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The first quarter of 2016

Hello and welcome to the first newsletter of 2016 We have had some lovely warm weatherbut Winter is slowly creeping up on us

We have had some exciting hunts in the first few months of 2016 and it is with greatpleasure that we share these with you with some fantastic photos of the amazing trophiesthat our hunters shot

Floyd Horton smiles proudly with his magnificent trophy shy the first trophy of the season PH

PD van den Berg kneels beside him

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Floyd Horton Safaris in Africa

It was with warm smiles and open arms that we welcomed Floyd Horton to South Africa allthe way from Nixa Missouri We met Floyd and Dolores in 2015 at the Safari Party inBillings MO through Jim Cuist of Totally Awesome Taxidermy We had the privilege ofhunting with Floyd and Dolores in July 2015 and after hunting Cape Buffalo Floyd wasdetermined to hunt lion

Floyd had initially been meant to visit us in March with Floyds dream being to take a liontrophy home However US Fish and Wildlife changed the importation laws and regulationson lion trophies which took effect on 22 January and a plan had to be made to make sureFloyd could take his home with him The trip was therefore moved up to January so thistime while the Safari Party was on at Totally Awesome Taxidermy Floyd was here with ushunting lion

After his arrival Floyd and his professional hunter PD headed South to start the excitinglion hunt

The first morning the hunters tracked a lion but after seeing it realized that it wasnt theright one A bit later on the hunters observed a herd of buffalo grazing dreaming aboutwhich bulls they would pick when suddenly seemingly out of nowhere a male lion camecharging at one of the buffalo The next moment the whole herd turned on the lion andchased it away shy one of the buffalo actually went for the lion What an amazing rare sightto witness After all the excitement they called it a day and relived the experience aroundthe campfire at Boshof in the Free State

The next day the hunters had a fresh set of lion tracks to trail and set out shy this time theycould just tell this lion would be the one After quietly walking on the tracks in the sand forabout an hour they spotted the male and agreed that it was the right one They carefullyproceeded closer and the lion ran off The hunters walked about a mile after it shyunbeknownst to them the lion was hiding in a bush that they walked past twice LuckilyPD spotted it and the hunters walked around the bush to to get an open shot through aclearing The lion growled ferociously Floyd took aim and he hit it with a spectacular shotfrom his Browning 325 WSM rifle

Floyd harvested a number of other trophies including a large sable bull which he shotperfectly and which will be the perfect addition to Floyd and Dolores trophy room Othertrophies include a gargantuan waterbuck a blesbuck a zebra and a steenbuck

We would like to congratulate Floyd on his amazing trophies and thank him for visiting usagain We really look forward to the next hunt










Terry Smith and Jeff McAllister Annihilate the Plain

We met Terry and Jeff in Greenwood Arkansas in 2014 and welcomed them back to SouthAfrica for their second hunt with us in March of this year Terry and Jeff harvested amarvellous collection of trophies with both of them outdoing themselves in the field ontheir second safari with us Here follows Terrys account of his hunt

I had a great time on my hunt and couldnt have had a better guide I was using a 300 winmag to hunt with The first animal that I shot was a kudu that I shot on the run at about70 yards I had hunted kudu on previous hunts and killed a greater kudu that measuredabout 50 long I shot an exceptional East Cape kudu that measured about 49 12 I wasvery happy with [the] kudu I killed

The second animal I killed was mountain reed buck that I shot at around 150 yards I wasvery proud of this trophy

The next animal I killed was a bush buck that I shot around 150 yards I very excited to seethat I shot such a good trophy The bush buck was so old that it had a lot of grey in hiscoat




I shot a steenbuck at around 130 yards We had hunted very hard for that steenbuck and

Andreacute [Terry and Jeffs PH] would not give up in the pursuit until I got one

I shot a lechwe at about 175 yards and dropped it in its tracks It is an outstanding trophy

The last animal I shot was an eland and I was amazed at how big the actual eland was Ishot the eland running at about 80 yards

