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 […]
Is modern urbanisation killing off the manly man?
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I came across this opinion piece on Fox News: Is liberalism killing the real masculine male? It seems that way. Keep in mind here, that when I say “man,” I’m not talking about the clichéd manly man who throws back macro-brews, chases skirts and scratches himself in public.By “real” I don’t mean someone who has […]
As I start to make my way to the game camps
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The over cast wether and wind looked like rain was imminent. I checked what I could on our family farm as I had a off weekend from PH’ing. The maize has all be harvested and the disc is working to clear the lands. All my watering point are working well as there is no other […]
Coming across amazing baobab trees
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Not the biggest baobab but its amazing to think they are thousands of years old… The largest one in the world has a circumference of over 108 feet and the only reason they have survived all these years is that they can’t be used for fire wood. If you get a chance, visit Sunland Baobab: http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-southafrica.net-sunland-baobab
Winter will just not relinquished its hold
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The wind started blowing at gale-force speeds and winter will just not relinquished its hold on us that easily. Four days until I leave on a lion hunt and this can only mean one thing – making sure my ammo is all loaded and perfect. Shooting a 470Nitro Express is not cheap but it is […]
What a great spring day it is
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What a great spring day it is. Stopping at our one of our concession in the mountains of Mpumalanga all the memories are brought back of what a great area it is to hunt plains game. Today how ever we are not here to hunt, its our Camp Inspection. The last thoughts crossed my mind […]
As the hot orange sun sets over the mighty Zambezi
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As the hot orange sun sets over the mighty Zambezi, a fish eagle calls and there is a little nudge on the line between my fingers, he must be close. In a split second all hell breaks loose and the line on my Calcutta 400 tightens and the ratchet screams like the breaks on a train coming to a […]
The Crinkum Crankum or Hickey Haga
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Sometimes you just come across the funniest things and you have to share them with others. The below video is just that, sit back, enjoy and have a laugh, you deserve it 🙂
Practice makes perfect
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Layers of red dust are thickly laid over Courtney boots, the dry season is well under way, it is starting to warm up, but the evenings and mornings still necessitate long pants. The past few weeks have been very exiting having the chance to guide clients on their first buffalo hunts and seeing the exhilaration […]
Pre Season Thoughts
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This morning, there is chill in the air. The smell of a smoke from the fire lingers, and the pre-dawn sky is that special clear pre-winter blue. This is all a sign of change in the season, the spiral towards winter is underway. The excitement is ever present, how are we going to find that […]
