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The article presents the author's insights about the Cape buffalo in Zimbabwe. Topics discussed include his experience visiting various safaris and animal hunting in Africa, tracking buffaloes, and the sound made by dying buffalo. Also mentioned a Dugga Boy or an old buffalo bull that has been move out of the herd by young bulls.

The article evaluates several hunting rifles and accessories for African safari adventurers, including the Remington Model 798 rifle in .375 H&H, the Browning Travel Vault rifle case, and the Remington Premier A-Frame .375 H&H ammunition.

In April 2016, I learned that David E. Petzal would soon be traveling to Zimbabwe to hunt Cape buffalo. To describe "The Ghosts of Africa" as interesting is akin to describing a search for a wounded Cape buffalo in the tall grass as dicey. "Every time I write on the subject", Petzal told me, "I find myself presenting it in bits and pieces, because that's how Africa comes at you. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the courage of African professional hunters. Awareness of the tendency of being hurt and killed; Risks involved in hunting; Citation of hunting experiences.

The article discusses the author's suggestions for hunting buffaloes in Africa. According to the author, his first step when planning a buffalo hunting would be to figure out how much he would spend and how big a trophy he wanted. The author also mentioned that Cape buffalo are scared of people and depart promptly when human show up, despite their fearsome reputation. He also recommended some best hunting guns to be used, including .375 H&H and .416 Rigby or .416 Remington.

This article presents information on the book "Horn of the Hunter," by Robert C. Ruark. The book was the result of the safari trip of Ruark and his wife, Virginia, to British East Africa in 1951 with professional hunter Harry Selby. The book is a chronicle of that safari and, very arguably, the best book on African hunting ever written. Ruark, who loved Africa with a passion that never faded, was a mesmerizing writer, funny and self-deprecating and moving, with a marvelous eye for detail. Ruark died in 1966, and the Africa he knew would soon vanish forever.