Reader's Letters
Dear AHG
I wanted to take time and thank you for your magazine. Have been a patron/ suscriber for some time.
Please keep up the quality work.
Regards
M.L. Cunningham
Georgetown
Texas
Dear AHG
Words cannot express my utmost gratitude to Richard, Birgit and you for your valuable support and generous donation! As I mentioned to you in my previous message, AHG is head and shoulders above most others, thanks not only to the quality of the magazine but also to your team. I truly mean that!
Once again, may I wish you and all the AHG staff a wonderful Christmas and the very best that you each deserve for the New Year.
Best regards,
Barry
Buffalo Range Safaris - Zimbabwe
Dear AHG
Here! Here! Brooke, thanks so much for your editorial; it was well-said and long-overdue! I currently live in Texas, but over half my life has been spent in Africa. I constantly encourage young people to travel the world to experience how “most” people live. It’s like we are in a bubble in America, and the world certainly does not revolve around us, but many young people think it does. Only by constant education and the realization that courtesy goes a long, long way will people of all ages understand the need for good manners in all walks of life.
A recent trip to Namibia and Zambia reminded me of all the resources we take for granted, and foolishly squander in the U.S., and which are so precious and valued in Africa. The “bush” is not our disposable playground but needs to always be cherished and cared for.
Bryan Houser
Amarillo, Texas
Dear AHG
Please renew the attached subscription for my future son-in-law. Dean absolutely loves African Hunting Gazette. In fact, when I gave him his first subscription, he said it was the best birthday gift he’d ever received. I guess that makes me the best mother-in-law in the world!
Since he started receiving his copies of AHG, he and my daughter Holly went on safari in Africa, and they loved it! Dean is an avid hunter and always dreamed of hunting Africa. He took seven animals and his trophies will hang in their home or be made into mementos of their safari.
Dean and Holly went to Africa after attending the hunting/travel seminar presented at the AHG Hunting Show in Toronto, and a picture of the two of them talking to an outfitter appeared in the next issue of the magazine. They were so pleased that he e-mailed the photo to everyone he knows! They believe you chose their photo because Holly was pretty much the only woman at the seminar.
During their hunt, it turned out there where other couples staying at the same lodge, and so women going on safari in Africa is more popular than people are led to believe.
Thanks so much for such a wonderful magazine – it’s made him very, very happy!
Yours truly,
Patsy Losignore
Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada
Dear AHG
Today, I received the Fall 2011 edition of your African Hunting Gazette (Volume 17, Issue #1).
Firstly, I wish to thank you for sending me this complimentary copy. From just a brief glance at the articles and such, I am firmly convinced that this will be the best hunting magazine that I have ever subscribed to. It appears to be one of those kinds of magazines that is very difficult to put down, once you open the cover to the first article.
As one who loves Africa and has been on no less than 10 African safaris to many different counties (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique), I find the articles very informative and the color lay-out is superb to say the least. This particular copy, which has a lot of articles on hunting elephants, is especially relevant for me, as I've hunted elephant on two occasions in Botswana and have taken two "rogue" elephants, and find them one of the most challenging of big game trophies to obtain.
Hats off to your "African Hunting Gazette" and again, thank you for assisting me in signing up for a 3 year subscription to same.
Best regards from New Hampshire, USA.
Lloyd L. Smrkovski, Ph.D.
Commander, United States Navy-retired
Dear AHG
My husband and I were in South Africa hunting plains game in October 2010. For me, it was my first trip to Africa and it was fabulous.
I ordered a subscription to the African Hunting Gazette and received my first issue in the mail today. I am e-mailing you to thank you for your article, “Bush Manners,” in AHG Vol. 16, Issue 4.
I am a native California girl. In my late 60s. Raised by a very strict father. Manners were first on the list!!!
I just want to thank you for writing this article. I support you on everything you said.
My best,
Mary A. Migge
California, USA
Dear AHG
I recently received African Hunting Gazette Volume 16 Issue 4 and read with interest your editorial entitled, "On Bush Manners.” I thought your comments were accurate, interesting, and certainly to the point. However, in my opinion, you fell short in your condemnation of unethical, impolite and immature behavior by US citizens while on the African Continent. Or anywhere else for that matter.
