Post by sixshot on Sept 5, 2021 10:13:44 GMT -5
Well, after 10 wonderful, fast eventful days we are back in Idaho & "Out Of Africa". Actually we were gone 2 weeks and hunted for 10 days & every day was classic Africa, just like my first Safari there several years ago. This time I had my good friend Larry, his lovely wife Kristen & their oldest son Riley along for the trip and I couldn't have done it without them.
Larry is a new comer to handgun hunting but he is a life time hunter & is going to be making noise in the hand gun crowd for a long time. He's a big strong guy that handles the FA 454 with ease, shoots it very well, even at extended range & knows how to cast a great bullet, that's a winning combination.
His son Riley had recently returned from Africa, having served a 2 year church mission there & while there got to hook back up with some old companions for a day in Johannesburg & introduce them to his parents, fun stuff.
Every African safari revolves around maybe 3 things. Good accommodations, good food & good transportation once you get to your hunting destination. The lodge where we stayed, Motshwere Safaris had 5 star accommodations, a chef that could probably work anywhere in America & at least 8 Toyota Land Cruisers that were set up just for hunting & they are absolutely amazing vehicles! Plus Werner, pronounced Verner had 2 1972 vintage green Toyota's that were very rare, hard to find trucks that you will see in the photo's that were like Humvee's! You will see later a photo of 12 people in one of them with one crazy guy riding out on the front bumper on a stool! A place where there is usually a very skilled tracker riding & holding on with one hand at an unheard of speed, trust me, they drive fast on some of those dirt/sand roads, yikes!
After your initial pick up at the airport in Johannesburg by one of the PH's in a very nice van you are transported to the lodge 4 hours north in the Limpopo Province in the direction of Botswanna & you enter the front gate to some of the most amazing hunting you will ever experience in your lifetime. Is it good? No, it is fantastic, you will pack 4-5 years hunting experience into 10 action packed days, looking at every kind of animal you ever dreamed you might see, and you will see them often.
But, they are wild & don't stand still very long, so either shoot, take a photo, or wait for the next opportunity, it won't be long. This is the bushveld country, heavy cover in many places, lots of brush, short trees, grasses, thousands of termite mounds, Wart Hog holes every where & tracks on top of tracks in the hard packed red sand you drive on.
The rooms were so clean you almost had to wash your hands before you went in side, your laundry is washed & returned every single day, neatly folded & placed on your clean, made up bed, while a hot shower & a cool drink of your choice awaits you at anytime you are at the lodge. You can drink whatever you choose, soft drinks, wine, any kind of hard liquor. After a few days of chasing Gemsbok (5 days) I thought I was going to have to drink a couple of shots of group tightner to ever even get a crack at one those Greyhounds! They never stop running! Last photo's are of Larry, Kristen & son Riley relaxing around the Braai, pronounced Bry. And Larry in the food line.
More later Dick
Larry is a new comer to handgun hunting but he is a life time hunter & is going to be making noise in the hand gun crowd for a long time. He's a big strong guy that handles the FA 454 with ease, shoots it very well, even at extended range & knows how to cast a great bullet, that's a winning combination.
His son Riley had recently returned from Africa, having served a 2 year church mission there & while there got to hook back up with some old companions for a day in Johannesburg & introduce them to his parents, fun stuff.
Every African safari revolves around maybe 3 things. Good accommodations, good food & good transportation once you get to your hunting destination. The lodge where we stayed, Motshwere Safaris had 5 star accommodations, a chef that could probably work anywhere in America & at least 8 Toyota Land Cruisers that were set up just for hunting & they are absolutely amazing vehicles! Plus Werner, pronounced Verner had 2 1972 vintage green Toyota's that were very rare, hard to find trucks that you will see in the photo's that were like Humvee's! You will see later a photo of 12 people in one of them with one crazy guy riding out on the front bumper on a stool! A place where there is usually a very skilled tracker riding & holding on with one hand at an unheard of speed, trust me, they drive fast on some of those dirt/sand roads, yikes!
After your initial pick up at the airport in Johannesburg by one of the PH's in a very nice van you are transported to the lodge 4 hours north in the Limpopo Province in the direction of Botswanna & you enter the front gate to some of the most amazing hunting you will ever experience in your lifetime. Is it good? No, it is fantastic, you will pack 4-5 years hunting experience into 10 action packed days, looking at every kind of animal you ever dreamed you might see, and you will see them often.
But, they are wild & don't stand still very long, so either shoot, take a photo, or wait for the next opportunity, it won't be long. This is the bushveld country, heavy cover in many places, lots of brush, short trees, grasses, thousands of termite mounds, Wart Hog holes every where & tracks on top of tracks in the hard packed red sand you drive on.
The rooms were so clean you almost had to wash your hands before you went in side, your laundry is washed & returned every single day, neatly folded & placed on your clean, made up bed, while a hot shower & a cool drink of your choice awaits you at anytime you are at the lodge. You can drink whatever you choose, soft drinks, wine, any kind of hard liquor. After a few days of chasing Gemsbok (5 days) I thought I was going to have to drink a couple of shots of group tightner to ever even get a crack at one those Greyhounds! They never stop running! Last photo's are of Larry, Kristen & son Riley relaxing around the Braai, pronounced Bry. And Larry in the food line.
More later Dick
