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INHOUD / CONTENTS Januarie 2020
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Spesie / Species: Vaalribbok
Die vaalribbok is beperk tot Suid-Afrika, Lesotho en dele
van Swaziland. Sy herkoms en verwantskappe met ander
wilde herkouers is lankal ’n wetenskaplike enigma omdat
hy ’n eienaardige kombinasie van primitiewe, morfologiese
eienskappe vertoon. Onlangse genetiese studies met
behulp van ’n matriks van DNS-reekse, chromosomale
kenmerke, kwantitatiewe (telbare) en kwalitatiewe (meetbare)
morfologiese kenmerke toon nou dat dit ’n sustergroep
van die waterbok, rietbok en verwante antilope is, met ’n
gemeenskaplike voorouer wat sowat 7,4 miljoen jaar gelede
in Europa, en 6,6 miljoen jaar gelede in Afrika gelewe het.
WILD / GAME
8 Die vaalribbok
JAG / HUNTING
12 Vortex Razor HD 3-15x42
16 The ghost in the darkness
20 Bullet Talk
22 Wes-Kaap-valie – suksesvolle jagtog?
26 Bakgat-produkte
28 Eerste maar nog lank nie die laaste nie
32 CHASA – Swartwitpens Jagtersvereniging
34 PHASA – 2019 Annual Convention and AGM
36 The proposed revised classification of the ungulates
of the world – a global perspective
42 WILD & JAG MASTERSHOT 2019 ’n reusesukses
44 Voëlkyk in jagtyd
46 Department of environmental affairs – 2018 hunting
statistics
60 Jagfotogalery
WILDPRODUKSIE, -BESTUUR & -BEMARKING /
GAME PRODUCTION, RANCHING & MARKETING
63 Prystendense vir lewendewild-handel 2019 –
Dr Flippie Cloete
66 WRSA – ’n Nuwe jaar: 2020
68 Tina de Jager – My seleksie-“tools”
70 In conversation with: Neil Dodds
74 ’n Oorsig oor siektetoestande in wildboerdery – Deel 3
78 Crous Broers – Bold is the new gold
80 Life @ Rangers
GEREELD / REGULAR & ALGEMEEN / GENERAL
6 Kommentaar
BIG-GAME CORNER
50 TGA Code Red – Part 1
54 The art and science of hunting – Part 10:
Trophy estimation and recording
GEWERE & AMMUNISIE /
GUNS & AMMUNITION
40 Martin Hood – When to hunt
and shoot
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KOMMENTAAR / COMMENT
2020
Die uitdaging lê nie by die weet hoe nie, dit lê by die doen
The challenge does not lie in the knowing, it lies in the doing
Dit wat ’n goeie jaar maak, het niks te doen met politiek, die ekonomie of die weer
nie; dit is dinge buite ons beheer wat ons gebruik as verskoning waarom ons nie so
goed vaar nie. Die enigste ding wat ons wel kan beheer, is onsself as individue in
terme van wat in ons koppe aangaan.
One must start paying attention to what is going on in one’s mind, how your
brain works and what the triggers are that result in your emotions and thoughts.
Determine what the triggers are that cause you to do what you do, and make you
feel what you feel. We all know what we have to do, because we all think we have
the answers, but what is the trigger that makes us do what we are supposed to?
Jy sal net daarvan bewus raak sodra jy daaroor begin dink. Die sneller wat tot
emosies en gedagtes aanleiding gee, kan enigiets wees wat ’n impak op jou lewe
gemaak het. Jy word daaraan herinner deur verby ’n mooi natuurtoneel te ry, na ’n
televisieprogram te kyk, of net na die gedrag van ander persone op te let. Ons het ’n
leeftyd van ondervinding; ons het party dinge
reg gedoen, maar ook ’n aantal foute begaan.
No matter what your age is, if you invest
all the lessons you have learned over time,
there is no reason why 2020 should not be
the best year of your life. We have all the
answers, but for some reason we are not
using them. Therefore, the challenge does
not lie in the knowing, it lies in the doing.
Met die publikasie van die Desemberuitgawe
van WILD & JAG het ons 25 jaar
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DIE VAALRIBBOK Pelea capreolus
J du P Bothma
Die vaalribbok is beperk tot Suid-Afrika, Lesotho en dele van Swaziland. Sy herkoms en verwantskappe
met ander wilde herkouers is lankal ’n wetenskaplike enigma omdat hy ’n eienaardige kombinasie
van primitiewe, morfologiese eienskappe vertoon. Onlangse genetiese studies met behulp van ’n
matriks van DNS-reekse, chromosomale kenmerke, kwantitatiewe (telbare) en kwalitatiewe (meetbare)
morfologiese kenmerke toon nou dat dit ’n sustergroep van die waterbok,
rietbok en verwante antilope is, met ’n gemeenskaplike voorouer wat
sowat 7,4 miljoen jaar gelede in Europa, en 6,6 miljoen jaar gelede in
Afrika gelewe het. Die vaalribbok het gedurende die laaste paar miljoen
jaar van die rietbok-waterbok-groep geskei om vinnig by toenemend droë
toestande en uiteindelik by grasvelde in bergagtige plato’s aan te pas, waar
hy eiesoortig ontwikkel het. Fossiele van die vaalribbok kom onder andere
by Swartkrans, Sterkfontein en Kromdraai in Gauteng, die Makapangrotte
naby Mokopane in Limpopo, en by Klasiesriviermond aan die kus
van Tsitsikamma naby Humansdorp in die Oos-Kaap voor.
Daar is redelik min oor die vaalribbok se biologie en
ekologie bekend, maar dit is ’n monotipiese diersoort
omdat daar net een spesie sonder enige subspesies
in die genus Pelea is. Die Skotse natuurkundige Johann
Reinhold Forster, wat ook die natuurkundige op kaptein Cook
se tweede seereis na die Stille Oseaan was, het die vaalribbok
oorspronklik in 1790 wetenskaplik as Antilopa capreolus
beskryf. Hierdie beskrywing was gegrond op ’n ram wat by
Oude Hoeck in die Houwhoekpas by Botrivier naby Grabouw
in die Wes-Kaap deur die Franse ontdekkingsreisiger
Francois Levaillant geskiet en oor die algemeen beskryf is.
Omdat Antilopa (sic Antilope) egter net as die swartbok Antilope
cervicapra in Asië voorkom, het die Engelse dierkundige
Robert George Gray in 1851 die naam Pelea vir die vaalribbok
geskep. Hierdie naam is van die Tswana-naam phele vir
’n vaalribbok afgelei, terwyl die naam capreolus die Latynse
naam vir die reebok (roebuck) is. Die naam capreolus is uit
die Latynse naam capra vir “bok” en die verkleinende agtervoegsel
-olus afgelei en beteken
“bokkie”.
In Engels was die vaalribbok
aanvanklik as die roebuck bekend
in navolging van die roe deer van
Europa wat ook in die epiteton capreolus
weerklank vind. Hierdie naam het egter
geleidelik na rabuck, reebok, raybuck en
toe na grey rhebok verander, maar die
vaalribbok was nooit in Engels as die grey
rhebuck bekend, soos wat dit soms verkeerdelik
gebruik word nie. In 1976 is
bereken dat daar ’n bevolking van
om en by 35 000 vaalribbokke
oor was, maar met die talle
huidige wildplase in gebiede met
geskikte habitat, is die bevolking
waarskynlik nou veel groter.
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Beskrywing
Die vaalribbok vertoon ’n eienaardige kombinasie van
ontwikkelde en primitiewe kenmerke. Dit is ’n slanke, sierlike
antiloop met ’n skouerhoogte van sowat 75 cm en ’n gewig
van 19 tot 30 kg by volwassenheid vir ’n ram en 17 tot 20 kg
vir ’n ooi. Die nek is lank en slank en die lang, gepunte ore
is smal. Vaalribbokke word soms met die kleiner rooiribbok
verwar, maar ’n rooiribbok is meer rooi van kleur as ’n vaalribbok,
het dikker horings wat vorentoe buig, het nie gepunte
ore nie en kom op laer berghellings voor. Die vaalribbok het
nie kliere onderkant die oë soos die rietbok en die rooiribbok
nie en daar is ook nie kliere in die lies nie maar wel tussen
die hoewe. Die kaal gedeelte of rhinarium rondom die neusgate
is kenmerkend groot en geswolle en strek vêr vanaf die
neusgate af terug. Dit bly vogtig en die funksie daarvan is
onbekend, hoewel dit die vermoë om te kan ruik verbeter.
Die hare is kort, dig en wollerig om die vaalribbok teen
die koue van hoogliggende dele te beskerm en die pels
vertoon verskillende skakerings van grys. Die bok se flanke
en bokant is grysbruin en die onderkant wit. Die bene is
donkerder voor as agter en dra ook vals hoewe, maar die
gesig en bene het ’n geelbruin tint. Daar is wit kolle rondom
die oë en die kante van die gesig, snoet en ken het wit kolle.
Slegs die ram het skerp, reguit horings wat effens vorentoe
buig, met ringe om die basisse.
Verspreiding
Die vaalribbok is endemies in die bergagtige dele van
suidelike dele van Afrika en kom net in Lesotho, Swaziland
en Suid-Afrika voor. Hy het egter voorheen waarskynlik
kol-kol in die westelike dele van Suid-Afrika, suidoostelike
dele van Botswana en moontlik die suidwestelike dele van
Namibië voorgekom. Hierdie bok het beslis ook eens op die
berge naby Stellenbosch en elders op die Kaapse Skiereiland
voorgekom, maar waarskynlik nie op Tafelberg nie.
Die grootste bevolking word tans in die Drakensberge in die
westelike deel van KwaZulu-Natal gevind.
Habitat
Die vaalribbok is tot die hoogliggende dele van Suidelike
Afrika beperk, waar hy by uitstek rotsagtige heuwels en
berghellings verkies en op hoë plato’s in lang gras skuil. Hy
word in bergagtige dele met minder skuiling as dié wat deur
die rooiribbok benut word, aangetref. In die Drakensberge
verkies die vaalribbok veral die warmer grashellings vanaf
1 900 tot 3 300 m bo seevlak met kort gras, ’n noordfront
en ’n helling van minder as 20 grade. Kort grasveld word vir
voeding benut en lang grasveld vir skuiling. Die vaalribbok
kom ook in die Karoo, Namakwaland en in fynbosdele voor
en mag reeds in die Noordwesprovinsie uitgesterf het. Berghellings
met bosverdigting is nie vir vaalribbokke geskik nie.

Gewoontes
Klein familiegroepe van sewe tot 12 diere, wat gewoonlik uit
een volwasse ram, verskeie volwasse ooie en hul lammers
bestaan, word gevorm, maar sommige ramme leef alleen.
Elke familiegroep beset heeljaar ’n loopgebied van sowat 30
tot 100 ha en die ramme van hierdie groepe verdedig ’n deel
van hierdie gebied. Die ram word fisiek volwasse wanneer
hy sowat 18 tot 21 maande oud is. Hy sal daarna poog om
’n eie territorium te vestig deur die volwasse ram uit ’n familiegroep
te verplaas en die familiegroep oor te neem.
Die ramme wat familiegroepe beset, is territoriaal en
benut elk ’n gebied van gemiddeld 70 ha in die Drakensberge.
Die digtheid van vaalribbokpopulasies wissel egter
van streek tot streek vanweë die aard van die habitat. In die
winter vanaf Julie tot vroeg Oktober kan die grootte van die
familiegroepe verander, maar gedurende die res van die
jaar bly dit konstant. Gedurende die somer is vaalribbokke
die hele dag aktief, hoewel hulle vanaf die middag tot sowat
15:00 sal rus. In die winter is hulle egter net in die middel
van die dag aktief wanneer dit warm is. Die vaalribbok is ’n
sierlike springer wat met gemak oor versperrings kan seil.
As waarskuwing flits hy die wit onderkant van sy stert terwyl
hy vlug om as rigtingwyser vir die ander vaalribbokke te dien
wat hom volg.
Die ooi word op ’n ouderdom van 18 tot 20 maande
geslagtelik volwasse. Paring in die Drakensberge vind vanaf
Maart tot Mei plaas en die ramme vertoon flehmen deur
voor kopulasie met hul voorbene teen die agterbene van
ooie in estrus te klop. Tydens paartyd vanaf Januarie tot
April is die territoriale ramme baie aggressief. Dragtigheid
duur 245 tot 261 dae en ’n enkele lam word tydens die warm
reënseisoen vanaf November tot Januarie gebore, met ’n
hoogtepunt in Oktober. In die Bontebok Nasionale Park
naby Swellendam word die meeste lammers egter in Augustus
gebore. Die lam word vir ’n ruk versteek. Die ooi het vier
tepels in die lies. Die meeste vrektes vind ná kwaai winters
plaas wanneer die gehalte van voedsel swak is. Afhangende
van die habitat se gehalte, kan die gemiddelde bevolking
teen tot 30 persent per jaar groei, maar rondloperhonde kan
groot skade onder ’n bevolking vaalribbokke aanrig.
Dieet en water
Vaalribbokke is hoofsaaklik blaarvreters maar vreet ook
soms gras, veral in die somer. Hulle benut meesal struike
en kruide wat nie hoër as 30 cm groei nie en wei laag op die
grond. Kruide se blare en blomme word by voorkeur benut,
maar gewoonlik nie pasgebrande veld nie. In die Bontebok
Nasionale Park vorm blare en kruide bykans 97 persent van
hul voedsel. Vanaf Junie tot Oktober eet hulle egter ook die
wortels, sade en blomme van sekere plante. Tydens die winter
wei die vaalribbok oor langer afstande as in die somer en
is bykans onafhanklik van water omdat hy water uit sappige
voedselplante verkry.
Bestuur en benutting
Die vaalribbok is nie ’n algemene wildsoort nie en vereis ’n
oop habitat van goeie kwaliteit. Oorbeweide of bosverdigte
veld moet eers gerehabiliteer word voordat vaalribbokke
daar gevestig word. Die aanbevole geslagsverhouding is
ses tot agt volwasse ooie per volwasse ram.
Vang en vervoer
Hierdie bok is moeilik om te vang, maar is al suksesvol chemies
met M99 ® (met asaperoon), Ketamien (met xylasien) of
met Zoletil ® gevang. ’n Ervare wildvanger moet gebruik word
en chemiese vangs moet deur ’n wildveearts self of onder
die toesig van ’n wildveearts gedoen word.
