April is upon us and the nights are getting cooler, the Marula trees are shedding their leaves, the dogs are getting worked up with the smell of gun oil and the cleaning of big bores.
John, Bison and the team are packing their containers and the office is busier than a bee hive. Pre-season smells, sounds and small doses of adrenalin!

The first safaris start soon and we are blessed with a great season despite the world wide credit situation.

As a service orientated safari company we have reached our threshold in terms of growth.

We can only continue to improve on the quality of service we provide our clients.
I firmly believe that while many safari companies benchmark their success in terms of the number of days sold, our motto of giving service excellence and paying attention to detail has resulted in a great many repeat clients and referral bookings this year.
A big thank you to our loyal clients. It is our promise to you that we will endeavor to exceed your expectations!

Hunting will be tough in the early season.

As Southern Africa has had above average rains with the grass and leaf cover, the densest I have seen in many years.

All the rivers and springs are in full flow as well as the natural pans, resulting in the game having spread out and being very hard to find.
On the other hand this rain has replenished our very depleted water sources and ground cover, resulting in the game bird population reaching unprecedented levels.

Above average rainfall as in all the areas resulted in an excellent calving percentage amongst the plains game species.
The game has spread out utilizing the natural pans of sweet rain water.
With the conservative quota and light take off in 2008 we can expect some above average trophies to come off this 40 000 Acres, specifically "BIG" Kudu bulls, some "LOCOMOTIVE" sized Eland, Impala in the 24/25 Inch range. Plenty of great Warthog, an above average Roan or two and a monster Buffalo bull.

We look forward to our first hunt there in a couple of days, even if it will be tough, and the good company of Antonie, Charlotte and their team.

Ingwe Game Management Area is one huge forest of green trees and running water spouting out of the mountains.

We have been allocated a C.I.T.I.E.S tag to hunt a Leopard in this area and we hope to be successful in taking one of the monster males that this area is famous for.

Those of you who know this mountain paradise will know that the ultimate challenge is hunting the old Buffalo Bulls in the mountains - Not for the faint hearted!!!

We will do a three mixed bag plains game and a Buffalo safari here and there promises to be some interesting stories to be told around the camp fire.

Rain, rain and more rain. The Currumane Dam is over flowing and the big flood plains are under the water up to the tree line.

We are in the process of building and upgrading the existing camp facilities, but due to the rain this project is moving slowly, we will be ready for the first hunts with some finishing touches still being done.

We are seeing a lot of Elephant bulls in this area, here for the large amount of Marula fruits that the season has brought, but we are not seeing the bachelor herds of Buffalo that normally frequent the flood plains, their tracks indicate that they have moved away from the lake to the smaller rivers and springs.
Cat activity is excellent and we are looking forward to our first full season here and to discovering more about this area.
CB Mostert and Elma have moved from Capimbi Camp to Sabie and the old "Dagga Bull" os sorting out the roads, management and camp.

Good Rainfall in the area has filled up the pans in the interior, but the game is still plentiful around the camp area. The native crops are plentiful and already the Elephants are helping themselves to prime, non genetically modified organic corn!

The Lake is high but not impossible to hunt Hippo and Croc.

Winston Taylor is at the helm in Capimbi. Winston visited the area in 2008 and impressed us with his knowledge of wildlife management, command of the native Shona Language, ethical hunting approach and having grown up in the wildlife industry.
We look forward to a long working relationship with him.

We Welcome Chris Nortjie back as a permanent professional hunter, Chris has served a proper apprentiship under me and will be a valuable part of the team.

We look forward to a new area to explore, seeing our friends in the African bush and
enjoying the fireside tales in the evenings.

Happy Hunting
Sandy, Tracey and the Team