Swazi Stories
Hunting For Hog Deer on Snake Island
Swazi Ambassador, Mel, gets a shot at hunting the elusive Hog Deer that inhabit Snake Island and jumps at the opportunity! Snake Island is not a very inviting place name, but apparently the great hunting makes up for that... Nonetheless, Mel cracks on and does what she does best: harvesting deer with the help of her four-legged friend. Read on!
Jim Corbett lived a remarkable life, in an era that will never be repeated.
Check our Davey's story previously published in Rod & Rifle Magazine to learn more about Corbett and the search for Man-eaters.
TAHR ERADICATION BEGINS We have too many tahr in our mountains. That’s a fact. An optimum population level is a subject of discussion not only limited to and by the Department of Conservation, but also embraced and expected...
Mbogo Dugga Boy Black Death Nyati Syncerus caffer... I don’t believe any other animal has as many monikers as the Cape Buffalo. However, one thing that is consistent is his belligerent attitude, that stroppy, pugnacious “I really don’t...
Tau Poutini Adventure - Part 2
Want to read Part 1 - You can do that right here. Being camped up by a river has advantages, but in bad weather conditions, it also calls for some pretty astute decision making on whether or not...
Tai Poutini Adventure - Part 2
Want to read Part 1 - You can do that right here. Being camped up by a river has advantages, but in bad weather conditions, it also calls for some pretty astute decision making on whether or...
Tanzania’s elephant catastrophe
As Howard Frederick flew in a Cessna low over the scrubland of Tanzania’s Selous game reserve, it was the complete absence of elephants rather than the piles of scattered bones he saw that chilled him most. The team conducting the...