Vervoer volwasse ramme in enkelkratte en ooie saam
met hul lammers in ’n massakrat onder kalmering met ’n
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minimum vloerspasie van 0,7 m 2 per dier. Die enkelkrat moet
1,4 m lank x 40 cm wyd x 1,250 m hoog wees. Haloperidol
moet vir kalmering tydens vervoer op kort termyn gebruik
word, en perfenasien-enantaat op lang termyn, albei onder
toesig van ’n wildveearts.
Tydelike aanhouding
Volwasse ramme moet alleen in ’n hok gehou word, maar ’n
familiegroep kan saam aangehou word.
Belading
Gegrond op sy gewig, is ’n vaalribbok ekwivalent aan 0,19
Wild-eenhede, maar gegrond op dieet is hy ekwivalent aan
0,01 Grasvreter- en 0,18 Blaarvreter-eenhede.
Vleis en lewende handel
’n Vaalribbok se vleis is minder smaaklik as dié van ander
antilope. Die waarde van vaalribbokke lê in trofeejag,
toerisme en die verkoop van teelkuddes om hulle elders te
hervestig. Hierdie spesie is in 2004 vir die eerste keer op
veilings van lewende wild teen ’n geweegde, gemiddelde
prys van R4 333 per vaalribbok verkoop. In 2018 was die
geweegde, gemiddelde prys R11 075 per bok. Derhalwe
is die vaalribbok een van die min wildsoorte waarvan die
prys nie erg deur die huidige verswakking in die lewendewild-handel
geraak is nie. Hierdie prys toon egter ’n
verswakking van 6,5 persent teenoor 2017.
Trofeejag
Die vaalribbok is skaars en is ’n gesogte trofee. In die
2016/2017-jagseisoen is 19 vaalribbokke in Suid-Afrika
gejag. Horings wat gelyk is aan die oorlengte, is sowat 6,5
tot 7,0" (16,51 tot 17,78 cm) lank. Wanneer die horing sowat
2,5 cm langer as die oor is, sal dit sowat 7,5" (19 cm) lank
wees en is dit van trofeegehalte. Die langste horings wat
bekend is, is naby Riversdal in die Wes-Kaap versamel.
Onlangse beste trofeë sluit die volgende in:
Rowland Ward: 11,875" (30,183 cm)
Safari Club International: 27,125 punte
Suid-Afrikaanse meetmetode: 11,875" (30,163 cm)
Geselekteerde bronne
Avenant, N. 2013. Pelea capreolus Grey Rhebok. In: Kingdon,
J.S. & Hoffmann, M. (reds), The mammals of Africa,
Volume VI: Pigs, hippopotamuses, chevrotain, giraffes,
deer and bovids. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Bothma, J. du P. & Du Toit, J.G. (reds) 2016. Game ranch
management, sesde uitgawe. Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Burroughs, R.E.J. 1993. Chemical capture of antelope. In:
McKenzie A.A. (red), The capture and care manual. Pretoria:
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THE GHOST
IN THE DARKNESS
Laurence Jennings
The snap of a twig brought me back from my dream. I was a bit confused at first as the
direction of the sound was wrong. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and all my senses
went into overdrive as I tried to figure out where the sound had come from. Evan leaned
towards me and whispered so softly that I almost missed it, “Get ready, he’s coming!” The
ice-cold night air had numbed me from my neck down, and sitting in one position for over four
hours did not help either. I listened carefully for another sound from the ghost that was lurking
just beyond the blind. In the complete darkness, the “silence” felt even quieter.
The branches of the wattle trees above blocked out
even the slightest starlight. Everything was perfect –
the wind blew from the right direction and we specifically
picked the darkest part of the moon cycle when the
moon would not rise. We knew this ghost was old and very
clever and would not be fooled easily. He also knew this
fortress of his like no one else. Every tree and every rock he
knew intimately, as he had been wandering over the area
for years. The best and fastest escape routes were imprinted
on his mind. If anything was amiss, he would disappear
effortlessly, changing his routine and area for the umpteenth
time in his life. We had tonight to make this work as the wind
would be wrong the following day.
The week before the hunt I was stuck in traffic and decided
to check on the weather for the following week. When
I opened the YR weather app, my heart sank as I saw the
forecast – rain, rain and more rain. I had been planning this
hunt with Evan Couzens of Umziki Hunting Safaris for over
The author with the massive bushpig

a year. This hunting outfit is situated in the small town of
Nottingham Road in KwaZulu-Natal, but Evan hunts all over
South Africa. I booked these specific dates because there
would be a dark moon and it would almost be the end of the
season. I therefore did not expect rain to be a factor, hoping
that the dry weather would result in food sources being
concentrated. But as I quickly learned, the weather patterns
in this amazing area change hourly, not daily.
A few days later, I left a cold and clear Johannesburg,
heading east towards KwaZulu-Natal and my destination,
the magical Midlands. This area had grown on me over the
last few years and I fell in love with it. I went to the Midlands
for three specific reasons: bushpig, bushbuck and common
reedbuck. I had never hunted bushpig over bait before and
from what I had heard and read about it, it seemed like an
amazing challenge. This was the poor man’s leopard hunt,
I was told. I was hoping for a massive boar. The photos
that Evan had been sending me of a boar that was visiting
the bait frequently had my pulse racing. He had massive
shoulders and a great pair of facial warts. But this boar had
been around the block and about a week before my arrival,
he stopped visiting the bait.
Potamochoerus larvatus, or “bushpig” to the man in the
street, is a member of the pig family. These animals live in
forests, woodlands, riverine vegetation and reed beds in
East and Southern Africa and are very adaptable. Bushpigs
are mainly nocturnal and there are several subspecies.
With a shoulder height of 66 to 100 cm, adult bushpigs
can weigh from 55 to 150 kg. Males are normally larger
than females. They resemble the domestic pig and can be
identified by their blunt, muscular snouts, small eyes and
pointy, tufted ears. Their colour varies from reddish-brown
to dark brown and even black. Bushpigs occurring in the
Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are more blackish than
their cousins in the northern part of South Africa, where they
tend to be more reddish-brown than black.
Both males and females have a lighter-coloured mane
that bristles when they become agitated. The upper parts of
the face and ears are also lighter in colour. Their sharp tusks
are short and inconspicuous. Unlike warthogs, bushpigs run
with their tails down.
Being quite social animals, bushpigs are found in sounders
of up to 12 members. A group will comprise of a dominant
male and a dominant female, as well as other females
and juveniles.
They are omnivorous and their diet may include roots,
crops and carrion. They grunt softly while foraging, as
I would soon find out first-hand. They are a significant
nuisance in the agricultural regions of South Africa and are
hunted extensively. However, the population of bushpigs in
the agricultural areas continues to increase despite hunting
efforts. This is due to the largely inaccessible terrain, abundance
of food, lack of predators, and their ability to adapt to
hunting methods.
I reached the Midlands just before lunch on the Thursday
and met up with Evan at the hunting lodge. I quickly
unpacked and got settled in. Having a cup of coffee, we sat
around the kitchen table to discuss the strategy for the hunt.
We had a lot to do and the weather wasn’t playing along
in this movie. It was cold and rainy and the perfect day to
spend reading in front of a roaring fire. But luckily, as Evan
put it, “at least the wind isn’t blowing, Mr Jennings”. “Pigs
don’t mind the cold and rain, but they do not like wind. If
that changes we are in for it,” he explained. I was in luck
because Evan revealed that, after a week of absence, the
boar had started hitting the bait again. It was now or never
and with the bad weather rolling in, we had a window of one
night before the wind would change and the blind would be
out of position.
The plan was to visit the bait just after lunch to put down
some more feed and check the cameras for any activity.
I wanted to check the set-up and see whether I would be
comfortable so that we could make any necessary adjustments
right then and not when we started hunting. We
wanted to be in and out as quickly as possible and leave the
minimum “human” traces behind. Reaching the bait, we saw
that it had been destroyed; there was nothing left – another
good sign! The fortunate thing about baiting pigs is that they
tend to stick to a certain time when they start feeding. This
allows one to plan accordingly and not sit for hours, running
the risk of spooking them. Our sounder of pigs came in between
18:30 and 19:30. The previous night they were at the
bait by 19:30 and spent quite a while there. Evan checked
the lights and I checked my position in the blind and the
shooting lane; everything was perfect. By then it was 14:00
and we wanted to be in the blind by 17:30, so we left the
bait and headed back to the lodge.
That afternoon was one of the longest of my life. I
could not sit still as I was overflowing with excitement. We
checked my rifle and it was all systems go for that night. I
was using my trusty Remington Model 700, chambered in
.30-06 Springfield. I have hunted a lot with this rifle and its
performance amazes me every time. The rifle is fitted with
a Steiner Ranger 4-16x56mm riflescope with a 30mm tube
and 4A-I illuminated reticle. This reticle would be a great aid
for my intended night hunting. In addition to this, I added
ballistic controls to the turrets. This helped me a lot with
distance shooting, and after testing the set-up on the range,
I was confident in its capability to about 400 m. The preferred
bullet choice for my .30-06 was a 165 gr bullet leaving
the barrel at 2 750 feet per second (fps). This combination
promised exceptional groups up to 200 m and I really had
confidence in this round and rifle set-up.
Finally, the time came to set out on the hunt. The wind
had picked up a bit and it was cold and misty. We were in
the blind by 17:15 and then the wait started ...
I stared with intense concentration at the bait I couldn’t
see. The pigs were eating by then and the noises they made
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View of the bait after the pigs had eaten
View of the blind from the bait
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New bait under the red light

Sitting in the blind just before dark, waiting
for the ghost
The big old boar was
dropped in his tracks
with a single shot from
the .30-06.
sounded inhuman. Evan
started to turn on the
red light, which at first
was only a small red dot
above the bait. Very
slowly he adjusted the
strength, upon which
the backs of the feeding
pigs came into view. I
switched on the illuminated
reticle on my Steiner
Ranger just in time to
see the pigs being
illuminated by the red
light. “He’s on the right,”
Evan whispered. At that
the boar turned around
and almost walked out of
the light.
Everything seemed
to freeze and the
seconds ticked by
slowly ... A hundred
questions milled through
The Steiner Ranger and my trusty .30-06,
ready for action
my head. Did he hear or smell us? Would he come back?
Then, slowly, the females started eating again and the boar
returned. He was facing me directly onwards and I decided
to try for a shot. Although not my preferred angle, the
crosshairs settled between his eyes and I adjusted my aim a
little for the shot.
I took in the slack of the trigger and the rifle kicked back
into my shoulder. Then all hell broke loose and I lost sight of
the boar. As everything went quiet, Evan slapped me on the
back. “Well done buddy! You got him!” I was not sure whether
the pig was down, but Evan got up. As I stood up, I could
see the boar kicking right where he had been standing. I
had dropped him in his tracks.
Walking up to the beast of a bushpig, I was lost for
words. He was truly massive! He was also ugly and beautiful
at the same time. We stood in silence for a few minutes,
taking in the moment. A lot of hard work and preparation had
gone into this hunt, but oh boy, it was worth it!
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BULLET TALK
Compiled by Stefan Fouché
Contributions to Bullet Talk are welcome. Please send pictures of
your trophy animal and recovered bullet to stefan@wildlifehunt.co.za
RIAAN JANSE VAN RENSBURG het hierdie blouwildebeeskoei met ’n Winchester Mod 70-geweer
in .338 Win Mag-kaliber gejag. Hy het handgelaaide ammunisie gebruik, naamlik ’n 250 gr-koeël.
Die skoot het laag op die regterblad getref en die koeël is onder die vel aan die oorkant gevind. Die
skietafstand was 80 m en die bok het ná die skoot minder as 40 tree gevorder voor hy inmekaargesak
het. Die koeël het in ’n reguit lyn gepenetreer en 100% van sy oorspronklike gewig behou.
BRYAN BETTON hunted
this gemsbok close to
Windhoek in central
Namibia. He used a Tikka
T3 rifle in .300 WSM,
shooting handloaded
ammunition – 180 gr Swift
A-Frame at 2 850 feet per
second. The shooting
distance was 150 m and
shot placement was on the
shoulder, with the animal
standing broadside. The
bullet, which penetrated
through the vitals, was
found underneath the
skin on the opposite side,
retaining 77 gr or 42,3% of
its original weight.
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suksesvolle jagtog?
Stefan Fouché
Jaco Zeeman, ’n toegewyde lid van die Big Bore Association of Southern Africa (BASA) vir baie jare en
’n goeie vriend en bydraer van WILD & JAG-tydskrif, het op ’n keer vir ons ’n storie genaamd “Ek het
gejag maar nie geskiet nie” gestuur wat in die November 2018-uitgawe verskyn het. Dit het daaroor
gegaan dat hy ’n jag meegemaak het, maar nooit self iets geskiet het soos sy dogter en skoonseun nie.
Tog was dit vir hom ’n wonderlike jag, een wat hy lank gaan onthou. Dit het my op die gedagte gebring
om ná ’n onlangse vaalribbokjag in die Wes-Kaap ’n soortgelyke artikel te skryf. Hiermee dan my storie ...
My Vat Die Spoor-kollega en goeie vriend, Hancke
Hudson, het my saamgenooi Kaap toe om ’n praatjie
oor dubbelloopgewere daar aan te bied. Met dié het
ons dinge beplan om sommer ook ’n draai te gaan maak op
’n plaas waar daar nog ongerepte Kaapse berge en vlaktes
is – 14 000 ha waar takbokke, vaalribbokke en springbokke
’n veer voel vir ’n kleinveeheining en vrylik rondbeweeg.
Daar is ook geen geriewe soos behuising, lopende water of
spoeltoilette nie; net ’n bloekomplantasietjie wat so ’n bietjie
skuiling teen die ergste son en wind bied.
Vaalseun Enslin (of soos sy pelle hom noem, Valie) het
my genooi om op sy vriend se plaas na een van ons land se
moeilikste bokkies om te jag, die vaalribbok, te kom soek.
Die plaas is tussen De Doorns en Montagu in die Wes-Kaap
geleë. Die besluit is dan ook gemaak om ons rugsakke te
vat wat die laaste ruk altyd gepak en gereed staan, asook
ons lekker ligte stapjaggewere – ek met my Nosler M48 in ’n
6,5x284 en Hancke met sy Weatherby in ’n .270 Weatherby.
Beide gewere skiet Nosler AccuBond-koeëls, Hancke s’n
net ’n rapsie vinniger as myne.
