Wild&Jag; / Game&Hunt; Magazine - January 2016

In this issue

In hierdie maand se uitgawe:
The African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
The African savanna elephant developed in Africa some 1,5 million years ago. J du P Bothma gives a detailed overview of its distribution, habitat, diet, management, utilisation, and other aspects

Lewende legendes van die jagveld: Amie van Wyk
In sy reeks oor jaglegendes in Suider-Afrika het Chris van der Watt met die beskeie, innemende, sagaardige jagter en natuurmens prof Amie van Wyk oor sy kosbare ervarings gaan gesels

Met pyl en geweer
Dr Johan Kriek het onder meer olifantgewere, malaria en slaaplose nagte getrotseer om sy droom van ’n eie wildplaas te verwesenlik en in die proses baanbrekerswerk met die pyl van wild gedoen

Hoe ver is ons van die droogte se einde?
Dit lyk asof die meeste somerreënvalgebiede steeds in ’n droogtesiklus is, maar waarskynlik naby aan ’n draaipunt, en dat beter reënvaltoestande in die tweede deel van die jaar kan voorkom

Longest live-game auction season comes to a close
Apart from 2015 presenting the longest formal live-game auction season in history, it also seems that marketing and sales are proceeding as usual despite the season being formally closed

Disappearing act
In a previous article, Ian Myburgh mentioned that he had experienced something like he never had before in his 35 years of hunting. Here he describes an even more astonishing experience ...