AkBearHunter
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Was this a fenced in game ranch like a put and take operation or a free roaming hunt? Africa is definitly on my to-do list as well!!
CALI... We miss you !!!
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Calif. Hunter
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Was it fenced? Yes. If a ranch in South Africa is fenced, the animals belong to the owner. If it is not fenced, the animals belong to the government and you have seasons, etc. Were the animals planted or trucked in? No - they were born there, in the wild. Does the fence stop anything? Not really - most game can clear it or go through it, just like our cattle fences don't stop most game animals. It's not even barbed wire, for the most part.
In RSA, my impression is that you will not find much public land to hunt on... In Limpopo Prov., where we were, these animals are native. In much of the "East Cape" area, you will find game farm hunts with imported animals.
They do pump water to the waterholes if needed on this ranch - a real drought - so they were going to start pumping water to the waterholes the day we left. The ranch is tens of thousands of acres - over a hundred square miles, I believe.
In RSA, my impression is that you will not find much public land to hunt on... In Limpopo Prov., where we were, these animals are native. In much of the "East Cape" area, you will find game farm hunts with imported animals.
They do pump water to the waterholes if needed on this ranch - a real drought - so they were going to start pumping water to the waterholes the day we left. The ranch is tens of thousands of acres - over a hundred square miles, I believe.
T Bone
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Great story Rick. Sounds like it was a worthwhile trip.
BuzzH
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Congrats on the trip...sounds like a fun time.
