I was seriously considering another Namibian hunt next year but I would think twice now if the government are that anti. Bet they don't turn down the revenue from
Hunting though
Day 7 AM: Another tedious day at Kudu Ridge?
Can you tire of waking up in the grey light of dawn in Africa? I cannot. As I stepped out of my room my eyes were drawn to a small group of young Waterbuck jostling for position not 200m from where I stood. The air was starting to warm up and with...
Day 6; Life on the ocean waves.
The tink-tink of teaspoons circumnavigating mugs woke me in momentarily unidentified surroundings. Memories of a hilarious night around the dinner table came back to me in flashes rather than floods! As I swung my legs from the bed I noted the change in air, now...
Day 5: 6am and the buzzing of my alarm arrived with impossible haste. With my daysack readied, as usual, the evening before, it was a relatively easy to task to amble out into the half-light towards the smell of coffee. As a hunter always does, I studied the sky and noted a good amount of cloud...
Day 4; I awoke earlier than necessary to the sounds of crickets clicking and finches chattering in the thorn tree outside my room. My head was a little thick from a night of Nyala celebrations around the campfire the night before. Nothing too serious though. I donned boots and slid the door open...
Day 2 PM; My first afternoon outing this trip and the game were out en-mass. Again we took to the high ground but in another area of the property which is, believe me, quite vast. This area was a little bit flatter than the one we hunted earlier in the day, the hills slightly smaller but still...
Day 2 cont.; Around 11.30am we were taking some coffee on the terrace when one of the camp staff trotted up to Colin, Wicks brother, to begin a rather animated story about how he had just witnessed 2 old Eland Bulls have a gargantuan scrap which resulted in smashed fences and suspected life...
Day 2: I met Wicks in the main lodge at 05.30 for a cup of tea and a rusk. I noted plenty of cloud cover which, in February, is a blessing for any foot hunt out here.
We collected Mike the tracker from his home on the property just a few hundred yards away. I think it is import to point out how...
DAY ONE: Guest rooms are a stone's throw from the main lodge. I met Wikus at 0545 hrs by the coffee bar and being English quickly consumed 3 cups of tea whilst he enjoyed a filter coffee. Incidentally, the coffee bar is well stocked with tea, coffee, home made cakes and biscuits. As well as...
As usual I found the 10 hour flight from Heathrow rather gruelling. On arrival in Johannesburg the transition to the domestic flight was very easy with both domestic and international flight arrival and departures essentially in the same building. A word of advice here, without a gun, I would...
Yes I'm scratching my head, maybe people don't like the high speed walking you need to do to keep up with the Eland! Also the Eland fillets are to die for!!!
Hi Jan,
Sounds interesting as I have no desire to export trophies. Could you let me know what is the best airport for you and also if you have any Bushbuck in the area. Sadly I would probably have to bring the girlfriend who has never been to SA so could you advise about good time of year to...
Hi everyone,
the title of this post is what I would like to shout after shooting the next person who damages my car. Any way as that is illegal in the Uk I will have to confine it to the realms of fantasy. Looking forward to making some contacts here- fishing or shooting (hunting if you are non...
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