Sandgrouse, guine fowl and francolin and springbok culling. Could it be done at the same concession and when?

[nejatuner]

Sandgrouse,guinea fowl,francolin and springbok culling.Could it be done at the same concession and when?

Regards,

 

[buck wild]

These guys do a lot of bird hunting, Likhulu Safaris. I thought they were a sponsor here once, but they may have dropped off that list.

 

[Firebird]

Check out burchell-wolf safaris in Namibia.
Also beast and bird in South Africa has been on my radar.
Mark Haldane might still have some offers available as well.
Worth a look at least.

 

[LIMPOPO NORTH SAFARIS]

Hi Sir yes it can be done we have a very good area to do a cull hunt as well as wingshooting combined the time of year is the only thing to keep in mind, as for wingshooting it is better to do it during harvesting time of crops as this attracts vast amounts of birds and gives ample opportunity to harvest a wide variety of birds.

Sandgrouse,guinea fowl,francolin and springbok culling.Could it be done at the same concession and when?

Regards,

 

[DE KLERK SAFARIS]

Hello Nejatuner
We have a lot of sandgrouse in the Kalahari.
It is a very special bird to hunt and reserved for the true connoiseur.
The daily limit is 5 sandgrouse per person per day.
We have two types of sandgrouse in our area - Burchells sandgrouse (more common) and also Namaqua sandgrouse.
They come into waterholes every morning between 9 and 11 am so a group of hunters just circle a waterhole and stand next to a small tree or bush (about 50 to 80 yards from the water) and the birds will fly overhead to and from the water.
The hunting season for them are as follow :
Namaqua sandgrouse (not so common in our area) - April 1 till July 15
Burchell's sandgrouse - November 1 till April 31.
So in April the two seasons overlap.
The Namaqua sandgrouse is a faster bird and flies up bit higher so you got to lead it more.

Regarding francolin we have small pockets of them all over the area.
The group size vary between 10 and 20 birds in a group.
Guinea fowl run sometimes in bigger groups of up to 50 to 80 birds in a group.
Hunters will spot them from the vehicle then circle around the thicket that they went into and slowly close up the circle till their nerves cannot hold it any longer and they fly up and over the circle.

There are other areas in South Africa that grow crops where you can hunt big numbers of guinea fowl over cultivated fields but with us it is just wilderness here and no cultivated fields around.
So you can expect only about 5 to 10 birds per hunter per day.

The daily bag limits for the birds in our area are as follow :
Red billed spurfowl (francolin) - 3
Swainson's spurfowl (francolin) - 5
Guinea fowl - 10
Sandgrouse (all kinds) - 5

We also have doves that come into the water in the late afternoons (evenings) just before sunset.
There is no limit on doves and you can expect to shoot about 20 per person per day.

Regarding springbuck culling.
See below our price list (attached) that list the daily rates as well as different species available for culling (including springbuck).

So to answer your question.
Yes all the species you mentioned can be done in one location.
A good time to come will be from April till August.

I hope that I have answered what you wanted to know.

Sincerely
Hans de Klerk

 

[nejatuner]

Thank you

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

Sandgrouse,guinea fowl,francolin and springbok culling.Could it be done at the same concession and when?

Regards,

hi sir
i would be happy to help you out, i have sent you a dm

 

[DE KLERK SAFARIS]

Seems like the E-Brochure did not want to go with the previous post.
Let me try again.
Hope it goes through now.

Sincerely
Hans de Klerk

 

[RockSlinger404]

Try to book a period overlapping April and May as the upland bird (guineas and francolin) season only opens 1 May in North West.

 

[HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS]

We have the perfect area for this hunt! Would like the opportunity to send you a quote

 

[rookhawk]

Sandgrouse,guinea fowl,francolin and springbok culling.Could it be done at the same concession and when?

Regards,

Wonderful question. The most spectacular wingshooting I've had on planet earth was the 15 minutes at sunset when the sandgrouse fly into the river bottoms for a quick drink. Absolutely anarchy for 15 minutes and then it's all over. If you can hunt grouse in Africa, pick that date to make it a possibility most evenings. It's more fun than culling plains game.

Guineas and Francs are always a possibility, so are whistling ducks, pigeons/doves, and egyptian geese.

But sandgrouse are the kings! Mold your safari to the operator that can get you into grouse shooting. I shot them I think in June-July-August if memory serves me correctly.

 

[CoElkHunter]

What type of shotguns would be available to hunt them with?

 

[DE KLERK SAFARIS]

Wonderful question. The most spectacular wingshooting I've had on planet earth was the 15 minutes at sunset when the sandgrouse fly into the river bottoms for a quick drink. Absolutely anarchy for 15 minutes and then it's all over. If you can hunt grouse in Africa, pick that date to make it a possibility most evenings. It's more fun than culling plains game.

Guineas and Francs are always a possibility, so are whistling ducks, pigeons/doves, and egyptian geese.

But sandgrouse are the kings! Mold your safari to the operator that can get you into grouse shooting. I shot them I think in June-July-August if memory serves me correctly.

An interesting fact is that the double banded sandgrouse drink at sunset while the Namaqua sandgrouse and Burchell's sandgrouse drink in the mornings.
The double banded sandgrouse is distributed mostly over the northern parts of Namibia and Botswana and the whole of Zimbabwe while the Namaqua and Burchells are more south in the drier parts.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk

 

[DE KLERK SAFARIS]

What type of shotguns would be available to hunt them with?

Hello COElkHunter
12 gauge or 20 gauge will work perfectly.
We have a selection of different types of shotguns (over and under, side by side, pump and semi auto) to rent or you are welcome to bring your own.

Sincerely
Hans de Klerk

 

[nejatuner]

Wonderful question. The most spectacular wingshooting I've had on planet earth was the 15 minutes at sunset when the sandgrouse fly into the river bottoms for a quick drink. Absolutely anarchy for 15 minutes and then it's all over. If you can hunt grouse in Africa, pick that date to make it a possibility most evenings. It's more fun than culling plains game.

Guineas and Francs are always a possibility, so are whistling ducks, pigeons/doves, and egyptian geese.

But sandgrouse are the kings! Mold your safari to the operator that can get you into grouse shooting. I shot them I think in June-July-August if memory serves me correctly.

Dear Rookhawk,

Would you please inform me about the outfitter you hunted with?Waterfowl interesting at the same concession.

Regards

 

[nejatuner]

Dear Rookhawk,

Would you please inform me about the outfitter you hunted with?Waterfowl interesting at the same concession.

Regards

or the location?

 

[CoElkHunter]

An interesting fact is that the double banded sandgrouse drink at sunset while the Namaqua sandgrouse and Burchell's sandgrouse drink in the mornings.
The double banded sandgrouse is distributed mostly over the northern parts of Namibia and Botswana and the whole of Zimbabwe while the Namaqua and Burchells are more south in the drier parts.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk

That IS an interesting fact that virtually the same species of bird seek water at different times of the day. Very unusual. I have hunted three species of dove (mourning, white wing and non-native Eurasian) here in the US over the years and their behaviors are quite similar. Although, the Eurasians don't tend to favor the same seed crops as the other two. I find the behavior patterns of wildlife, especially birds as they're mobile over great distances, very interesting. Thanks.