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Next April I will go to Namibia for a cull hunt in the area east of Windhoek, Klein Windhoek to be accurate. Questions to the expert colleagues: 1. Which gsme could be "culled"? The agent was quite vague. 2. What is the weather like in thar area and time? 3. What about buying dome SA Rands for tips and small local payments? Are they still accepted in Namibia? Any further suggestion is welcome | ||
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My advice will be to get a contract from the agent detailing answers to all these questions. I would not pay any money till you are satisfied with the conditions of contract. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Most of the culls in Namibia seem to be oryx , red Hartebeest and springbucks but all animals can be culled depending on the areas plan for the ranch. Some places have to many zebra and they cull them as needed. I would get a hard answer from him so you don't end up just having one kind of animal to cull. He may not be able to tell you if there would be like eland or kudu but should be able to tell you 3 or 4 that you can take on the hunt. | |||
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Why would you ever book a hunt where the game available was "quite vague". That is the most basic element of the hunt. That is like putting down a deposit with a contractor to remodel your house but you don't know whether or not he is doing the kitchen or the bathroom and when questioned the contractor says - well they both have sinks, cabinets, flooring, and electrical involved. Get a hold of your agent and be very forceful. If you haven't set your money don't send it. I sure hope this works out for you. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Can you contact the outfitter or PH directly? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Give me the simple life; an AK-47, a good guard dog and a nymphomaniac who owns a liquor store. | |||
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Not much animal game hiding in the long grass there. Lots of guesthouses in the area to stay on the way to hunt there.  The famous (and I think highly overrated) Joe's beerhouse is in Klien Windhoek and you could kill some beers off cheap. I'd feel uncomfortable with those hunt parameters and be looking for a PH name, farm name, and specific list of game and cost. What if trophy animal steps out? | |||
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PM Terry Blaukamp here on AR. He and his wife visit several ranches in RSA and Namibia each year just doing cull hunts. | |||
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I spend a good bit of time in Namibia. Couple of things to be sure you get sorted out: 1. April is at/near the end of the rainy season. Will be hot and humid. Also lots of mosquitoes highly likely. I caught malaria there in Windhoek in April two years ago. Take malaria meds that time of year. 2. If the rains are good, grasses will likely be high - knee to waist. Though culling can be done year around. It is usually done Oct-Dec based on availability of food. April puts this near the beginning of the calving season - just strikes me as unusual but, the land owners can do as they see fit. Same goes for the species - as long as the landowner has the permits. 3. Depending on how far "east of Klein Windhoek your describing, the most prevalent game would likely be gemsbok, springbok hartebeest and maybe a zebra. If it's a high fence property, could be anything. There are some large properties east of Windhoek towards the airport. 4. Rand is still accepted in Nam but Nam dollar is NOT accepted in RSA. Rand and Nam exchange rate at OR Tambo in J'berg seriously SUCKS! Believe it or not but, the USD to ND exchange rate at the airport in Windhoek is pretty competitive to what you'll get downtown. There are several, recommend either one in the main arrival hall after you exit the baggage claim area, just to the right of the info desk. | |||
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. Klein Windhoek hunting !?!? Residential housing with one or two game farms on the airport road. See if your PH / outfitter is Napha registered. That cannot hurt. Good luck. . "Up the ladders and down the snakes!" | |||
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There is plenty of cull hunting available in Namibia. Most likely it will be Oryx,red hartebeest, zebra and black and blue wildebeest. Personally I am inclined to look for somewhere far from Windhoek,it’s a big country and it’s not all about the hunting. The sense of space is awesome for me at least coming from an island maybe 6 hours drive long. Looking forward to my next trip in April 2019. Nice time of year there imho. | |||
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Thanks for the advices. The friends I am travelling with will hunt waterbuck, oryx, eland, red hartebeest and springbock, with slightly different personal mix. I trust the agent (he organised several satisfactory hunts for us in the past). Coming to malaria, is still true that the pre emptive medication can damage the earing. I am already rather deaf. | |||
