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VITAL KNOWLEDGE FOR ACCURATE SHOT PLACEMENT | HUNTING TIPS BUSHVELD BASICS All spoor images are used with permission and taken from: Stuarts’ Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife, 2019, Penguin Random House. Blades and hunting go hand-in-hand: the one cannot be done without the other. And, if you are anything like me, and love hunting, you’ll probably love knives too. As with hunting, a good knife has a value far greater than its purchase price – unless, of course, you have been deliberately misled to part with your hard-earned cash. Both hunting and a sharp blade add value to your life. The hunt is not merely about bringing back the biltong, but can, for example, be all about the magic of sitting…

MY VERY first knife used exclusively for hunting was a Buck 476. It came with a hard sheath, probably plastic, and it had a spear point, which made it less than ideal for skinning. However, I recall that I bought it specifically to administer the coup de grâce should a downed animal not have expired by the time we got to it. As a young professional hunter this happened with several clients I was guiding, and instead of firing a shot at close range with resulting damage to the hide, I decided on a knife that could be slipped inbetween the cervical vertebrae as close as possible to the head. This meant there was only a small (additional) hole in the skin which the taxidermy had to fix when mounting…

The best way to take care of your blade is to keep it rust free and razor sharp. Sharpening is not an art as some think and there are various sharpening systems available that works extremely well. Two come to mind. The Lansky controlled angle sharpening system which normally has several stones included (mostly smooth, medium, course) and fixed angle for the edge. This method takes a bit of time and with patience blades can become razor sharp. It is also a good system if you have a piece where you do not want to touch the blade with a stone on any part but the cutting edge while sharpening. The Warthog blade sharpener system is another very convenient kit that can return a keen edge to a dull blade…

Edged tools are probably the oldest tools are probably the oldest tool known to man. Before iron/steel, man improvised some form of edged tools from rocks, animal bones, animal teeth and even seashells. Anything that could be sharpened into an edged tool, was used for anything from farming, fishing, survival, weapons, food preparation… the list goes on. Today we still depend on edged tools in our day to day lives and it is one tool that we cannot do without. GETTING THE EDGE We are fortunate to have an endless choice of knife shapes and sizes, handle scales, blade materials and even the choice of serrated or non-serrated blades. Some prefer non-serrated blades mainly because of its ease of use, clean cutting ability and ease of re-sharpening. This makes sense…

IT ALL started in 1891 when the Karl Elsener Company, which later became Victorinox, produced the first Swiss Army Knife and the journey of the multi-function knife began. The multi-function knife led to the development of the multi-tool (or super tool) which has become very popular. Many used brands like Victorinox or Gerber, and locally, the best known brand, Leatherman. Although you might not be able to build a new shopping mall with your multi-tool, a lot of plumbers, electricians and craftsman will agree that a good quality multi-tool is an essential part of their equipment for many daily tasks.I know a few guys with extensive military and survival backgrounds that swear by their multi-tools and you will often hear them tell stories of how it saved the day, even…