Bummer.. I will depart on the 3rd of June.I'll be there 5-12 Jun. Will you be there during this time?
You will have a great time . What rifle are you using ?
Hans, this is Cajun Hunter (AJ) on this side. Regards and hope all is well there. I would like to take you up on your Lioness Hunt. I am going to be in Limpopo region April 20 > 27, hunting Hippo. Don’t know how far you are from the camp at Marvel Safaris?? But thought we might have time for your hunt as well. Give me a shout when you get get my message please. Thanks!![]()
Hello Everybody.
We wish that 2022 will be a prosperous and healthy year for everyone.
Following numerous requests for our new lion specials for 2022 here they are.
We tried to keep the prices the same as 2021 but had to take away the free pick up and drop off in Johannesburg and we had to lessen the hunting days from 5 days (6 nights) to 4 days (5 nights) included.
The reasons for that is that demand for lion hunts are up.
This year will probably be the last year that the South African government will allow lion hunting before they close it down.
So everybody is booking lion hunts like crazy.
The second reason is that supply of lions are down.
Like us many other outfitters and breeders do not want to be caught with their pants around their ankles when the government shuts down lion hunting so they have reduced their lion numbers drastically during last year.
We personally have reduced our lion numbers by more than 50 % during 2021.
So if you want to hunt a lion do not wait any longer.
Do not say next year that nobody warned you that 2022 will be the last year you will be able to hunt a lion.
To our clients who booked the 2021 packages last year - well done to you.
We are looking forward to have you with us.
Sincerely
Hans De Klerk
View attachment 445166
Hans, this is Cajun Hunter and I am new to this platform but not to hunting Africa. I sent you an inquiry about your Lioness hunt. I haven’t seen anything since so don’t know if you got it?? I am going to be in Limpopo hunting Hippo in latter part of April. If you aren’t too far from there I would like to come to try for a lioness. Dates for my trip at Marvel Safaris is Apr. 20>27.Hello BLJC30
No, unfortunately the US Fish and Wildlife department has decided to shut down all lion import permits to the USA in 2016.
Many American clients still hunt lion as it is perfectly legal.
There are 3 countries who does not allow the importation of lion trophies.
They are USA, Australia and France.
Many of our USA clients export their lion trophies to Canada or Mexico or one of the Caribean islands.
So if you have a house in one of these places or have friends living there you can ship your lion trophies there if you wish.
There is a lot of info about this subject on this site as well as the internet.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk
PARA45 will be with us June 5 to 12.@PARA45 when are you in camp?
Hello Cajun HunterHans, this is Cajun Hunter and I am new to this platform but not to hunting Africa. I sent you an inquiry about your Lioness hunt. I haven’t seen anything since so don’t know if you got it?? I am going to be in Limpopo hunting Hippo in latter part of April. If you aren’t too far from there I would like to come to try for a lioness. Dates for my trip at Marvel Safaris is Apr. 20>27.
PS- think I may have hunted with you previously? 7or 8 years ago. Shot a lioness then as well. Thanks, AJ
Looking forward to have you with us.See you soon Hans.![]()
Han, Congrats on great outing for PARA45. I’m sure all AH members would like to hunt with you even though we can’t get get the cats home for the present. I had hunted with you several years back and also sho a beautiful lioness. Just returned from Limpopo hunting with Marvel Africa Safaris and shot another one with them. Had tried to get back to your place but the logistics wouldn’t work on a short hunt. I would certainly like to visit you again and can assure all our members that you have a great place. I am returning to Zim next year for elephants but don’t have dates locked down as yet. Wish I was in country now as it is beginning to get really hot here in Louisiana. Thanks !!This is the lioness that @PARA45 got yesterday.
Tracked them for several hours then ran into some buffalo.
Big herd with cows and calves.
Some cows nearly charged us as they wanted to defend their calves.
We were all looking for suitable trees to climb.
Could not understand why they were so aggressive until we ran into the lioness 100 yards from the buffalo.
Her attention were focused on the buffalo so we managed to sneak closer to the lioness undetected.
When we got 108 yards from the lioness she noticed us but was not sure what we were as we were hidden behind some bushes.
Set up the shooting sticks and PARA45 made a perfect shot.
PARA45 was using a 375 H&H that he bought from @degoins who hunted with us last year.
Small world.
Got to run.
Will talk again later.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk
View attachment 470262
Hans, Sorry!!! Only just now seeing your response and hunt inquiry for my late April hunt. Have a better knowledge of planning and permitting time table now and it will help for the future. I do remember the one day drive to Limpopo as that’s what I did on my previous hunt with you which was also organized by Marvel Africa. Thing is, they had moved their base and I didn’t know how far it was from the old location. Hope we can hunt together again in the near future.Hello Cajun Hunter
Sorry for the late reply.
Only saw your post now.
Have been very busy the last 3 weeks with an 18 day safari.
My daughter is getting married on April 16 so we blocked out the dates April 13 to 17.
We have another safari April 18 to 20.
Then we have an opening April 21 to 27 so we can do your safari then but the problem is that the lion hunting permits and licenses take at least 2 weeks (most of the time 3 weeks) to process.
You do not give us much time to organise your hunt.
Usually most hunters will book a year or sometimes 2 years in advance.
If we receive all your information before Friday April 8 we might be able to get your permits and hunting license in time.
There is a committee that is supposed to sit once a week on Tuesdays that approve the hunting licenses. The applications have to be in before Friday 1 pm to be considered for the Tuesday meeting.
If we miss the Friday deadline we have to wait for the next week's meeting.
Sometimes the committee will skip one week so it will be very tight but if you send the info through with a deposit we can start tomorrow with your application.
We would need the following from you :
Deposit $1500
Copy of passport
Residential address (not a postal address)
Caliber you want to use on the lioness (375 minimum)
Which taxidermist you want to transport the lioness skin to (for the transport permit)
As you can see it very complicated to organise a lion hunt and cannot be attempted on short notice.
We can do it provided you step up to the plate and provide all the info and deposit before Friday April 8.
I am not sure where Marvel Safaris are but if they are in Limpopo province it is at least a full day's drive from them to us in the Kalahari. Charter plane is another option as we have our own airstrip but it will be expensive.
Let us know what you want to do.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk
Once you have your dates locked down for the elephant hunt do the lion hunt either before or after the elephant hunt. You have to fly through Johannesburg before and after and we pick up all our clients in Johannesburg.Han, Congrats on great outing for PARA45. I’m sure all AH members would like to hunt with you even though we can’t get get the cats home for the present. I had hunted with you several years back and also sho a beautiful lioness. Just returned from Limpopo hunting with Marvel Africa Safaris and shot another one with them. Had tried to get back to your place but the logistics wouldn’t work on a short hunt. I would certainly like to visit you again and can assure all our members that you have a great place. I am returning to Zim next year for elephants but don’t have dates locked down as yet. Wish I was in country now as it is beginning to get really hot here in Louisiana. Thanks !!