VOLUME 84

A Poacher's Muzzleloader (5-minute Video)

Patrol Reports

08 Sep 2026

Danny Banda is the game ranger manager at Nyamvu Safaris in Zambia. Danny grew up in one of the villages around the reserve and joined as a ranger in 2011.

Today he runs its anti-poaching operation — the senior man over every scout in the field, some of whom once hunted this valley themselves.

Quite often the anti-poaching team will confiscate firearms from captured poachers. Here, Danny talks about a homemade muzzleloader taken from a poacher.

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