep hunting through the punishing ‘midday window’ Throughout my hunting career, be it guiding safaris or hunting for myself, I’ve observed…
In search of impala
The impala is more than a budding African hunter’s ‘starter species’ – it presents a real safari challenge, says Kevin Thomas
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Conquer the Cape
Booking an Eastern Cape safari this year? Kevin Thomas draws on decades of experience to tell you everything you need to know
Tagged with: Cape eland, Eastern Cape, firearms, safari, South Africa, sport hunters, trophy hunt
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Challenge in the Cape
We saw several quality bulls, but only fleeting glimpses before they disappeared amid the moving herd or behind some brush. One particular bull had caught my attention, but he kept moving behind other herd members, showing only his magnificent horns above
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Outfitter focus: Settlers Safaris
Situated in the lush bushveldt near Grahamstown, Settlers Safaris is your ultimate hunting destination within Southern Africa
Culture clash: NZ hunter on plainsgame safari in Africa
Daryl Crimp finds himself turned on his head by Africa, coming face-to-face with a wide variety of antelope species – everything except his chosen kudu
