Hunting

The hot sun on your back as you wait, the slow zoom of a lazy fly, and the watery image of a herd of Wildebeest in your sights. Every long range hunter loves the precision that comes with knowing the limits of your own shooting skill, your equipment, the elements, and the distance to the…

Hunting warthog in Africa is a thing of excitement! The challenge of hunting warthogs, whether for trophies or meat, is both adrenaline-inducing and challenging. If you haven’t yet experienced the thrill of getting your first warthog trophy tusks, then it’s time you gave it a try! Meet your trophy: the warthog The warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)…

When it comes to hunting in Africa, the Cape Buffalo is thought to be the most dangerous of all of the Big Five.  In the herd, this bovine may appear to be docile enough, but when agitated or wounded, he becomes aggressive, vindictive, and cunning. This has earned the buffalo the title: Black Death. About…

The wildebeest, or gnu, is one of the more recognizable antelopes from Africa. TV nature channels and illustrated magazines love to show the striking image of the innumerable herds of these antelope as they charge through rivers and over grasslands on their annual migration. Wildebeest – quite rightly – attracts thousands of wildlife viewers to…

The thrill of hunting in Africa is only enhanced when your weapon of choice is a bow. Africa is the ideal hunting ground if you want to use your bow to take down some of Africa’s toughest game. Bow hunting in Africa or South Africa is one of the most challenging and rewarding types of…

You’re keen on a hunting safari in Africa. But how do you know what to hunt? What is the best game to hunt? What game is legal to hunt in South Africa? Here is a complete list of what game and trophies you can hunt in Africa. What animals can you hunt in South Africa…

At last. Answers to all the questions you have about big game trophy hunting, African safaris, and conservation in South Africa. Big Game Hunting in Africa: What is it? Hunting big game – for many – is the essence of African hunting.  However, when it comes to big game in Africa, it is not just…

By Huntershill Professional Hunter It seems the hunting industry put a spin on traditional time to hunt. The last two years saw the world rocked by world wide lockdowns and travel bans by a pandemic that has changed our lives forever.  The pandemic’s effect on hunting seasons Some will argue in the hunting industry that…

Everything you need to know about trophy hunting the greatest spiral-horned antelope, the elusive kudu – the gray ghost – in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Hunting kudu in Africa, known as the “gray ghost” by many hunters, is a challenge within itself, but to hunt them in the highlands of the Eastern Cape…