Browsing: Bow Hunting

Description “Rooibok”, the Afrikaans name, literally meaning “red buck”, is very descriptive of this very elegant antelope. The fact that…

A number of years ago this got me thinking and I did some “survival” hunting. This involved going out into the bush with only my bow, some basic survival tools, and a little food to start off with, for an extended period of time (5-10 days). Once my food and water ran out I would then be forced to live off what nature provided.

Taking The Shot With the understandable excitement experienced by first-time lion hunters shooting over bait under the low light shooting…

In Part 1, we made our acquaintance with the African lion and got to learn something about its behaviour and…

Introduction Hunting lions with a rifle or bow – if done properly (i.e. not “canned”) – can be an exciting,…

Introduction This forest dweller is one of the most beautiful of all African antelope, especially the bulls, and must definitely…

The amphibious river horse Hippopotamus amphibious is a worthwhile adversary and potentially highly dangerous (Figure 1). The size of the…

IntroductionHippos may not be regarded as one of the big five but considering the potential danger they pose and the…