unabated and, in the process, tarnish
us in any event. Would that have been
responsible?
There are many other issues here at
play as well, from moral, ethical,
conservation, public relations and
sustainability perspectives, amongst
others. Please feel free to contact me
with any questions that you may have.
Kind Regards & Happy Hunting
Hermann Meyeridricks
PHASA President
Professional Hunters Association of
South Africa
Dear Editor
I quite agree with you, that Pierre van
der Walt's African Dangerous Game
Cartridges is the best book on rifles I
have ever read.
He hopes to bring out the sequel,
African Medium Calibre Cartridges in
about a year's time.
Your article on the .458 African
inspired me to write up a note on this
calibre too and submit it to Voyages de
Chasse.
For this I have sent an e-mail to
Wonderworks asking for prices of
chambering and loading equipment,
so I can include this in the text,
along with a comparison table with
.458 Win. Mag. and .458 Lott. When
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looking for data for this, I found it
rather funny that Winchester does not
make cartridges for their own calibre
anymore!
With kind regards to you all at African
Hunter
Ivan de Klasz
France
I was having a chat with my friend,
former Zimbabwe National Parks
warden Ken Worsley just yesterday,
and he tells me he is busy building
up another .458 African - it seems his
son, Forest, who’s chosen a career as
a professional guide, has latched onto
the one in the article!
Ivan, you’re more than welcome to use
the photos from our article - let’s get
the message out there! - Editor
Dear Editor
Thank you for another superb
edition of African Hunter.
Yes, Ron Thompson, you, Editor,
and many others of us know what
should and shouldn’t be done to secure
the future of endangered wildlife.
Unfortunately the war for the survival
of wildlife has to be fought on several
fronts.
Some of these not mentioned are:
The culture developed during the
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1950s, ’60s, ’70s, and right up to the
present, of helping yourself to what
you want, with the tacit approval
of those in power who have failed
comprehensively to deliver on their
promises.
Our failure to make any impression
on those in the East who believe
animal parts are essential to cure
their ailments, or to boost health or
libido. No market, no problem.
Sustainable use benefiting those
who have almost nothing is a long
way down a long, bumpy, winding
road with numerous roadblocks.
Dave Scott
Zimbabwe
A tame cheetah in ancient Egypt
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