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Aru Game Lodges Memories 2018
The Aru 2018 Memories book is now available on Blurb and Amazon for purchase. On these pages lie special moments from all the hunts at Aru Game Lodges in 2018; testimony to the fact that we continue to provide some of the best hunting Namibia has to offer. But perhaps...
State of the Hunting in Namibia by NAPHA President Danene van der Westhuyzen
Ladies & Gentlemen - and all protocol observed The Namibia Professional Hunting Association marked its 45th year of existence in 2018. It is an achievement to be proud of. I know of no other African hunting association that has reached such a significant milestone....
International Expo Tour 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1544601133544{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]Hello to all our clients and hunting enthusiasts. We invite you to experience interactive Aru at our International Expo Tour 2019. We have supplied the schedule ahead of...
Aru Named DSC Outfitter of The Year 2018
The annual Dallas Safari Club Expo took place from the 4 - 7 January 2018. With over 1000 exhibitors attending the Dallas Convention Center in Texas, it was an exhilarating time. But it was particularly special for Aru Game Lodges. This year we were named the DSC...
Hunters United Against Poaching
Many times I have been posed the question; “What is a hunter, and why do they hunt?” On the last page of our NAPHA brochure there is an advertisement placed for a vacant post. The job description reads as follows; Young active person interested in low and infrequent...
Aru Trophy Book 2017
Aru Game Lodges Memories 2017 The Aru 2017 Trophy book is now available on Blurb for viewing and purchase. On these pages lie every trophy hunted with our guests in 2017; testimony to the fact that Aru continues to provide some of the best hunting Namibia has to...
Trying to Unravel the Secrets of the Namibian Leopard
In bright sunlight the leopard slowly and quietly stalks up to a waterhole. He calmly sits down and watches the surrounding bush, alert and ready, his ears catching even the softest of sounds. When he spots a hartebeest approaching, the big cat slowly bends down...
The Soulmate of Africa
I accidentally stumbled upon the Rhodesian Ridgeback 15 years ago when I was living in Windhoek. My neighbour often visited with her lustrous red hound with its fantastic character and charming intelligence. I was sold on him, mostly by his character and gentle...
Aru’s Fair Chase Hunting Philosophy
Aru Game Lodges treasures the principle of fair chase and utilizes this principle throughout our hunting practices. The fair chase principle holds that hunting should be the lawful and ethical way of pursuing an animal without the hunter gaining any unfair advantage...
We are more than just hunters
There has been an obvious tension between hunters and anti-hunters for some time now. Both interest groups claim that their intention is to protect nature and its habitat. This is not the case.
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