I am retired and have lived in Alaska for over 45 years. I’ve enjoyed the great good fortune to visit and hunt in nine African countries on 13 different occasions. In total, I’ve spent the equivalent of over 1.5 years hunting and visiting my wonderful friends there. On most of those trips my wife has been beside me.
While I’ve never been witness to college or other youth on trips to Africa, I most certainly have been exposed to what are supposed to be mature, educated, and affluent US citizens enjoying the privilege of hunting Africa. To say that some of those persons were an embarrassment is both laughable and ludicrous. They were far beyond that point!
- Why is it that some, primarily middle-aged and older men, believe that it is their God-given right to insult others of a different race, when they wouldn’t be caught dead doing that in their own country for fear of legal repercussions?
- *Why do some insist on being drunk in public because they are "aMuricans by Gawd"?
- Why do so many leave their wives at home and bring high-priced girlfriends to ease the pain of being alone in the bundu?
- Why do some of them insist on calling African males "Boy," and then wonder why they are looked down upon by those very people?
- Why do so terribly many of them show up with less than acceptable experience shooting their own rifles and then expect their PHs to keep their butts out of trouble?
- Why are so many animals wounded and lost because the Nimrod had not studied where to place a properly constructed bullet in order to ethically and cleanly put an animal down? (But do not deny them their “hero shots” with those animals that finally leak to death.)
- And for my favorite: Why have so many hunters forgotten (or perhaps never knew) that the value of the "trophy" is NOT in the size of the horns, the length of the skull, the weight of the ivory, or the buttons on their sash, but rather in the hunt and the animal itself?
I doubt you will print this letter, and while I might disagree with your reasoning behind that decision, I understand the political implications of what I have said. Brooke, you just did not go far enough with your comments!
I’m calling Birgit in your subscription office in Ontario, Canada to extend my subscription for an additional three years – primarily because I believe that you are putting out the best of the hunting publications covering the African continent … and then with the hopes of my winning that .470NE!
I hope that your summer is both safe and pleasant. Take care and stay well.
Dave Campbell
Eagle River, Alaska
Dear AHG
I read your editorial with great interest and agree 100%. Manners, respect and consideration for others are traits that seem long past. I wish your editorial could be read by millions instead of just a few thousand of us in the hunting world. Maybe it would help people realize you only get one chance to make a good “first” impression. Good manners should be a part of all we do.
In the same light, it seems that the accepted dress for the American male in most restaurants and other public places is now tennis shoes, jeans, a sweat shirt that depicts his favorite beer or football team, a baseball cap that he doesn’t remove during the entire meal, and, most often, a cell phone wired to his ear. This seems to be the accepted behavior by most establishments and by the female company being escorted.
So this rudeness you observed at the bush camp in Mozambique is, unfortunately and shamefully, the norm for many Americans. I don’t believe there’s any chance of improving this trend, as it seems to only get worse. In this age of technology changing almost daily and rudeness to others being accepted, the words “excuse me” do not seem to exist in the vocabulary of youngsters and young people anymore. Thus, the behavior of which you speak is being passed on to each generation.
Sad, but true, I did appreciate your editorial.
See you and the AHG team in Vegas!
E. Allen Baker
Montana
I was quite unimpressed with this issue’s editorial about southern university students. If you wanted to lower your appeal, you were successful.
L. Barbour
Dear AHG
I thought your editorial, "Bush Manners" was very nice. I have felt just the same way from time to time.
Best,
Brad Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.bfitzoutdoors.com
Dear AHG
I appreciated the piece you wrote about the young Americans that shared camp with you in your editorial on “Bush Manners.”
Gary Lewis
Bend, Oregon
www.garylewisoutdoors.com
Dear AHG
I'd like to take a moment and send you my renewal information to "African Hunting Gazette" magazine. I just love your magazine and my highest regards to your entire staff for making such a wonderful magazine.
Col. Roger W. Stoor
Murray, Utah
Dear AHG
Just to let you know I've renewed my subscription. I’ve been a long-time
subscriber to the former African Sporting Gazette and appreciate all the positive changes to the magazine over the years. Better photography, better features, and now the DVDs produced by Osprey all combine to make African Hunting Gazette the best periodical out there on African hunting!
I’ve been fortunate to have hunted the continent numerous times in the past
15 years, and I appreciate your commitment and focus on what I consider to be
more than a sport, but a passion.
