Hunting

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Danene van der Westhuyzen, who was mentored by her father, began hunting at an early age. Eventually her passion for hunting and a desire to bring about changes in the industry motivated her to [...]

Go hunting and fishing in Namibia all in one day. Take a look at this interesting article Shoot a buck? Check. Topple a brace of birds? Check. Land a fish? Check. All in one day? Check. How a [...]

Morning at the water hole. We hear them long before we see them. To a beginning it is difficult to hear exactly where the soft, intermittent chucking sound comes from. But after a little while I [...]

For most hunters, hunting in Africa means: big game and trophy hunting. But what if you like to stalk antelopes, but are not interested in collecting antlers and/or trophies? Or what if you love [...]

I have a very dear aunt who lives in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Every time she sends me a text message, email or word of mouth message, her missive ends in the following words; [...]