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Award for the professional hunter who produced the best trophy in South Africa), and Chappie Sparks, awell-known Eastern Cape hunter.The aims and objectives which these four eminent sportsmen wanted to achieve were the following:Aims and objectives1. To maintain, uphold and propagate by example a Code of Ethics in Field Sports which has beenhanded down over many generations.2. To actively encourage, guide and teach the youth interested in field sports in the knowledge thatthey, the sportsmen of the future, will carry on the tradition.3. To regard as a priority the conservation and improvement of the environment by both fellowsportsmen and owners of the land and make every effort to influence both the public and theauthorities in these matters.4. To conduct the sport with great care and consideration in order to preserve the sport for those thatfollow.”Code of Conduct1. That at all times a member will extend every courtesy, privilege and assistance to a fellow fieldsportsman.2. All hunting be conducted only during the hours of daylight.3. That no creature be hunted for sport in an enclosed area of such size that such creature is not selfsufficient.4. That no shooting take place from, or within a short distance of a vehicle, nor the use of vehicles todrive game.5. That only firearms of such power and caliber that are capable of killing game quickly and efficiently atpractical ranges be employed.6. That all forms of competition in the field between Sportsmen whilst hunting and fishing be avoided.7. That no creature be killed for sport, that is deemed to be immature, breeding or dependant andcannot, by virtue of its trophy or flesh, be fully utilized.8. That every effort is made to respect and safeguard the property of the landowner.9. That a landowner-member extent every courtesy, comfort and assistance possible to a member whohunts or fishes on his property.10. That a Professional Hunter/Guide-member makes sure that his clients understand, and are fullyaware of the Guild’s code of Ethics and Standards that will be upheld during the course of any hunt.11. That a Sportsman respects with understanding, the attitudes, feelings and principles of those that donot engage in activities of Field sport.12. That a Sportsman should conduct his sport with due regard to his own physical capabilities,recognize his limitations and responsibility to his companions or assistants.13. The Guild recognizes that ‘culling’, ‘cropping’, ‘trapping’, ‘capture’ and vermin control are a necessarypart of game management as long as they are conducted with consideration and humane treatmentof the wildlife involved. However, at no time can these activities be regarded in the context of FieldSports.”The Code is to be a living set of rules and this is stated in the membership application form:“The interpretation and implementation of a Code of Conduct and the standards a Sportsman setswill depend on each individual Sportsman’s conscientious behavior, and whilst many traditionalmanners must be upheld, many present day practices should be examined and evaluated. Above allit must be accepted that it is a privilege to hunt, not a right. To this end, therefore, the Guildconsiders that certain broad rules governing the conduct of Field Sport should be observed, and thatit is irrelevant whether some of these basic rules are, or are not legally applied by current laws of theland.”136
After Steve Smith’s untimely death in a motor vehicle accident, the Halse family acquired from his estatethe rights to the world famous Rowland Ward’s Records of Big Game, housed in Rowland Ward Publications.The business is currently managed by Robin’s daughter, Jane, from the company’s offices in Houghton,Johannesburg and, together, due to popular pressure, they have decided to lend the name and weight of theRowland Ward organization to the establishment of just the type of hunting and conservation organization sourgently needed in South Africa, in particular, and Africa, in general.In response to the appeal from many hunters, Rowland Ward has published membership applicationforms to Rowland Ward’s Guild of Field Sportsmen. Of course, the Guild is currently in its infancy and muchwill depend on how many serious, honest and ethical hunters are prepared to put their money where theirmouths are. I have no doubt that the response will be overwhelming. The Guild starts life with a number ofadvantages. Unlike so many other hunting organizations, it is untainted by any scandal. It is committed toupholding the highest ethical standards. It has the world famous Rowland Ward brand name to help marketmembership in the Guild. It has the offices and permanent staff of Rowland Ward to initiate theadministration of the organization and it has credible leadership in the form of Robin Halse.The initial membership benefits include a Guild tie or cap, special offers on Rowland Ward books and abi-annual magazine which, knowing Rowland Ward Publications as I do, is sure to be of a high standard, iffor no other reason than it will start with a wide, international circulation which is sure to appeal toadvertisers. In due course, once the Record Book is made available via the internet, which is scheduled forlater this year, Guild members will have access to it at much reduced rates.The Guild is clearly not for everyone. In my discussions with Robin Halse he made it crystal clear that theCode of Conduct is central to and contains the pillars upon which the Guild is to be built. Unlike many ethicalcodes, which appear to be honored more in their breach than in obedience thereto, the Code of Conduct is tobe firmly policed and upheld and the Guild will not shy away from terminating memberships where there arematerial breaches of the Code. In fact, each member is obliged to sign a form indemnifying the Guild fromlegal proceedings in the event he is sanctioned for misbehavior.What it is not, as yet, is an accredited hunting association which South African hunters and sportsshooters are now obliged to join in terms of the Firearms Control Act. As such, the Guild membership mustbe seen as a necessary adjunct to membership of such a body.In my opinion however, the formation of something like a Guild of Field Sportsman is long overdue.Genuine hunters want and need an association based on honest, ethical and fair rules and regulations,impartially and fairly policed by a decent body of men, openly and democratically elected by their peers. Builton this foundation - and there are few if any organizations which can grow and prosper over the long term ifthey are built on any other type of foundation – the Guild can offer a home to those who genuinely havehunting at heart and who want to be able to hold their heads up high and proudly proclaim that they are notonly hunters but hunters who belong to an organization with impeccable, authentic and traditional huntingroots, which not only upholds our ancient sport and profession but which stands for all that is good and rightin this regard. And if this sounds idealistic, well, then so be it.The vision is there. It is for those like minded individuals who have been hankering for such a body andwho share these views to step forward. It will be for those individuals to provide the flesh and blood andfunds to clothe the bare bones set out by Robin, Steve and Chappie. To my mind, all new ideas have aproper time and place in which they should be launched and the time and place for the Guild is now. If youare a genuine, ethical hunter who shares the aims and objectives of the Guild, please join - the Africancontinent needs you.137
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Dedicated to the People and the Wil
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Hunting in South Africa: Facts - Ri
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Warthog $600 $80 $299 $300 $114 n/a
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a) Trophy fees for overseas hunters
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Bailey (1993) 16 estimates leopard
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and adequate training programs with
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Clearly, 30.5 million Rand addition
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for the triple bottom line approach
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Apart from existing and proposed na
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a result of these concerted actions
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countries to cooperate across borde
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years there have been three differe
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The interference does not only affe
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Hunting for Conservation in Cameroo
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Tourist Hunting: How Tanzania Can B
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• The leading role that sport hun
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hunters, organizers and entertainer
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Although commercial trophy hunting
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We note that Packer’s proposal fo
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ecruit safari operators with a long
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corruption in the province. Once ag
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grass so the available browse (bush
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wildlife on their own," said Dr. Ko
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Tanzania Development Partners Group
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quality and age of key species bein
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As mentioned earlier, the first ste
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The characteristics of hunting tour
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from the use of a species can provi
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eplaced by holistic triple-bottom-l
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What Do You Know About Conservation
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conservation based on international
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Until 1960 wildlife was in serious
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The aim must be to halt and root ou
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• Incentives are offered as a rew
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The authorsDr. Graham Child was the
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