I have a client that asked me to come and help with predator management.

He has lost a couple of calves to jackal late last year.

On my 1 st visit in Feb this year I called and shot 8 jackal in one night.

The past weekend I visited his property again.

After spending nearly 60 min on stand I finally had this big male come in...

He weighed in at 24 lbs was between 4-5 years old.



He gave me a shot at 210 paces and the 36gr Barnes Varmint Grenade did the job.

Saturday morning I did some scouting and took some photos....

Hope you enjoy

View from the bungalo at sunrise



This is the stand location during day light



Young kudu bull close to where I called from the previous night



Some of the zebra on the property







The cattle on the property is called Nguni's a indigenous cattle from Africa





Also found these kudu...





Back on stand at last light



But no jackal for Saturday night...

The predation management is working. Will go back in July to check if we have new customers.

But a very relaxing weekend in the Limpopo bushveld

Congrats on thinning them out. Great photos....thanks!!

Brings back great memories.........

Great pics. Sounds like fun. I might be a little concerned what you might call in, (here kitty kitty )

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Originally posted by ChiefR53:
Great pics. Sounds like fun. I might be a little concerned what you might call in, (here kitty kitty )

Leopard might be found in the area but they would not bother me if i call one in...

Lion is not found in the area at all.

So its not a problem spending time under the Southern Cross

Beautiful photos, thanks!

A 24-pound jackal is huge. Those we took in Namibia looked to be in the 15-pound range. Our host, a cattle farmer, told us that the jackal was his "Enemy Number 1". I didn't think that the little dogs would present much of a threat to cattle, but you and he would know much better than I.

Jackal is a huge problem during calving and lambing season.

Great pics Gerhard! How is the Caracal hunting there?

Jeff

I got a daytime shot at a running jackel once but missed him. I was in the limpopo region and wish I would have known about calling at night.... or calling at all. It's one critter that I wish I would have been able to kill when I was there in 2006. It would have made a cool trophy.
Thanks for the story and photos!
Zeke

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Originally posted by Jeff Thomason:
Great pics Gerhard! How is the Caracal hunting there?

Jeff

Jeff,

We have caracal in the Limpopo province but not in the numbers as found in the east and western cape provinces

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Originally posted by ZekeShikar:
I got a daytime shot at a running jackel once but missed him. I was in the limpopo region and wish I would have known about calling at night.... or calling at all. It's one critter that I wish I would have been able to kill when I was there in 2006. It would have made a cool trophy.
Thanks for the story and photos!
Zeke

Glad you enjoyed Zeke...

I called in and shot 23 jackal the past week in the Mpumalanga escarpment area...

Thanks for sharing and doing your part on predator control!