Stories - HUNTiNAMIBIA

The poaching crisis

Main photo ©Gerhard Thirion Poaching and the loss of habitat are the dilemmas for the conservation of wildlife T he Big Game Committee of NAPHA initiated

At dawn in the Kavango

Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk The only light comes from the headlights of the vehicles as we churn through the thick white sand of the Kavango

Namibia prohibits hunting bans

Compiled Sanet van Zijl | Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk Namibia has made the decision to oppose hunting bans. Any appeal made on hunting restrictions or

Suddenly as dusk was falling

Harry’s friends had done their best to get him bitten by the ‘Africa bug’. And there he was, in Namibia for the first time. The country

Leo and an “own-use” elephant bull

"Where have they all gone?" asked JG, as he steered the boat downstream. The previous evening we had been surrounded by elephants here on the Kwando

Leopards and farmers

Main photo ©Bernd Wasiolka Making an uneasy co-existence easier Namibians are known for their love of beef and their commitment to conservation. These two passions are

The vegan hunter

Main photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk I am 22 years old and from Germany. After completing secondary school I left home to go to Nursing School. That

Excitement all the way

In August 2015 I was back in Namibia. This time I wanted to hunt for a mature old kudu bull in the Erongo Mountains. Together with

Collar me crazy

Perceptions about collaring and tagging animals The kings are apparently vanishing. The queens are supposedly departing. It seems the royalties are forever leaving, and it is

In the Sandveld

Text Basie Maartens Main photo: In 1965 Bushman (San) often joined me on hunts in the Sandveld. They could down a buck with bow and arrow.

Kaokoland – Stark and hostile

...but intriguingly beautiful Text by Garth Owen-Smith | Main photo Paul van Schalkwyk In his book 'An Arid Eden, a personal account of Conservation in the

Rhino Cunning

" This was the hardest hunt of my life. They say you hunt elephant with your feet, buffalo with guts, leopard with your brain, but the