Recent content by everett

Haven’t done ocean freight in about 5 years. Extra/unexpected port fees in US pretty much ate up all savings from air. So just be prepared for that possible frustration/cost.

I only have limited experience with them and it’s been a few years, but I personally had a wonderful experience hunting with them. Jaco and his family were as good as I’ve met in Africa, and I’ve met some good ones.

I’ve communicated with several dozen outfitters in Africa over the years, and I would say communication is an almost universal problem when dealing with Africa outfitters for a variety of reasons, several of which have already been mentioned. One outfit I have actually hunted with twice, got so...

I might suggest asking the outfit you’re going with if there are any animals they specialize in in the specific areas you’re going to. Limpopo and free state both can vary dramatically depending on area you are going to be hunting. For example, the Waterberg and soutpansberg of Limpopo differ...

My personal experience is it’s a crap shoot. It depends on how show bookings are going for them. But they come to the shows primarily to sell hunts. If they have a buyer standing right in front of them, they didn’t travel halfway around the world just to let you walk away without trying to sell...

A lot of outfits hunt the Limpopo and free state. This lets you experience 2 areas.

The Omni is next door and has valet parking.

Has anyone seen a list of exhibitors?

Monterra safaris n Bobby Hansen both have properties on the river. I’ve never personally been to them, but some you could look into.

May be just me, but I do cull hunts for a less expensive African hunting vacation. I can go more often and shoot more. However you put your packages together, I would offer a less expensive option where you can still make money if hunter doesn’t take any additional animals. Your 2025 package...

Springhare, like some other small game, is often taken at night with a spotlight. I don’t think springhare are actually hares. But I’m not an expert on the species.

There are also a lot of properties in Limpopo that are over 40,000 acres. Which is pretty big in my book.

The largest single block I’m aware of is with Limpopo Safaris. There are a good number of properties that share an unfenced border with Kruger.

I don’t know about hunting them like we hunt squirrels and rabbits, but lots of hunters collect them while on other hunts: hyrax, springhare, hare, mongoose, etc.

Well, you may not have gotten the buffalo this trip, but you may have found an another calling. I’ve read a lot of hunting writers who made a good living at writing; you’re as good as any of them.