Just returned from a seven day hunt. Two hunters and one observer.
This hunt puts any hunting I have done prior to shame. I will definitely be going back.
Orpa his run by Dirk and Thea Smit. Dirk and his son are both PHs. Hunting is done on his farm and neighboring farms of varying terrain.
I can't say enough good things about this hunt. Game is plentiful, Dirk is extremely knowledgeable and works very hard so you have an opportunity to hunt all the animals on your bucket list. Thea runs the hospitality end of things and is a wonderful hostess.
This is not a resort or corporate style hunt. It is a working farm that is carefully managed. You will see many, many animals every day.
We primarily rifle hunted and were able to take game every single day in the field.
We traveled through Cape Town with a one day layover. In the future I would spend a few days in Cape town, lots to do there.
Flew United over, nice flight with no problems with the rifles. Used a service but after doing it, it is a waste of money. Big thing is getting your SAP paperwork done in advance.
Flew United back. Good flight. However, I can't think of any time the gate agents working the desk were more inept. Bad in Cape Town but we got through it, although it ate up almost all our layover time (four hours). Atrocious in Dulles. Never even close to making my connecting flight. Gate agent was lost and by the time we could get a supervisor over we were not making our connection. An hour to do the two guys in front of us. Rented a car and drove home. That beat the next flight by six hours. We were told we will be getting a refund for that leg and a credit for our troubles.
Despite the bad travel experienced at the end, we are already planning on when we can go back.
Awesome hunting experience. Almost makes me not want to waste my time hunting Whitetails.
This hunt puts any hunting I have done prior to shame. I will definitely be going back.
Orpa his run by Dirk and Thea Smit. Dirk and his son are both PHs. Hunting is done on his farm and neighboring farms of varying terrain.
I can't say enough good things about this hunt. Game is plentiful, Dirk is extremely knowledgeable and works very hard so you have an opportunity to hunt all the animals on your bucket list. Thea runs the hospitality end of things and is a wonderful hostess.
This is not a resort or corporate style hunt. It is a working farm that is carefully managed. You will see many, many animals every day.
We primarily rifle hunted and were able to take game every single day in the field.
We traveled through Cape Town with a one day layover. In the future I would spend a few days in Cape town, lots to do there.
Flew United over, nice flight with no problems with the rifles. Used a service but after doing it, it is a waste of money. Big thing is getting your SAP paperwork done in advance.
Flew United back. Good flight. However, I can't think of any time the gate agents working the desk were more inept. Bad in Cape Town but we got through it, although it ate up almost all our layover time (four hours). Atrocious in Dulles. Never even close to making my connecting flight. Gate agent was lost and by the time we could get a supervisor over we were not making our connection. An hour to do the two guys in front of us. Rented a car and drove home. That beat the next flight by six hours. We were told we will be getting a refund for that leg and a credit for our troubles.
Despite the bad travel experienced at the end, we are already planning on when we can go back.
Awesome hunting experience. Almost makes me not want to waste my time hunting Whitetails.
. Where did you hear about this outfitter?
