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Marius, What's the story behind the white ram? Old old or just broken up or both ?

Nice rams all of them!

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Originally posted by Charlie64:
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Marius, What's the story behind the white ram? Old old or just broken up or both ?

Nice rams all of them!

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Old as they probably get, Charles. I think this one was part of the original migration from the 1800's...

I understand that its not everyone's cup of tea, but man, what a special animal to bag.(In my view)

Beautiful Cape Bushbuck ram. These secretive animals should absolutely be on anyone's list visiting the Eastern Cape.

Sensational Lechwe. Took 3 full days to finally connect on this male after looking over numerous animals which were just not what we were looking for. Finally came together. Giving up is simply not an option.

Fallow Deer arrived in the Eastern Cape with the British during the 1800's. Originally, they were kept on the ships for food, but were released upon reaching our shores. Over the last 200 years, they have spread wide across the Eastern Cape, and can be hunted in quite a few free range areas. They might not be an African animal, but we love having them here.

Not many things as impressive as a big Eland bull. Could not have happened to a nicer guy.

Have we mentioned that we love Bushbuck? Certainly one of the candidates for animal of the year.

Like I said on Facebook Marius, that is a stud of a ram!

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Like I said on Facebook Marius, that is a stud of a ram!

Thank you Frank! Always appreciate your comments.

Some of the more open areas in the Eastern Cape can make for difficult approaches.

What an incredible Nyala bull. Our hunter had taken a Nyala before but informed us that if he saw a monster, he would certainly be interested. After seeing this bull in a valley the previous day, they just could not make it happen with the bull disappearing into the thickets. Plans were made to try and glass the same valley the following day. This time, everything lined up on this magnificent animal.

2024 was a stellar year for Lechwe. Compressed rings, solid bases. Big hooks. All that one can ask for.

We are open for 2026 Bookings!

After successfully hunting this beautiful Sable, our hunter took a liking after seeing a few Roans. A couple of days later, we managed to find this Roan well past his prime. Noticed the regression in the body on this old bull.
~Eastern Cape~
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Rounding off the trip with some odds and ends...
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Proper Bushpig boar.
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Proper old warrior of a Bushbuck ram. When they develop that roman nose, thick neck and almost sunken eyes, you know you have something special.

The quality of your game has been outstanding

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Originally posted by fairgame:
The quality of your game has been outstanding

Thank you Andrew. Appreciate the comment.

Please bear with us as we try to catch up with how the rest of the season went. Some challenging hunting in the snow with freezing conditions. When you focus on age, the rest will take care of itself.
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Great report thank you.

Glad to see you don’t have wimpy idiots covering their faces in shame!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Great report thank you.

Glad to see you don’t have wimpy idiots covering their faces in shame!

Thank you Sir.

An unbelievable free range, Cape Kudu bull that we left at first glance. Even though we knew he would go mid 50's, we weren't quite sure whether he was old enough to meet our own standards. These exceptional animals simply has to be given time to spread their wonderful genes. After not being able to get the bull out of our minds, we went back to the valley and found him a couple of 100 yards away. This time, we took the time to get even closer, using the spotting scope to make sure he checked all the boxes before finally deciding to take him.
~Eastern Cape~
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One of my dearest friendships made through hunting right here. We have been to some incredible wild places over the years. Here, sitting with a big Spotted Hyena. We could see on our trail cam that there was one individual Hyena with what looked like a snare, and I could remember thinking to myself how great it would be to get that specific one. No easy feat picking out one from of a group. Generally, I try not to mess around too much when they come in. This time when they came in, I could clearly see him and the marks left by the snare was blatant. The first snare caught him through his mouth, and can be seen if you look carefully on the photo. I can only imagine that with the struggle, it slipped from his mouth to around his neck, eventually breaking free. Glad to end his suffering and could not be happier with the results.