Our good friends Jerry and Pam were at a Friends of the NRA banquet back in October of 2015 with my wife Amy. One of the auction items was a 5 day safari with Numzaan. They bid on it and won!
Well, fast forward to 2017. We had waited, saved our money and were ready to go on a true adventure. Traveling from Alaska, it took us 3 days to get to South Africa. I would highly recommend going through Atlanta to Joberg. It's more expensive, but much faster than going through Frankfurt. The cool thing about Frankfurt, beer at McDonald's!! LOL!
We landed in Joberg and got our things. My bow was missing, but a quick check at customs and we had it located. The MVP service was outstanding. We were shuttled to the front of the line at ever spot to check our passports.
As soon as we got to the camp called Vaalkop, we were in the bakkie and going to sight in our guns. We elected to rent our guns as it was going to be alot easier. I planned to bowhunt for the majority of the time and my PH Brent (who is a bowhunter) was all about it.
The food and camaraderie were amazing. We were treated like royalty. We were used to DIY hunts in Alaska where we sleep in tents and eat Mountain House.
If anyone tells you that hunting in Africa is easy, they are full of it. I sat in the blind for 27 hours before I drew my bow. The animals are skittish and blend in well. Our friends walked and stalked miles each day. On some days, they would wait in the blinds at water holes for hours.
Right off the bat, Jerry was successful. In fact, he was on fire. He was successful getting a warthog, impala and a zebra!!
On day three, I finally connected. A one horn impala came to the water and I asked my PH if it was a cull. He gave me the thumbs up and my first arrow was on it's way.
Later that evening, another impala came in. This one had two horns. On this one we got it all on video. If I can figure out how to download it on here I'll share.
Things were starting to roll.
Amy was successful in shooting her first animals ever!!
Pam shot her first animal too!! She made a great shot on this impala.
Numzaan was great about moving us to different properties to accomodate our list of animals. On a new property Jerry and I were able to connect on a warthog, nyala and a kudu.
We went to another property to hunt springbok and kudu. The kudu were really avoiding me and I didn't think I was going to get one. On father's day, I finished my list by getting a springbok with a rifle and a beautiful kudu with my bow.
On the same property, Jerry killed this hog of a springbok.
We made a lot of new friends on our safari. The hospitality was second to none. Jerry's PH was Stephan. He was a lot of fun. Both him and Brent worked hard everyday. Our chef Hein was amazing. The camp staff that did our laundry and cleaned our cabin were just as good. The camp manager Casey became new best friends with our wives. She was our savior. Last but not least, our skinner/trackers were amazing. Erisha and Chico are very talented individuals. Their skill set with a knife and on a track is unreal. I trap all winter long and there is no way that I can handle fur/animals like these two.
If you are looking for a down to earth camp, look no further than Numzaan. You will not be disappointed.
Well, fast forward to 2017. We had waited, saved our money and were ready to go on a true adventure. Traveling from Alaska, it took us 3 days to get to South Africa. I would highly recommend going through Atlanta to Joberg. It's more expensive, but much faster than going through Frankfurt. The cool thing about Frankfurt, beer at McDonald's!! LOL!
We landed in Joberg and got our things. My bow was missing, but a quick check at customs and we had it located. The MVP service was outstanding. We were shuttled to the front of the line at ever spot to check our passports.
As soon as we got to the camp called Vaalkop, we were in the bakkie and going to sight in our guns. We elected to rent our guns as it was going to be alot easier. I planned to bowhunt for the majority of the time and my PH Brent (who is a bowhunter) was all about it.
The food and camaraderie were amazing. We were treated like royalty. We were used to DIY hunts in Alaska where we sleep in tents and eat Mountain House.
If anyone tells you that hunting in Africa is easy, they are full of it. I sat in the blind for 27 hours before I drew my bow. The animals are skittish and blend in well. Our friends walked and stalked miles each day. On some days, they would wait in the blinds at water holes for hours.
Right off the bat, Jerry was successful. In fact, he was on fire. He was successful getting a warthog, impala and a zebra!!
On day three, I finally connected. A one horn impala came to the water and I asked my PH if it was a cull. He gave me the thumbs up and my first arrow was on it's way.
Later that evening, another impala came in. This one had two horns. On this one we got it all on video. If I can figure out how to download it on here I'll share.
Things were starting to roll.
Amy was successful in shooting her first animals ever!!
Pam shot her first animal too!! She made a great shot on this impala.
Numzaan was great about moving us to different properties to accomodate our list of animals. On a new property Jerry and I were able to connect on a warthog, nyala and a kudu.
We went to another property to hunt springbok and kudu. The kudu were really avoiding me and I didn't think I was going to get one. On father's day, I finished my list by getting a springbok with a rifle and a beautiful kudu with my bow.
On the same property, Jerry killed this hog of a springbok.
We made a lot of new friends on our safari. The hospitality was second to none. Jerry's PH was Stephan. He was a lot of fun. Both him and Brent worked hard everyday. Our chef Hein was amazing. The camp staff that did our laundry and cleaned our cabin were just as good. The camp manager Casey became new best friends with our wives. She was our savior. Last but not least, our skinner/trackers were amazing. Erisha and Chico are very talented individuals. Their skill set with a knife and on a track is unreal. I trap all winter long and there is no way that I can handle fur/animals like these two.
If you are looking for a down to earth camp, look no further than Numzaan. You will not be disappointed.
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Always a special experience to be there when friends or loved ones take their first game animal.
