Stories - HUNTiNAMIBIA

An African’s conversation about the conversion of African conservation

We know that the world is getting smaller thanks to the internet and various social media platforms and apps, as well as long-haul air travel which

Message from the Minister – 2022

A future filled with hope and optimism The past two years have been challenging for our country in general and for the hunting industry in particular.

OUR PLATINUM PARTNERS

Huntinamibia magazine has over the past 23 years played a vital role in the country’s combined effort to position Namibia and the Namibian hunting sector in the

ARU GAME LODGES

We believe that sustainability is the only way to ensure that our children (and their children) have the privilege of hunting genuinely wild game ethically, as we have done

Message from the President of NAPHA

WHY DO WE HUNT? We love to hunt. Hunting is part of our upbringing and deeply entrenched into our value system. This is simply who we

Message from the Editor 2022

Some of my very first memories are of seeing a bright white flower as it glowed in the early morning light from its perch on a

A new era for hunting: Government takes the reigns for the future

The global resistance to hunting, and the tendency of non-Namibian hunting professionals to disregard our best practice and thus threatening Namibia’s 45-year old reputation as an

Conservationist of the Year Award – since 1995

25 years ago NAPHA introduced the Conservationist of the Year Award to acknowledge a person who has played a significant role in any field of conservation.

In Memory of Frank Heger

21.2.1960 – 7.6.2018 Frank Heger was killed in a tragic traffic accident on June 7th, 2018 on the road between Windhoek and Okahandja after attending a

A Memorable Experience Finding That Buffalo

For any trophy hunter, the Cape buffalo can be the most exciting of the dangerous species to track and take down. It is unpredictable and particularly

On foot with Ju/Hoansi Hunters

The hunt starts with a search for a specific beetle that feeds on the leaves of the hairy corkwood shrub. Its cocoons are buried deep in

Age Related Measuring System

“Trophy hunting” is the one form of hunting which receives the most severe international criticism and is threatened by a general ban. The reasons for this

The stare of a Buffalo

There is nothing in the world like the feeling that the stare of a buffalo sends through your whole body. In my case, not so much

A Tale of Two Kudu

2006 was a most unusual hunting season for me. Two of my old clients had booked a hunt with our company at the Gamsberg Ranch in

Animal Potency: A Hunter’s Perspective

It was a long hard day. I had been in the hunting ground since before first light. I have been stalking the big springbok ram for