Archive for April, 2010

International Statesman Award.

Friday, April 30th, 2010

In January the Wild Sheep Foundation Recognized Conservation Force and yours truly in its Awards program on the opening night of its Reno convention. The words of WSF President Gray Thornton are here because we are deeply honored but also because it is a reminder of what the hunting world can do to protect... »

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Danny McCallum Safaris.

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Safari was the first great African experience and it will remain the last. Begun in the first days of white contact with the continent, safari brings to mind the adventure on a grand scale. Explorers and settlers, hunters and missionaries travelled deep into the African interior, forging a tradition of expedition under canvas that... »

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Cheetah (Part 2)

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Cheetah (Part 2)

Two years later, in October 1887, I was riding one day with three English gentlemen (Messrs. J. A. Jameson, Frank Cooper, and A. Fountaine, all of whom are alive to-day and will be able to corroborate my story) through the country lying between the upper waters of the Sebakwe and Umniati rivers in Mashunaland.... »

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TO FILM OR NOT TO FILM? (Part 4)

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

A good cameraman is one who is easily forgotten; that is not to say that he must be boring, but rather he in no way impinges upon the smooth running of the hunt, and yet manages to get all the footage required and is a useful helpful member of the team. In this way... »

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Kruger national park’s new elephant management plan. (Part 1)

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The Kruger Park scientists have devised an innovative management plan that they believe covers all the most likely contingencies that affect bio‑diversity in the park. I am intrigued by the concept ‑ but don’t like the plan. I don’t like it because I believe it will NOT achieve its desired objectives, and because I... »

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