PHASA News

As a Professional Hunter, Hunting Outfitter or business owner in the wildlife industry, you want to grow continuously. Growing yourself, your team and your business will be achieved by joining the PHASA family! PHASA offers a huge variety of benefits that can help your business. Within PHASA you will expand your network with like-minded professionals and individuals within the wildlife related industry. Being established in 1978, younger and even older PH's can connect with a mentor or you can even become a mentor for others. PHASA ensures that common industry issues are voiced, which includes laws, regulations and policies that prevents [...]

PHASA (Professional Hunters Association of South Africa) is the largest and most proactive association to represent professional hunting in Africa. Becoming an International Member for only US$ 50 per year, you become a voice and an active advocate for our hunting industry and fight for what's best for the future of hunting in South Africa. With laws and goalposts constantly changing, PHASA's International Membership keeps your finger on the pulse of industry trends with a weekly e-newsletter. Anti Hunting attacks, fake news, inaccurate one-sided media and misinterpretation of facts are causing the hunting world to become divided. By joining PHASA as [...]

The founding members of the Sustainable Use Coalition Southern Africa (SUCo-SA) are immensely proud to introduce to the world a whole new organisation, embracing a whole new approach to an insidious threat. Modernistic tendencies compounded by ignorance and misinformation combine to completely misconstrue what Conservation through Sustainable Utilisation really means. While the plastic curse so devastating to our oceans is starting to be recognised, society does not realise that the plastic existence of wealthy, urbanised society who have been disconnected from the rural and wild world is even more pervasive and potentially devastating. The unfortunate trend, which began slowly with the [...]

PHASA CONVENTION & AGM 2021 At a meeting on the 19th May 2021 the Executive Committee decided to keep the format for the 2021 PHASA Convention & AGM the same as last year.  This came about as a result of the hunting industry not fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic yet. The 2021 PHASA Convention & AGM in Hartenbos has been postponed and reserved for our 2022 Convention & AGM.  Hartenbos ATKV has agreed to keep the deposits for accommodation already paid and to roll it over to next year.  We urge you to check on this and confirm with the [...]

SUCO (SUTAINABLE UTILISATION COALITION) A GOLDEN MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN HUNTING! 17 April 2021 saw a first in South African history where all major role players in the hunting industry united to work together towards the future and promotion of hunting. The indaba discussed the challenges and strategic goals that faces our hunting industry. It was great to see our young men and future leaders attending and participating in the discussions. Our hunting heritage is in the hands of our younger generations! SUCO (Sustainable Utilisation Coalition) consisting of PHASA, CHASA, WRSA, NATSHOOT, True Green Alliance, South African Taxidermy [...]