Thanks again for a superb magazine, and I wish you and all the AHG staff the best,
Russell Marshall
Victoria, Texas
Dear AHG
Regarding your editorial about changing the name of the magazine from African Sporting Gazette to African Hunting Gazette, you said it yourself in Don’t Forget to Smell the Flowers: “Don’t sweat the little stuff.” So, with that in mind: A rose by any other name is still a slick magazine.
I’ve been to many places, but not Africa. However, I’m working on it. Thanks for a super magazine.
Please keep up the good work,
John Howard
Abingdon, Maryland
Dear AHG
I just received my latest issue of AHG. Thanks so much – It’s another terrific issue!
I’ve always dreamt of a hunting safari in Africa and your publication brings my dreams of Africa to life. Also, it keeps me motivated to keep socking those pennies away to make my dream a reality. Keep up the good work!
Thanks again!
Shawn Cannon
Corinth, Texas
Dear AHG
Thank you for an outstanding magazine. I read every issue of AHG, from your editorial to Joe Coogan's Sundowner Tales.
The DVDs that were enclosed with the last couple of issues have also been first rate.
I don't care what you call the magazine – African Hunting Gazette or African Sporting Gazette – as long as you keep up the excellent quality!
Russ Moore
Paso Robles, California
Dear AHG
I took your advice and 2 days ago signed up on the web for a 3 year subscription, yesterday I recieved my last issue and noticed a DVD offer. I hope I will recieve this with my subscription as I did not enter any code for the DVD. If it is anything like the country specific DVD's I can't wait and I will also purchase some from the big bore productions website at the savings price to feed my Africa disease. I must say, outstanding magazine, DVD's, pictures and editorials, I even read every advertisment. Keep up the amazing work, you and all the staff need a pat on the back and a job well done. After 3 safaris your magazine puts me back in Africa while I work, save, dream and plan my next African hunt.
Thank You
Mark Banns
Dear AHG
Love the magazine! Outstanding quality and really enjoying the content. My wife and I really look forward to each quarterly issue and we spend hours, reading, re-reading, planning and reminiscing with every issue. Keep up the good work!
Dear AHG
Keep up the great work!!!
I often day dream about my next trip to Africa and your magazine helps pass the days until my next adventure.
Graham G Weiss
San Diego, CA
Dear AHG
Thank you ladies for another issue of your gorgeous magazine. What can I say that many of your readers have not already said? Let me just add: Some of the photos recall my heart’s feelings and kindle the memories deeply etched in my African-born psyche. Even if given the opportunity again to stand 10 yards from a 100-pounder, holding a .470 double loaded with solids in my hands, I would not take the shot. But I do enjoy reading the enthusiasm of your storytellers!
Their experiences are of today’s Africa… and times have changed. They are lucky because they see it in the now and not what us old farts experienced so long ago. Thanks again for the Gazette, where the articles become – for me – raindrops on a parched patch of red soil.
As always,
Robert Reitnauer,
retired PH Texas, USA
Dear AHG
I was impressed by your article in ASG 14.4. I used the .500 on elephant control for several years when I was a Game Warden in Kenya many years ago and found it to be an excellent calibre against the ‘Big Stuff ’ in thick cover. I’m writing to you now as I’ve published several articles in Magnum magazine in which I discuss the effectiveness of various rifles and calibres on dangerous game. (I shot my first elephant with a William Evans .375, and it took 11 shots to bring it down; I have not used the .375 since as I feel it’s not heavy enough.) A hunter with several hunting concessions in Zimbabwe approached me, as the bullet from his .500 was failing to penetrate buffalo and elephant sufficiently.
We discussed the problem and could not find the reason why his .500 was not doing the job; he was using a locally produced bolt-action rifle specially made for him and was a meticulous hand loader. (He later bought a 1924 H&H .500/450 double in perfect condition, which fires a 480-grain bullet, from the maker.) The non-penetration problem worried me; we’d taken the overall cartridge length, head spacing, etc., into consideration. I brought this up with several hand loaders while giving a talk for Natal Hunters Association. Bingo! It was suggested that the .500 bolt-action cartridge does not hold as much powder as the .500 double, which is the rifle I was issued by the Game Department.
