Second trip to @GAME 4 AFRICA SAFARIS was better than the 1st, except for the weather (rained 3 of the 7 days). Even with the rain, we were able to harvest more animals than we originally planned.
I was mainly after Eland, Waterbuck, Warthog, Bushpig, and always Bushbuck/Kudu. A friend also came along for his first trip to Africa. I’ve had the warthog jinx my previous trips to South Africa & Zimbabwe; I timed it right this trip as the boars were on the sows. Only animal I didn’t get was a Bushpig, as they were not visiting the bait on a consistent schedule. I lost track of the number of Kudu bulls we saw, but I would estimate it was 75-100 over 7 days. I was looking for something specific/special for my Kudu, and I passed over some very nice bulls (Wik was probably starting to think I was crazy). On day 4, we we’re hunting Zebra for my buddy and Wik said I found your Kudu – One look and I confirmed. He was in a tough spot for a shot and we discussed the options over lunch. After lunch, Wik made a decision to move down the ridge and get closer hoping the bull would follow a cow into a small opening on the thick hillside - it was a gamble as we would lose our angle to the thick hillside. Luck played in our favor as he lingered in the one small opening just as we got into position. He ended up going 52 inches and had a huge body/neck for a Cape Kudu. Finished up the hunt on the last night with a duiker.
As expected, everything was very professional/organized from Wik, Brittany, and staff. Food/lodging was excellent (Love the daily homemade bread & desserts). The food w/o American preservatives just tastes so much better. Rented Sako rifle/Swaro scope was top notch. Pricing was very fair – I don’t think there is a better value in the hunting world.
My buddy had an amazing time as well and is now hooked. I’ll definitely be back for a 3rd trip in the future, thoroughly enjoy hunting bushbuck and kudu in the thick stuff. And warthogs are just plain fun to hunt.
I was mainly after Eland, Waterbuck, Warthog, Bushpig, and always Bushbuck/Kudu. A friend also came along for his first trip to Africa. I’ve had the warthog jinx my previous trips to South Africa & Zimbabwe; I timed it right this trip as the boars were on the sows. Only animal I didn’t get was a Bushpig, as they were not visiting the bait on a consistent schedule. I lost track of the number of Kudu bulls we saw, but I would estimate it was 75-100 over 7 days. I was looking for something specific/special for my Kudu, and I passed over some very nice bulls (Wik was probably starting to think I was crazy). On day 4, we we’re hunting Zebra for my buddy and Wik said I found your Kudu – One look and I confirmed. He was in a tough spot for a shot and we discussed the options over lunch. After lunch, Wik made a decision to move down the ridge and get closer hoping the bull would follow a cow into a small opening on the thick hillside - it was a gamble as we would lose our angle to the thick hillside. Luck played in our favor as he lingered in the one small opening just as we got into position. He ended up going 52 inches and had a huge body/neck for a Cape Kudu. Finished up the hunt on the last night with a duiker.
As expected, everything was very professional/organized from Wik, Brittany, and staff. Food/lodging was excellent (Love the daily homemade bread & desserts). The food w/o American preservatives just tastes so much better. Rented Sako rifle/Swaro scope was top notch. Pricing was very fair – I don’t think there is a better value in the hunting world.
My buddy had an amazing time as well and is now hooked. I’ll definitely be back for a 3rd trip in the future, thoroughly enjoy hunting bushbuck and kudu in the thick stuff. And warthogs are just plain fun to hunt.
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