George and Luc Visit Eastcape & Karoo Safaris from Europe

May 14, 2015

George and Luc are from Netherlands and Belgium respectively. Having done a self drive up the Garden Route towards the Eastern Cape from Cape Town – we met in Alexandria to make our way to our River Bush Lodge. We met up late afternoon on Thursday 14th May so too late for a target shoot. We headed to the lodge to unpack and have a few sundowners.

George and Luc are experienced hunters having hunting plenty African game before – they were after some of the more “unusual” animals.

The first part of our safari we started near the coast. George got a good cat on the first morning and was able to get a grey duiker in the afternoon – great first day !

The next day we moved inland to the Bedford area – we were after common reedbuck. George and Luc both got excellent trophies.

We moved up into the mountains to look for Vaal rhebuck – a tricky customer so we overnighted at one of our lodges near Tarkastad. George was lucky to get this once in a lifetime exceptional vaal rhebuck.

A beautiful place to be hunting – Luc got himself a decent representative Vaal Rhebuck. Luc promised to return to hunt these mountains again !!!

Once we had the rhebuck in the salt we moved back down to the coast to our River Bush lodge. Luc also wanted a cat as well as bushbuck and duiker. We were hunting the coast by the afternoon and Luc shot this beautiful bushbuck.

We were out early the next morning looking for caracal – the weather was perfect and it wasn’t long and the dogs had picked up a scent. After a long haul through some of the thickest, thorniest bush we caught up with the dogs and Luc made sure of his shot and a good cat.

Exhausted and on our walk back to the truck the hounds picked up another scent – within fifteen minutes the dogs had another cat in a tree. I gave Luc the option to take another one – although we were pretty tired he said lets go for it. Back into the bush and the thorns and luc got another cat. A lot of excitement for one morning.

Unbelievebly – while we were busy one of the other packs of hounds were also onto another cat. George wanted another caracal too !! George was able to hunt this massive male caracal.

We headed off for a deserved lunch and rest before going out again in the afternoon. For the afternoon – George was after bushbuck and luc wanted a jackal. George got this monster bushbuck !!!

Last day and Luc still wanted a grey duiker and George was to take another bushbuck. After passing up plenty duiker in the morning – Luc took this superb duiker with an excellent shot in the wind.

Thank you George and Luc for choosing Eastcape & Karoo Safaris as your hunting destination. It was truly a pleasure hunting with you guys and we look forward to your return next year.

Regards

Ashley & Dale