Now I could see why my .500 did its job well and any other .500 did not. It’s perhaps worth mentioning that my experience was over 40 years ago, when Kynoch loaded its cartridges with cordite, which generally worked well, although we did get one batch of .470s that failed to perform, causing a great deal of consternation with me and other Game Wardens. I trust the foregoing will be of interest, as I arrived at the same conclusion as yourself about the suitability of the .500, although mine was working from strictly practical shooting conditions, whereas you approached the problem from a more scientific angle. In closing, I should point out that reloading was against the law in Kenya, so I have no experience in that skill.
Yours faithfully,
A. S. Marsh
Richmond, KZN, South Africa
Dear AHG
I heartily agree with the sentiments you expressed in your ASG 15.1 editorial, Don’t Forget to Smell the Flowers. This struck a chord in my memory, as almost word for word, it was a reflection of an experience I had. Some years ago I hunted a client and his wife in Tanzania, taking some good animals. At the end of the safari, I was somewhat affronted when the client said to me, “Richard, you need to take more time to stop and smell the roses!” I knew exactly where he was coming from as his wife, who was wielding the camera, expressed an avid interest in all manner of flora and fauna and this entailed numerous photo stops, often interfering with the hunting.
My comment to the client was that this was fine, but how would he feel if we got to the end of the safari and he was not happy with the quality or quantity of the trophies he took. After all, we were on a hunting safari. The clients were great people and we parted on good terms. On reflection I realized he had a valid point - the exact same one that you make in your editorial. Since then, I’ve made a concerted effort to strike some sort of balance between looking for things to kill and appreciating the aesthetics that nature has to offer, and what we often overlook while scouring the terrain for trophies. These clients hunted with me again in 2008, and I made a serious attempt to, “stop and smell the roses.” As a result, the safari was a more enjoyable and worthwhile experience for all concerned, including the erstwhile PH: Me.
Best wishes and keep up the good work with ASG.
PH Richard Brebner
Zimbabwe
Dear AHG
Carolyn and I just received our Namibia issue of ASG and found the Safari Newsreel DVD inside. I watched it this afternoon (Carolyn will see it when she’s back from hunting pronghorn antelope in Wyoming). WOW! What an information-packed and very professionally written and produced video! I hope you plan to include more of these in upcoming issues to show conservation and hunting in other African countries. Not only are these great sales tools to encourage hunting in Africa, this one was very educational for adults and children alike. In addition, all of the hunting scenes, while fully accurate and realistic, are tastefully edited so as to be appealing to our non-hunting friends as well. Keep up the great work, and we hope to find more of these ‘surprise bonus’ videos with future issues of ASG.
All our best to everyone at ASG,
George Kammerer
Rancho Murieta, CA
Dear AHG
Wow! That DVD on Namibia was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to go to Namibia in 2011. If I can get in any kind of shape, maybe I could even keep up hunting elephant with PH Kai-Uwe Denker. Thanks for making it and sending it with my subscription to ASG.
Ross Murphy
Tulsa, OK
Dear AHG
I can’t tell you how exciting it was for me to read your article about Johnny, Wiaan, Strauss and Wintershoek Ranch. It brought back so many pleasant memories for Nancy and I. The pictures you used were great and helped us remember the very special people we met on our safari. We share our stories of your wonderful continent to all that will listen. I especially enjoyed reading about your stalks and reminded me how special hunting in Africa is.
John and I have been talking about a return visit for me to hunt buffalo, leopard, and sable. Now I just have to save enough money and I am in. You can’t imagine how eaten up with hunting in Africa I have become. It is truly addicting.
Kind regards,
Steve McGrade
Dear AHG
I just finished reading my latest copy of AHG and thought I'd comment on what a terrific publication it is. I don't like your magazine – I love it! Wish it were published monthly.
Being still a year and a half until we head to Namibia, it keeps a fire lit which I'm sure will be white hot by the time we leave in July 2011. The articles and photos are top notch and the accompanying DVDs are great.
Keep up the good work. I can't wait until my next copy.
Bill Betker
Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada
Dear AHG
Thanks for a great magazine. Today, I took out a three-year subscription.
I love everything about this publication. The advertisements are exciting and the photos are great. The articles are well worded, and for anyone who has ever hunted they bring back a sense of nostalgia and longing to be ‘on the spoor’ again. I am enthralled by the tales of old and new, and thoroughly enjoy every page. Consequently, I did not renew subscriptions with other hunting magazines, as they simply do not compare with ASG.