Ons was douvoordag weg uit die Kaap om so teen
11 vm op die plaas aan te kom en ’n bietjie verkenningswerk
te doen. Dis ’n massiewe stuk aarde en met niemand op
die plaas nie, was daar geen kortpaaie om uit te vis waar
die bokke hul bevind nie; ons moes dit self doen. Met die
nodige eet- en drinkgoed en skoon water agter op Valie se
Hilux, het ons by die bloekombome parkeer en begin kamp
opslaan. Met die inry by die plaas is ons verby ’n troppie
vaalribbokke wat uit vier ooitjies en ’n ram bestaan het. Die
ramme se horinglengte en -dikte was bitter moeilik om akkuraat
te bepaal vanweë die feit dat hulle so ver staan. Hierdie
bokke het ongelooflike goeie sig en maak hul gewoonlik uit
die voete voor mens nader as 500 m van hulle af kan kom.
Teen middagete was ons kamp opgeslaan en is ons
uit om die eerste reeks berge aan te vat. Die plaas het
drie bergreekse wat daardeur loop. Van die een piek tot
die volgende reeks se piek wissel dit van 900 m tot 2 km.
Dié reeks loop regdeur die plaas en is in sommige areas
tot 14 km wyd. Met Valie wat die skietstokke en Hancke
se geweer op sy rug dra, Hancke met die kamera en ek
met my rugsak en geweer, het die strawwe klim begin. Ná
etlike blaaskanse het ons die bokant van die berg bereik
waar ’n asemrowende uitsig ons begroet het – ’n mens kan
kilometers en kilometers vêr sien. Valie het intussen begin
kyk of hy nie bokke gewaar nie maar die twee Transvalers
was nog te besig om die prentjiemooi uitsig in te neem. Ná
’n halfuur se soek het die area egter niks opgelewer nie en
met die son wat weswaarts begin duik, het ons besluit om
in die volgende vallei af te sak met die hoop om iets te sien.
Ons het klein spikkels op die horison gewaar en die Leica
het verklap dat dit meer as 1 km vêr was. Ons het gaan
platlê en deur die 18x-vergroting van Hancke se VX6-tele-
Die grootsheid van die area waar ons
gejag het, is iets wat jy nie kan beskryf nie.
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Hancke met die kamera in die hand en die wye
oop gebied onder ons – tipiese vaalribbokterrein
Hancke lê aan oor die skrywer se rugsak, wat as ’n
dooierus gebruik word. Hier kyk die jagters na vaalribbokke
wat op die rand van die oorkantste berg wei en
probeer bepaal of daar ’n geskikte ram onder hulle is.
skoop die bokkies bespied wat nog steeds bitter klein deur
die Leupold gelyk het. Valie het ons egter daarop gewys dat
dit naby die grensdraad was en ons het saam besluit dat dit
wyser sou wees om terug kamp toe te beur.
Dag twee het ná ’n heerlike aand om die kampvuur
aangebreek. Lekker braaivleis en nóg lekkerder jagstories
het die manne laat uit die tente gehou. Vroegoggend het
die geroep van die jakkalse en fisante egter gesorg dat die
Seer voete ná ’n baie lang dag se bergklim en loop
verdien darem ’n koue goue!
Sonop die tweede oggend van ons jag. Dit bly
darem lekker om so dan en wan sonder fênsie
akkommodasie en geriewe te jag.
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ketel kook voor die son sy eerste strale van die oostekant
af kon wys. Vandag sou ons die middelste berg aanpak,
wat ook die hoogste punt op die plaas was. Dit het sowat
90 minute geduur om die 3 km opdraand uit te klim en ons
harde werk en sweet is weer eens met nog ’n asemrowende
uitsig beloon. Na die ooste toe kon mens maklik 100 km vêr
sien en ek het geweet dat hoewel daar geen manier was om
dit te meet of te bevestig nie, dit ’n prentjie was wat ek nie
sommer gou sou vergeet nie. Op pad boontoe het ons twee
klipspringers gewaar en waar ons nou op die piek gestaan
het, kon ons hulle sowat 200 m voor ons met die hang af
sien lê. Valie en Hancke het ’n troppie vaalribbokke bespied
en die afstand het deur die Leica se lense teruggekom as
oor die 800 m. Hoewel die wind, wat nou al sterkerig gewaai
het, in ons guns was, het die bokkies ons gewaar en dadelik
laat spaander.
Dit was die eerste van drie troppe wat ons op die tweede
dag sou sien, maar ons kon nie een keer binne skietafstand
kom nie. Moeg en gedaan, was ons teen sononder terug
by die kamp en almal was dit eens – hoewel ons nog geen
skoot kon inkry nie, het ons bitter lekker gejag, gesweet en
gesels.
Die volgende oggend was die laaste kans wat ons gehad
het om ’n vaalribbok plat te trek. Met die mooi groot ou
ram wat op 600 m weer sy wit krulstertjie vir ons gewys het,
is ek egter stert tussen die bene terug kamp toe sonder my
bok. Dit was wel hier waar ek besef het dat ek hierdie storie
wou vertel, nes Jaco Zeeman syne vertel het.
Die storie is dus eenvoudig: Daar hoef nie altyd ’n
trofeefoto of ’n yskas vol vleis te wees om ’n suksesvolle
jag te verseker nie. Hierdie jag was uiters suksesvol. Goeie
vriendskapsbande oor jare se saamjag en -sweet is versterk
en ons het kennis oor ’n nuwe deel van ons pragtige,
diverse land opgebou. ’n Jagtog soos dié kos baie geld
en neem baie tyd op ’n mens se skedule in beslag. In die
gejaagde samelewing van vandag is mens dus soms geneig
om te voel dat dit ’n mislukking was net omdat daar nie ’n
bok geval het nie. Dit kan egter nie verder van die waarheid
wees nie. Die ware vreugde en genietinge van hierdie jag
het vir sommige in die samesyn gelê en vir ander weer in
die alleenwees. Moenie ’n fout maak nie; dis vir ons almal
lekker om sukses te behaal. Moet net nie die ander suksesverhale
miskyk net om dat jy die kersie op die spreekwoordelike
koek gemis het nie.
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om jou op hoogte te hou van komponentkoste en uitgawes
per rondte. Dit het ’n lekker groot stoorsilosilinder en – baie
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Bushnell Core Dual Sensor (DS)
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neem blitsvinnig foto’s wat enige tyd van die dag of
nag duidelike beelde verseker. Dieselfde geld natuurlik
ook vir die video’s en dis alles aan die 30 MPkamera
te danke. Danksy die goeie kwaliteit van die
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voor die batterye vervang hoef te word. Die DS beskik
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kan word. Dis baie handig, want jy kan sommer
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en/of ander besluite maak volgens jou behoeftes.
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Die jaggeselskap by ’n
kremetartboom op die
plaas
Gary du Preez met sy
eerste rooibok met
die boog geskiet
Louis Oosthuizen loer nuuskierig
uit die boogskuiling. Hy het ook die
naweek vir die fotografie gesorg.
Charl vat ’n trop elande
se spoor sodat die man
van Portugal kan gaan
spog.
Eerste maar
nog lank nie
die laaste nie
Charl Bezuidenhout
Elke jagter het mos ’n gunstelingjagverhaal of
twee om te vertel en daardie een jagtog wat
soos ’n kremetart in ’n vaal mopanieveld in
Augustusmaand uitstaan.
Die manne vat ’n blaaskans en ’n
interessante ding of twee word uitgewys.
Die eerste naweek in Junie, net so ’n bietjie meer as
’n katspoegie anderkant Louis Trichardt, het daar ’n
hele paar wonderlike dinge met ’n klomp wonderlike
mense gebeur, en ’n hele paar stories het so ontstaan.
Oudkollega, boesemvriend en jagmaat, Hugo, kontak
my laas jaar juis terwyl ek besig is om die seisoen se laaste
rugstringe af te haal. Hugo se twee grootste passies, naas
sy Skepper en familie, is jag en sy werknemers, en hy noem
dat hy graag die manne van Langebaan af vir ’n lekker
bosveldjag wil opvlieg. Hy wou nog weer asemhaal vir die
tweede sin toe ek opgewonde antwoord: “Daar is net één
plek. Ontspan, ek sal alles reël!”
’n “Groen” groepie is gestig en dis toe bevestig dat 90
persent van die manne nog nie die voorreg gesmaak het
van ’n veld-wangroompie, lewer en yskoue bier nie. Die
opwinding het geleidelik gestyg en die tyd het gevlieg. Toe
ons ons kom kry, sit hulle op die vliegtuig en ons gaan verwelkom
die span by OR Tambo. Rui het uit Portugal ook by
ons aangesluit.
Van daar af wikkel ons plaas toe, wat bykans vyf uur se
ry is, maar ek is seker as jy al stil geword het in die mopanieveld,
is ’n vyf uur lange trippie lag-lag ’n beter opsie as vyf
minute by die skoonfamilie ... (Ek moet egter byvoeg dat my
skoonfamilie eintlik heel beleefd is!)
En daar arriveer ons by die gasvrye Bothas van Bullets
and Arrows Safaris – ’n plek en mense wat my baie na aan
die hart lê. Alles is spesiaal ... Dis die reuk, die rustigheid, die
samekoms by die plaas se hek, daardie eerste bier wat die
lang rit en veilige aankoms vier. Dis die inneem van ons Skepper
se mooiste kunswerk. Dis amper soos daardie gevoel
wat vegetariërs kry as hulle by ’n kwekery instap ... net beter!
Die verwelkoming by die kamp is soos altyd iets besonders.
Die personeel help afpak en dis net grappies en
sakkies vol opwinding! Reëls, kepse en hemde is uitgedeel
en natuurlik ook ’n glas wat met sy eie terme en voorwaardes
kom. As jy hom breek, raak jy “bleek”.
Die skietbaan is nederig aangedurf en selfs die manne
met die snare het ook bewys dat Robin Hood eintlik net ’n
“movie” is en dat maande se oefening ’n mens in staat stel
om selfs ’n appelkoos van William Tell se kop af te wiks.
Afgesien van vriend Hugo en sy pa, oom Zeca, was die res
van die geweer- en boogjagters nog maagd van aard as dit
kom by jag. Dit was nietemin indrukwekkend om te sien hoe
voorbereid en geoefen die manne was. Vir ’n beroepsjagter
is dit altyd gerusstellend vir die gemoed, want kwesbok soek
op 5 000 ha is nie aldag lekker nie, behalwe natuurlik vir die
destydse Nimrod uit Genesis se tyd – hy was glo nie bang
vir loop nie.
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Gary du Preez maak vas met sy
tweede rooibok.Louis, oftewel “Dimitri”, geniet ’n
koppie boeretroos met
sy vinger op die
knoppie.
Jose Laranja was bitter trots op
die pragtige ram!
Die dankbaarheid, trots en emosie wat Rico Griffin
gewys het met sy eerste bok het ’n hartsnaar geraak.
Met elke man se selfvertroue soos ’n veer in sy hoed,
is dit nou daardie tyd van die dag wat die armsalige son
ons onder sy winterlaken se rooi en geel gloed groet. Die
bosveldhoutjies wat so perfek deurmekaargepak is, begin
knetter asof dit weet dit het iets met ’n mens se siel in
gemeen.
Kyk, die eerste aand op toer is gewoonlik die grootste
kuier en dis ’n alombekende tendens dat die manne tot
taamlik vroegoggend die fles vat. Maar dié keer was dit
anders; daar is lekker gekuier en die jagters het nie te laat
loop inkruip nie, want jy is 2 000 km weg van die huis in ’n
natuurskoon wat jy nie ken nie en jy gaan môre jou eerste
bok skiet. Wie weet wat op jou wag? ’n Mens kon nie help
om die “duidelikheid” in die atmosfeer te voel nie – dit was
duidelik dat die manne wou kom jag, want “party” kan ’n
mens mos by die huis ook doen!
’n Paar belangrike punte is vir oulaas bespreek en leiding,
saam met ’n wenk of twee oor skootplasing, wapenveiligheid
en etiese beginsels, is soos fyngesnyde biltong
uitgedeel.
“Nag ou grote, ek sien baie uit na môre,” sê Wihann toe
hy bukkend staan en sy kieliebakke warm vryf met sy rug
na die vuur. Kort op sy hakke is die res van die opgewonde
“troeptrop”.
Toe ek die volgende môre net so skuins voor sonop die
kamp binnekom, lyk dit soos ’n toneel uit die rolprent Boetie
Gaan Border Toe. Maggies mens, selfs die leë koffiebekers
staan nog stomend in ’n ry en almal is reg om te vertrek. Die
jaggeselskap is agt man sterk, waarvan vier boogjagters is
en die res geweerjagters.
Die jaggroepie het elkeen ’n knaagpakkie ingepak,
asook genoeg rondtes en pyle. Nes die manne so op die
bakkies klim, ontwaak die son. Sy voorkop op die bosveldhorison
verf vir ons die mooiste skildery en dié keer maak
Louis ’n opmerking wat almal laat glimlag: “Imagine Mona
Lisa kon dit nou sien.”
Ons trek weg terwyl die manne hul ore toemaak. Die
boogjagters word snoesig in die skuilings uitgeplaas met ’n
fles moerkoffie wat ’n nostalgiese reuk agterlaat. Ek en van
die gidse is die veld in saam met die res van die jagters nog
voor die klikbek-kwêvoëls amok kan saai.
Met dié wat ek voor Wihann stap, wat verbasend rustig
is vir sy eerste jag, loop ek sowaar in ’n botterspinnekop se
“kiepnet” vas. Kyk, as so iets met jou gebeur, verander jy
mos onwillekeurig in ’n ninja. Ek kon maar net saamlag! Maar
die einste dou op daardie spinnerak was nog nie droog nie
toe hoor ons Gary het sy eerste bok met die boog platgetrek.
Kort op sy hakke aan die ander kant van die plaas
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Die senuwees het eers erg geknaag maar Wihan
het met baie geduld, bekruip en deursettingsvermoë
hierdie pragram op 40 m afgehaal.
Selfs die dames was avontuurlustig! Corné Oliveira
sit 6 m hoog op in ’n kremetart.
maak Jose vas met sy eerste bok met sy boog en net daarna
kry ek die skietstokke gereed vir Wihann se eerste bok.
Dis ook nie lank nie of ek hoor die radio op my heup
vertel van Hugo wat ’n blouwildebees met die boog geskiet
het. Die res van die manne het lekker gestap en almal se
terugvoer ná die eerste dag was iets besonders!