The entire hunt was conducted in a very professional manner Drom makes sure thateveryone kills trophies even if he has to go all over South Africa to get them The guide Ihunted with was Andreacute I have never seen a guy that could find and judge animals fortrophy as quickly and accurately as he can

Congratulations on these beautiful trophies Terry




Jeff also took down a number of amazing trophies While out on the first day of their safariJeff took down two magnificent beasts a red hartebeest and a massive black wildebeest

The second day brought two more beauties a huge blue wildebeest and a springbok

On the last two days of the hunt Jeff secured a lechwe waterbuck and eland for his trophyroom at home




The Gabbards Honeymoon in Sunny Africa

Johnny and Pamela Gabbard joined us in sunny South Africa for a funshyfilled traditionally

Africanshyinspired holiday The newlyweds started off their amazing holiday driving to their

home in Africa at Rust de Winter Nature Reserve in Limpopo where they spent the

afternoon relaxing and discussing their exciting plans for the next few days

The next morning they set off for Lesedi Cultural Village located in the heart of the

African bushveld amidst the rocky hills of the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng Lesedi

celebrates the cultural traditions of the various tribes of South Africa such as Zulu and

Xhosa The guests enjoyed demonstrations of dances and other traditional activities

The following day the couple also wanted a view into the informal settlements of South

Africa and took a tour of Hammanskraal Township after which they were treated to a

campfire dinner under the stars prepared by Somerbys personal chef

The Gabbards enjoyed a visit to the elephant sanctuary at Zebula Adventures with

Elephants offers up close and personal encounters with natures gentle giants shy carried

out with respect for the welfare of both the guests and the elephants The sanctuary

cares for 5 African elephants who were destined to be culled and recently welcomed a

new addition to the family a beautiful baby named Zambezi The Gabbards thoroughly

enjoyed this interactive (and slightly wet) experience




Victoria Falls or MosishyoashyTunya is an awesome waterfall on the Zambezi River at the borderof Zimbabwe and Zambia Johnny and Pamela set off for the second leg of their holiday tovisit this beautiful part of Africa

They were met by their Zimbabwean tour guide who took them to the lodge where theywould spend the next four nights The afternoon was spent at leisure enjoying the speciallodge The next morning they set off on a day trip to view the magnificent Victoria Falls

The following day the newlyweds were driven to the Botswana Border Post for a full ChobeNational Park day trip This comprised of a boat cruise on the Chobe River a delightfullunch at a lodge on the river and an open vehicle game drive The following day ahelicopter ride over Victoria Falls was enjoyed in the morning and the afternoon was spentwalking with the lions shy a once in a lifetime experience

For their last night in Zimbabwe the couple had a glamping experience spending thenight in a very special luxury tent This was preceded by a romantic sunset river cruise Thefollowing day Johnny and Pamela flew back to South Africa to spend their last night at theElephant Lodge

It was such a pleasure to host Johnny and Pamela in our beautiful country and we wishthem all the best for their journey together

Lion Encounter in Zimbabwe




offers various activities for

guests to experience with

lions

Please remember that wealso specialize in nonshyhunting activities that canbe enjoyed by the wholefamily or by any familymembers who might wantto give the hunt a skip

Burgess Burch takes a lion

Burgess is one of our very good friends from Kansas City We have hunted with him in thepast and were very excited to welcome him back

After Burgessrsquo arrival in South Africa the hunters drove a long 65 hours to get to theKalahari close to the Botswana border After sighting in the rifles they drove around andexplored the area spotting buffalo plains game and lion tracks

The hunt started at 630 sharp the next morning kicking off immediately with the hunterslooking for lion tracks After approximately 90 minutes they had seen several tracks but tothe dismay of all involved no fresh ones Eventually they spotted the fresh tracks of a large male lion The hunt was on and afterfollowing the tracks for +shy2 miles they bumped into the lion who ran off They proceeded afurther 4 miles and came across him again lounging beneath a tree The aggressive lionwas growling and snarling ndash ready to charge ndash and did not offer up an easy shot

