Stories - HUNTiNAMIBIA

NAPHA and the age-related trophy measuring system: Preserving Namibia’s wildlife

When reminiscing about our childhood days in Namibia, we fondly remember witnessing majestic kudu bulls gracefully leaping across the roads or proudly surveying the hills nearby. However, over the years, these awe-inspiring sightings have become increasingly scarce. The furniture in old farmhouses, crafted from the horns of these magnificent animals,

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.

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.

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

Eland Hunt at Saamgewaagd

All senses alert, I move slowly through the bush, rifle at the ready. The art of hunting eland requires to always move slowly, keenly observe with

Elephant Hunting – Drama and Powerful Impressions

Uli’s safari was slowly nearing its end, when we had taken up the trail of a group of six bulls at the Klein Dobe Waterhole. We