How To Become A Professional Hunter In Africa
And
Run A Successful Hunting Safari Company
Hardcover Book by Steve Robinson
New 2nd Edition
'How to Become a Professional Hunter in Africa' was written by an expert in the field who has spent more than thirty years working in the safari industry in seven African countries and is possibly the most concise, comprehensive and relevant book ever written on the African Big Game hunting industry and how to succeed in it!
This book teaches the multitude of skills and trade secrets required for the reader to operate efficiently at the very highest level of the African Professional Hunting industry in the continent's finest true wilderness areas. It could also be considered as the comprehensive training manual for an entire career in the African hunting safari industry.
If your ambition is to break into the exciting world of Professional Hunting in Africa or even if you simply want to know how the guy on the other side of the campfire makes it all work so perfectly, then this book is an absolute 'must read' for you.
The book covers every possible subject imaginable that any aspiring Professional Hunter in Africa could possibly need to know. Until you have read this book, you cannot begin to appreciate what goes into being a top class Professional Hunter in Africa.
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An informative book by someone who has "been there and done that" which any prospective professional hunter would do well to read.
If you are thinking of a career in professional hunting, then this book would be a great place to start.
Steve tells it like it is. A brutally frank discourse on a profession as rewarding as it is challenging.
John Harris - President KZN Hunting and Conservation Association Southern African Safaris - Kwa Zulu Natal - South Africa
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Wow, Steve. I have been hunting professionally for 14 years and I can honestly say I have learned a lot from 'How to Become a Professional Hunter in Africa'.
Well done, it was well overdue in the industry and will not only put new Professional Hunters on the right track, but will also be used as a reference for those of us that has been hunting for some time. If there was a book like this when I started it would have made my first few years a lot easier, you say it the way it is! A book that will be referred to as the future Professional Hunter's 'bible'.
Jason van Aarde - Professional Hunter - Tomkinson African Safaris
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How did I become a Professional Hunter in Africa?
I was very lucky indeed in that my first few years' experience which counted as my, somewhat unusual, Professional Hunting apprenticeship was in a more relaxed generation.
By chance I met and become friends with the now late Vivian Good who kindly gave me that Professional Hunting apprenticeship. He was not only an excellent PH but also a good man who gave unstintingly of his advice, encouragement, hospitality and friendship.
I struck lucky again when I went along to undergo my first formal Professional Hunter training and examination with Ian Goss of the Goss Estates Professional Hunting Academy in Kwa Zulu Natal.
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It feels like I am doing my PH career all over again.
A lot of flashes back into my life, if you know what I mean. It reads easily, it's clear and very understandable. I can even use some of it in my life right now. The only problem with this book is that I should have had it about ten years ago!!!
I can see that it will be the bible for first time and up coming Professional Hunters. Well done!!
Wikus Groenewald - Professional Hunter - South Africa, Tanzania & Mozambique
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I have had the good fortune to have been on three African Safaris with Steve Robinson as my PH. On each occasion his camps, conduct, knowledge and expertise have been a revelation and, having read his book on how to become an African Professional Hunter, I can see why.
The scope and depth of knowledge required of an African PH is astounding and it's something you don't fully realise until you've read this book.
If I were a youngster and looking to become an African PH, this book would have to be essential reading, indeed, without it, the aspiring PH would need to spend a long time gathering the information contained therein by not only research but also by actual experience, and that sort of experience can take years to obtain.
Additionally, a client reading the book can get a most illuminating and useful insight into the business, gaining an appreciation of just what goes into organising an African Safari and the role of the PH. This will, undoubtedly, give the client a better understanding of what goes on, leading to a better, more enjoyable, safari.
Peter Lang - Veteran African Hunting Client - UK
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Good, practical advice in this book on bushcraft, camp management, arms and ammunition, the ins and outs of running a safari business, and the law as related to hunting (and don't forget here that trophy hunting usually involves legislation from more than one country, and African governments tend to regard change as being as good as improvement and are forever fiddling with their laws).
The material herein is well-presented, and from the standpoint of on-the-ground experience, Steve Robinson is more than qualified to write it - it worked for him!
