The African Hunter Magazine Volume 19 # 1 | Page 3

In This Issue Three Kings........................................... 8 A Most Excellent African Adventure.. 15 Classic Cartridges The 7mm-08 Remington .................. 50 Classic Ri?es ON THIS COVER Volume 19 No 1 - 2013 Imbabala Issue The Largest Bore.............................. 53 Tail Piece Africa in Your Pocket....................... 57 The Right Elephant ............................ 39 REGULAR COLUMNS From The Editor ...................... 5 On Target .................................. 6 Reloading and Ammo Cast Bullets for Hunting ...................11 Fact File Mushroom Hunting in Zimbabwe...... 14 Bushcraft Blood Trackers .................................... 19 Around the Camp?re Young's Advanced Tracking Notes ...... 42 This 'n That Father & Son Hunt a PAC Elephant. 45 Butter?ies of Southern Africa The Coastal Swordtail ...................... 47 The Large Blue Charaxes................. 47 Hunter's Gallery Various Hunters and their Trophies ................................... 48 Photo: Dave Christensen FEATURE The bushbuck is the most widespread antelope in sub-Saharan Africa, and is found in rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics and bush savanna forest as well as woodland. Genetic studies have shown that the bushbuck, is in fact a complex of two geographically and morphologically distinct species. Both species are more closely related to other members of the Tragelaphine family the imbabala to the bongo and the sitatunga, and the kéwel to the nyala - than they are to each other. The more southern species, the imbabala - a Xhosa word - (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) is larger than the kéwel and its colouration varies greatly with geography and habitat type. The kéwel (Tragelaphus scriptus) is a smaller animal, with a mainly red or yellow ground colour. It is conspicuously striped and patterned and there is little to no sexual dimorphism with respect to ground colouration. Its common name, kéwel, is taken from the Wolof language spoken in Senegal. Bushbuck stand about 90 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 45 to 80 kilograms (depending on sex). They possess a light brown coat, with up to seven white stripes and white splotches on the sides. Horns are found only in the males and they can reach over half a metre with only one twist. The bushbuck ram is regarded by sport hunters as the most dangerous medium-size antelope, as it will hide in the bush after being wounded and charge the hunter when he comes looking for it, impaling the hunter with its sharp horns. AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES The Mr X Files Out of Africa ........................................... I Cal on Doubles By Cal Pappas .......................................IV The Way It Was Portuguese Man o' War - Daniel Roxo .VI This 'n That Frontier's Game Ranger Bullets ..........VII New "11.45" Target approved for Examinations..................................... VIII Book Review A Pocket Guide to Mushrooms in Zimbabwe .............................................IX 9.3 x 62 Mauser Journal....................XIII Hurungwe ..........................................XIII Memories of the Past The Shikar Club .................................... X Around the Camp?re The Law and Third Party Imports ...... XII In the News What's Happening .............................XIV The African Hunter is published six times per annum by Mag-Set Publications in association with African Sporting Publications South Africa D E PA R T M E N T S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Anthony M. Williams EDITOR - I. J. Larivers. USA PUBLISHING CONSULTANT - Bill Quimby. WEST AFRICA FIELD EDITOR - Cam Greig PROFESSIONAL AFRICAN ADVISORS - Andy Hunter, Phil Oosthuysen, Charl Grobbelaar, Dirk De Bod, Pieter Bothma. TECHNICAL ADVISORS - Saeed AlMaktoum, Charlie Haley (Forensic Ballistics), Ganyana (Ecologist), Cal Pappas (Double Rifles), Dr. Don Heath (Norma). FIELD EDITOR AT LARGE - Edd Woslum (Big Game Rifle Manufacturer). ZIMBABWE SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES - Jacqui. ADVERTISING - Kylee Rees Mag-Set Publications (Pvt) Ltd. P O Box 6204, Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa, Telephone/Fax (+263 - 4) 572786 / 7 E-mail: [email protected]. 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