Recent content by Heaney

Not sure which forum this should be posted in. Has anyone had experience with or is familiar with Thaba Yamanzi outfitters in South Africa? Any info would be appreciated. TIA ~ Heaney

I have experience with them. a very bad experience. Search for a thread i started regarding my experience back in 2015.

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

WINTERSHOEK SAFARIS

Werner Lewies is the owner's name. Company name is still Motshwere Safaris and Outfitters.

Sorry.... "we had effectively been deceived" not "he had effectively been deceived."

Wow. Almost 4 1/2 years later and Werner hasn't made it to that Internet cafe or back home to his office computer to respond. Hmmmm.

That's what we figured, too, when we arrived. It's what we were led to believe after arrival that ended up causing problems later. And, as I said in my original post, everything was awesome until we figured out he had been effectively deceived. Werner was funny, personable, engaging. His wife...

Thanks, Dennis. If I have any more questions, I will PM or email you. Matt, the shipping tags were collected by the outfitter, at the end of the hunt, and I never actually saw them put on the animals. Guess that's another lesson learned. Thanks for the info. Heaney

Thanks. I took a picture of the nicer zebra hide. I was told their markings were unique.

Congrats! Was your hunt a package, or a la carte? Heaney

Thanks!

I've never had any taxidermy work done. My safari trophies were gonna be a first. Some questions came up in another thread that I thought might better be answered here. 1) How long can capes/skins be kept at the outfitter before they need to be given to the taxidermist for dip and pack? For...

Enysse - I am also concerned about the conditions of my mounts as I have not heard back from the taxidermist there regarding whether he even has them or not. I would assume that they are being well cared for until that point, but cape and mount care is outside my wheelhouse. I also know the...