Good morning,
Glad to hear you've visited South Africa, a unique place.
We've all kinds of political upheaval at the moment....... that's Africa!
Yes, Safari & Outdoor, their Pretoria/Lynnwood branch is even bigger, and stocks all those $50,000 plus double rifles, etc.
Generally hunting over here is on concession land, or privately owned game farms. Their is hardly any open, or free area in South Africa.
However, we do get the opportunity to hunt for culling purposes, over-crowding of rams, etc. We pay for just the meat value to the land owner. But, you've got to be connected, if you know what I mean! My stepson is a PH, worked for Safari & Outdoor for 3 years, and knows a lot of influential clients.
I enjoy the wingshooting the most, it's cheap, and at the moment birds are everywhere. The farmers can't wait for the guns to get rid of pigeon, ruining the sunflower crop at the moment.
Best regards,
Phillip