Africa's First Social Network for Hunters
The Bush Telegraph
Part of Safari Hunts — Africa's premier hunt marketplace · Free to join
The Bush Telegraph is the social network where hunting belongs: hunt stories, trophy photos and films from the field, posted by real hunters, outfitters and professional hunters across Africa — celebrated, not shadowbanned.
Why hunters needed their own platform
Mainstream social media restricts, buries or deletes lawful hunting content — and often the accounts behind it. Hunters built the world's oldest conservation funding model, yet can't post a kudu without a takedown notice. The Bush Telegraph flips that: a community governed by a published responsible-hunting policy, where the hunt is the point.
What happens here
Post from the field — long-form hunt journals, trophy photos and GoPro films. Follow the farms and PHs you hunt with — every farm minisite and supplier page plugs straight into the feed. Build your record — the African Trophy Record System scores and ranks verified trophies, with monthly leaderboards. Talk your trade — taxidermists, freight agents, charter pilots and bush chefs are all here, because the hunt doesn't end at the shot.
78+
huntable species
6
countries — SA, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Botswana
Privacy by design
Hunt under your own name or an alias — per post, or account-wide. The community is strictly 18+, media sharing runs on an explicit consent ladder you control per upload, and farm GPS coordinates are never public (our standing anti-poaching rule).
The marketplace connection
The Bush Telegraph lives inside Safari Hunts, so the farm whose posts you've followed all season is the same farm you can book with escrow-protected deposits — and the PH in the photos is the one who'll meet you at the airstrip. No other hunting platform closes that loop.
Common questions
Is there a social network for hunters?
Yes — The Bush Telegraph on Safari Hunts is Africa's first social network built for hunters. Members post hunt stories, trophy photos and films, follow farms and professional hunters, and keep verified trophy records, without the shadowbans and takedowns hunting content faces on mainstream platforms.
Why not just use Facebook or Instagram?
Mainstream platforms routinely restrict, shadowban or delete lawful hunting content and the accounts that post it. The Bush Telegraph is purpose-built for the hunting community: your hunts are celebrated, not reported — governed by a published responsible-hunting policy instead of an anonymous moderation queue.
Is The Bush Telegraph free?
Yes. Joining Safari Hunts and posting on The Bush Telegraph is free for hunters, outfitters, professional hunters and every supplier trade. The platform earns from hunt bookings, not from your content.
Who can join?
Hunters, farm owners and outfitters, professional hunters, and the trades around the hunt — taxidermists, freight agents, charter operators, guides, bush chefs and more. The community is 18+ and every member accepts the responsible-hunting policy.
What about privacy — will my real name show?
Only if you want it to. Every member can post under an alias, per post or account-wide, and the platform never shows farm GPS locations publicly (an anti-poaching rule). Photo and video sharing runs on an explicit consent ladder you control per upload.
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