Its Official
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It is official… To all my friends and clients…!!! This is to notify all that I have left Pro Hunting Safaris. I want to thank the loyal clients for their unending support!! My previous partners and good friends Bernard De Lange & Petrus Jacobus Geldenhuys who are now the sole owner, will in future be of service and assistance […]
New territory, equipment and experiences
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The last few days were spend in absolute bliss on our new concession up in the Northern part of Limpopo, it is all Big game country hosting all the big five, hippo, croc and cheetah plus all the plains game you can think of. When walking here you MUST always carry your firearm as you […]
Talk like a South African!
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In South Africa we don’t use the word ‘elevator’? Like the British we prefer to say ‘lift’. For the most part, we tend to follow the British rather than the Americans when it comes to the English language. Let me give you an example: a traditional South African greeting is ‘Howzit’ which translates simply as […]
New territory is always exciting
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New concessions are always interesting to visit , you meet the people that run the properties and work there. Nothing makes you as excited as what you don’t know and what are about to experience for the first time. So as the day approaches the excitement mounts and soon we will be in big game […]
Safari and Outdoor DGS Shoot
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Safari & Outdoor DGS shoot with my Verney Carron 500NE, 4 out of 4 in 18 seconds on the Lion. 25m, 20m, 15m, 10m – Great day out, looking forward to the next one 🙂
Friday Flight Line
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After a brief appearance by the rain in the North West Province not much changed, it is still a dry hot dust encrusted part of South Africa and we hope for more rain. Out of this I managed to still do a bit of wing shooting, possibly the last for 2015 but it was as […]
Heat,wind and drought …Practice
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The rain has not arrived yet and the whole of South Africa has been flung into a drought. The temperatures saw during the day but still no rain, the wind has and still is blowing a gail but still no rain. This has put an extraordinary amount of pressure on the game and live stock […]
Wonderful October
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Boarding a Sling 4 to fly to Hoedspruit in is a very interesting experience as it is a small plane, being the PH on a dangerous game hunt you need to pack a bit more than the clients. After my one piece of luggage, rifle, ammo camera and laptop we were pretty much at weight […]
Hunters Need Leadership And Vision
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I recently read a great editorial by Gerhard R. Damm that I wanted to share with you all… I hope our Hunting associations like SCI, DCS, PHASA etc start working together on on positive PR for the hunting industry. A recent on-line debate of conservationists and sustainable use experts made me pen down this editorial – […]
Mozambique Marlin Mayhem
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Petrus has explained his birthday hunt which was an absolute pleasure and a honor as well. I also had the opportunity to guide my father – the man that taught me to hunt – on a buffalo hunt which really made it something to remember. As in the industry of guiding safaris, we had not […]
