September 18th 2015
The morning hunt was spent looking for another steenbok or warthog. We still hunted most of the morning, locating a few smallish steenbok and warthogs.
The afternoon hunt was spent overlooking a waterhole in hope that a shooter warthog would show. Not really my favorite way to spend an afternoon, but when in Rome…. No shooters showed, but we did have a large herd of zebra come in to drink and it was all I could do not to end up with #2.
September 19th 2015
Since I was almost over spent and still had days to hunt, I called for a day off. It was off to Lephalale to watch the Rugby World Cup. South Africa was playing Japan and I figured it would be like watching Monday Night Football South African style! When my PH heard my plan, he was thrilled (you could see it all over his face). He decided we would take his personal vehicle and do a little sightseeing along the way. Another hunter in camp had finished early, so I suggested he come along. He said yes and we had a great day! As most know, South Africa lost to Japan in a huge upset, needless to say, it was like being around a bunch of Eagles fans (I’m not an Eagles fan) after a loss.
September 20th 2015
The day was spent persuing Duiker and Warthog to no avail. We saw plenty of game and it was hard to stay off the trigger, but a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.
September 21st 2015
The morning started out looking for Duiker and switched gears quite fast. While driving one of the roads, Sarel spotted some tracks that made him stop the vehicle. After Sarel had a short conversation with Samuel we were off the truck trying to decipher the tracks. Within a minute, Sarel said that it appeared that 3 cheetahs had gotten through the fence and were probably still on the 6000 acre property. We followed the tracks as they crossed the road and within minutes found a kudu calf that had been killed and partially eaten by them. A call was made to the land owner and we immediately began blocking all of the warthog holes along the fence. The plan was to try and get the conservation department to dart and transport the cheetah to a better location. The biggest concern was that a neighboring property had golden wildebeest on it and evidently, their worth a small fortune. So it was exciting to be part of this exercise and it saved me money.
