Namibian Drought

[JGRaider]

Hearing from one Namibian outfitter that the country is in the middle of a drought, the driest in 50 years. Can anyone else confirm or deny that? I'm wanting to go to Namibia next year, but this may delay it a year if true. Thanks in advance.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Can't confirm the 50 thing, but 30 for sure.
It is dry. Cattle have taken a beating.

http://www.africahunting.com/latest-hunting-news/11074-namibia-most-severe-drought-30-years.html

 

[Wheels]

My understanding is that it is dry. This after 2011 was one of the wettest on record....at least in the Komas Hochland......not much rain since though. I can't speak for the rest of the country.

 

[Ryan]

I got back two weeks ago from a hunt. It's very dry and drought conditions between Outjo and Etosha where I was at. The grass on the two farms I was on was seriously depleted amd rainy season is a while off from my understanding. The main farm I was on told me they were in drought conditions two months before I arrived and was thinning out oryx so I got an extra on the hunt.

 

[Jaegger]

Agreed - I just spoke w/ operation in Erongo Region about a last minute trip for Oct, tail-end of their season & I mentioned the drought ... natural grazing grasses are basically gone & hitting the game pretty hard.

Thankfully farming conservancy windmill/boreholes provide the precious water ... I'm told, the area North of Etosha hit abit harder & NE actually had seasonal average rainfall.

It appears regional.