Hi guys, so we have have a couple more buffalo available for this season to fill our quota.

Time frame: From July2013-November 2013.
Outfitter: Johan Hermann Safaris
PH : To be confirmed depending on dates selected.
Area: Mthimkulu, Phalaborwa, South-Africa
Species left on quota: 4xBuffalo(Bulls only)
Pacage : Pacage includes for 1 client a 10day hunt,1x Buff bull, food and lodging, pick up and drop off from Phalaborwa airport.
Price; $18000

Feel free tom view our hunt reports on AR.

Please Contact us:

Natasha Hermann Cell: +27 83 791 3251
e-mail: hermann@mweb.co.za
website: www.johanhermannsafaris.com

Johan Hermann Cell : +27 83 629 8251
e-mail: hermann@mweb.co.za
website: www.johanhermannsafaris.com

Phillip Lowe Cell: +27 76 614 0692
e-mail: pjlowe38@yahoo.com
website: www.johanhermannsafaris.com

Welcome to AR Natasha!


I sure wish I could come again this year!!!!!! Heck I wish I could have just stayed!

My Buff from 2011, 43 1/2" Dagga boy





My Buff from March 2013, 43" Dagga boy



These folks will really take care of you and make certain that you have a great time!

These are some of the best Buffalo you will find! Period! And Johan is a great PH and a great man to hunt with. I have always gotten much more than I paid for.

It does sound a bit pricey but you might end up on three or four "bargain" hunts before you find animals like these. No charter involved, and a truly wild place with all the big five! I saw much more game here including Elephant and Rhino here than I did in Chirisa in Zim!

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Thanks for the post Uncle JTEX.

We got another great old dagga boy buff on Tuesday and a nice Elephant bull this morning.

Maybe you should come back!

Here are some recent hunting pics.

Buffalo bull at Johan Hermann Safaris


Elephant with Johan Hermann Safaris

Hippo with Johan Hermann Safaris

Wow! Phillip way to go!

You look a little wet in that Hippo photo. Go swimming did we?

Great tropies Phlip!


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Guys, I too have hunted this exact same place with Johan a couple years ago. Excellent buffalo potential - I personally shot my biggest buff ever, a 45" bull.

Those are nice trophies!

JTEX-Of course we went swimming, is there any other way? hahahahahaha! In this heat its my favourate recovery! Thanks for the kind words! I really appretiate it!

Thanks to the positive comments guys! Be sure that these trophies will be followed by more of the same high standard! Its our mission and trademark to provide our clients with better than average in both trophy quality and african exsperience. Arrive a friend and leave family!

I will be putting up some hunt reports with more trophy pics soon!

I too can highly recommend this hunt and outfitter.I have hunted with Johan twice.
I just returned ..........that was me Natasha was refering to in her post on 16th May.

Will post my hunt report soon.

Great outfit and one of the few places to hunt in South Africa without a high fence. I have been with Johan 3x and have killed a 70 lb ele, hippo, 44" and 46" buff and a lion.

Looks like the price went up since this was posted. I believe it was $14500.00

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Originally posted by chuckmaxman:
Looks like the price went up since this was posted. I believe it was $14500.00

You are referring to a different thread but thanks for your awesome contribution to the site.

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Originally posted by chuckmaxman:
Looks like the price went up since this was posted. I believe it was $14500.00

That was posted by another outfitter who made a mistake apparently after we questioned it.

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Originally posted by BA:
Great outfit and one of the few places to hunt in South Africa without a high fence. I have been with Johan 3x and have killed a 70 lb ele, hippo, 44" and 46" buff and a lion.

Johan is a great guy and PH. I know him and have a lot of respect for him, so do not take this as a knocking.....but the areas are fenced. Huge yes....but to say it is unfenced is simply not true.

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Huge yes....but to say it is unfenced is simply not true.

Here we go !!!

To tell a client before booking a hunt the area is unfenced and you hunt actualy behind the high fence is IMO Fraud. Regardless how big the area is !

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Originally posted by infinito:
[ I know him and have a lot of respect for him, so do not take this as a knocking.....but the areas are fenced. Huge yes....but to say it is unfenced is simply not true.

Does this area have open access to Kruger with only a river separating it?

If my infos are correct we are talking about an area of 200,000 acres. western boundary is fenced. It's open to the Kurger, so you would have to walk to the boarder of Mosambique or Zim to find the fence.

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Originally posted by mboga biga bwana:

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Huge yes....but to say it is unfenced is simply not true.