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Every medication has known and unknown side effects and can be different for every person. I'm not a medical doctor, but I'm not aware of a malaria med that has a known side effect of causing hearing loss but, if you are concerned, you'll need to talk to your doctor. Also, not sure what country you are from but, here in the US, all commercial malaria drugs are by prescription only. I've personally used Malarone and Doxycyline. Malarone is a dedicated anti-malarial drug and Doxy is a common antibiotic. I personally prefer and tolerate Doxy well. Only side-affect I've experienced is a little digestive constipation since it kills the good and bad bacteria in your guts. This is easily off-set by eating a little yogurt every morning and taking a couple of fiber pills every morning. Additional benefit of Doxy is it is also the treatment for tick bite fever and malaria and a few other illnesses. If you are in the tall grass hunting, especially that time of year, you will very likely pick up a few ticks and really need to give yourself a good look over every night. A couple of other things you can do for ticks is spray your cloths every morning with a strong (high percentage of DEET)tick/mosquito spray and take a little dog/cat flea and tick shampoo and wash your entire body with it every 2-3 days (NOT every night). It will dislodge/kill any ticks already dug in and they will drop off down the drain and it leaves a little residue behind to prevent them from biting the next day or two. The other reason I use the flea/tick shampoo is there is one species of tick they call "pepper ticks". The are very small like ground pepper and therefore very hard to see...especially in the more remote...nether regions of the body. | |||
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I personally would not take this hunt. N. Namibia has a lot of brush, as you can see. I have a farm I've hunted down in S. Namibia, open Kalahari sand area. Lot of game, 220,000 acra ranch. I hunted there in 2009 and was allowed 22 animal. NOT sure that particular cull hunt still available, but they will work with you. Check out Kalaharhuntingsafaris.com, and send them a note. Hunted there, if I recall, 7 days, and was picked up at the airport. I have also hunted N. Namibia, and it great, not, in my opinion for Cull hunting. This is Tysue, and I'm visiting George, so using his computer. "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Any and all malaria meds are harmful in the long run and if taken over a short period as a prophylactic, will not or should not produce any dire side effect. In the past it was said that Quinine, the only available cure and prophylactic at the time, was deemed to have negative effects on both hearing and eyesight after prolonged use and it was recommended that periodic breaks be taken to "flush" the system. All I know is that when I was in my mid-20s I contracted a severe bout of malaria and almost snuffed it - the doc apparently rated my chances at 50/50 and after being comatose for several days and copious doses of quinine which were fit for a horse, survived the ordeal. From that day forth (to date) have never taken any form of prophylactic against malaria and contrary to the myth, has never recurred. Have I gained immunity from the super-dosing that I was subjected to some 40 years ago?  | |||
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I'm going to be hunting in Namibia next April also but not near Windhoek. We're going to be about 7 hours south near Aroab (east of Keetmanshoop). Our hunt is for Trophy Kudu, Gemsbok and Springbok along with four cull Gemsbok, three cull Springbok and as many free Jackals and Baboons as we can find. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Ah, bobos are one of my favourites  | |||
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Why? Baboons are lovely animals if you take the time to learn about them. Here is Anna Breytenbach, who sits among wild Baboons and they didn't attack her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAY7Iv5QFIw&t | |||
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I agree! A damn sight more intelligent than some two legged, brainless idiots. Especially those supporting the likes of PETA!  | |||
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And here is Karen Paolilo, living among wild Baboons and Warthogs. She is not armed and the animals trust her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajj_nsSkMrI | |||
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I don't support PETA. I support people like Lauwere Antony (RIP) and Anna Breytenbach and Karen Paolilo. So Mr hero, make a movie of you interacting with wild animals, without killing them. | |||
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One hunting trip from one of our members does more for conservation than all the orenizations you support! | |||
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Why? Baboons are lovely animals if you take the time to learn about them. Here is Anna Breytenbach, who sits among wild Baboons and they didn't attack her. Baboons rip out the wiring on Ranch houses and Solar panels throughout the Concessions!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK LIZZY!!! | |||
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Excellent ,looking forward to hear the outcome of the tour, i have a baboon on my list also that i wish to look for next year . was mr Rigby before a pc crash | |||
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