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    When Should Your PH Take a Backup Shot on a Cape Buffalo Hunt?

    When Should Your PH Take a Backup Shot on a Cape Buffalo Hunt?

    October 19, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    Not every buffalo hunter wants his professional hunter to fire a backup shot. Some want every reasonable opportunity to finish their own bull, while o...

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    What Should You Confirm Before Paying a Deposit on a Rhino Hunt?

    What Should You Confirm Before Paying a Deposit on a Rhino Hunt?

    October 18, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    Booking a rhino hunt is different from reserving most other African hunting safaris. A hunter may be offered a particular white rhino bull, complete w...

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    Hunting a Wild Lion in Daylight

    Hunting a Wild Lion in Daylight

    October 11, 2026

    Some hunters are perfectly comfortable taking a lion when the legal opportunity presents itself. Others arrive in Africa with a different expectation:...

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    Lots of Crocodiles Does Not Mean the Right Crocodile

    Lots of Crocodiles Does Not Mean the Right Crocodile

    October 9, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    A river or lake full of crocodiles can look like easy hunting. There are animals on the banks, more heads in the water, and fresh slides everywhere. T...

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    Why Dry Leaf Litter Can Ruin a Zimbabwe Buffalo Stalk

    Why Dry Leaf Litter Can Ruin a Zimbabwe Buffalo Stalk

    October 7, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    A Zimbabwe buffalo stalk can unravel long before the buffalo see the hunters. Once the buffalo are close, the problem often changes from finding buffa...

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    When Is an Elephant Track No Longer Worth Following in Botswana?

    When Is an Elephant Track No Longer Worth Following in Botswana?

    October 2, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    A good elephant track does not always deserve the rest of the day. In Botswana, trackers may cut fresh bull spoor that looks promising at first. The ...

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    What Are You Buying in a South African Cape Buffalo Hunt?

    What Are You Buying in a South African Cape Buffalo Hunt?

    October 1, 2026

    Two Cape buffalo hunts in South Africa can carry a similar price and be different purchases. One package may include a mature hard-bossed bull with n...

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    What Counts as Completing the Big Five?

    What Counts as Completing the Big Five?

    September 30, 2026
    Updated: Oct 2026

    Completing the Big Five sounds straightforward until you ask one question: what actually counts? Does the lion have to be a male? Does a tuskless ele...

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    What Kind of Elephant Hunt Are You Actually Booking?

    What Kind of Elephant Hunt Are You Actually Booking?

    September 28, 2026
    Updated: Sep 2026

    Two hunters can both say they booked an elephant hunt and be talking about completely different safaris. One may be hunting an exportable trophy bull...

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    What Happens If You Wound a Cape Buffalo and Don’t Recover It?

    What Happens If You Wound a Cape Buffalo and Don’t Recover It?

    September 26, 2026
    Updated: Sep 2026

    A wounded Cape buffalo can change a safari quickly. One minute you are following a bull you have spent hours tracking and judging; the next, the entir...

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    What Kind of Hippo Hunt Are You Actually Booking?

    What Kind of Hippo Hunt Are You Actually Booking?

    September 25, 2026

    A hippo hunt can sound straightforward when it is reduced to a species name and a price. That is where hunters can get caught out. Two hippo hunts m...

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    What Changes When Leopard Is the Main Objective of Your Safari?

    What Changes When Leopard Is the Main Objective of Your Safari?

    September 25, 2026

    A leopard safari can look simple on paper. Pick the country, book the hunt, hang the baits and wait for a suitable tom to make a mistake. Making leop...

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