The tracks we drove and the paths we walked were ones that had been used for eons – and likely the very same ones used by one of the most iconic hunters of all time, Karamojo Bell. I was in Karamoja, north eastern Uganda, to hunt with a very special […]
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American speed goats
You don’t come to Wyoming looking for an easy hunt. You come for the grit of it, the challenge of testing yourself against a creature that can vanish faster than a ghost in a gale. The sun was just spilling over the horizon, slashing streaks of orange and red across […]
Read MoreA snowball’s chance in Hell Part 2
Simon K. Barr travels due North in search of the largest land mammals in Iceland’s lava fields. Part 2 of 2. As we drew closer, the enormity of the herd became apparent. Spread out before us were indeed 50 to 60 reindeer, grazing contentedly in a small valley. Among them, […]
Read MoreA snowball’s chance in Hell Part 1
Simon K. Barr travels due North in search of the largest land mammals in Iceland’s lava fields. Part 1 of 2. As the crisp Icelandic air filled my lungs, I couldn’t help but marvel at the stark beauty of the volcanic and glacial landscape before me. It is easy to […]
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