Here we go !!!

To tell a client before booking a hunt the area is unfenced and you hunt actualy behind the high fence is IMO Fraud. Regardless how big the area is !

The outfitter never said it's unfenced

Infinio: Good catch. I guess what I should have really said is that the area has a fence on one side and is open on the others to approximately 7,500 sq miles of park. So technically this area would be less fenced than the Bubaye or Save. Thanks for pointing this out. When were you there to determine the fence location?

Mbogo: Sorry to see you throw such a harsh accusation at one of the most honest outfitters I know.

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Originally posted by bhtkevin:

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Originally posted by chuckmaxman:
Looks like the price went up since this was posted. I believe it was $14500.00

You are referring to a different thread but thanks for your awesome contribution to the site.

Sorry for the mistake guys and gals.

BHTKEVIN Thanks for your awesome contribution. Looks like your setting some records with all your posts.

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I know him and have a lot of respect for him, so do not take this as a knocking.....but the areas are fenced. Huge yes....but to say it is unfenced is simply not true.

+1

I am Johan's "neighbour" at Mtimkulu/Letaba ranch.Both Mtimkulu and Letaba Ranch ( where controlled hunting also takes place )is fenced on the outside perimeter ( for obvious reasons, to contain both reserves animals as well as Krugers animals ), and both Mtimkulu and Letaba ranch are open with each other and BOTH are open with the Kruger National Park ( 2 million hectares ) The Letaba river flows through Mtimkulu reserve and Letaba Ranch and actually divides the two reserves and then flows through the Kruger park, then into Massingir dam in Moz and then joins the Limpopo river and empties into the sea at Xai Xai in Moz.

I hope this clears up the "fencing" issue.The area is only fenced on the perimeter, no other fences in sight

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Originally posted by kallie404:
I am Johan's "neighbour" at Mtimkulu/Letaba ranch.Both Mtimkulu and Letaba Ranch ( where controlled hunting also takes place )is fenced on the outside perimeter ( for obvious reasons, to contain both reserves animals as well as Krugers animals ), and both Mtimkulu and Letaba ranch are open with each other and BOTH are open with the Kruger National Park ( 2 million hectares ) The Letaba river flows through Mtimkulu reserve and Letaba Ranch and actually divides the two reserves and then flows through the Kruger park, then into Massingir dam in Moz and then joins the Limpopo river and empties into the sea at Xai Xai in Moz.

I hope this clears up the "fencing" issue.The area is only fenced on the perimeter, no other fences in sight

That's exactly correct!!! To say this place is "fenced" or a "high-fence" ranch is totally in-correct!! Game can/does freely go back/forth into the KNP at will. Or the neighboring Letaba, as this poster indicates. Been there, seen it all with my own two eyes.

Aaron,

Thank you for confirming the facts It is without doubt the best buffalo and elephant hunting in South-Africa.

BA,Kallie404,Aaron: Thank you guys so much for sticking up for us! Its awesome to have such good friends to clear up any such misunderstandings while we are out doing what we do best.

To the folks who misunderstood the post by BA which he posted with the best intentions possible please reffer to our website for our marketing and see for yourself what we market to our current and prospective clients.

If you assume all it does if you break it down,(ASS-U-ME) it is to make an ASS out of U and ME.

Check out our hunt report- got some great trophies!

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It is without doubt the best buffalo and elephant hunting in South-Africa.

I agree especialy the Big Buffalos taken there are realy impressive ! Congrats

BTW How many Buffalo Bulls are on quota there ?

IT is probably the best area in South Africa, I cannot agree more. Johan and his team is a great outfit, and I said it from the start. The place is HUGE and open to the Kruger.

I mentioned this only as I wanted to confirm a point I have been trying make on AR many times when these bloody fences comes up. There are places in South Africa where the Dangerous Game are Free Roaming, self sustainable and WILD. This is one of those places. You will also pay a premium to hunt here, as it is simply a fantastic area.

But to say it is unfenced is not true. Although it is many many acres, it does have an outside, Kruger boundary fence. Maybe a technical point, but it is what it is. So many folks here have, as uninformed hunters, pointed out that the Kruger Conservancies are fenced hunts, painting a picture that is simply NOT true.

This was NOT in any shape way or form an attempt to discredit the outfit, advertisement or area. I believe this thread in total will serve, rightly so, as an incentive for folks to book with Johan, which you should!

My apologies if it came out wrong!

