A need for hunting

We're very excited about the hunting opportunities we have in South Africa. We've been asked to help to cull a significant number of plains game animals on a reserve that is owned by friends.
The bottom line is that even with a vast area of around 18,000 acres there are simply too many animals and the reserve have exceeded their carrying capacity.
The reserve owners believe (as we most definitely do) in pragmatic wildlife conservation.
They don't have many options available. Do nothing and over grazing and browsing will lead to unacceptable deterioration in both the habitat and wild animal populations. The usual option in Africa is to catch the animals and sell them to another reserve, but that means chasing the animals with a helicopter into a boma. As the picture below shows, in this mountainous country that will lead to animals falling and breaking bones, not only the target species but all animals.

So the only practical answer is to bring in hunters to thin out the species that need to be reduced. From our point of view, that means that we can offer great hunting in a magnificent pristine bush environment to our guests.

There are some huge trophies that need to be taken off as well as management hunts to reduce female numbers. The beauty of this reserve is that you can decide what you want to take, as you go. Trophy or management hunting, or a mixture of both. The choice is yours.

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