Hunting the Bezoar Ibex
Bezoar ibex average 140 pounds and possess extremely long, characteristically knobby horns in relation to body size, making it one of the most attractive members of the ibex family. With my rifle resting on a suitcase-sized boulder, I could not get situated for a shot...
Pick A Side: Eco-Imperialism Or Wildlife Conservation
Hunters conserve and save wildlife when no one else will or can.
Essential Africa Safari Gear
Having now made some 15 safaris to five different African countries, I feel confident in defining the essential safari gear a hunter really needs for a plains game safari. Rifles, optics, cartridges, bullets, packs, slings, boots, clothes, shooting sticks. It’s less...
Savage Accufit Rifles Working Africa
This article originally appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors.com M110 bolt-action Savage rifles with AccuFit stocks are tough, MOA accurate, and inexpensive Savage AccuFit rifles adjust to fit 5′ 2″ Betsy and her 5′ 10″ husband AccuFit rifles are rough-and-tumble durable We...
Roaning Western Africa
I had taken a good mature roan, considered by many serious African hunters to be a more interesting animal than the regal sable! Tim Fallon shoved a water bottle in my face and insisted I drink. “How hot do you think it is?” he asked. Before I could respond he...
The Game of Kings
If you probe the dark thickets and brushy hillsides of Zululand, you’ll eventually encounter the ‘great shaggy form’ of a bull nyala. And like legendary hunters and early Zulu kings, you will come to revere this elusive animal as the most beautiful of all African antelope.
Lynn Bogue Hunt: Angler, Hunter, Artist
Angler, hunter, and above all artist, Lynn Bogue Hunt was the most popular and prolific outdoor illustrator in mid-20th century America.
Hunting “Dangerous” Game
Slipping through brush toward a life-sized Cape buff target can be pretty darned exciting!
Dispatch from the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand
News from my annual flight from summer’s heat.
Dispatch from BC Day 13 & 14
The northern lights lit up the trail.