I’ve always been obsessed with hunting and undertake at least five plains-game hunting trips per annum. This doesn’t include weekend hunts for pigs, etc. I have, over the past couple of years, started reading the great safari tales of Selous, Roosevelt, Patterson, and the like. This has just fuelled my obsession to undertake the ultimate hunt: stalking elephant, lion and Cape buffalo.
My quandary is this: I appreciate all that American and European hunters have done for Africa; they bring a constant flow of monies and aid to people who really require it. The boost in South Africa’s tourism sector can be largely attributed to foreign visitors. Overseas hunters have also taught us how to sustainably develop our hunting grounds, and have always been part of the ‘Classic Safari’ tales we hunters know and love.
Alas, this has also meant that the price for hunting big or dangerous game has skyrocketed. Even a guy like myself, who earns a very good living, will probably never be able to have the pleasure and experience of hunting elephant or lion in South Africa, much less the exceptional hunting grounds like the Selous in Tanzania. With prices usually quoted in US$, at present Rand to US$ exchange rates, what is a ‘poor’ South African hunter to do?
In the meantime, I wish you the best with your publication and hope ASG is around for a long time to supply endless hours of reading pleasure and flights of fantasy.
God bless,
Gerhard Wernecke
Hartbeespoort, South Africa
Dear AHG
WOW! I just picked up a couple of copies of ASG 14.2 on West and Central Africa. It's fantastic. Your magazine is done so well, so beautifully coloured. While many of us are aware of ASG, the magazine doesn't get nearly the respect it deserves from the American hunting community.
In other hunting publications, I find that only 50% of the stories appeal to me. With ASG, I find myself reading nearly 95% of the content.
Loved Brooke’s story about the life of the wife of the PH. Well written and truly informative, because it explained the evolution of a relationship. It was a story with no bang-bang-bang.
Marc Watts
Sable Trail Productions
Chicago, Illinois
Dear AHG
Thank you and everyone at ASG for this wonderful magazine. It’s a real pleasure to read every issue from cover to cover.
Yours truly,
Neil Badenhorst
Monte Visa, South Africa
Dear AHG
Just a quick ‘attaboy’ (and girl!) for a fine magazine and the courage to ‘tell it like it is,’ versus the political correctness that seems to have taken over most editorial content in most media.
I’ve just finished reading ASG 14.2 (which has prompted me, by the way, to subscribe), and cannot praise enough Brooke's editorial, The Trouble With Africa. Africa needs look no further than its own internal politics to discover the cause of most of its problems. I also appreciated Terry Wieland's shooting column, The Hunting Rifle. Obviously, I agree with both pieces.
Hunting should be more about getting as close as you can – and then 10 metres closer – and not about how much energy your wonder-gun can carry to be lethal. I’ve had the privilege of hunting Africa three times, and my fondest memories all center around the great stalks my PHs have led me on, although more than a few ended with, "No, Al, we can find you a better one,” rather than a shot.
Again, thank you for a fine magazine. I look forward to receiving my first issue as a subscriber.
Al Greene
Blue Springs, Missouri
Dear AHG
I’ve been a subscriber to ASG ever since I read my first issue many years
ago. This is truly an upbeat publication compared with other magazines that discuss hunting in Africa.
Vol. 14, Issue 2 on West and Central Africa is by far the best issue I’ve ever read. I appreciate how honest and down-to-earth the content is in each article, especially from Jean-Pierre Bernon and your husband, PH Rudy Lubin. The information about hunting West and Central Africa is priceless to any avid African safari hunter. I now have my eye on that part of the continent – if I don't run out of time.
I hope you will continue providing in-depth stories from different countries, with the best PHs stepping forward with actual factual information from the country they hunt.
To share a little of my background with you so that readers don’t think I’m a deer in the headlights, I’m 61 years old and have hunted Africa 14 times. I’ve taken the Big Five almost twice by the hardest means possible. Unfortunately, some of my trophies were destroyed in a fire in a local restaurant, and I’ve spent several years replacing them, which I surely did not intend to do! My wife, Peggy, and I were married in Victoria Falls in 1998 (before Mugabe went crazy). At present, Peggy is working with Barrie and Bertie Duckworth of Mokore Safaris in Zimbabwe, helping with things here in the States.
I’ve been blessed to see both the good and the bad of hunting in Africa, but look forward to the future of African hunting.
Keep up the good work!
