African Hunting Gazette

Our Objective is simple and clear - to promote hunting in Africa. And everything we do, focuses on this central mission. We believe that for the passionate hunters they are either hunting, or spend their time wishing they were hunting. This publication helps them get through that time when they are not actually in the bush. Our reader is more committed, more passionate and has tremendous interest in just about everything to do with the African Safari. From cover to cover the AHG brings you everything you need to know about hunting the great continent of Africa. From the southern tip of Africa to the northern reaches of Ethiopia, we go about pursuing our simple and unambiguous objective.

African Hunting Gazette

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SOME GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES on Trophy Hunting

Africa's Hunting Countries • Africa is immense, the second largest continent (30.3 million square kilometers). Also, a land of change. In 2024 she hosted 54 independent nations. Of these, approximately 20 countries offered some form of legal and organized safari hunting for foreign visitors. I'll start alphabetically with what I (arbitrarily) consider Africa's “core” hunting countries, concluding with a section on smaller, more specialized destinations.

A-WIMOWEH, A-WIMOWEH… • The lyrics “The Lion King” echoed through my mind as I prepared for our upcoming safari into the Dark Continent—twenty days in total. Our departure was scheduled for 7 April 2024, the eighth time I would organize and escort hunting parties into Africa, this time to Namibia and South Africa.

THE DUSTY STRIP • I had visited the famous Caprivi Strip of far north-eastern Namibia several times in search of elephant, so it was with eager anticipation that we would hunt the Bamunu Conservancy again with Gerrit Utz of African Safari Trails as my guide. Although it has changed its name to Zambezi Area, to me and other traditionalists, it will always be the Caprivi Strip. The Strip is a narrow tract of land that starts on Namibia's north-eastern corner and stretches 450 kilometers eastwards. It is bordered on its northern side by Angola and then Zambia, and on the southern side by Botswana. Its width starts off at 32 kilometers and gradually widens to 105 kilometers about two-thirds along its length. The Linyanti River forms the border between the Strip and Botswana, and Bamunu is on the southern side of the widest part.

Family SAFARI • I am a 40-year-old from Pennsylvania who grew up hunting whitetail deer with my dad. I started hunting with him at the age of 12 which was the legal minimum age in Pennsylvania, and then continued hunting deer on my own. Now married, with nine-year-old twin boys, I get to hunt whitetail deer with my wife and sons who can now hunt on a Mentored Youth program in Pennsylvania. I have taken many trips to Ohio to spend a few days hunting whitetails with my father, reminiscing about the years I hunted with him growing up, and all that he's taught me.

ZEBRA Aren't Easy • We began our stalk after a quick check to verify the wind direction - steady and in our face. Perfect. Our carefully paced footsteps allowed us to quickly cover the approximate 500 yards between us and the nearby waterhole.

The Last AFRICAN SUNSET

REDEMPTION A Luangwa River Valley Buffalo Hunt • Two hours after setting out on the tracks my mind begins to wander—it's hard to stay completely focused when you're fourth in line, putting one foot in front of the other behind two trackers and your PH. I began to think back on my first buffalo hunt, an ill-fated 2010 safari in Zimbabwe's Chirisa safari area.

Blesbok …and a Springbok! • As huntable game, the blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) was never particularly high on my list; in my opinion, by its very nature it has always been the epitome of a fenced hunt....