postoak
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Most hunters, before they make their first trip to Africa have an expectation of what the landscape will look like based on see photos in dozens of hunt reports and perhaps photos in magazine articles. I know I did. I call this "the look" and it's something like dry grass 1 1/2 feet tall, small-to-medium trees somewhat close together with just the occasional brush/thicket, dotted with small clearings, usually flat, and somewhat dry looking.
Most places don't look like this and I want to someday get to an area that does. After some research I found a map of RSA "biomes" and realize what I'm after is probably called the Savanna Biome.
Look at this map:
As you can see all of Limpopo shows to be savanna, except for the Drakensberg Mountains, which is grassland Biome.
I've actually had a couple of experienced people tell me that most of Limpopo has "the look" but now someone is telling me that that's not true -- that it is more thicket and riverine. For those that have extensive experience of different areas of the Limpopo, what do you say? Is there a particular region you need to go to get savanna?
I'd post some photos of "the look", what when you actually want one they're hard to find.
There's also a subset of the savanna called "miombo woodland" which is similar but more open.
Most places don't look like this and I want to someday get to an area that does. After some research I found a map of RSA "biomes" and realize what I'm after is probably called the Savanna Biome.
Look at this map:
As you can see all of Limpopo shows to be savanna, except for the Drakensberg Mountains, which is grassland Biome.
I've actually had a couple of experienced people tell me that most of Limpopo has "the look" but now someone is telling me that that's not true -- that it is more thicket and riverine. For those that have extensive experience of different areas of the Limpopo, what do you say? Is there a particular region you need to go to get savanna?
I'd post some photos of "the look", what when you actually want one they're hard to find.
There's also a subset of the savanna called "miombo woodland" which is similar but more open.
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