General Hunting Discussion [Archive] - GunSite® South Africa - South Africa’s Firearm, Tactical & Hunting Discussion Forums

Biltong Hunting vs Normal Hunting? (8 replies)
Blood trail with monolithic bullets (11 replies)
What we have learned and know is still true. (10 replies)
Optimal Ð¡asual Dating - Real-life Females (0 replies)
German Hunting Seasons 2024/25 (9 replies)
Carcas length SA Game - walk-in fridge (6 replies)
Ezemvelo Hunting (0 replies)
Flight distance as a function of meat damage? (18 replies)
Hunting Season 2024: Lodge Options (0 replies)
An African Safari is still great value for money for the European hunter. (1 replies)
Weird Bullet Behaviour. (18 replies)
Hunting Ammunition (22 replies)
7mm Rem Mag - Springbok hunting (13 replies)
France Hunting Season 2023/2024 (19 replies)
Rat 2.0 (4 replies)
New C onservation Incentives (5 replies)
Possible ban on trophy hunting imports (0 replies)
Going to Namibia with printout (2 replies)
What eyewear do you use for Hunting? (4 replies)
Beaufort West Hunt (8 replies)
Red Hartebeest in the Eastern Cape (4 replies)
What hunting bullet for Howa 308 20"? (20 replies)
Types of Macnab in S.A (18 replies)
Current meat processing costs (24 replies)
Hunting in the German countryside 2023/24 season. (33 replies)
Size of Hunting Farms. (8 replies)
Ammo choice for 308 win on blue wildebeest (10 replies)
Reloading: Hunting ranges vs Long range (4 replies)
Snake Antivenom Shortage (44 replies)
Podcast: Canadian JTF2 Snipers Kill Bad Guy From 3,540 Meters Away (2 replies)
Practical Hunting Trajectories (11 replies)
Availability of gemsbok (4 replies)
Where to shoot for Hunter/Sport Dedicated Practical (9 replies)
French Hunting Season 2022/2023 (33 replies)
Tips on Calibre selection and rifle setup for Saffer hunters moving to Europe (15 replies)
Tips for breaking down a sheep carcass (20 replies)
Just a moment caught. (8 replies)
A Saffer's hunting gear in Germany (47 replies)
Era Silencers from Germany (0 replies)
Western Cape/Eastern Cape Foot Hunt (1 replies)
8.5x55 Blaser: A solution looking for a problem (12 replies)
Pseudo roe deer hunting at dusk in the German countryside (16 replies)
Cure for “bokkoors”? (21 replies)
Roe hunting at dusk in the German countryside (73 replies)
Bullet weight conundrum for 30-06, and the voodoo of terminal ballistics (11 replies)
Putting It on a Pedestal. (Picture heavy) (12 replies)
New research on the risks of lead exposure from bullets used in big game hunting (67 replies)
Why you should not shoot through branches (39 replies)
.308 Win for Waterbuck bullet selection. (30 replies)
Green Pus in Kudu Hindleg. (21 replies)
.22 or 9 mm P for Culling (29 replies)
Kudu Horings - Jag (0 replies)
What to look for in a range finder. (14 replies)
Hunting opportunities around Groblersdal (3 replies)
Hunting opportunities within 2 hrs of Ballito (4 replies)
Cutting Edge Bullets (9 replies)
Viper Bullets-local monolithics? (0 replies)
Homogenous copper bullets can be inhumane-article (35 replies)
The Effect Of Shot Placement On Bullet Performance. (5 replies)
150gr bullets in a 308. Hornady Interlocks. All rounder? (15 replies)
Kimberley 2022 Hunt (21 replies)
150gr VS 165gr Hornady Interbond .308 (3 replies)
Trophy hunters kill two of Africa’s biggest elephants in Botswana (7 replies)
Softening the thump of a 308 (43 replies)
Just got home 02:39 and 300 km later. (11 replies)
Old hunter looks back on new hunter 4 years old to 13 years old from a 53 year old. (2 replies)
Who uses Venison fat and what do you use it for. (57 replies)
Is a .308 150 gr bullet enough ? ? (15 replies)
Bored!!!! (4 replies)
Going rate for Vaal Rhebok? (3 replies)
Greater Kruger Conservancy (1 replies)
Monolithic Expanding Bullets, Weight and Velocity. (86 replies)
Meerkat with .22LR (17 replies)
Bushpig and deep bush recovery. (20 replies)
How sensitive is the nose of a hunting dog. (2 replies)
BWB Back Straps (11 replies)
2021/2022 French Hunting season (20 replies)
Need help pricing a hunt I have been tasked with. (18 replies)
