Stories - HUNTiNAMIBIA

Bergzicht Game Lodge

For an unforgettable African plains game hunting safari Your host, Hannes du Plessis, owner of Bergzicht Game Lodge, and his family will make sure that your

Attacked by a black rhino

Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk An incident that highlights the ‘ugly surprise factor’ imminent in encounters with dangerous game happened earlier this year on a farm

Hunting dangerous game in remote places

PH Felix Marnewecke was gravely wounded by a charging buffalo in the Bamunu Conservancy, a remote area bordering the Linyanti River in Eastern Caprivi. His friend,

The risk of living with wildlife

Main photo ©Dirk de Bod If we want to succeed in saving living space for large and potentially dangerous animals, pragmatic concepts are in need. In

Trophy hunting creates value for wildlife

Trophy hunting has always been the biggest source of income in communal conservancies. Always has been and always will be. Although not the biggest provider of

A memorable morning in Africa

Tracking our spiral-horned quarry, my hunting assistant and I stopped at the same time. It is a rare pleasure, when – after spending days, weeks and

My first African adventure

| Main photo ©Kai-Uwe Denker On my first visit to Africa I arrived in Namibia somewhat tired and exhausted. When setting out on the voyage with

The calibre for the future?

There is something about a campfire that transcends the flicker of flames licking their way around the logs of hardwood fed sporadically by a willing hand

A kudu like a statue

We’ve lost the track...darn! I turn around and look into the pale countenance of Patrick, my hunting guest from northern France. This is his second day

The warthog of Ekuja

Farm Ekuja – 140 km north-east of Windhoek – is an absolute paradise for bow hunting. With numerous species in high numbers, you never know what

Could this be the birthplace of the Giant Gemsbok?

Where I come from, the answer to the question “Where would you go to find a really big gemsbok?” would be, needless to say, “The red

What makes a good PH?

I have the great privilege of having been born in Namibia, the Land of the Brave. With this comes a legion of advantages that are very

The warrior of solitude

| Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk For outdoorsmen who have not yet hunted in Namibia, you cannot begin to explain the vastness or sheer beauty of

The king of the dry bushveld and the rugged hills

| Main photo ©Helge Denker Camouflage is the essence of its nature Text Kai-Uwe Denker I n 1908 Dr Arthur Berger and his long-standing friends, Captain

The core of hunting

| Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk The old Land Rover rattles through the night over the gravel road. The red shimmer of the campfire beckons from