Of all the snakes I have caught, this is the one I like to hold the least. Perhaps it is…
Browsing: Dangerous Game
Hunting lions or leopards in the wild can be a real challenge. This is especially true for leopards, which are…
The Making of a Hunter It was the year of 1978 when the tide of Danie van Graan’s life turned…
Hunting MethodsThe one tried and proven method of hunting these cats is to set up a bait and wait over…
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES Leopard are the smallest of the “big” cats – the other three being lion, tiger,…
HISTORYThe .458 Winchester Magnum was a direct descendant of the .450 Nitro Express 3 1⁄4 inch and the .450 Watts.…
INTRODUCTION Crocodiles are very difficult and challenging to hunt as they have extremely good eyesight, hearing, and smell, and have…
Arguably the most versatile of all African cartridges, the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum is capable of taking the spectrum…
The year 1912 was a hallmark year for those of us who love the sport of big game hunting. Holland…
On the bucket list of many hunters is the quest to hunt the king of the jungle, the African lion…
Introduction When a hunter takes on dangerous game the element of risk is heightened. Dangerous animals are often much heavier,…
I hope it does not happen to you. If it does you have got a bucketful of trouble. The first…
I had a very dear aunt who lives in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Every time she sends…
The 13th bull was waiting for us. As he got up, he came in one movement. Low and fast. Intention apparent. As I started falling backwards, Michael’s .375 Rigby H&H went off beside me. Rifle off my shoulder, I was pulling the trigger for first right and then left barrel before I hit the deck. The gun was not on my shoulder, but in the direction of danger. A flash of blood was all I could see from what I thought was my right barrel at the hump of our aggressor, who then turned to flee to our left. The .500 NE had turned him at three yards.
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,…
What is “Canned Lion Hunting,” referencing South Africa, as Africa’s premium big game hunting destination? Canned lion hunting, is also…
I have a 416 Rigby built on a CZ 550 Safari rifle. I converted the bolt to a Winchester Model 70 style safety/bolt sleeve and spot polished the bolt and extractor. The magazine received a new floor plate assembly to hold another cartridge. The gun now will hold four in the magazine and one in the chamber.
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…
I have used rifles in calibre .458 Lott on seven African safaris, where I shot plains game (impala, hartebeest, oryx,…
During the Second World War the Gibbs factory was bombed by the Germans and a lot of their information and…
The life of the legendary Bvekenya as told by his son Isak Barnard to Dave Edgcumbe. The continent of Africa…
The great 9.3×62 Mauser is recognised in Europe and Africa as one of the best big game calibres ever, yet…
I guess this story starts when Holland & Holland kindly reminded me that I was approaching 65; I had clocked…
I was given a lioness for my birthday! Yes, a lioness. I must admit that back then, I was more…
When it comes to big game hunting, lion hunting in Africa is always a favorite choice for hunters focusing on dangerous game.…
When the Excrement Hits the Oscillation. This is an expression that implies a crisis situation – a worst-case scenario. Professionals…
It was just after sunrise and the warm yellow glow settled softly around us. We were slumbering in the back…
Mid-April. In southwestern Zimbabwe, the Wild Syringa is always the first to hint that summer is just about over, and…
We have the tendency to take things for granted usually for about as long as we have them. It is…
The decision to hunt the African buffalo should not be taken lightly. Its reputation as a “killer” is not hearsay.…
In Part I of this article I talked about new ideas and advanced concepts relating to barrels and iron sights.…
In part one of this article several issues associated with barrels and iron front sights were discussed at length. Now…
The basic design for a Dangerous Game Rifle (DGR) was finalized by English gun makers such as Holland and Holland,…
He had mentioned something about “the monster” when he picked me up at the airport in late July. One of…
My hunting buddy Mike Jines and I had just finished another whitetail season in South Texas. Neither of us took…
There are some stories that must be written. If they are not, they will only be remembered by those who were there in the heat and dust, with thirst on their thick tongues, and their minds wandering far away when they should be concentrating on the task at hand. Stories lost because they were not written.
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When visiting Humani in the Savé Conservancy, one can be assured of being introduced to the newest member of the Humani clan. This extraordinary new addition is an orphan rhino calf named Jimmy, who is being raised by Anne Whittall. When Jimmy arrived at the Humani homestead, weak and in a generally sorry state, Anne was forced to play the part of foster mother rhino. Many will agree that there could be no one better for the role.
The basic design for a Dangerous Game Rifle (DGR) was finalized by English gun makers such as Holland and Holland, Rigby, Jeffrey, et al. before the start of WWI. Drawing on the experiences of big game hunters in their African colonies and using the new smokeless propellant, Cordite, these custom gun smiths could now build relatively light weight rifles that surpassed the stopping power of the earlier 4 to 10 gauge black powder rifles.
In part one of this article, several issues associated with barrels and iron front sights were discussed at length. Now…
In Part I of this article I talked about new ideas and advanced concepts relating to barrels and iron sights.…
What we have here in the .416 Remington is a relatively flat shooting cartridge, fully capable of making a distant shot on a kudu or gemsbok, yet perfectly able to confidently drop a buffalo or elephant when things get up close and personal.
Call me a hopeless romantic. Before leaving on safari I write my wife letters on white paper with a red…