Laatmiddag is almal uit die veld en daar word toe ’n
spesiale seremonie gehou. Van die manne was heel gewillig
en wou eintlik maar net so gou moontlik hul bok se lewer eet
en dit oorkry. Daardie aand het almal weer lekker gekuier
en noemname is uitgedeel. Wihann is “Wihanda” gedoop en
Louis se mussie van wasbeerpels het aan hom die Russiese
bynaam van “Dimitri Kalinshkinoff” besorg. Ons is ook geleer
om die man van Portugal se naam uit te spreek. Hoewel
mens dit “Rui” spel, raai vriend Hugo aan ons moet die
volgende net baie vinnig sê: “Gooi hie.” Ek weet, dit het ons
ook ’n ruk gevat! Corne was ook redelik boos toe sy hoor
dat ’n mens in Portugal haar naam as “Cornê-ê-ê” uitspreek
– amper soos ’n skaap se blêr! Nietemin, ons maagspiere
was gedaan van al die lag. Ná al die lekker eet en lag is
almal kooi toe. Die volgende dag word ons toe letterlik op
die hande gedra deur die plaas se personeel wat vir ons ’n
bosveld-brunch teen die hang van ’n boskruin voorsit. Dit
was werklik spesiaal, veral vir die manne wat vir die eerste
keer in die bosveld gekom het! Die dag het weer uiters goed
afgeloop en die natuur was ons goedgesind. Jose (Jalapeno)
skiet sy eerste bok met pyl en boog en Louis trek ook
sy eerste bok plat. Louis het natuurlik die prys vir die mees
unieke bok gewen met sy rooibok waarvan die een horingpunt
soos ’n wysvinger na die ander een wys.
Ná twee dae se harde werk en genoeg stap, het Rico
steeds nie sy bok nie. Op die laaste jagdag neem ek hom
die veld in en met geduld, die regte wind en natuurlik
genade van Bo, slaag hy daarin om die perfekte skoot op
’n rooibokram te plaas. Later die middag oes Rico sommer
nog ’n rooibok, maar dié keer heelwat groter.
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Danksy ’n plaas wat goed bestuur word deur die eienaar
self, is die personeel uiters bevoeg en vriendelik, die wild
is volop, logistieke reëlings is in plek en die diere in puik
kondisie. Van die 12 rooibokramme wat geskiet is, het vyf
bo 40 kg uitgeslag. Daar was ook net drie ramme wat onder
21" gemeet het.
Om by Bullets and Arrows te jag is net ’n plesier, veral as
jou vriend/kliënt sy werknemers bring en almal slaag daarin
om lekker te jag en ervaar boonop die voorreg om só kos op
die tafel te sit.
Daar is vir my as jagter niks lekkerder as om iemand
aan jag bloot te stel om die regte redes nie, en dan ook by
te wees wanneer hulle die kans kry om hul eerste bok te
skiet. Sonder om op tone te trap, wil ek graag my beskeie
mening lug rakende ’n jagter se eerste bok. Daar is talle
tradisies as dit by verskillende lande en kulture kom. Ek het
egter nuuskierig geraak oor waar die Suid-Afrikaners se
tradisie van bloed aan die wang en lewer eet vandaan kom.
My navorsing was onsuksesvol en ek maak toe kontak met
my mentor, die uwe Kobus Schoeman. Sy naam alleen is
ikonies. Die tradisie waarmee ons almal grootgeword het,
het maar soos ’n kakiebos opgespring en mens kan vir ure
om ’n vuur sit en redeneer of dit reg of verkeerd is. Maar wat
daardie gawe oom Kobus wel noem, en ek stem volkome
met hom saam, is dat mens die nuwe jagter eers moet leer
wat dit werklik beteken om ’n dier se lewe te neem. As mens
nie die lewe respekteer wat jy neem nie, behoort jy dit glad
nie te doen nie. Gee die nuwe jagter geleentheid om die dier
van naby te bekyk, aan hom te vat en hom respek te betoon
– en natuurlik om innig dankbaar te wees. Elke jagter
behoort dit eintlik te doen, hetsy dit sy eerste of honderdste
dier is. Ons kan gerus gaan leer by die Boesmans, oftewel
die San. As ’n mens in ag neem hoe lank hulle al jag, word
daar deeglik gedank vir die lewe wat geneem word.
Wel, op dié jaguitstappie saam met die klomp manne
wat ek voorheen glad nie geken het nie, kan ek met alle eerlikheid
sê dat jagetiket by almal tweede natuur is. Ek moet
ook bysê dis die nederigste manne met die grootste respek
vir die diere wat hulle jag wat ek en my liewe vrou nog ooit
teengekom het. Dit kon mens sommer al die eerste aand
waarneem toe die “truth juice” sy verskyning begin maak.
Verder het hulle ook te alle tye respek vir mekaar en die
natuur betoon. Hierdie naweek saam met die groep gawe
mense was die hoogtepunt van al die jare wat ek al jag!
Die suipkrip by die ribbokskuiling
(Foto: Louis Oosthuizen)
Hugo Oliveira en sy seun Miguel by ’n pragtige
blouwildebeesbul wat met ’n boog gejag is
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SWARTWITPENS
JAGTERSVERENIGING
Vincent Harris
2018
September 2018 was Swartwitpens
Jagtersvereniging (SWPJV) se 10 de
bestaansjaar. Dié mylpaal is saam met die
Konfederasie van Jagtersverenigings van
Suid-Afrika (CHASA) gevier deur CHASA
se September-raadsvergadering en prysuitdeling
aan te bied.
Met lang ure en laat nagte se werk
om al die reëlings vir hierdie besonderse
dag te tref, was die glimlagte en gesellige
samesyn van medejagters, sportskuts
en verenigings wat dié spoggeleentheid
bygewoon het, oorgenoeg beloning.
Ek kan met trots die SWPJV-embleem
op my bors dra met die wete dat ek deel is
van ’n uitsonderlike groep mense. Dankie
aan ’n ieder en ’n elk wat die vereniging
opgebou het tot waar dit vandag is.
2019
Met die begin van ’n nuwe jaar en nuwe
uitdagings, het SWPJV besluit om te wys
dat dit vir jagters nie net oor skiet en vleis
gaan nie. Met die hulp van een van ons
lede, Christo Crous van Spore K9, is twee
honde aan ’n organisasie geskenk wat
wildstropery beveg. Ons is opreg dankbaar
vir hierdie skenking en glo dit maak ’n groot
verskil om saam te werk. Ons hoop dit laat
mense besef dat jagters ook bewaarders is.
In die sportskietafdeling was 2019 ’n
goeie jaar vir SWPJV. Ons topdameskut,
Simone Smidt, het landwyd 3 de geëindig in
die grendelaksie- .22 Randslag-klas vir die
skietjaar 1 Augustus 2018–31 Julie 2019.
Baie geluk Simone! Jou harde werk en
oefening het vir seker vrugte afgewerp.
SWPJV het op 8 September 2019 ’n
baanoffisierskursus vir handwapenskiet
aangebied wat deur verskeie verenigings
en takke bygewoon is. Dit was ’n groot
sukses en ons wil elke lid bedank wat dié
dag moontlik gemaak het. Daar is baie oor
tegniek en daaglikse handwapengebruik
geleer. Ons hartlike dank ook aan William
Smale (Sportskietkomitee-voorsitter en
ondervoorsitter van CHASA) en Patrick
Stephenson (voorsitter van Amatola Hunters
& Conservation Association) vir die
tyd wat hulle afgestaan het en kennis wat
hulle gedeel het om hierdie dag ’n sukses
te maak.
Wat opleiding betref, bied SWPJV
verskeie CHASA-kursusse aan sy lede.
Buiten die kursusse om Toegewyde Jagteren
Toegewyde Sportskiet-status te verwerf,
bied ons ook trofeemeet- en baanoffisierskursusse
aan. Verder is daar ’n herlaaikursus
vir beginners, asook een oor gevorderde
herlaai vir die ervare herlaaimanne. As
komitee is ons altyd bereid om te help waar
ons kan.
SWPJV hou elke eerste Donderdag
van die maand om 19:30 ’n vergadering in
Springs. Enigiemand is welkom om dit by
te woon en nader met ons kennis te maak.
Verder bied ons ook die eerste Saterdag
van elke maand ’n skietdag by die Blesbok-skietbaan
in Springs aan. Skietoefeninge
sluit Randslag-, Senterslag-, handwapen-
en semi-outomatiese gewere in.
Vir verdere inligting skakel gerus vir
Vincent Harris by 083 740 2378 ná ure.
SWPJV-dagbestuur tydens die
raadsvergadering
Handwapenskietkursus, 2019
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Hennie van der Walt
The Klein Kariba Holiday Resort outside Bela-Bela in Limpopo Province welcomed members of PHASA
(Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa) early in November 2019 for the second consecutive
year for their 41 st Convention and AGM.
On the first of two days, positive international
feedback was given by representatives of Safari
Club International (Laird Hamberlin, SCI CEO)
and John J Jackson III of Conservation Force. Discussion
groups focused on subjects such as CITES (Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora) and the importance of research; DEFF (department
of environment, forestry and fisheries) hunting statistics for
2019; the implication of the Game Meat Regulations; the role
that hunting plays in tourism; is the client king?; alternative
marketing methods; and feedback from Hawasa (Hunting and
Wildlife Associations of SA).
What transpired from these sessions was, first of all, the
importance of an association like PHASA being actively
involved in many different forums on behalf of its members,
informing and participating in decision-making, as well as
supporting the conservation and ecologically sustainable
development and use of natural resources for the benefit
of current and future generations through the promotion of
legal hunting.
On day two, the PHASA Conservation & Empowerment
Fund held their AGM and presented their annual report to
members, highlighting cases where they had given back to
communities and research through the four components of
their fund (conservation, research, empowerment and social
responsibility). The fund generates income through voluntary
conservation contributions from clients hunting with PHASA
members, as well as through donations from various sources,
including PHASA members, international and local affiliates,
and corporate sponsors. Since its inception, the fund has
raised more than R18 million for worthy projects.
During the AGM, donations were made from the stage to
worthy charities, including the Abraham Kriel Orphanage,
Kuierkidz (school for mentally handicapped children) and
HelpJag (feeds 8 000 children daily). Over and above this,
donations were made throughout the year and assistance
was given to the following: Exodus Home for the elderly; Amy
Bell Foundation in the Eastern Cape; PH FC Prinsloo, who
was wounded by a buffalo (covering his medical costs); and
Suley Pieterse, an eight-year-old girl with one blind eye and
only 5% sight in the other. Furthermore, several loads of feed
were sent to farmers in the drought-stricken Northern Cape.
When speaking to Dries van Coller, PHASA president,
he said the flagship of the association’s Conservation &
Empowerment Fund is their Conservation and Research
Fund (CRF) – they have identified that research is the key
going forward to justify PHASA’s position at institutions such
as CITES, where decisions are made about South Africa’s
future. According to Dries, South Africa will have difficulty
proving the way forward without science and valid research.
With a theme like “Thinking Out of the Box”, PHASA
wanted to find solutions facing the industry, not only locally
but also internationally, Dries explained. Looking back over
the past two years, PHASA has gone through a difficult
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time, but “you do not become the captain
of your own ship if you cruise around
the harbour”, Dries said. “Rough seas
and a steady team have really made a
difference, and looking back, PHASA is
definitely going forward.”
According to Dries, there were no
contentious issues during the AGM, as
they had addressed all internal issues over
the last two years. Furthermore, they are
dealing and have very good relationships
with the various South African government
departments. For the first time in many
years, the AGM concluded its business
before the lunch break.
SCI CEO Laird Hamberlin thanked
PHASA and all those present at the AGM
for the hospitality shown to him during his
first PHASA Convention. He expressed
the hope to see each and every one at the 2020 SCI Convention in Reno, Nevada,
USA from 5–8 February. He was proud of the fact that SCI had donated a booth at
the 2020 SCI Convention in Reno to be auctioned off at the Gala Dinner event on
the Saturday evening.
At the Gala Dinner event, the following awards were presented:
• Mel du Plessis Award for Distinguished Service – Barry York
• Wildlife Utilisation Award – Irvin Tam
• Nature Conservation Award – Khorommbi Matibe
• PHASA Tropy of the Year Award – Leon Joubert
• Bow Hunter of the Year Award – Dawie Kemp
• PH of the Year Award – Charles Humphries
• Tracker of the Year Award – David Tlhalemnge
• Character Award – PC Potgieter
• International Promotion of South African Hunting Industry – Emmanuel Koro
• Buffalo of the Year Award – PC Potgieter
With numerous auction lots, including hunting packages, rifles, coastal
holidays, a 2020 Jagd & Hund booth in Dortmund, Germany, and the 2020 SCI
booth in Reno, Nevada, USA, R1,1 million was added to the coffers of the PHASA
Conservation & Empowerment Fund, enabling it to continue giving back to
communities and doing research.
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THE PROPOSED REVISED
UNGULATES OF THE
a global perspective
J du P Bothma
The first systems of classifying the mammals of the world took a phenetic approach to develop
evolutionary lineages that were based on anatomy and morphology. For the larger ungulates this
involved comparisons of dentition, horn shape and size, and coat pattern and colour. It was only late in
the 20 th century that the emerging field of wildlife genetics started to reveal the true nature and extent of
evolutionary lineages, which has been used widely by taxonomists to reclassify the cryptic biodiversity
of the small mammals. Yet the richness of large ungulate species of the world was often still based on a
phenetic approach until 2011 when two eminent taxonomists, Colin Groves and Peter Grubb, proposed
a comprehensive revision of the large ungulates of the world in their book, Ungulate Taxonomy. It was
based on using phylogenetic analyses of the evolutionary lineages of species by applying the sequence
of a common gene or protein.
As this revision is a major shift in the taxonomy
of the ungulates of the world, their proposals
have, surprisingly, not been criticised by some
ungulate taxonomists, all of whom rejected the use of the
phylogenetic species approach. Yet this approach revealed
many surprises and created a richness of cryptic species,
which have been overlooked and misclassified in the
past. It also revises the taxonomy of some ecotypes and
subspecies that have been geographically isolated for a
long time. Furthermore, it especially addresses the need to
rectify the neglect of the taxonomy of the large ungulates by
characterising the evolutionary lineages of geographically
isolated elements of large but widely distributed populations
(metapopulations) of ungulates.