Problem Baboons (74 replies)
Barnes TTSX - here I go again. (3 replies)
Do You Hunt With A Suppressor? (20 replies)
My job for last two weeks. (17 replies)
Your hunting bag… (27 replies)
What paint to use on horns? (11 replies)
Shooting through grass and the result. (18 replies)
My hunting dog FARTS, it really farts. REALLY (62 replies)
Bush Pig - Domestic Pig, how close are they meat wise? (27 replies)
Bushpig mince meat ? (14 replies)
Titan EXBT - Monolithic rifle bullet (10 replies)
FUTURAMA OPTICS SALE 23rd July - 6th August (0 replies)
Before things became obvious, but after we had wiped the piss out our eyes. (20 replies)
Balistix Bullets Review and interesting observations. (36 replies)
Silencer for 308 (12 replies)
Came across this old post. Still so relevant. (0 replies)
223 - 50 gr V Max for Springbuck (22 replies)
Kudu, for those of you that hunt them. (0 replies)
Kudu horns - hairy ones and smooth ones. (13 replies)
Only when bush pig hunting (8 replies)
Hunting under Lockdown Level 4 (39 replies)
Amount of 'permissible' sinew in biltong ? (9 replies)
once upon a time - a long time ago (1 replies)
Hunting B/Pig behind dogs again. (7 replies)
C Grade Beef Biltong (11 replies)
Interesting Animal Observations (1 replies)
S&B eXergy 158gr 7x57 (9 replies)
Slaughtered weight of different species (2 replies)
Does Bigger Bullets Kill Quicker? (35 replies)
NIGHT VISION AND TACTICAL SALE NOW ON! (0 replies)
20.27 - bored - remedy - go pick a fight with a pig, a wild one. (29 replies)
Game meat processing in Centurion/Pretoria area? (22 replies)
Best all rounder rifle? (130 replies)
Species lawfully hunted with .233 (26 replies)
Writers of years gone by (14 replies)
Salami (17 replies)
Game Carcass Transport (1 replies)
hunting close to PE (3 replies)
Hunting with Lappua scenar 139gr 6.5 Creedmoor (36 replies)
Early shooting aids. (13 replies)
Impala Ram Weight. (23 replies)
Killing because you can. (47 replies)
Friday Night Bush Pig (4 replies)
Heavy rifle and synthetic stock swivels (2 replies)
Game Meat Processing Somerset-West / Strand / Stellenbosch (2 replies)
Howa 308, 20" Bullbarrel (26 replies)
Running shots, how do you do it. Running shots, should you. (29 replies)
south African Hunting Bullet Manufactures (48 replies)
Shot a champion pig today (24 replies)
Anti-hunting bullies on FB (7 replies)
Nosler Partition (6 replies)
The light trigger and a 13 year old dilemma. (26 replies)
10 BEST HUNTING BOOKS (13 replies)
Marlow Hunting Auction 31 mar 2021 (0 replies)
Mobile Trailer Fridge / Freezer (4 replies)
This may stir up some anti hunting sentiment again. (13 replies)
Bullet Failure. (19 replies)
Interesting Reading. (8 replies)
France 2020/2021 hunting season (37 replies)
Hunting, culling, killing and whats the differance. (33 replies)
Hunting Opportunity from Cape Town (0 replies)
Disappointment in pure form. (5 replies)
Kudu cow size and age (18 replies)
Pulsar Optics - What's your opinion? (2 replies)
Man Killed on Hunting Trip. (4 replies)
Where to Advertise (5 replies)
hunts that made me nervous (24 replies)
PH Course (1 replies)
How old is old and when are you old or to old? (12 replies)
Game that Runs Towards the Shot. (10 replies)
Winds of Adak (0 replies)
Out of season Blesbok/Impala hunt - KZN (0 replies)
Range Finder Binoculars (10 replies)
Stars in the Sky: A Hunting Story (3 replies)
Meat processing Cape Town (8 replies)
Support Trophy hunting in Africa (28 replies)
Impala and their ways (8 replies)
planned hunts and cancellations, how do you accommodate life happens. (4 replies)
Bullet selection (5 replies)
First, Second and Third Ostrich (14 replies)
Bullet accuracy at different ranges? (21 replies)
30-06 and Kudu vs .223 and Impala (22 replies)
For those that have been following Cody - Time march's on. (9 replies)
The TSSX bullet (7 replies)
Hunting Eastern Cape Prices - input please (16 replies)
CZ 457 Models - Best choice for .22 competition (18 replies)
Selling of Lion/Cheetah etc. Mounts (1 replies)