Ira Larivers - Editor 'African Hunter Magazine'
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What You'll Learn in 'How To Become a Professional Hunter In Africa'
Chapter 1 - How To Get Started
- How to improve your background knowledge of hunting in Africa
- Professional Hunter training in South Africa
- Possible obstacles to becoming a trained PH in Africa
- Advantages of a South African training course
- Other ways to get started in the African hunting industry
Chapter 2 - The South African Professional Hunter Training Syllabus
- Duration and costs of a South African Hunter training course
- Pre-course compulsory reading
- The complete South African hunter training course syllabus and modules
Chapter 3 - Advice on how to tackle the SA hunter training course
- What to practice before the course
- Practical advice on all course topics
Chapter 4 - 'Back To School'
- An article by Australian John Wilkes who attended PH school in South Africa
Chapter 5 - Getting your first Professional Hunting Licence
- Ways to gain Professional Hunting experience in several African countries
- Practical advice on 'cover hunting' and getting dangerous game hunting experience
Chapter 6 - Hunting Legalities
- Legal aspects of hunting every Professional Hunter should know
- CITES
- Lacey Act
- Hunt contracts with clients and outfitters
Chapter 7 - Getting Operational
- Hunting job options
- Working as an employee
- Freelance hunting
- Buying hunt time
- Getting your own hunting area
- Tips/Gratuities
Chapter 8 - Firearms and Ammunition
- The right rifle for a Professional Hunter
- Ammunition for the Professional Hunter
Chapter 9 - Hunting Kit
- Practical advice on all hunting kit items
- List for what to carry as a Professional Hunter
- List of extra kit for leopard hunting
Chapter 10 - Building A Hunting Camp
- Practical advice on all aspects of building a hunting camp from scratch in the wilderness
Chapter 11 - Fly Camps
- How to set up a comfortable fly camp
- All the supplies to carry
Chapter 12 - Developing A Hunting Area
- How to open up a wilderness area for successful hunting
- Area surveys and road building
Chapter 13 - Hunting Trucks
- How to convert a vehicle into an ideal hunting truck
- Tools and spares to carry
Chapter 14 - Marketing your Hunting Safaris
- Hunting conventions
- Magazine advertising
- Websites
- Hunting Forums
- Hunting Agents
Chapter 15 - Hunt Management
- Managing your hunting operation
- Hunt contracts and cancellation policies
- Hunting indemnity
- Hunting staff management
- Hunting client management
Chapter 16 - Taxidermy
- Management of skinning staff and skinning shed
- Other trophy mementos
- Trophy tagging and taxidermy register
Chapter 17 - Health
- What a Professional Hunter should know to keep himself healthy
- Assisting clients with health issues
Chapter 18 - Top Tips and Hints
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Steve, I recently purchased your book, I am a Professional Hunter from South Africa. I am also hunting the Zambezi Valley.
The reason for writing you is although I am an experienced hunter this book is the best resource I have come across, very informative and as the saying goes "you are not to old, or too clever to learn something new" this book contains valuable information and tips even to an experienced hunter. The "I know it all" guys can buy this book and find out that they do not know it all there is people, like you, that know more.
Thank you for an excellent resource, and I wish you the best with your safari hunting career, if you treat your clients like you have compiled this book they are surely in good hands and your mentors can but only be proud of you.
Theo Verster - Professional Hunter
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Possibly the most concise,comprehensive, and relevant book ever written
on African Game Hunting.
Steve Robinson's book will provide essential guidance to the newcomer, and will also be a useful remedial guide to the more experienced hunter that may be experiencing some problems.
His passionate and non-apologetic approach to African Game is relevant throughout the book, as he concentrates on the subject of hunting rather than it's continual justification.
I think you will need two copies, one for the hunting truck and one for the bookshelf.
Shaine Derrick - Director, Centrefire UK
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Unique is a much used and inappropriately applied word, but it certainly describes this fascinating book by Steve Robinson of Kuduland Safaris.
Written in a light but authoritative style the author takes you through the trials and tribulations of becoming part of (and being successful in) the African Hunting Safari industry. Well illustrated with many pictures and peppered with his experiences as an Englishman who came to Africa some thirty years ago and made a success of life as a Professional Hunter and Safari Operator, the book really is an invaluable asset to anyone thinking of a career as an African PH.
But in truth it is more than that, it is an up to date insight into the world of Professional Hunting in Africa and will be of as much interest to clients and African hunting buffs as to prospective Professionals.
The book is entertainingly structured featuring not only the authors work but contributions from others, either directly or through links to the extensive Shakari Connection website.
From Cites to cisterns, buffalo to bullet performance all aspects of life as a PH are covered. Steve does not pull his punches and quickly dispels romantic illusions that some might have of the industry.
If you ever wanted to know how to construct a top quality wilderness hunting camp, manage staff and clients and the thousand other things that are required of the modern African PH then this is the only readily available source.
Whilst there has been (and still is) much published from the Safari client perspective no previous work has addressed the 'other side of the campfire'. I certainly wish it had been available when I started my recent path to PH status. Steve and Susan are to be congratulated on an original and innovative contribution to the industry.
John Wilkes - PH Student - Australia
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Hard cover book | 242 Pages with 85 photographs
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