Discarding an antiquated phenetic approach for a
genetic one was the consequence of the huge systematics
debate that raged in the biological sciences throughout the
late 20 th century, and continues to change comparative biology
irrevocably. In doing so, explicit characterisation of the
evolutionary lineages replaces the lumping of geographically
isolated populations into polytypic species. Examples are
the reclassification of the widely distributed, but geographically
isolated, savanna-grassland populations of the wildebeests
(Connochaetes), topi-like antelopes (Damaliscus)
and hartebeests (Alcelaphus), based only on similarities in
appearance.
The revised classification accounts for geographical
variations, clines (continuums of an infinite number of grad-
Photo: Piere van der Berg
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CLASSIFICATION OF THE
WORLD
uations between two extremes) and sexual dimorphism. It
avoids making a taxonomic Type 1 error by assigning the
rank of a species to a geographically isolated population,
which in reality is only part of a metapopulation that consists
of a number of geographically isolated subpopulations of
purportedly the same species. It also avoids making a taxonomic
Type 2 error, which is made when lumping discrete
evolutionary lineages in the same species. A prime example
of making a Type 2 error is the former classification of the
bushbuck into a single polytypic species, Tragelaphus scriptus,
when a phylogenetic analysis, based on mitochondrial
DNA, has revealed 23 geographically isolated evolutionary
lineages, which are now classified into eight separate species.
Moreover, the sitatunga, which formerly was classified
as a single species, Tragelaphus spekii, is now regarded as
five (possibly six) distinct species of Tragelaphus.
The phylogenetic approach also avoids making a Type 3
taxonomic error, which is made by misclassifying animals
and that hence misrepresents biodiversity. An example of a
Type 3 error in the taxonomy of ungulates is the former
misclassification of the spiral-horned antelopes of Africa into
nine species of Tragelaphus. They are now classified phylogenetically
into a new species Nyala angasii (nyala), two
new species Ammelaphus australis (southern lesser kudu)
and Ammelaphus imberbis (northern lesser kudu), two eland
species Taurotragus oryx (Cape eland) and Taurotragus derbianus
(giant eland), four species of greater kudu in a new
genus Strepsiceros (Cape, northern, southern and western
kudu), and 14 (perhaps 15) species of Tragelaphus. Making
these taxonomic errors has obvious, potentially negative impacts
on conservation policies, regulations and programmes.
The proposed revision also brings order to the classification
of wide-ranging ungulate species, which are currently
listed under the least concern conservation umbrella of the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) by not
accepting conclusions that are still based on the taxonomic
knowledge of the mid-20 th century.
As is true in all science, the authors of this proposed
taxonomic approach specifically state that their revision of
the taxonomy of the ungulates of the world should not be
viewed as a finished product as new genetic studies will
undoubtedly continue to reveal more of the real evolutionary
nature of problematic and obtuse lineages. Because genetic
studies of the ungulates of the world are still largely in their
infancy, many new conclusions and revisions will undoubtedly
continue to emerge in the future. However, as pointed
out by Cotterill et al (2014) in a response to the arguments
for and against the proposals of Groves and Grubb, attempts
to retain the error-ridden, phenetic-based taxonomy of the
ungulates of the world raise regrettable questions about
a continued reticence to correct the invalidity of popular
but erroneous
species concepts
that cause Types 2 and 3
taxonomic errors. Moreover, the
continued classification of species, based
on similarity of appearance, is only a myth that harms the
theory, philosophy, validity and scope of ungulate taxonomy.
Avoiding this myth was already pivotal in Charles Darwin’s
rejection of similarity in appearance as the basis of
relatedness and his insistence that relatedness should be
classified strictly on the basis of genealogical facts. Future
generations will no doubt be bemused that it took several
centuries before the misleading use of similarity of appearance
(phenetics) was rejected in favour of phylogenetic
systematics as the basis for classifying the biodiversity of
the world. Bad taxonomy has misinformed conservation
biology for too long, with overlooked and unrecognised
ungulate species being the hardest hit. Moreover, as tropical
wilderness dwindles through its mistreatment by humans, a
deficient taxonomy will aid and abet the rapidly increasing
extinction of the larger mammals of the world.
Based on this proposed revision of the classification of
the ungulates of the world, the number of living, large ungulate
species has been increased from 258 to 480. The order
Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) contains three families:
the Equidae (horse-like animals), Tapiridae (tapirs) and Rhinocerotidae
(rhinoceroses), whereas the order Artiodactyla
(even-toed ungulates) contains ten families: the Camelidae
(camels, guanacos and vicunas), Suidae (babirusas, hogs,
bushpigs and pigs), Tragulidae (chevrotains), Giraffidae
(giraffes and okapi), Tayassuidae (peccaries), Hippopotamidae
(hippopotamuses), Antilocapridae (pronghorn antelope),
Moschidae (musk deer), Cervidae (ruminants with solid
antlers) and the Bovidae (ruminants with hollow horns).
However, the families Cervidae and Bovidae contain by far
the largest diversity of species.
In the family Equidae there used to be seven species
of Equus. Of these the wild ass Equus africanus has been
retained, Equus ferus has been split into the tarpan Equus
ferus and Przewalski’s horse Equus przewalskii, Grevy’s
zebra Equus grevyi has been retained, Equus hemionus has
been split into the Asian wild ass Equus hemionus, the Syrian
wild ass Equus hemippus and the Indian wild ass Equus
khur, the kiang Equus kiang has been retained, the plains
zebra is now classified as Equus quagga (including the Cape
quagga – only as a colour variant) and the mountain zebras
are now the separate species Equus hartmannae (Hartmann’s
mountain zebra) and Equus zebra (Cape mountain
zebra).
The family Tapiridae is unchanged except for a change
in spelling for the Asian tapir from Tapirella indicus to
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Tapirella indica. The Rhinocerotidae remains unchanged
except that the white rhinoceros subspecies are now two
separate species, namely Ceratotherium simum (southern
white rhinoceros) and Ceratotherium cottoni (northern white
rhinoceros).
Most of the changes have occurred in the order Artiodactyla,
but especially in the numerous species of the family
Bovidae. In the family Camelidae, the dromedary camel
could possibly be regarded as a domesticated form of the
wild, Bactrian camel Camelus ferus, and the subspecies of
vicuna are now separate species, namely Lama mensalis
(Peruvian vicuna) and Lama vicugna (Chilean vicuna). In the
family Suidae, the Bola Batu babirusa Babyrousa bolabatuensus
is no longer regarded as a valid species but the other
babirusas are unchanged, the subspecies of forest hog are
now the separate species Hylochoerus ivoriensis (western
forest hog), Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (giant forest hog)
and Hylochoerus rimator (central African forest hog), the
warthog, bushpig, and red river hog and pygmy hog taxonomy
is unchanged.
The wild pig taxonomy is unchanged except that Sus
scrofa has now been divided into Sus cristatus (Indian
wild pig), Sus davidi (Pakistan wild pig), Sus leucomystax
(Japanese wild pig), Sus moupinensis (Indochinese wild
pig), Sus scrofa (Chinese wild pig), Sus taevanys (Formosan
wild pig), Sus ussuricus (Manchurian wild pig) and Sus
vittatus (banded Indonesian wild pig). The two subspecies of
warty pig are now two separate species, namely Sus blouchi
(Bawean warty pig) and Sus verrucosus (Javan warty pig).
Sus meridionals (Sardinian and Corsican wild pig), Sus
nigripes (Kyrgyzstan wild pig), Sus riukiuanus (Ryukyun wild
pig), and Sus sibiricus (Mongolian and Transbaikalian wild
pig) may also be valid species.
In the family Tayassuidae, the subspecies of collared
peccary has been separated into the species Pecari angulatus
(North American collared peccary), Pecari crassus (Central
American collared peccary) and Pecari tajacu (South
American collared peccary). The taxonomy of the chevrotains,
pronghorn antelope and mostcervids is unchanged.
However, new species have been added to genera such as
Mazama (bockets), Cervus, Muntiacus and Rucervus.
Numerous changes are proposed for the family Bovidae,
but those from Africa and Southern Africa will be dealt with
in further issues of GAME & HUNT. Many former subspecies
such as the impalas, blesbok, bontebok, giraffes,
buffaloes, serows, gurals, chamois, duikers, and oryxes are
now classified as separate species, while the genera containing
the gazelles, dwarf antelopes, klipspringers, oribis,
grysboks, saigas, bisons, spiral-horned antelopes, takins,
wild sheep, waterbuck, lechwes and reedbuck have been
expanded.
Such a bold venture into the future will inevitably not be
accepted by all the people who work with the ungulates of
the world and in-depth, genetic research will undoubtedly
continue to test and adjust the proposed new classification
system. However, to do so would require that opposing views
of wildlife geneticists on the evolutionary lineages of the larger
ungulates be replaced by a consensus of opinion based on
appropriate genetic research. Nevertheless, these proposals
have been accepted and implemented by prestigious organisations
such as the United States Wildlife Society, the American
Mammal Society, the London Zoological Society, and the
Linnaean Society. Some international trophy record agencies
also seem to be adapting their records to accommodate new
species and reject former defunct ones.
Although this taxonomic approach has been widely
accepted by the global wildlife fraternity they still seem to
have been largely ignored by the South African wildlife one
without taking note of the major implications that they have for
conservation programmes, the live wildlife trade and trophy
hunting. It remains to be seen whether they will overcome the
comfortable inertia of sticking to an antiquated system of large
ungulate taxonomy, which is based on appearance instead of
genetics.
Sadly, both authors of this book have since died: Peter
Grubb in 2006 before the completion of the book, followed by
Colin Groves in 2017.
References
Baker, R.J. & Bradley, R.D. 2006. Speciation in mammals and the
genetic species concept. Journal of Mammalogy 87(4): 643–662.
Cotterill, F.P.D., Taylor, P.J., Gippolitt, S., Bishop, J.M. & Groves, C.P.
2014. Why one century of phenetics is enough; response
to “Are there really twice as many bovid species as
we thought?” Systematic Biology 63(5): 819–832.
Groves, C. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy.
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& Siegismund, H.R. 2013. Are there
really twice as many bovid species
as we thought? Systematic Biology 62(3):
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reveal four giraffe species instead of one.
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Mammalian Biology 74: 418–422.
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Photo: freeimages.com
WHEN TO HUNT AND SHOOT
Martin Hood
I am going to step away from talking about legal issues in this article and reach out to parents with
children (both boys and girls) that are approaching an age at which the parents think it is appropriate to
start hunting.
I
speak from personal experience, based on my experience
with my own son and many of my close friends’ sons
who are of a similar age. There is no definitive answer
as to when a child should begin hunting or be exposed to
firearms. There is a need, however, to prepare children for
shooting and hunting.
I remember how, many years ago, a firearm instructor
demonstrated to one of his shooting classes how his threeyear-old
son could cock is Government Model .45. His
message was simple: if a child can cock a firearm at that
age, he can also have an accident with it at that age. It is
therefore imperative to teach our children respect for and an
understanding of firearms from an extremely young age. I
took this lesson to heart.
This might appal many people who do not understand
firearms, but I remember vividly reading bedtime stories to
my son when he was between three and four years old. It
was always prefaced with a discussion about firearms and
a touch-and-feel session with one of my handguns. I started
teaching him from that age about the basic principles of
firearm safety. He was taught not to touch a firearm without
an adult present and if he sees a firearm, to turn around and
go find an adult for assistance. He was never given a toy
handgun: he always had real ones to play with.
As he progressed, I taught him more advanced aspects
of firearm safety to the point where I am satisfied today that
he is probably a safer shooter than me and certainly more
accurate in all disciplines.
The fact that my son is a better long-range and clay
target shooter than me is, in my opinion, a testimonial to the
fact that the appropriate exposure to firearms has taught
him all the skills and discipline needed to shoot safely. He
outshot me in long-range shooting while enduring a heart
condition that made his heart beat at 120 beats per minute.
Try regulating your breathing and trigger control after running
for a few minutes and you will appreciate the concentration
required.
How does this relate to hunting? I was keen (my wife
would have said “desperate”) to get my son to hunt with
me and I wanted him to grow up and love hunting and
shooting as much as I do. He went on a number of hunts
with me where he was an “observer hunter”. At the age of
five it is very difficult to keep a child still while conducting a
voorsit hunt and it can be quite distracting, but I did so and
I have wonderful memories of that today. I started my son
at the age of six years, shooting a .22 handgun and .22
rifle. I cannot recall if it was during his sixth or seventh year
when he shot his first springbuck, using a .223 Remington
rifle. I had started him shooting a rifle some months before
and had set strict parameters. He was not to shoot further
than 50 m, because that was the distance that he could hit
a disposable paper plate with regularity. He shot his first
springbuck successfully on our first hunt and you will see
from the accompanying photograph that we are still hunting
on the same farm 15 years later. He owns his own rifles now
in much bigger calibres.
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I do, however, think that I might have made my son
shoot a little early in his life. He is a committed hunter and
sport shooter and is respectful of animals and their environment
and the ethics surrounding hunting. But I believe that
he did not grow up in your average hunting household. My
household and professional life revolves around firearms.
Normal households should ask what the right time is for the
average firearm-owning household to allow a child to start
shooting and hunting.
I have read of fathers making their children wait until
they are in their teens before they can hunt or use firearms.
However, I have seen children as young as eight or nine do
well in clay target shooting with 12-gauge shotguns. One
of my close friends even cut down the shotgun stock on his
Beretta to fit his son and it really worked for his son. Young
children have amazing hand-eye coordination and eyesight
that can make them excellent shooters and hunters.
I believe passionately that over and above the need
to educate our children about the safe use of firearms, we
need to let them shoot firearms. Actual shooting removes
any ambiguity or mystique about how firearms work and
what they can do. Once a child can safely use a firearm
and shoot it accurately, they should be allowed to hunt. In
addition to this, children should be exposed to the hunting
of animals and the ethics of hunting in a manner that allows
them to understand why it is necessary and what the consequences
are, before they hunt themselves.
So for the parents out there who are in the process of
deciding whether to take their children hunting, first teach
them how to use firearms safely and responsibly, then take
them on a hunt where they do not shoot an animal but go
through the entire process, including processing the
carcass. If they have successfully done so, then I wish you
good hunting for 2020!
A final caveat is that we should never force our children
to hunt or shoot. Their natural curiosity will dictate what
happens, because if you force a child to shoot or hunt, you
risk alienating him or her.
Martin Hood from MJ Hood & Associates Attorneys
can be contacted on 011 234 7520. Alternatively,
e-mail him at martin@mjhood.co.za
or visit www.mjhood.co.za

Elmo Scheffer
Die WILD & JAG MASTERSHOT 2019-skietkompetisie wat op Saterdag 19 Oktober 2019 te Krokodilspruitskietbaan
buite Pretoria gehou is, was weer eens ’n reusesukses. Met ’n rekordgetal van 148 deelnemers en
byna 840 teikens, het oud en jonk die dag geniet.