Burgess moved carefully to get into a better shot position within 35 ndash 40 yards of the lionand pulled the trigger shooting him behind the shoulder The cat got up roared and ranoff but had no chance after the second shot They followed the blood trail for about 100yards and came upon the dead beast ndash he had been shot perfectly behind the shoulder




A buffalo was next on Burgess wishlist and the hunters set out to make his dream areality After following the buffalo tracks the hunters bumped into the herd in the thickbrush They could not see a shootable bull and left the hunt at around 1100 to break forlunch

The hunt resumed at 1430 The hunters followed the same herdrsquos tracks through thickbrush and the herd moved onto open savannah to graze They observed the herd for 60 ndash90 minutes to pick out the bull Once spotted they snuck in and started the stalk Thehunters got into position at about 40 yards where the herd was feeding towards them Thebull came out and was facing the hunters providing a dangerous and difficult frontal shot ndashnot your typical desired broad side shot

The bull turned and ran off again and finally at about 60 yards he turned broadsideBurgess took a shot with his 375 hitting the bull in the shoulder The bull turned and tookoff with the rest of the herd and after following the blood tracks they came up on thestumbling bull one last time Burgess shot him again and dropped him stone dead in histracks

Burgess and PH Charles after the exhilarating buffalo hunt




Early in the morning on the third day of the hunt the hunters spotted and stalked a sablebull At about 100 yards there were 5 or 6 bulls together The bull ran a further 20 yardsand Burgess took him down shooting him square on the shoulder

En route back to the lodge the hunters came across a steenbuck and couldnrsquot resist the killBurgess took one shot and secured his fourth trophy of the hunt

The following day the hunters moved to Limpopo to hunt bushbuck They set out late inthe afternoon and sat watching the open field waitinghellip

After about 15 minutes the prey came out from down by the riverbank At about 150 yardsBurgess took the shot taking down a massive very old ram What an outstanding trophyBurgess




Thank you so much for taking the time to read our newsletter More excitingnews to follow soon

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Floyd Horton Safaris in Africa

It was with warm smiles and open arms that we welcomed Floyd Horton to South Africa allthe way from Nixa Missouri We met Floyd and Dolores in 2015 at the Safari Party inBillings MO through Jim Cuist of Totally Awesome Taxidermy We had the privilege ofhunting with Floyd and Dolores in July 2015 and after hunting Cape Buffalo Floyd wasdetermined to hunt lion

Floyd had initially been meant to visit us in March with Floyds dream being to take a liontrophy home However US Fish and Wildlife changed the importation laws and regulationson lion trophies which took effect on 22 January and a plan had to be made to make sureFloyd could take his home with him The trip was therefore moved up to January so thistime while the Safari Party was on at Totally Awesome Taxidermy Floyd was here with ushunting lion

After his arrival Floyd and his professional hunter PD headed South to start the excitinglion hunt

The first morning the hunters tracked a lion but after seeing it realized that it wasnt theright one A bit later on the hunters observed a herd of buffalo grazing dreaming aboutwhich bulls they would pick when suddenly seemingly out of nowhere a male lion camecharging at one of the buffalo The next moment the whole herd turned on the lion andchased it away shy one of the buffalo actually went for the lion What an amazing rare sightto witness After all the excitement they called it a day and relived the experience aroundthe campfire at Boshof in the Free State

The next day the hunters had a fresh set of lion tracks to trail and set out shy this time theycould just tell this lion would be the one After quietly walking on the tracks in the sand forabout an hour they spotted the male and agreed that it was the right one They carefullyproceeded closer and the lion ran off The hunters walked about a mile after it shyunbeknownst to them the lion was hiding in a bush that they walked past twice LuckilyPD spotted it and the hunters walked around the bush to to get an open shot through aclearing The lion growled ferociously Floyd took aim and he hit it with a spectacular shotfrom his Browning 325 WSM rifle

Floyd harvested a number of other trophies including a large sable bull which he shotperfectly and which will be the perfect addition to Floyd and Dolores trophy room Othertrophies include a gargantuan waterbuck a blesbuck a zebra and a steenbuck

We would like to congratulate Floyd on his amazing trophies and thank him for visiting usagain We really look forward to the next hunt

































































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