KMG Hunting Safaris 2023 Season Photos

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Kudu Friday! What an absolute tank of a bull. Notice the ivory up the frontside of the right horn. Our hunter needed most of his 10 day hunt to find this great Cape Kudu. The look on his face says it all!

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Always said, the day I stop learning, is the day I hang up my hunting boots. This is the first time in my life that I found Warthogs sleeping in caves around 100 ft from the bottom. Although not a sheer cliff, in order to get to these caves, there is one way in and one way out. Only by one footpath, taking a specific route where its not too steep, would a Warthog be able to make it to this shelter. This was a cold morning, but I guess he decided to lie in for a bit.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

An excellent Eland bull. Took two days to find a proper Eland here. Amazing how animals of this size can disappear for days, only to show up in a spot where you checked the previous day. Better to be lucky than good.

 

[Justhunt]

Warthogs caves - nuts!

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

If a Bushbuck ram isn't on your list, and you run into a beautiful old ram like this one, what's your move?

 

[Fatback]

Making an addition to the list, without a doubt. Great looking ram.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Making an addition to the list, without a doubt. Great looking ram.

I believe this is the correct answer

 

[Justhunt]

Shoot first, ask questions later.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Still one of my favourite hunts. Hunting Blue Duiker in the undergrowth of coastal belt is as fun as it gets. Lovely ram here for our hunter.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

One of the biggest appreciations we as Professional Hunters' have is guiding people who have put in the time on the range and displaying exceptional marksmanship in the field under pressured conditions.

 

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Simply a magnificent Bushbuck ram. I always say, extraordinary shots yield extraordinary animals. Sometimes for reasons out of our control, its worth taking a chance at an exceptional animal. Under the correct conditions and with the correct equipment, these chances pay off more often than not. Either with an animal slowly making its way to thick cover down in the valley, or simply too much dead ground between the quarry and the hunter, our hunter kept his nerve and squeezed his shot off. The simple puff of smoke coming out of the entry hole on the shoulder closed the deal.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Classical Kudu shape on this bull. By this time, Winter had already set in as can be seen by the drier vegetation around the hunter and quarry. No one can dispute the effects of the rut. The rut has the same effect world over with males, but another factor that cannot be ignored in the Eastern Cape is the Winters. Being so far down South, temperatures can drop close to zero in the mornings congregating the animals to the Easterly facing slopes. That paired with the mountainous terrain giving us a good vantage point can be equally deadly.

 

[AZDAVE]

Those are some exceptional bushbuck!

 

[powerquest]

Just an unbelievable Blue Wildebeest. This bull had quite a story and simply reminds us of how tough these animals are. This bull must have been wounded before as can be seen by the entrance hole where there is a lack of hair. On the opposite side, he had an infection which later proved to be a bullet. The most unbelievable part of the story is that if one draws a straight line, the bullet had to have gone through vitals.
One simply cannot ask for a better animal to take than this. Polished, worn down horns and no teeth. What an amazing animal.

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Absolutely a hunt of a lifetime Marius!! Nick did an amazing job.