Wild&Jag; / Game&Hunt; - March 2024

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Hunters are a breed apart. They love the smell of gun oil and the wet earth after the rain, the calmness and clarity brought about by being alone in the bush, and, of course, a good challenge and the thrill of the chase. Another trait they share is courage, even when the odds are stacked against them, like facing down a buffalo charge, knowing there can only be one victor. Levi Hill and his father, Buddy, went on a buffalo hunt with an unexpected outcome – and lived to tell the tale. But it is not only the men who show their mettle. Huntresses are every bit as brave, no matter their age. At only 14 years old, Andrea Eggers realised her dream of hunting her first buffalo bull after winning the Rhino Bullets and Lowveld Hunters hunting competition. Tamlyn van Wyk challenged Africa’s Black Death on its own turf, using her own reloaded bullets for the first time to bring down a trophy bull – no mean feat since she only had two weeks to learn how to reload.