Sports A Field

Hunting the Blackbuck

Now widespread in both Texas and Argentina, this introduced antelope is wary and challenging to hunt.

Bulls of the Bering Sea

An unusual hunt for reindeer in the Aleutian Islands

Little Big Game in the Desert

The javelina is our newest "official" big-game animal.

A Giant Warthog

There are plenty of warthogs in Africa, but very few are truly huge.

The Moose Killer of the Mulchatna

A hunt for a big grizzly in the wild Alaska interior.

Enough Gun

Why we hunters love our .30-calibers.

Your First Safari

Life is short. Plan it and go!

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Learning About Lions

How the study of these big African cats helps ensure their future.

No matter how often you’ve heard it, a lion’s growl is still enough to send chills down your spine. Standing atop the utility box in the bed of my Land Cruiser in the sweltering heat of a Zambian October…..

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Big Bucks in the Sage

How mule deer benefit from sage grouse conservation.

Mule deer in many parts of Wyoming migrate from summer range in the high country to lower-elevation winter range on sagebrush flats, where they are often displaced by development.

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The Rifle and the Camera

Phototourism has its place, but in terms of benefit to wildlife, there’s no substitute for going afield with a rifle. The rifle is the primary tool of the hunter. A few hunters consider their rifles just that—tools—and nothing more. Most of us, though, also enjoy rifles for their own sake: the fine lines, craftsmanship, that […]

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How to Prepare for a Safari

An excerpt from the new book Ask the Namibian Guides. In the new book Ask the Namibian Guides, author Diana Rupp interviews thirteen highly regarded professional hunters from all over Namibia in an effort to bring the most up-to-date information to the aspiring safari hunter. The professionals answer questions about why this country is such […]

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Botswana’s Impending Wildlife Disaster

Elephant overpopulation has caused an environmental crisis, and safari hunting is taking the blame. I’m concerned about recent developments here in southern Africa. I write this because the pending closure (at the end of 2013) of all sport hunting on public land and Controlled Hunting Areas in Botswana is seriously bad news. What makes this […]

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