A Comprehensive Informational DVD

for the Prospective Safari Client

Africa is the ultimate hunting destination, but most hunters will never make the trip. It's not that they don't want to go. It's the process that seems so overwhelming...until now. Safari 101 is THE comprehensive guide for the first-time safari hunter.

Let's face it; most big game hunters' bucket list dream is an African Safari, but lack of information and the often incorrect perception that a safari is too expensive keep most of us from even considering the possibility, but it doesn't have to be that way.

Hosted by outdoor television producer and renowned international hunting expert Steve Scott, Safari 101 is a step-by-step informational DVD on what it takes to make your hunting dreams a reality. From the best places to hunt and how to pick your Professional Hunter, to African hunting techniques and how to get your trophies home, Safari 101 contains all the information necessary to make your first African safari a rousing success. Here's a brief outline of what is covered:

Chapter 1: SAFARI PLANNING

Initial Planning

  Choosing a Professional Hunter

  Media; Professional Associations; Conventions; Referrals; Previous Clients

Costs

   Plains Game Pricing v. Big Game Pricing

Travel

   Visas; Firearms Permits; Booking Airfare & What to Avoid

   Traveling with Firearms; Proper Cases & Locks

Safari Gear

   Caliber; Safari Bullets; Optics; Clothing & Boots

   Personal Gear; Travel Meds 

If Things Go Wrong

   Evacuation Insurance; Communications in Africa

Chapter 2: HUNTING METHODS & TECHNIQUES

Safari Style Walk & Stalk Hides

Chapter 3: GETTING YOUR TROPHIES HOME

In the Field After the Skinning Shed

Chapter 4: GAME IDENTIFICATION

   Plains Game

Identification, Characteristics, & Trophy Standards of a variety of plains species

   Big Game Identification, Characteristics, & Trophy Standards of the Big 5

Chapter 5: SHOT PLACEMENT Shot Placement Diagrams and Examples of proper placement on a variety of plains & big game species

About the Presenter Steve Scott, a veteran of over 100 African safaris, is the award-winning producer and host of America's first, and longest running all-African television series, Safari Hunter's Journal, as well as host of the popular series Big 5: Africa's Dangerous Game. An attorney and former college professor, Scott's passion for Africa, along with his informative and comfortable style, helps dispels the myths about "The Dark Continent," and communicates the complexities of the safari process into simple, understandable steps to give potential clients the knowledge and confidence to book their first safari.