NRA Gun Gear of the Week: Kalahari Standouts

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posted on May 7, 2017

Distinguished by high daytime temperatures and rolling dunes of sugar-fine red sand, the southern portion of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa’s Northern Cape is home to a diverse population of African plains game, and offers hunters, and their gear, a unique challenge. Joe Kurtenbach had the opportunity to hunt the area, and in this video he highlights some of the gear that made the whole trip an overwhelming success.

 

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