Recent content by J.Ogilvie

Ah, my apologies. Still, your stories (particularly tiger hunts) are captivating.

With all due respect, I disagree. There aren't a lot of people still around who can say that they (legally) hunted in India before it was banned in 1972, and there are only a handful of those people who have a presence online. People like you are a treasure-trove of knowledge, and it's extremely...

Thanks for this fascinating insight into the hunting culture in Bangladesh. What is the name of your book and where can it be bought?

This is exactly right. It's one of the reasons why I think Meateater/Steven Rinella has been so successful as a representative for hunters.

I think there's a pretty big difference between big American cities with some bad neighborhoods, and a country where a civil war is taking place and the government has very limited (if any) control outside of the capital. I'm not saying that people should live in fear, and it certainly doesn't...

Not to mention that there is an active civil war in the Central African Republic, and every Five Eyes country has issued a "Do Not Travel" warning. I know that some members on here have been on hunts there with success, and I understand that the hunting takes place in a part of the country that...

The issue of man-eating animals is a lot more common that most people in the Western World realize. During the whole Cecil fiasco, a Zimbabwean man wrote a piece in the New York Times and he mentions that one of the reasons why people don't like lions in rural Africa is because of how often...

With any luck, this will give organizations like CIC a legal basis to challenge these bans in court.

Honestly, considering the cost of a safari in Namibia (especially for dangerous game), a 90 USD visa really isn't that bad.

Excellent points here. The countries with the best conservation outcomes are those that are rich enough to afford to care about wildlife and wild places.

Labour isn't going to prioritize the bill, as the UK has more pressing issues (e.g. stagnant economy, health care infrastructure, defense, etc.) But they will definitely make a strong push for it at some point. Of course, the hypocritical British politicians wouldn't want to hurt their own...

Glad to see this issue being covered. People in the general public need to understand the enormous human and environmental costs of elephant overpopulation.

Glad to hear it. Excellent news for people who want to hunt a European brown bear, but don't want to visit Russia.

This is great news. While at times things may seem pretty bleak, news like this (and the story about Romania re-opening brown bear hunting) is very encouraging.

I would love to go on a hunt with Jim Shockey. His commitment to ethics, willingness to push himself and his thirst for adventure are truly inspiring.