In this issue

BIG-GAME HUNTING / GROOTWILDJAG
"Hunting is more than the act of pursuing game. It consists of respect, camaraderie, humour and innocent appreciation, and nothing brings out those elements like the traditions of a great hunt - big or small ..." - Brian Lovett
This month we once again bring you a medley of articles, product tests, columns and promotions from the game and hunting industry. We dedicate the main part of this issue to big-game hunting in the Big-game Corner section featuring on p 49-97. The hunting of big game surely is one of the most exhilarating experiences. But big-game hunting does not necessarily mean hunting a 13 000 lb elephant or a 2 000 lb charging buffalo. Read the respective stories of Stefan Fouché, who hunted the the elusive Limpopo bushbuck (p 59) and Laurence Jennings, who bagged a Sharpe's grysbok, one of the Tiny 10 (p 70). These two hunts were true big-game experiences posing some serious challenges!
As a young boy, Oscar Haugen was intrigued by an article he read about a Purdey double in .600 Nitro Express. This changed his life forever - he wanted a double rifle and hunt big game in Africa. He shares the story about his first-ever buffalo hunt in 'Africa - land of big-game hunting' (p 50).
The five distinctive categories of the trusted Woodleigh Bullets range have been developed and repeatedly tested over the past decade by a handful of truly passionate hunters and riflemen in the bush and behind machines, loading presses and rifles. Read this discussion on p 92 ...

Wild&Jag; / Game&Hunt; Magazine Description:

WILD & JAG/ GAME & HUNT is an independent monthly publication for the broad game industry in South Africa, promoting the synergy between game production, hunting and conservation. Hunters, game ranchers and nature conservationists are served with quality informative articles and columns. GAME & HUNT is a magazine that promotes a lifestyle to the kind of reader who does not remain just a reader but becomes a follower of the GAME & HUNT brand.

While WILD & JAG/ GAME & HUNT operates in close cooperation with organised hunters, game production and nature-conservation organisations, it is editorially and financially independent.
In every edition is to be found a lead article on an important aspect of the wildlife industry as well as an article on a specific animal - including small game, big game and carnivores. Also a nature article (scientific cum popular) on South Africa's plant life and/or geographical features.