Hierdie kompetisie is oop vir almal en daar is ’n
skietdissipline vir elkeen. Skuts wat nie aan die
hoofkompetisie wil deelneem nie, kan net op een baan
skiet. Die byeenkoms is van so ’n formaat dat dit ’n ieder en ’n
elk die geleentheid bied om deel te neem.
Voordat ons egter by die skietery self kom, moet die
mense en besighede wat hierdie dag moontlik gemaak het,
eers bedank word. Die kompetisie word nou deur NARFO
(National Association of Responsible Firearm Owners), ’n
nuwe geakkrediteerde vereniging, aangebied. Wildman het
ook die eerste keer die Gauteng MASTERSHOT geborg.
Hulle het werklik hul hande diep in hul sakke gesteek en die
prystafel het amper ’n prys vir elkeen gehad.
Die kompetisie het oor die jare aansienlik gegroei en
dit verg goeie organisering om alles glad te laat verloop.
Die dag se sukses is grootliks te danke aan die mense
wat hul beskikbaar stel om die skietpunte te behartig,
tellings te neem, teikens te ruil en seker te maak almal
skiet lekker. Francois Scheffer en Adriaan Marais van
Skietbaan in Pretoria het weer die handwapenbaan behartig.
Bosveldjagters onder leiding van Paul Gobbler en sy familie,
asook ander lede van dié vereniging, het die ghongbaan,
kolteikenbaan, veldskietbaan en silhoeëtbaan behartig, terwyl
Louis Nel, ook van Bosveldjagters, die gevaarlikewild-baan
opgestel en toegesien het dat alles daar reg verloop. National
Cartridge was in beheer van die haelgeweerbaan en het die
ammunisie en gewere daarvoor geborg.
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Die skietdissiplines (met geringe jaarlikse
variasies tov skietposisies en -afstande)
sien soos volg daar uit:
• Kolteiken: Skiet na ’n kolteiken oor
100 m vanuit drie posisies; nege skote
in totaal.
• Veldskiet: Skiet na veldskietteikens
oor 200 m oor ’n skietstoel vanuit die
sitposisie; ses skote in totaal.
• Ghonge: Skiet op afstande tussen 200
en 400 m na vyf 20 cm-ghonge oor die
skietbank vanuit die staanposisie; vyf
skote in totaal.
• Haelgeweer: Dit het die formaat van
compact sporting; daar word na 15
kleiteikens in totaal geskiet.
• Handwapen: Daar word na vyf
staalplate geskiet en dit word streng
volgens tyd gemeet. ’n Skut kan soveel
skote skiet as wat sy magasyn kan hou.
• Silhoeët: Skuts skiet met .22-gewere
vanuit die staanhouding na tien
metaalsilhoeëtte; tien skote in totaal.
• Gevaarlike wild: Die manne met die
groot gewere moes hier vier skote na
’n buffelteiken skiet. Hulle moes eers
die geweer met twee rondtes laai en
dit daarna weer met twee laai en ’n
verdere twee skote skiet. Hier is ook
teen tyd geskiet.
Om as Mastershot aangewys te word, moet ’n deelnemer aan vyf van die
sewe dissiplines deelneem. Deelnemers kan aan al sewe deelneem, maar
moet vooraf besluit watter vyf vir die hoofkompetisie gebruik gaan word.
Dit laat hulle soms kopkrap, want hulle kan dit nie ná die tyd verander nie.
Die dinamika van hierdie kompetisie lê daarin dat die topskuts nie een aan
dieselfde dissiplines hoef deel te neem nie.
Dit is ’n uitdagende kompetisie, maar dit bied beslis ook ’n element van
pret aan die deelnemers. Ons doel is dat skuts die dag moet geniet. Hoewel
wenners in die verskeie kategorieë vir mans, dames en juniors aangewys
word, ding al die skuts met mekaar mee vir die hoofprys.
In hierdie kompetisie het twee juniors in die boonste drie plekke geëindig
en daar was ook weer ’n afdeling vir ingeperkte skuts.
Besoek gerus die webwerf www.mastershot.co.za vir die volledige uitslae.
Ons beoog om hierdie gewilde kompetisie in 2020 ook na ander provinsies te
neem en dit ’n gesogte item op die skietkalender te maak.
WENNERS
Mastershot Dames Mans Juniors Ingeperkte skuts
1 ste : Glen Clark
(Mans)
1 ste : Diandri Taljaard 1 ste : Glen Clark 1 ste : Kuanu Kriek 1 ste : Hansie Joubert
2 de : Kuanu Kriek
(Juniors)
2 de : Erna de Villiers 2 de : Johan Lottering 2 de : JJ Brown jr 2 de : Coenie du Toit
3 de : JJ Brown jr
(Juniors)
3 de : Wendy Snymann 3 de : Deon de Villiers 3 de : Janise Diedericks
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Voëlkyk in jagtyd
BLEEKSINGVALK
Pale chanting goshawk
Melierax canorus
VOËLS
van Suider-Afrika
Een van die grootste foute wat jagters, oud en jonk, maak is om van die pragtige
natuurskoon om hulle te vergeet sodra hulle gefokus raak op die dier wat hulle wil jag.
Mooi plante en interessante bome gaan in ’n waas by sulke jagters verby. Ons uiters
diverse voëllewe is geen uitsondering nie. WILD & JAG wil graag hierop fokus sodat jy
nie daardie pragtige voëltjie op jou volgende jagtog miskyk nie. Neem gerus ’n
minuut of twee en bestudeer hom – jy sal verbaas wees oor hoeveel jy op dié
manier oor Suider-Afrika se voëllewe gaan leer.
BESKRYWING
48–62 cm; 620–1 400 g; vlerkspan: 1,1 m groter
as donkersingvalk. Volwassene: liggrys met fyn
dwarsstrepe oor pens; ligter as donkersingvalk met
’n wit (nie grys) kruis en baie ligte grys byslagvere wat sterk teen donker hoofslagvere afsteek.
Jonge se rugkant is bruin met dofgeel veerrande; borskant het dwarsstrepe en spikkelstrepe,
met duidelike dwarsstrepe oor slagvere en stert; lyk oppervlakkig na ’n vleivalk of jakkalsvoël,
maar het lang oranje bene, liggeel oë en ’n pienkoranje washuid; ligter as jong donkersingvalk
en het wit (nie dwarsgestreepte) kruis.
ROEP EN SANG
Melodieuse “kleeu-kleeu-kloe-kloe-kloe”, gewoonlik teen sonop
STATUS EN BIOLOGIE
Algemene, amper-endemiese standvoël van dorre savanne, halfwoestyn en Karooveld. Eeneen
of in pare; sit gewoonlik oop en bloot op ’n boomtop of telefoonpaal om die grond vir
prooi te verken. ’n Veelsydige jagter wat prooi te voet of meedoënloos in die lug sal volg;
gebruik soms ratels en ander roofdiere om prooi op te jaag.
Sonder ’n verkyker is jy verlore. Maak dus seker jy
mis nie die fyner detail wat hierdie stokperdjie so
verslawend maak nie! Hierdie bladsy is moontlik
gemaak deur Zeiss en SASOL. Skandeer gerus
die kode of besoek die Google Play Store of
iStore om die toep af te laai.
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At the 2019 convention of the Professional
Hunters’ Association of South Africa
(PHASA), Mpho Tjiane of the department
of environmental affairs presented the
2018 hunting statistics, compiled from
data received between 1 January and
31 December 2018, for hunts conducted
by international hunters in South Africa.
The statistics were compiled from all the
pink copies of the PHASA registers that
were returned to the provincial issuing
authorities after the hunts.
The following assumptions were used:
• There was one client per professional hunter
(one-on-one).
• No observers were accounted for.
• All animals were male and/or trophy
animals.
The following costs were not taken into
consideration:
A: Game farm maintenance and
infrastructure
• Land
• Fencing
• Game animals
• Licences and permits
• Facilities
• Maintenance
• Staff
B: Transport
• Air tickets
• Fuel
• Transport
• Shipping fees
• Other tourist activities
C: Retail
• Bank costs
• Gifts, curios, souvenirs
• Beverages
• Special dietary requirements
D: Pre- and post-hunting expenses
• Clothing
• Firearms
• Ammunition
• Equipment
• Tips
• Videos
• Photography
• Taxidermy
To ensure that the statistics remain reliable, the average price per
species and the daily rate were determined, using price lists of the same
outfitters every year. These outfitters were selected to represent all
demographics within the industry, namely:
• well-established outfitters;
• upcoming outfitters;
• European market-focused outfitters;
• American market-focused outfitters; and
• provincial footprint.
Number of hunters
2016 6 539
2017 8 288
2018 8 522
Animals hunted: 2018 Quantity Rand value
Indigenous species 47 640 1 392 673 094
Bird species 2 869 4 349 023
Reptiles and amphibians 190 14 245 931
Alien and exotic species 578 19 311 132
TOTAL HUNTED 51 277 1 430 579 181
Client daily rates 66 812 343 405 315
Observers hunting days 10 022 0
TOTAL INCOME 1 773 984 496
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TGA
CODE RED
Part 1
CEO: TGA
This article serves to introduce a new concept that has been developed
and adopted by the True Green Alliance (TGA). It is a colour-coding system
that identifies (at a glance) the assessed ideological leanings of individuals
and NGOs who engage in public wildlife conservation controversies and debates.
Which side are they on? Do they support the legitimate and sustainable use of our living resources
or do they stand on the other side of the fence? The TGA’s colour-coding status of such people is
designed to give you, the reader, a quick answer to these kinds of questions. And we believe it will also
assist the minister of the department of environment, forestry and fisheries (DEFF) to determine a quick
answer to these questions.
Ron Thomson
Everything the TGA does is designed to support the
legitimate functions of the DEFF and to create a better
informed government and a better informed public.
Better informed, that is, about the principles and practices
of science-based wildlife management, and the wisdom
of sustainably utilising our living resources. In this regard,
however, the TGA has run head-on up against the animal
rightists (A/Rs) whose purpose in life is to abolish all animal
uses by man. This comment needs embellishment.
Although a range of individual philosophies exists within
the realm of animal rights, most adherents hold similar
fundamental beliefs, namely that:
each individual animal should be afforded the same
basic rights as humans;
every animal should live free from human-induced pain
and suffering;
animals should not be exploited for any human purpose;
and
every individual animal has equal status, regardless of
commonality or rarity, or whether or not the species is
native, exotic, invasive or feral.
True animal welfare organisations (A/Ws), by comparison,
do not object to man using animals to obtain benefits,
provided:
when a live animal is involved (such as when a horse is
used to pull a cart, or an ox to plough a field), no cruelty
is involved in their usage; and
when an animal is killed (such as when an ox is slaughtered
to obtain meat for people to eat), the killing is
conducted in a humane fashion.
Animal welfare organisations, therefore, do not preclude
man’s use of animals for food, or for other cultural reasons,
nor do they object to the proactive management of wild
animal populations, provided these uses can be justified and
achieved humanely.
In contrast, the A/R point of view is that it is wrong to
take a sentient animal’s life or to cause it to suffer (for virtually
any reason), even when the taking of an animal’s life is
in the interest of:
the animal species concerned;
the other species of animals that share its environment;
the better management of the natural ecosystem as a
whole;
biological diversity; or
to promote human welfare and safety.
The A/R philosophy dictates that all animals be afforded
the same moral considerations and legal protection as
those that humans enjoy. However, its adherents have not
reached consensus with regard to which species are sentient
enough to qualify for these protections.
The A/Rs’ focused emphasis on individual animals fails
to recognise the interrelatedness of wildlife communities
within functioning ecosystems. Furthermore, they hold
that protecting individual animals is more important than
maintaining the health, vigour and sustainability of wildlife
populations, species or ecosystems. For example, whereas
wildlife managers will automatically afford greater protection
to an individual animal from an unsafe (or so-called endangered)
wild animal population than they would extend to one
from a safe, excessive or very common species population,
A/R advocates consider that all animals are equally valuable
and deserving of equal protection.
The A/R viewpoint is that mankind should subsist on a
vegetable diet alone. They are silent, however, about the
massive land-use alterations that would be necessary to
feed the world’s human population purely on plant foods if
man is denied the consumptive use of animals. They are
equally silent about the dramatic and continued loss of
wildlife that would ensue if the world’s wildlife habitats are
converted to such intensive agriculture.
The A/Rs do not tolerate the use of animals for scientific
and medical research, whether designed to benefit humans
or animals. They are also not at all perturbed by the fact that
the curtailment of these research uses will inhibit wildlife
science and wildlife management programmes, and a vast
range of other human endeavours and progress.
The conflict between many tenets of the animal rights
philosophy, and the science of wildlife management, is
profound. Established principles and practices of wild animal
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population management – both lethal practices (such as
culling, population reduction management, regulated hunting
and trapping) and non-lethal techniques (such as conditioning
or capture-and-marking for research purposes) – are
rejected out of hand by the A/Rs.
In the USA, the Public Trust Doctrine (PTD) is the foundation
for many laws protecting wildlife. In other countries
similar protocols apply. The PTD is based upon the premise
that wild animals are a public resource that should be held
in trust by government for the benefit of all its citizens. In
South Africa, since the Game Theft Act was promulgated in
1991, private ownership of wild animals is legal, provided
the animals are contained within adequately fenced enclosures
(high game-proof fences). In other countries different
laws pertain.
The A/Rs philosophically oppose the concept of wildlife
being the property of anyone, whether it be held as a public
trust resource, or is privately owned. Instead they advocate
affording legal rights to all animals. Taken literally, if the A/R
demands were to prevail, there would be no legal framework
for the maintenance of national parks and nature reserves,
or for any kind of wildlife management practice anywhere. If
the PTD-type of legal framework in any country were to be
thus voided, it would be difficult, if not impossible, for wildlife
professionals to manage wildlife in any way at all, or to
thereby protect human health and safety.
The A/R philosophy does not recognise the fact that man
is an integral part of the animal kingdom; that he is part and
parcel of the food chains and food webs of the natural world;
or that he has the right (and the survival necessity) to subsist
on both the plants and the animals with which he shares
his living environment. The animal rights ideal, therefore, is
irrational and quite contrary to everything that is reasonable,
natural and civilised.
