Danene van der Westhuyzen: Sustainable Hunting Contributes to Wildlife

Nov 22, 2021 | Hunting

Danene van der Westhuyzen, president of Namibian hunting organization NAPHA, told the EESTI JAHIMEESTE SELTS in Budapest about sustainable hunting, protecting nature and animal habitats in Africa. Danene also told how hunting and hunting tourism actually works in...

The Soulmate of Africa

Nov 30, 2017 | Hunting

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

Apr 6, 2017 | Hunting

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

Apr 18, 2016 | Features, Hunting

At Aru Game Lodges, we believe we are more than just hunters. There has been an obvious tension between hunters and anti-hunters for some time now with both interest groups claiming that their intention and methods are the best to protect nature and its wildlife....

Professional Hunter Spotlight: Danene van der Westhuyzen

Jul 16, 2015 | Features, Hunting

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 discontinue her optometry practice, and become a professional hunter....