Hi John
 

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Hey John; I think you can email Hunters Support at: Ann@air2000.co.za/ If not, let me know and I'll check into it. We will use them again next year. I sent you their physical address in SA via your PM. Good hunting, grayghost

greyghost,
Thanks for the email address.
BradC,
Thanks for the description of Franchhoek. My wife and I will be staying on a wine farm there. The owner can arrange some hunting from the farm. I think it might be at a club he is a member of. Do you know if it's feasible to hunt some of the East Cape from Franchhoek? Bush buck will be the one animal I want the most. I don't have any contacts for them right now, but would appreciate any suggestions.

Greyghost's report on his hunt has got me interested in hunting in the RSA. I've hunted in Namibia five times, but the variety of species available in the RSA is much greater so it would be a good idea to give it a try.
John

Hi John
 

Variety of game is an understatement, at least to my humble mind :D When I started my 10 day hunt, my goal was to write down all of the game animals I would see within each days hunt. After the second morning I stopped. It was overwhelming. As an example: my first morning (before lunch) I saw: Springbok (Common, White and Black), Cape Kudu, Bushbuck, Impala, Warthog, Steenbok, Duiker, Baboon & Vervet Monkeys. The afternoon repeated this but included Giraffe, Gemsbok, Zebra, Blue and Black Wildebeast, Blesbok & Hartebeast. Like I said, I stopped on the second morning. Too much writing and not enough looking. Next year I will have a video camera with me. Hopefully I will have someone using it, as I do not want to fool with a camera while hunting. My PH did an outstanding job of taking digital pictures with his camera and used up the three disposable cameras I took. I will continue to hunt Bushbuck and Nyala in the future. They're my kind of game, and if you get either, ask if you can try the meat. It is outstanding. Good hunting, grayghost

Hey John,

Hunting the Eastern Cape from the West is just a short flight out of Cape Town into Port Elizabeth. With Franchoek being only an hour or so from Cape Town this will not be a problem, and generally intercountry flights are fairly cheap. When I was in that area two years ago we spent four days in Cape Town and the surrounding winelands then flew on to Port Elizabeth and hunted for another 8 days.

As graygohst and I can attest, the outfitter I use and represent has all the Bushbuck and other Eastern Cape game you could ever wish to pursue.

If you would like to talk further drop me an email. bcoffey45@yahoo.com

Brad

Hey bsterns
 

That's a great Gemsbok Bob, congrats! The area you hunted contains some of the best one could expect to find. Yours would have no problem making the SCI book. The minimum score is 81 and they are classed as the Kalihari Gemsbok. The other Gemsbok is the Angolan. Also, there are Beisa, Fringe-eared and Scimitar Oryx. I hope to take a 40" bull someday...maybe. grayghost

hey gray ghost just wondering what gun you are using

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Just returned from Zimbabwe with another Bushbuck
 

This time a gold class Chobe Bushbuck. I return in late May to RSA. Will post a report when I return. Most likely I'll take the same two rifles but am considering the .300RUM for Lion. grayghost

fabs, after a number of safaris, I can tell you that taxidermy is expensive in Africa (shipping home trophies doubles cost) in the long run and their work isn't up to American standards. I will only use US Taxidermists in the future.