Hunting location wanted (6 replies)
Regrets and questions.A young hunter, (30 replies)
Finding the flinch - Detective Flinch I am (2 replies)
Hunting and a child growing up in the fraternity. (1 replies)
the role of sex in hunting (25 replies)
Cody got his first Kudu (27 replies)
Best Hunting Boots- recommendations please (28 replies)
150gr cup/core bullets in a 308win. (4 replies)
lists, who else has one of these? (19 replies)
Hunting ammunition.308 (31 replies)
When does hunting season actually start in SA? (9 replies)
.30-06 excessive meat damage (18 replies)
Remington 416 Bullet weights and velocities (7 replies)
Animals that drop on the spot DRT (16 replies)
Conclusions based on a small sample size. (12 replies)
One more first for Cody, a jackal. (15 replies)
Who eats what they have killed? - Who eats what you have killed? (43 replies)
Ostrich hunt (18 replies)
How much biltong / dry wors from a blue wildebeest? (12 replies)
My 303 build - not complete (30 replies)
Whirlwind trip and first BWB (8 replies)
Playtime: ideas for a dedicated, subsonic 303 (36 replies)
No idea were to start (34 replies)
Breaking News: Hunting open over Provincial borders (52 replies)
Hunting license (21 replies)
Processing Impala (4 replies)
Level 3 hunting (6 replies)
A young mans firsts. (24 replies)
Warthog upper and lower tusk differences? (10 replies)
Transporting a game carcass. (10 replies)
Bullet beneath the skin - how does it look in slow motion? (7 replies)
Hunting report of the 2019/2020 season. (13 replies)
Day hunt allowed? (52 replies)
For those of you that have never been charged by a w/hog - they brave and aggressive when need be. (39 replies)
Spykerwurm /Screwworm (15 replies)
375 suppressors options for hunting (13 replies)
Bullet Speeds (65 replies)
What are the chances of hunting this year? (49 replies)
Hunting/Fishing Alaska (2 replies)
Update to Meat Safety Act (0 replies)
An Old Scope and an Old School Hunt. (11 replies)
Hunting post lockdown may still be locked down (20 replies)
"Ban the eating of wildgame/venison in SA" (8 replies)
Crown Vac twin seal (0 replies)
Finding your animal after the shot when not in the open. (35 replies)
Hunting in a Sea of Grass. (29 replies)
Went hunting today - bugger this lock down (11 replies)
Why are Warthog Hunting Prices Increasing? (38 replies)
My hunting story (16 replies)
Best ammo for a Springbok hunt for .308 rifle? (49 replies)
How much does the average Biltong hunter spend on hunting per year (10 replies)
day hunt for new hunter - gauteng area (6 replies)
Leupold VX1, still for hunting or not (9 replies)
Interesting Cartridges. (6 replies)
Corona cancellations of hunting trips (38 replies)
30.06 Springfield & Somchem S335 Loads (2 replies)
A surprise Waterbuck (21 replies)
Why Aren’t You Hunting With Match Ammunition Yet? (10 replies)
PH Niel Barnard killed in car accident (2 replies)
A very different way of fishing ? (6 replies)
303 for hunting, finally. (23 replies)
Amendment to (illegal) hunting dog laws? (26 replies)
Brown Bear with a 9 mm ? (8 replies)
Warthog that drop, then run. (44 replies)
A Conservationist's Cry (20 replies)
Strange things animals and pigs do after being shot. (21 replies)
Hunting farms (2 replies)
Giraffe hunt (11 replies)
Newb looking for hunting bullet FAQ (12 replies)
.308 question bushveld (6 replies)
.308 kill an eland?? (3 replies)
Air Rifle Hunting in South Africa (0 replies)
Air Rifle Hunting in South Africa (8 replies)
Hunting Bullet for 375H&H (39 replies)
Nosler Balistic Tips (37 replies)
Feral Hogs in Texas (14 replies)
mobile game processing business - USA wouldn't it be nice (22 replies)
The Perfect Hunting Bullet (12 replies)
Pack your bag, we're going hunting! (6 replies)
How do you hunt in your part of the world? (15 replies)
101 Reasons to shoot pigeons (36 replies)
DIY Meat Processing (14 replies)
Vervet Monkeys ruling the roost (34 replies)
Video: "Hunting in the Umkomaas Valley of South Africa | RECOILtv Carnivore" (0 replies)
Temporary Import - Namibia (3 replies)