NAMIBIA: Three Sixty Safaris Namibia 2026

Giraffe weighted over 2000. Lots of.meat going into the food chain.

After butchering the giraffe we drove around the property looking for baboon and kudu. No baboons were found. We did find some kudu feed on the side of a mountain. There was 3 bulls in the group but only one was a shooter. I looked him over hard and he never got my heart racing. He was a nice bull but just didnt make my heart race. After looking him over well I made the hard decision to pass on him. He was probably close to 52-53". But his tips weren't perfectly symmetrical. Just not my dream kudu. I am sure Carel was loving me passng up this kudu.

That evening we stayed at neighboring property to where we hunted the giraffe. My flight the next day was at 2 pm. So we would have enough time to look around for a kudu, warthog, or baboons before making the hour drive to the airport. We had a vension tenderloin dinner and of course I had to fill up on biltong on my last night.

Last dinner in Namibia.

Back side of my room for the last night. I was hopeful for seeing baboons in the morning. The lodge grounds had fencing with razor wire to keep them out. The property had mountains on two sides that was perfect baboon and leopard areas.

Day 9
We started the day with a full breakfast. Then it was off to drive around the grounds. We saw zebra, springbok, red heartabeast, eland, duiker, steinbok, kudu, and warthog. Just nothing to target. The landower told us about a recent hunter seeing a leopard sitting on the rocks in the mountains while looking for baboons. Today we didnt see either. It was a beautiful property full of game. We came back to the lodge to load the truck up with the salted giraffe skins and bones. Then are luggage. We looked like a gypsy caravan. We ate a lunch in the lodge, then it was time to hit the road. The saddest time in Africa is always the ride to the airport when you realize the fun is over and your heading back to everyday life. Luckily for me I wasnt going home just yet. I would be flying from Namibia to Johannesburg. Have a 5 hour layover there then a flight to London England. Then 4 days there before going home. I can honestly say flying to Europe and then down to Africa and vice versa really helps keep the jet lag down. So much better then the Newark to Johannesburg flights. At the airport I said my good bye to Billy the tracker. Told him he did an excellent job the whole trip. Then Carel walked me in to the airport to see me off. We shared our goodbyes and he said " safe travels sir" this sums up Carel pretty good. He is as professional as it comes. I told him multiple times he didnt have to call me Sir. But you could just tell its part of him to be respectful. I dont have one complaint about this hunt or trip. Carel did an excellent job. His communication before, during, and after the hunt have been excellent. He even updated me that the taxidermy had started shaving the giraffe skins as soon as he dropped them off. I hope to hunt with Carel again in the future. I definitely would love to sit in a blind under one of those baits and try to outwit Mr. Spots. Just need to save my pennies more. Or maybe get lucky and win his leopard hunt raffle. Wish me luck.

Driving to the airport.

Taxidermy working fast.

On my way to England

Made it to London. Definitely perfer Africa better. England will be another story.

Carel's leopard hunt raffle. Wish me luck.
Thanks for reading along. It was a trip i will always remember. Many of you on here know my last giraffe hunt in 2024 was completely opposite. It was a nightmare so to come back to Africa and have a fabulous hunt with great people was really special.

Congrats on your hunt !

Haven't had time to.write about England yet but here's why i stopped there on the way home. Roe deer rut is in July.