Tuesday, October 26, 2010

SOUTH AFRICA: HUNTING

Cape Town Hunting Safaris
Bird hunting

De Duine Safaris
The ultimate semi-desert hunt in the South African Kalahari
Offer Problem animal culls of elephants in Zimbabwe
Saw ad in Safari Times

Blaauwkratz Safaris
Eardley Rudman, PH
Best Kudu hunting in the world
Specializing in Pygmy Antelopes of the Eastern Cape
Saw ad in Safari Times
Hunt Report in Safari Times, November 2010
Wayne Van Zwoll hunted with them in Safari Magazine, November 2009
Wrote about bushpigs in African Hunting Gazette, Winter 2010
 • "A trophy southern bushpigs is arguably one of the most challenging species to target."
 • "Timing your hunt to coincide between the first quarter and full moon phases is a must when targeting big bushpigs."

Safari International
PH Russell Lovemore
Craig Boddington hunted bushpig with them
Offers "Management Hunts" in the fall

African Sky Safaris
Great descriptions of game animals

Harry Claassens Safaris
Kevin Steele hunted blue wildebeest and red hartebeest with them for Petersen's Hunting 2011 Annual.

Kikuyu Lodge
Eastern Cape
Offers management hunts
Saw ad in Safari Times

Frontier Safaris
Jason Wicks, PH
Great packages of trophy and non-trophy animals
Pumba Game Reserve is nearby for photography safari
Hunt Report in Safari Times, November 2010
Joe Byers went on a plains game hunt in Safari Magazine, November 2009

Sandhurst Safaris
Located in North West Province
Saw ad in Safari Magazine, November 2009

Graham Jones Safaris
Saw ad in Safari Magazine, November 2009

Garry Kelly Safaris
Saw ad in Safari Magazine, November 2009

Johnny Vivier Safaries
Saw ad in Safari Magazine, November 2009
Springbuck Grandslam: Common, White, Black and Copper
Black & Blue Wildebeest
Grand Slam of Blesbok
Vaal Rhebuck

Mankazana Safaris
Joe Dabney wrote about hunting vaal rhebok in Safari Magazine, July 2010.
Frans Bussiahn was the PH.
Allow "at least four days because vaalies can be elusive"
"They are among South Africa's most unusual trophies, living in the high, windswept grasslands."

Thormählen & Cochran
Sanford Shull hunted with them in Safari Magazine, July 2010.
Peter Thormählen was the PH.

Jules of Karoo Safaris
Gary Tennison hunted the Springbok Grand Slam with them in the September 2010 issue of Safari Magazine.
$2,250 for the Grand Slam

Cape Town Hunting Safaris
Bird hunting

Eastern Cape
Kikuyu Lodge Game Reserve
Located just 60 minutes northeast of Port Elizabeth