In June Steve Maritz and son William Joined us for a Hunt at Rooipoort in South Africa. They arrived as part of a larger group consisting of another 3 Fathers and Sons and a total of 4 Hunting vehicles left camp each morning.
Steve has been fortunate to have hunted the Dark Continent many time previously but it was Willie's first Hunt on African soil and he did fantastically well to bag most of his trophies with one shot kills! Conditions were also testing as a cold front from Antarctica swept through the Country and we had to contend with wet and miserable temperatures. Willie was able to bag 3 Ostriches, a feat not yet accomplished at Rooipoort as the Ostrich is a worthy and "switched on" adversary in those parts! Also in the salt went a impressive Red Hartebbest, Steenbok, Blesbok, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Zebra and a Kudu which we worked hard to track down and dispatch. This being Willie's priority trophy meant we were well on target to a clean sweep.
The only critter that eluded us were the Warthog, as this time of year the grass was tall and visibility on foot always challenging for the "shorter legged" game. Dad, Steve was also able to bag himself a Black Backed Jackal, his first after numerous previous attempts in Africa.
The last Day saw us head along the mighty Vaal river and into the Hills after a Mountain Reedbuck which Willie took with a well placed shot to the neck. After a successful 7 Days it was time to say goodbye and bid them farewell as they headed to Botswana to continue there Safari in Search of Elephant and Buffalo in our Sankuyo Concession.
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