Book Review: Rift Valley Fever
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Rift Valley Fever - A British Vet in Africa After training as a vet in Edinburgh, Hugh Cran set off to Kenya and spent the next 50 years at the sharp end, treating the cattle of Maasai herdsmen, wild animals, the horses and pets of ex-pats and the military and the ..read more
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Rigby Art unveils new limited edition wildlife collection
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1M ago
London gunmaker, John Rigby & Co.’s art department, Rigby Art, unveils three new limited edition fine art prints of a caracal wildcat, dik-dik antelope, and klipspringer antelope. Crafted by Rigby artist and engraver, Geoffrey Lignon, each piece showcases the ..read more
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One for the Road
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A Masai homestead near the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania.  The grass hut is perfect for the climate.By Terry Wieland   A Good Night's Sleep Grass, mud, and (ugh!) corrugated iron   Fifty years ago, I found myself in the southern Sudan, in a small camp of ..read more
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One for the Road
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2M ago
Corbett’s .275 Rigby, and mementoes of his life and career, courtesy John Rigby & Co.By Terry Wieland   Top of the Tree Jim Corbett and the Queen     By a strange coincidence, I was in the midst of re-reading all of Jim Corbett’s books about India ..read more
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One for the Road
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Elephant in the Okavango.  Botswana has one of the few remaining healthy elephant populations—healthy to the point of threatening their own well-being through habitat destruction.  Proper elephant management is difficult because of international opinion, made all the ..read more
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Classic and Contemporary African Hunting Literature
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2M ago
Hunting On Safari in East and Southern Africa Aubrey Wynne-Jones (Macmillan South Africa Ltd., 1980, 180 pages) Reviewed by Ken Bailey     Like many others, early on I read the books of Capstick, Ruark and Hunter, dreaming of the day I could live out my own African ..read more
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Karamojo Bell and his Small Bores – Stubborn Resolve or Logical Choice?
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3M ago
This highly ornate Rising Bite double rifle was refitted in Rigby’s London shop for a second barrel set in 9.3x62mm to accompany the original .350 Rigby Magnum barrels. The extension seen at the breech end of the barrels fits very precisely into the action face where ..read more
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Rigby welcomes celebrated wildlife artist Zoltán Boros
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3M ago
Red Stag with HindsLondon gunmaker John Rigby & Co. is delighted to announce the latest addition to its esteemed art department, Zoltán Boros. Hailing from Subotica, Serbia, Zoltán is known for his passion for wildlife and his exceptional talent in capturing the ..read more
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Classic and Contemporary African Hunting Literature
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Rhino War Major General (Ret.) Johan Jooste with Tony Park (Ingwe Publishing, 2022, 268 pages) Reviewed by Ken Bailey      Rhino War is a fascinating read describing the staggering level and sheer brutality of rhino poaching in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, and ..read more
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Campfire Thoughts & Reminiscences Part 23
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4M ago
Written by Neil Harmse       Chapter 24. A Martini Henry – Resurrecting an ‘Oldie’   A number of guns were put up for sale by a retired hunter and among these was a very rusty, badly pitted sporting Martini Henry .577/450 made by Isaac Hollis & ..read more
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