Pemble Davis
Merigold, Mississippi
Dear AHG
As a subscriber to ASG, I’d like to start by complimenting you and your team on an excellent magazine. The content is great, with good variety, and I also enjoy the Sporting People section.
However, I do have one criticism. Several trophy photos in the Sporting People section are repeated issue after issue, which is dull. You need to get safari operators to supply their most recent photos; maybe you can even get readers to submit their most memorable photos of that PH or outfitter.
Keep up the good work!
Dr. Michael Nigro
London, UK
Dear AHG
Ladies, I must say I am thoroughly impressed with your magazine. The format, pictures, and articles are all top of the line. Too many of today’s hunting magazines in the United States are filled with advertisements and biased articles on gear, which I believe detracts from providing readers with quality information. Thanks again for a wonderful reading experience!
Jed Crabb
Anchorage, Alaska
Dear AHG
We just returned from Zambia and I was really impressed with your magazine. I spent many hour of free time reading it and would like to subscribe to it. I also would like to know if I can purchase your last two issues with the articles about Richard-Bell Cross’s encounter with the buffalo and the Dry Land Sitatunga both I believe written by Andrew Baldry.
Marie Pavlik
Florida, USA
Dear AHG
Just a note to let you all know that I thoroughly enjoy your fine magazine. From the great photography to the quality print format to the great writing, I really appreciate your efforts and magazine. I particularly enjoy the book reviews – Brooke’s Leopard Blind Reading- as I am an avid reader of modern and historical books about African hunting, lifestyle and colonial history. Rarely does anyone publish quality and in-depth reviews as you do. I also enjoy PH Q&A articles as well. I love the honesty of the PH’s and their view on clients and hunting. The recent one about Andrew Baldry was super. He is blunt, to the point and I would love to hunt with him. Last but not least, I like the advertising format. Many magazines are flooded with low quality and distracting advertisements touting products or services that are of little interest to the sportsman. Your ads are well done, informative and helpful. In the recent issue on Zambia, I selected a safari company for a trip in 2010 as a result of your ads.
Thanks for the great magazine and your efforts.
Ross Murphy
USA
Dear AHG
I am a better hunter and businessman than author but I can tell you of my experience with the Wentzel family that owns and operated Kirabo Lodge in the Limpopo Province of South Africa that Africa has much to offer. My party was treated as part of the family and the hunting and fellowship was extrodinary. I will be returning this April with my wife and 3 other couples to again enjoy the Wentzels hospitality and company . If the outfitters featured in your magazine hold a glass to these folks then I can see I will be returning to Africa many times in the future . Your magazine is extraordinary and inciteful . Keep it coming
Sincerely
Dana Pazolt
USA
Dear AHG
Just a quick note to say thanks for your work in editing ASG. Of all
the outdoor publications I recieve, it is my favorite.
I have enjoyed following Ron Thompson's career. He guided me and my
wife to our first African trophies in 1995.
Recently you published an article on gun safety by Ken Morris. My wife
and I have hunted with Ken several times and have appreciated his
concerns for gun safety.
We experienced a near fatality while hunting elsewhere and an event
like that does put a damper on things.
Keep up your good work!
Best regards,
Gary Underhill
Dear AHG
Just spent two weeks in South Africa and became exposed to your magazine. Loved it and have ordered a subscription through your Vermont office. Got this from my Guide Russell Lovermore of Safari-Trails International in Patterson. Through your Vermont office, I was able to get some past issues, specifically all of 11 and 12. I did buy the fall issue of 13 in South Africa. Are there any other past issues that you may have available to purchase?
Thanks for looking into this. I love your magazine.
Brian Johnson
Tucson AZ, USA
Dear AHG
Africa is an amazing continent, with many animals seen no where lese in the world. After a six week safari I am certain, it has beauty like no other. Your magazine African Sporting Gazette does a fabulous job of displaying that beauty through color photographs of professional quality, and information of the same level. The visitor to Africa would be foolish to arrive on African soil without first reading some issues, of your magazine. They would certainly miss some of the most treasured areas, and wildlife available on this large continent. Your articles are to the point, diverse and provide information only a local would know about Africa.
Keep up the good work, sharing the African beauty and safari options with us not so fortunate to live there.
Sharon Merriam
CEO, RCS Outdoor Writers Inc.
Longmont, Co, USA