NG43 was maintained by Jimmy van Rensburg. They did receive quota and are operating as Kwatale led by Frans van der Merwe.
I am 99% sure that the same holds true with Jeff Rann on CT1.
I have heard differing reports on NG41 and so should probably not comment further on it.
Sorry to hear this!Latest news I've got on Botswana.
1. Govt allowed the winners of the DG concession tenders earlier this year to roll them over to all of 2021.
2. As of today, 1 Aug, the Gaborone Covid 19 district is back on full lockdown for at LEAST 14-days. No travel into or out of the district and even very limit travel in it.
We just cancelled our Aug trip to Sass Post in the Tuli block.
Fully agree WAB Botswana is still one of the best wide open places where you still get the Africa experience of yesteryear!There’s going to be a lot of good bulls shot when we can finally get there! We know that we have the 2020 quota for 2021. There may be some added to it but it is too early to say for sure. 286 elephant were put on quota in 2020. The Cites quota is 400 and we know it won’t go above that. More movement could be seen on buffalo. Let’s hope for a great season for all in 2021!!! For those who haven’t hunted Botswana, make it happen, it is the hunt of a lifetime!!!
At the risk of being called a "Debbie Downer", there are still several missing pieces to the Bots DG jigsaw puzzle:
1. Boarders actually opening
2. Air Carriers/routes to get there
3. And last but not least for US guys, the unanswerable question of IF the USG will allow the imports to the US. IF the current "Cecil Act" the Dem passed in the House Appropriations Bill dose NOT get removed in the Senate and it get signed into law, ALL trophy imports will be shut down COMPLETELY.
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Why don’t we use the modern way of showing opposition to the bill by arranging a protest by “farm workers” to the appropriate Embassies. The going rate for a rent a crowd is a happy meal/ piece of KFC and a t shirtAt the risk of being called a "Debbie Downer", there are still several missing pieces to the Bots DG jigsaw puzzle:
1. Boarders actually opening
2. Air Carriers/routes to get there
3. And last but not least for US guys, the unanswerable question of IF the USG will allow the imports to the US. IF the current "Cecil Act" the Dem passed in the House Appropriations Bill dose NOT get removed in the Senate and it get signed into law, ALL trophy imports will be shut down COMPLETELY.
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