Kruger.... fenced? I don't really want to be pedantic about the definition of "fenced", but the last time I was there (granted, a decade ago) the "fence" along the limpopo in Makuleke consisted of a single strand of cable run between sunken railroad ties. From what I have heard of Zim hunts taking place across that border it would seem the situation has not changed and game moves freely. If a "greater Kruger" hunt is fenced on three sides but open to the park and Kruger is open on three sides, is the hunt "fenced"? Silly to say so I think.

How many hectares is the hunting area? Last I heard it was only around 10 000 hectares? As for best area in South Africa for Buffalo and Elephant, I would have to disagree with this statement, the APNR which is around 250 000 hectares has a larger population of both Buffalo and Elephant and I would not place any one better than the next, being open with Kruger gives each one its unique character and hunters who hunt there an opportunity to hunt great animals,

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Originally posted by jkhunter:
How many hectares is the hunting area? Last I heard it was only around 10 000 hectares? As for best area in South Africa for Buffalo and Elephant, I would have to disagree with this statement, the APNR which is around 250 000 hectares has a larger population of both Buffalo and Elephant and I would not place any one better than the next, being open with Kruger gives each one its unique character and hunters who hunt there an opportunity to hunt great animals,

It was stated as ONE of the Best areas, dont piss on another mans parade with your 10 total posts of wisdom. uncool

Dave don’t come with your aggression, read my post, not pissing on any ones name, I have sent hunters there and they hunt with me as well, we help each other out when needed, all I stated was that all open reserves have the same appeal, so do me a favour and take that 11th post and you know where to stick it Boet.

jk must have not paid attention when he read "How to Make Friends and Inluence People".

I am kind of disapointed by the attitudes and conduct of a couple of South Africans on this post, damn shame.

THis is an advertisement for an honest hunt by honest people and a couple of guys have to come on here and nitpick! What a shame. Jealousy is terrible, much more terrible when broadcast over the WWW.

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If you walk far enough in Zimbabwe you'll come to a fence. If the hunter is on foot and the animal(s) can escape it's a fair hunt. I've seen many clients and PHs in Zim and Tanzania, in country as open as when God made it, drive around and shoot game from their vehicle. To me this is more of a sin than a fenced property hunted on foot.
Cal

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Originally posted by JTEX:j


I am kind of disapointed by the attitudes and conduct of a couple of South Africans on this post, damn shame.

THis is an advertisement for an honest hunt by honest people and a couple of guys have to come on here and nitpick! What a shame. Jealousy is terrible, much more terrible when broadcast over the WWW.

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I am not making excuses for people bad mouthing each other, but it is an indication of attitudes in South Africa now. A lot of landowners are facing uncertain futures and the way things are going, folk tend to get a little ratty.
BTW, what ever happened to the unwritten gentlemen's agreement "that no PHs or OUTFITTERS pointed fingers at each other?"

crossL. hunted this area last yr and loved it.he hunted with johan and our friend Org but unfortunately he can not post because someone on the political forum got him panties in a wade and ban him.. unjustly i might add.

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I've seen many clients and PHs in Zim and Tanzania, in country as open as when God made it, drive around and shoot game from their vehicle. To me this is more of a sin than a fenced property hunted on foot.

Cal:

Are you therefore implying that in RSA they don't shoot off the back of a truck on fenced, unfenced, or partially property?

Just askin'

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have been hunting for over 30 years.
I have hunted Zimbabwe, Tanzania and South Africa.

Tanzania and Zimbabwe were open range hunting, while South Africa was on fenced farms.

I enjoyed all the hunts.

We chased an eland all day inside a fenced up area, and never managed to get a shot at him.

In both Zimbabwe and Tanzania, we chased buffalo and other animals all day and never managed to see them.

On other occasions, we have been driving in our truck when we came across a buffalo or other animals.

All we needed do was jump out of the truck and shoot them.

Do we judge a hunt on how difficult it is?

"Do we judge a hunt on how difficult it is"

Absolutely not! I've been on hard hunts and easy hunts.

I've hunted DIY and fenced in RSA. They were all great
experiences. I have a hard time understanding why someone cares
where and how someone hunts. The more hunters in the field, the
better off we are.

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hunted with johan and our friend Org but unfortunately he can not post because someone on the political forum got him panties in a wade and ban him.. unjustly i might add.

That may explain why Org did not reply to my PM about his lever gun. It could also be that he does not wnat me to get my grubby paws on it.
Anyone have some contact details for me to give Org a call?

cross L got ban not org, org has been busy and he does not come on this site very often