This is the second consecutive year I have hunted with Lochi Lochner of RSA. Lochi is PH/outfitter for the Limpopo and Free state provinces. If you want to have fun hunting, give contact Lochi and he will set you up.
http://www.affordableafricanhunting.com/

We stayed and hunted primarily at the beautiful game ranch of Tom Laas in Roedtan, Limpopo. On this ranch you will find some some quality big game. Though the hunting is extremely challanging. Specically, there are tremendous eland, kudu, red hartebeest and impala. Also the blesbok are above average in my opinion. We saw a couple smaller nyala bulls, and though there have been exceptional bushbuck taken on the ranch, we did not see any and hunted them elsewhere. Also the accomidations and hospitality extended by Tom and his wife Delana to us was tops.
http://sagro.co.za/go/bosveld/

Last year we had hunted some beautiful country NE of Alldays, but came up short on bushbuck and this year we were back at it, though in a competely different area. In all I took 4 impala, blue wildebeest, eland cow, warthog, and bushbuck. We also called preditors in the evening and my hunting partner shot 2 jackals. It was wonderful fun and though I didn't take any big trophies, I consider the hunt to be a complete success.

Hi,
Sounds like a great hunt.
That bushbuck is one beautiful animal, and a nice trophy too!

Congratualtions on a good hunt!

Thanks for the pictures.

I have a few more pictures to add from this years adventure. These are of hunting partners blue wildebeest and kudu.



In the past I have spoke about my love affair with the 35 Whelen as a general purpose plains game rifle. Two instances in this hunt proved that this was justified.

On the warthog the first shot too far back as the warthog trotted by. After following a very adequate blood trail for 75 yards I came upon the bugger and took a shot as he was trying to go straight away. The second shot took him in the right ham and the bullet was found in the skull.


The second instace is when I shot the eland, the first shot went through some saplings before hitting the eland in the neck and dropping her, penetrating the neck and continuing on.




I didn't realize the first was sufficent in the heat of the hunt so I got to 25 yards and put another into the brisket from straight on. The bullet came to rest under the skin over the left hind quarter after penetrating some 4.5 - 5 feet of eland inards, bone and muscle.

BigBullet

Congratulations on a great hunt John! The photos look great. The eland looks huge. I don't suppose Lochi picked that one and carried it out!
Jerry

Thanks for the additional pictures -- that bullet looks like it could go into an advertisement.

Easy clients. Do their own cooking, do the PH’s laundry, bring the PH coffee in bed …… hmmmmm
Lochi.

Ps. And good shots too, I must say

I like that bushbuck in particular! Great report and nice photos! Thanks!

nice photos and the 35whelen is a good caliber if the terrain is with some brush,thanks for sharing the photos.juan

Lochi i like very much your organization ,i too permit free hunting of varmints here in argentina,i have a great admiration for the afrikaner people and i expect to see you personally .juan

Thank you Juan.
Yes, once the client had done what he came for, it is fun for sure to spice up those last few days with varmint, especially calling small predators. I like it when my client drops a jackal off-hand on 10 yards at 3 seconds notice!
It is normal practice for me to spend a quite Saturday night alone on some remote sheep farm talking to the jackals.

I have only been to Argentina once but never had time to tango.
Thanx for your “admiration of the Afrikaner peopleâ€. There are several of them living in Argentina. As the endangered species of Southern Africa, we take encouragement from support like that.
Would like to meet you one day. Drop in for a beer at Joburg next time you visit here.

Lochi.

Lochi i just finished the book the BOER WAR i readed a lot of books regarding your people ,i consider them the best soldiers in the world ,i mantain correspondece with some afrikaners.In the army we learn a lot from south africa operators.Iadmire to namibian and rhodesian people specially the selous scouts unit.Im descendat of north italians and germans so the germans from namibia are very special for me.Itoo began like you to hunt at 5 years with my father we use to take all the guns put them in a piper and fly to our farm for me at 5 or 6 years world that adventures were unforgettable.My father gave me books about africa at 12 years old ,we competed in rifle shooting and practice martial arts and rugby i have a great admiration for the springboks ,thanks for your kind words LOCHI pd you can see some photos at international hunting .juan

Lochi im writing this from a small camp we are hunting predators like you like im with a collector who wants several predators for his trophy room .Are you in one of the photos can you post more photos ,and next time you will see tango ,shoot 1000 shells to doves ducks and geese and taste our asado and delicious wines.juan