The philosophy of animal rights is totally incompatible
with science-based wildlife management. And the TGA
believes that this opinion, together with the common sense
rationale we offer in support of it, should be enthusiastically
embraced and propagated by society at large. Why? Inter
alia, because today animal rights-ism represents the biggest
obstacle to any African government applying science-based
management practices on any of its wild, living
resources.
Whereas, democratically, everybody in this world is
entitled to his or her own personal preference opinions,
nobody has the right to persuade others to their way of
thinking by false and/or coercive means, because that constitutes
both fraud and terrorism. And the A/Rs, everywhere,
are not averse to using provocative and coercive means to
achieve their goals.
Throughout the three years leading up to CITES CoP17
(Conference of Parties of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora),
held in Johannesburg in 2016, the entire international
animal rights brigade – in particular those A/R NGOs who
were accredited to the convention that year (amounting to
two-thirds of the total NGO complement) – made blatantly
false statements in their propaganda to the effect that the
African elephant was facing extinction. This is very far from
the truth. In Southern Africa, for example, every elephant
population south of the Zambezi and Cunene rivers is
grossly excessive. This means there are far too many
elephants and they urgently need to be reduced in number
because they are destroying their habitats. Kruger National
Park (KNP), for example, has already lost more than 95 per
cent of its once-widespread deciduous woodland habitat,
and it is currently carrying 10 times the number of elephants
that it should be. And I have to say that, due to such massive
habitat destruction, KNP’s once-rich biological diversity
must have been in progressive free-fall collapse since 1960.
I say this on the basis that once a habitat is destroyed, all
the animal species that are especially adapted to it become
extinct also.
None of these biological considerations are of any
interest to the accredited A/R NGOs at CITES, however,
because their sole purpose in telling this lie is to get the
elephant elevated to the CITES Appendix I list (where it will
be afforded total CITES protection). And the A/Rs know that
this won’t happen if the whole world accepts the fact that
there are, indeed, too many elephants in Southern Africa.
They need the elephant to be added to the CITES endangered
species listings because they make their money by
Photo: Jan Venter
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persuading a gullible world public that, at CITES, they
control the roost; that they control the deciding consensus
vote. And through this subterfuge, the A/Rs collectively
make hundreds of millions of US dollars in donations
every year. The fact that the elephant was not elevated on
the endangered species status in 2016, therefore, was a
defeat for the A/Rs. Nevertheless, in their constant endeavour
to control the voting at CITES, A/Rs have been buying
up the sovereign state votes as much as they can at every
convention meeting for decades. So, they virtually buy the
outcome of the consensus vote! The general public need to
understand this reality because it has become something of
a measure gauging just how corrupt CITES really is!
Propaganda is the A/R’s most powerful weapon, and
they have learnt how to manipulate the public mind by
perfecting their use of this very effective brain-washing
instrument.
Propaganda, however, has nothing to do with telling the
truth:
NB: Propaganda is the spreading of ideas, information
or rumour for the purpose of promoting an ideal
– or injuring an institution, cause or person – by any
means, true of false.
Words of wisdom: “Let us not fall for cheap tactics
and propaganda that are designed to divide us all
(anon).”
The propaganda announcement that the elephant is
facing extinction is a highly charged and emotional statement,
which has been constantly and greatly embellished
with ever more exaggerated reports and heart-rending
photographs of dead elephants with their tusks chopped out.
Nevertheless, having laid their propaganda trap, the A/R
NGOs then instituted clever programmes to milk the gullible
public of their hard-earned pennies. They stated that if they
can generate enough money (from public donations) they
will go to CITES and there they will save the elephant by
stopping poaching, by outlawing the ivory trade, by stopping
all elephant hunting, by stopping all lethal elephant management
practices, and by applying total preservation on
all surviving elephants everywhere. Linking these appeals
to CITES gives the NGOs’ purpose some kind of greater
legitimacy in the eyes of the First World’s totally uninformed
urban public. And every success that they can contrive at
CITES gives the A/Rs ever greater credibility.
The fact that these appeals are constructed on a specially
contrived A/R fabrication – that the elephant is facing
extinction (when it is not) – and that a great deal of money
is constantly being raised on the basis of this falsehood,
and that none of this money ever comes back to Africa,
makes this activity a fraudulent act. And because it has
been repeated many thousands of times prior to and since
every Conference of the Parties since CoP7 (1989), that fact
elevates this crime to racketeering status; and racketeering,
according to the American RICO Act (Racketeering Influenced
and Corrupt Organisations Act), constitutes organised
crime.
This is all a very sad state of affairs and, as a consequence,
anarchy looms. To achieve their objectives,
however, the A/Rs will have to force radical changes in the
lifestyles of everybody living on planet Earth today. Furthermore,
they cannot achieve their goal (to abolish all animal
uses by man) without violating the legitimate rights of the
greater mass of humanity. And on top of that they do not
ever consider the gross economic consequences and social
upheavals that their demands will have on civilisation as a
whole. To allow such a state of affairs to persist, therefore,
and to allow the A/Rs to continue escalating their control
over how society thinks, is simply unconscionable.
VERY NB: All things considered, therefore, there is
no place in any responsible and civilised society for the
animal rights doctrine.
References:
True Green Alliance of South Africa
The Wildlife Society of North America
Note from the editor’s desk
Ron Thomson is the author of some very fine books. His seven
limited-edition and exclusive big-game hunting memoirs (only
1 000 of each were ever printed) record his remarkable big-game
hunting career, others explain the principles and practices of
wildlife management, and others discuss his specialty – “elephant
management”. For details about each of these books, visit his
website: www.ronthomsonshuntingbooks.co.za. You can also
contact Ron directly at magron@ripplesoft.co.za or phone him
on 072 587 1111.
Photograph: Mary Ann van der Berg
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The art and science of hunting
Part 10: TROPHY
ESTMATION AND RECORDING
Cleve Cheney
Many hunters choose to remember their hunts by way of a trophy. Some hunters aspire to shooting trophies
that will get their names into record books. Trophy hunters are prepared to pay large amounts of money to
hunt trophy-class animals and to have the trophies preserved/mounted for display purposes.
As a hunter you should learn how to estimate the size
of the trophy, whether it be the horns of an antelope
or other body measurements or weights that will be
required, should you aspire to be listed in publications that
record trophy measurements, such as those of Rowland
Ward or Safari Club International.
Even if you are not a trophy hunter or cannot afford the
cost of trophy-size animals, it would still be a good idea to
develop the skill of trophy-size estimation so that you can at
least distinguish a trophy from a non-trophy-class individual.
Imagine your dismay if you have paid for a “non-trophy”-
class animal and you end up shooting a big trophy. You will
then be required to fork out the additional costs, which may
be quite substantial.Your bank account may take an unexpected
dent in its balance!
On the other hand, if you have paid for a trophy animal,
you may end up shooting an animal that does not make
the grade. You will have wasted money in the sense of not
having achieved your intended goal.
Estimating trophy size is not as easy as it may seem –
ask anyone who has done a PH course. Yes, an exceptional
animal or pair of horns may be obvious, even to the untrained
eye (Figure 1), but it is usually the borderline cases
that become difficult. It requires a lot of practice to be able
to determine whether or not a trophy falls into or just below
trophy category.
HOW TO LEARN TO ESTIMATE TROPHY
SIZE
Find out what constitutes a trophy for the animal
you intend hunting
The two publications that are used as a basis for listing trophy-class
animals – Rowland Ward’s Records of Big Game
and SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals – list the minimum
trophy size for inclusion in the records of animal species
worldwide. You can reference these publications to find out
the minimum measurement required for a particular species
to be classified as a trophy.After having determined this, you
can move on to the next step.
Know how to measure trophies
You should know how to measure trophies (Figure 2). The
methods are described by the Safari Club International and
Rowland Ward instruction manuals. There are different
Figure 1: An exceptional animal or pair of horns may be obvious, even to the untrained eye, but it is
usually the borderline cases that become difficult.
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methods for different species. Some examples are shown in
Figures 3 and 4:
Spiral-horned antelope
Unbranched or simple-horned antelope
Buffalo and blue wildebeest horns
Black wildebeest horns
Bushpig and hippo tusks
Warthog tusks
Elephant tusks
Rhino horns
Carnivores
Figure 3: Examples of horn measuring methods
B B B
Figure 2: Learning to measure trophies
Figure 4: Example of measuring carnivore and
crocodile trophies
A B C
A
C
A A
C
Method 8
Method 2
RW: Measure the length of the SCI: Measure the length of
longest horn along the spiral each horn along the spiral
ridge, starting at the lowest twist (A – B). Measure the
point of the base and proceeding
to the tip A –B. Rank at the base (C). All measure-
circumference of each horn
according to the longest horn ments to the nearest 1 /8 inch.
A – B.
Total all measurements.
D
A
B
E
Method 15
SCI: Measure the length of the skull from front to back (A – B)
along the horizontal. Measure the width of the skull (C – D) at
its widest point at right angles to its axis. Total all measurements
to within 1 /16 of an inch.
Method 17
RW: Measure the length of the skull from front to back (A – B)
along the horizontal. Measure the width of the skull (C – D) at
its widest point at right angles to its axis. Total all measurements.
C
C
C
Figure 4: Carnivores – trophy measurement
A
B
Method 18
RW: This is a field measurement, taken before skinning, of the
total body length, including the tail (A – B). Pull the nose and
tail to get them in a straight line, then drive in pegs at the end
of the nose and tail. Take measurements between pegs and
not by following the line (contours) of the body. Measurements
should be taken to the nearest ¼ inch (1 cm).
Blue wildebeest – trophy measurement (SCI)
A
B
Method 5
SCI: Measure the length of the horns from tip to tip (A – B).
Measure the circumference of the boss on both sides at its
widest point (C). Measure to nearest 1 /8 inch. Total all
measurements.
Method 16 – C
SCI: Measure the length of the body, including the tail, using a
steel tape from A – B to the nearest ½ inch. Do not press into
contours.
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what constitutes a “representative of a species” and what
falls into the class of “trophy” size.
Hunting schools usually have a collection of antelope
horns and you can possibly arrange to study their specimens
to get an idea of what constitutes a trophy and what
not (Figure 5). Get someone to hold up a variety of specimens
and, standing at a distance of 100 m away, learn to
estimate the length of horns (Figure 6).
Study photographs of trophy-class and “normal” (nontrophy)
specimens to practise how to estimate trophy size.
Estimate trophies under FIELD
conditions
Visit private game ranches or national parks as often as
you can and take a good pair of binoculars with you. Optics
is an important consideration. Binoculars should offer
good magnification and a wide, clear field of vision without
becoming too large and bulky. If binoculars are too small
they are difficult to hold steady; a medium-sized pair of 8x40
magnification is therefore recommended.
Estimating trophies under field conditions is the best
practice because this is what you will be doing when
hunting.
Figure 5: Hunting schools usually have a good
selection of horns where you can practise identifying
trophy- and “normal”-class specimens.
Study actual specimens and
photographs
Practise on any specimens you can get hold of or that your
friends may have. Visit taxidermy shops and ask permission
to measure different horns so that you can get an idea of
Aids for estimating trophy size
Estimating the size of an animal or the length of its tusks or
horns under field conditions in order to decide whether or
not it falls into a trophy class is much more difficult than it
sounds. It requires a lot of practice to master this skill.
There are a number of methods that can be used to help
you estimate horn length with reasonable accuracy. One of
the most helpful is to learn the ear length, face length and
face depth of the species you are hunting. Use one or more
of these dimensions as a unit of measurement to estimate
the length of the horns or tusks (see Figure 7). Table 1 summarises
some of the useful dimensions or horn characteristics
that can be used to estimate horn length in a variety of
species, with some additional useful indicators.
Figure 6: Learn to estimate horn size from hunting distances.
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Figure 7: If we know that
the ear length of an adult
male impala is about 6", we
then see how many times
we can fit this unit into the
entire length of the horn
as shown. In this example
we can fit this “ear unit”
in four times, plus maybe
an extra ¼", indicating that
the horns are about 24¼".
Alternatively, one could use
either the head depth or
face length as the unit for
comparison.
24"
18"
12"
6"
C
A
B
A – Ear length B – Head depth C – Head length
TABLE 1: AIDS IN JUDGING TROPHY SIZE
Species Ear
length
Head
length
Face
depth
Black
wildebeest
Additional pointers indicating trophy-quality horns
– – – Look for the drop of the horns, combined with the height of the horn
tips. If the downward sweep of the horns goes below eye level (eyes
above the curl of the horn and the horn tips above the boss) the animal
will make the record books. The wider the horns, the more inches.
Blesbok 6" 10½" 8–9" If the horns appear to be in the same height as the head, they are in
the 15½" range.If longer than the head, they are in the 16–17" range.
Wide horns or horns splaying outwards will mean more inches. Ridged
part of the horns usually measures 11–13".
Bontebok 6" 10½" 8–9" If the horns appear to be in the same height as the head, they are in
the 15½" range.Ridged part of the horns usually measures 9–10".
Duiker, grey 4½–5" 5½" 4½" If the horns are level with the ear tips they are 3½–4". If they extend
slightly beyond the ears, they are 4½–5". If they extend noticeably
above the ear tips, they are over 5".
Impala 6" 8¾" 6½–7" Compare ear length to horn tip length (smooth, unridged part). If the tip
is as long or longer than the ear length, take the shot. Horns will be 24"
or longer. Horns wider than ear width could be in the trophy class.
Kudu 12" 13" 12" Completion of a second spiral is essential. White horn tips have no
relevance in judging trophy quality or maturity. There is no relationship
between the thickness of the bases and the length of the horns. Deep
curls are a good indicator. If a kudu bull’s head is down to the ground
and the horns reach or extend above the back line, this can be a sign
of an excellent trophy if coupled with a more prominent “V”-shape.
Good length of horn tips will add to trophy quality.
Reedbuck,
common
Reedbuck,
mountain
6" 8½" 7½" Compare if the horn thickness is continued throughout the length; if so,
chances are it is a good specimen.
5" 6" 5–5½" Older rams have thick horn bases. Horn tips an inch or more above
upright ears indicate a mature ram.
Steenbok 4–5" 4" 4" Distance between eyes is about 2". Head depth in this instance is the
most reliable indicator.
Grey rhebok 6½–7" 7" 5" 2" higher than the upright ear tip indicates horns of 8" in length.
Waterbuck 8–9" 12" 9–10" Compare ear length to horn tip length (smooth, unridged part). If the
tip is as long or longer than the ear length, take the shot. Horns will be
29–30" or longer.
