Recent content by Werdus Smith

Although this thread was posted quite a few years ago, I still have people contacting me asking if it would be possible to experience a harvesting operation as a spectator. I'm starting to think I should explore the idea of taking a limmited number of clients on our harvesting operations. It...

Culling in Africa: http://www.africahunting.com/threads/culling-in-africa.5521/

Springbuck culling Harvesting vehicle with culled animals (32) The Office Harvesting equipment for culling Springbuck on field abattoir Field equipment for culling 1800 Litre stainless steel watertank with hotwatergeyser, stainless steel basins, gasbottle and pressurepump. View...

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Saul Trophy hunting is a passion that drives individuals to spending great amounts of energy and money to get their desired quarry. Harvesting to me is a job that needs to be done as professionally as possible and collecting trophies has no place in it. Having said that, I have through my...

Sir It`s a pity that your laws prohibit the commercial use of game, because that actually prohibits the numbers of game animals kept. If they had monetary value it would mean that there would be a lot more game on private land possibly even game farmers! Game meat is a wonderful natural source...

It is a fairly tried and proven setup and results in using it has been very satisfying. Thanks for the interrest, I am busy culling at the moment and have`nt been on this site for some time. Will be busy for at least two more months. Regards Werdus

Enysse Yes, culling could be quite taxing in many areas. Long hours and cold nights with some horrendeous terrain takes its toll on your body as well as your equipment. Its not that way all the time though, so mostly, if you are well equiped and know your stuff, then it wont be hell on wheels...

Docman I am operating in the southern half of Namibia. I live here as well, on the edge of the red Kalahari, where we have the largest concentrations of springbuck as well.

Jerome I`m from the south of Namibia.

Jerome I apreciate the interrest. Because culling is such a frowned apon exercise, little is known about it I guess. We never do culling by day , because law stipulates that it has to be done at night in my country, Namibia. We do have a culling season here from April to August. Culling at...

Taking headshots at animals always poses the risk of missing the brain and hitting the antelope in the jaw or base of the horn or throat. Different animals react differantly to being wounded in the jaw for instance. At night you will get enough chances to put a springbuck down thats been wounded...

Daytime shots will be on average about a hundred metres longer than night time shooting. Wind is also a critical factor by day. Thats why culling in this country is required by law to be done at night. I dont like taking headshots at more than 250 metres. Chances for wounding the animal gets...