Warthog (see
Figure 2.3)
5" Snout
width –
4"
Lip width
– 5"
Use snout width as a gauge. Lip width gives an indication of how much
tusk is hidden. If lip width is 5", about 2" of tusk is hidden. If lip width is
7½", about 4" of tusk is hidden.
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PRYSTENDENSE
vir lewendewild-handel 2019
ALGEMENE STATISTIEK
In totaal is 115 amptelike wildveilings sedert Februarie
2019 tot Oktober 2019 suksesvol aangebied.
60% van alle wildveilings wat aangebied is, het
in Limpopo plaasgevind. Dit word gevolg deur
die Vrystaat met 12.1%, Noordwes met 8.7%,
Mpumalanga met 6.9%, Noord- en Wes-Kaap met
4.3% elk, en die Oos-Kaap met 2.6%.
Ongeveer 23.4% van alle diere wat op amptelike
wildveilings verhandel het, is op katalogus aangebied.
Meer as 75% van die totale veilingomset is
gegenereer deur diere wat op katalogus aangebied is.
Hoërwaarde-wildspesies (swartwitpense,
bastergemsbokke en siektevrye buffels) se bydrae
tot die totale omset was ’n geraamde 30.2%. Hierdie
diere verteenwoordig ongeveer 7.2% van die totale
aantal diere wat verhandel het.
Siektevrye buffels verteenwoordig ’n geraamde
59.7% van die totale omset wat genereer is
deur die verkope van hoërwaarde-wildspesies.
Dit word gevolg deur swartwitpense (31%) en
bastergemsbokke (9.2%).
In terme van getalle verteenwoordig
swartwitpense 62.1% van alle hoërwaardewildspesies
wat tydens amptelike veilings
verhandel het. Dit word gevolg deur siektevrye
buffels (27.1%) en bastergemsbokke (10.7%).
Kleurvariante (met uitsluiting van ooie/koeie dragtig
van ’n kleurvariant, asook splits) verteenwoordig ’n
geraamde 5.8% van die totale omset en 9.6% van die
totale aantal diere wat verhandel het.
Goue blouwildebeeste en Livingstone se elande
verteenwoordig onderskeidelik 21.2% en 29.7%
van die totale omset wat deur die verkope van
kleurvariante gegenereer is. Dit word gevolg deur
Dr Flippie Cloete
swart rooibokke (12.1%), springbok- en blesbokkleurvariante
met 10.3% en 6% onderskeidelik.
In teenstelling met omset verteenwoordig
springbok-kleurvariante ’n geraamde 24.2% van
die totale aantal kleurvariante wat verhandel het.
Dit word gevolg deur swart rooibokke (20.3%),
goue blouwildebeeste (18.7%) en blesbokkleurvariante
met 17.2%.
Spesies van intermediêre waarde (basterhartbeeste,
njalas, lechwes, bontebokke, bosbokke, rietbokke,
vaalribbokke) het ’n geraamde 2.6% tot die totale
omset bygedra.
Njalas verteenwoordig 72.7% van die getalle en
65.67% van die omset wat deur intermediêre
spesies behaal is. Njalas is ook onder die spesies
wat die meeste verhandel het en verteenwoordig
3.6% van die totale aantal diere wat op amptelike
wildveilings verhandel het;
Klein bokkies (duikers, steenbokke, klipspringers,
soenies, oorbietjies) se bydrae tot die totale
veilingomset beloop 0.4%.
Duikers is die klein bokkie wat die meeste
verhandel en verteenwoordig 56.1% van alle klein
bokkies wat op amptelike wildveilings verhandel
het. Dit word gevolg deur steenbokkies en
klipspringers met onderskeidelik 23.8% en 20%.
Die restant van die totale veilingomset vir 2019 (61%)
is deur die verkope van vlaktewildspesies gegenereer.
Rooibokke is die spesie wat die meeste verhandel
het. In totaal het net oor die 9 000 rooibokke (21.9%
van die totale aantal diere) verhandel. Dit word gevolg
deur blesbokke (11.5%), blouwildebeeste (9.2%),
springbokke (4.6%), gemsbokke (4.5%) en koedoes
wat 4.3% van die totale aantal diere wat verhandel
het, verteenwoordig.
Die prystendens van die vorige seisoene het grootliks volhard met pryse van veral hoërwaarde-wild en
kleurvariante wat verder verlangsaam het. Die verlangsaming van gemiddelde pryse het egter daartoe aanleiding
gegee dat die veilingomset vir die vierde agtereenvolgende jaar ’n afname getoon het. In totaal is ’n
veilingomset van R563 miljoen gerealiseer – merkbaar laer as die R750 miljoen van die voorafgaande jaar.
Die afname in omset is gerealiseer ten spyte van ’n 15.8%-jaar-op-jaar-toename in die aantal diere wat op
amptelike wildveilings verhandel het. Aanbod en vraag is negatief gekorreleer en gevolglik kan die daling in
gemiddelde pryse deels aan die toename in aanbod toegeskryf word. Die bydrae van lewendewild-handel,
nie net tot die wildbedryf nie maar ook tot die breër Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie, het egter die afgelope paar
jaar wesenlik afgeneem.
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Tabel 1 bied ’n oorsig van die geweegde gemiddelde
veilingpryse vir die afgelope drie jaar. Die geweegde
gemiddelde pryse vir 2019 is verteenwoordigend van
115 amptelike wildveilings wat gedurende die bepaalde jaar
in die onderskeie provinsies aangebied is. Met die vertolking
van hierdie pryse moet egter gelet word op die feit dat
noemenswaardige prysverskille binne bepaalde groepe
(e.g. manlik, vroulik, teeltroppe, ens) sigbaar was oor die
afgelope jaar. Hierdie prysverskille kan toegeskryf word
aan onder andere die fokus op uitsonderlike genetika, met
rolspelers wat steeds bereid is om ’n premie vir gehaltediere
te betaal. Met die interpretasie van die pryse moet ook in ag
geneem word dat uitskieters sover moontlik buite rekening
gelaat is. Die pryse in Tabel 1 moenie as huidige markpryse
geïnterpreteer word nie, maar eerder as ’n aanduiding of
verwysingsprys vir ’n bepaalde spesie wat oor ’n periode
van nege maande bereken is. Die berekening van die
geweegde gemiddeldes is wel gestandaardiseer, wat die
verskillende jare se pryse vergelykbaar maak.
Tabel 1 bied ’n oorsig van die gemiddelde pryse vir bepaalde
spesies. Soos vermeld, het die negatiewe momentum
wat sedert 2016 in die mark sigbaar is, gedurende die
2019-seisoen grotendeels voortgeduur. Die gevolg was ’n
verdere verlangsaming en/of stagnering van pryse. Hierdie
negatiewe momentum word aangeblaas deur die voortslepende,
ongunstige, ekonomiese klimaat, beleidsonsekerheid
en algehele winsgewendheid van die wildbedryf, asook
ander landbouverwante sektore en die toename in aanbod.
Die gemiddelde pryse van vlaktewildspesies het oor
die algemeen op vorige seisoenvlakke gestagneer. Hoewel
pryse oor die algemeen nie verder verlangsaam het nie, is
die stagnering van pryse steeds kommerwekkend aangesien
dit bydra tot die koste-prys-knyptangsituasie waarin
baie rolspelers hul tans bevind. Die uitdaging is egter nie net
tot die wildbedryf of prystendense in die wildbedryf beperk
nie, met baie ander landboukommoditeitspryse wat ’n soortgelyke
tendens toon. Hierdie situasie is ook nie ’n eerste vir
die wildbedryf nie – by die eeuwisseling het wildboere hul in
’n soortgelyke posisie bevind. Die stagnering van pryse en
die gevolglike koste-prys-knyptang was die katalisator wat
gelei het tot die verandering en groei wat oor die afgelope
10-plus jaar in die bedryf sigbaar was. Die bedryf staan na
alle waarskynlikheid weer op die vooraand van wesenlike
verandering – verandering wat nodig is om die finansiële
volhoubaarheid van wildprodusente te verseker.
In teenstelling met vlaktewildspesies, het die pryse van
meeste hoërwaarde-wild en kleurvariante verder verlangsaam
vergeleke met die gemiddelde pryse van die voorafgaande
seisoene. Dit kan toegeskryf word aan beide vraagen
aanboddruk. Die huidige prysvlakke is waarskynlik baie
nader aan die nuwe normaal.
Tabel 1: Gemiddelde wildveilingprystendense:
2017–2019
Wildsoort
2017
140 veilings
R
2018
114 veilings
R
2019
115 veilings
R
Alpakka 7 000 - 10 000
Bastergemsbok 109 288 59 124 49 208
Basterhartbees 16 338 12 002 8 873
Bergskaap - 9 750 10 809
Blesbok (gewoon) 1 970 1 876 1 728
Blesbok (wit) 2 592 2 005 2 178
Blesbok (wit; split) 4 500 1 700 -
Blesbok (geel) 7 386 5 065 2 692
Blesbok (geel; split) 2 578 4 300 1 978
Blesbok (koper) 13 577 6 788 3 681
Blesbok (koper; split) - 1 700 1 242
Blesbok (bont) 9 156 - 12 750
Blesbok (bont; split) 1 800 - -
Blesbok (masker) 2 056 - -
Blesbok (saalrug) 145 533 75 750 46 000
Blesbok (saalrug; split) 11 194 - 2 000
Blesbok (krulhaar) 4 333 - -
Blouwildebees 3 332 3 052 3 037
Blouwildebees (split) 9 067 3 341 3 800
Blouwildebees (Tuli) 2 824 5 000 -
Blouwildebees (goue) 38 190 15 163 9 353
Blouwildebees
(goue; koning)
80 666 17 000 21 625
Blouwildebees
(goue; koning; split)
- 12 000 -
Blouwildebees (wit) - - 181 000
Blouwildebees (wit; split) - - 60 000
Blouwildebees (koning) 145 297 56 378 26 637
Blouwildebees
(koning; split)
48 740 6 382 3 296
Blouwildebees (Seretse) 81 000 - -
Bontebok 45 286 12 728 19 064
Bosbok 9 228 10 137 7 142
Buffel (skoon) 189 640 154 309 125 620
Buffel/water 56 142 15 000 -
Buffel (Oos-Afrika) 401 854 337 690 224 621
Dassie 116 - 200
Duiker/grys 3 499 3 090 3 147
Duiker/blou 16 071 9 097 7 571
Duiker/rooi 17 821 14 857 10 000
Eland (gewoon) 10 897 9 196 8 889
Eland (Livingstone) 128 586 60 440 43 702
Gemsbok 7 677 6 747 6 681
Gemsbok (goue) 49 694 16 775 11 540
Gemsbok (goue; split) 18 175 8 320 8 516
Gemsbok (rooi) 623 020 72 800 29 458
Gemsbok (rooi; split) 54 666 24 882 15 395
Gemsbok (skilder) - 20 000 -
Grysbok 5 500 11 666 10 167
Kwagga 580 000 - 18 000
Kameel 9000 - 17 143
Kameelperd 12 752 14 601 15 075
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Klipspringer 7 220 13 333 9 840
Klipspringer (gekleurd) - - 60 000
Koedoe (gewoon) 7 175 8 291 8 522
Koedoe (wit) 11 500 - -
Koedoe (swart) 50 000 12 000 -
Krokodil - - 152 500
Lechwe 14 212 7 847 6 393
Leeu (gewoon) 45 388 56 666 32 063
Leeu (wit) 17 666 - 55 000
Luiperd 50 000 - -
Njala 12 352 7 902 6 444
Njala (rooi) 21 750 31 000 7 000
Rietbok 9 357 9 025 9 432
Rooibok (gewoon) 1 417 1 384 1 185
Rooibok (swart) 16 635 6 427 4 933
Rooibok (swart; split) 1 969 1 191 1 933
Rooibok ( saalrug) 25 911 7 974 5 987
Rooibok (saalrug; split) 4 870 1 675 1 700
Rooibok (wit) 18 589 8 045 4 800
Rooibok (wit; split) - 5 333 4 000
Rooibok (witflank) 22 367 7 547 6 781
Rooibok (royal) 50 000 5 500 1 521
Rooibok (royal; split) - - 1 500
Rooibok (bont) - - 103 000
Rooihartbees 7 751 5 039 4 989
Rooiribbok 4 171 4 541 4 068
Sebra/vlakte 3 900 3 816 3 717
/Hartmann 7 430 10 000 5 440
/berg 10 122 10 156 7 896
Sebra (goue) 380 000 273 333 -
Sebra (goue; split) - 9 000 -
Seekoei 60 000 67 777 60 000
Soenie 16 166 7 000 -
Springbok (gewoon) 2 140 1 414 1 521
Springbok
(gewoon; hartwater)
5 951 5 333 4 212
Springbok (swart) 2 900 2 379 2 171
Springbok
(swart; hartwater)
5 906 3 699 4 546
Springbok (wit) 5 889 3 736 3 283
Springbok (wit hartwater 9 188 18 142 4 000
Springbok (koper) 6 519 2 471 2 620
Springbok
(koper; hartwater)
4 589 6 000 3 947
Springbok (Kalahari) 5 166 4 159 2 854
Springbok
(Kalahari; hartwater)
3 804 4 665 9 293
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Springbok (cream) 2 865 3 620 4 000
Springbok
(cream; hartwater)
8 525 4 750 -
Springbok (koffie) 69 499 55 250 17 571
Springbok (koffie; split) - - 6 318
Springbok
(koffie; hartwater)
116 625 81 623 13 482
Springbok
(koffie; hartwater; split)
36 500 7 750 -
Springbok (Damara) 18 280 11 615 6 777
Springbok (bont) 16 885 8 011 11 440
Springbok (koning) 21 400 5 687 5 465
Steenbok 3 811 5 120 5 008
Swartwildebees 2 788 2 379 2 041
Swartwitpens (Matetsi) 88 336 43 209 17 231
Swartwitpens
(Tanzanies)
50 333 18 333 5 000
Swartwitpens (Zambies) 186 301 110 087 82 371
Swartwitpens
(Zambiese kruis)
142 846 45 864 28 187
Swartwitpens
(Wes-Zambies)
291 559 253 423 92 900
Swartwitpens
(Wes-Zambiese kruis)
164 178 50 000 26 500
Scimitar oryx
(kromhoringgemsbok)
16 829 8 937 7 039
Takbok (fallow deer) 3 837 3 402 3 447
Vlakvark 500 1 000 1 480
Vaalribbok 11 800 11 075 11 125
Volstruis 2 695 2 137 2 313
Volstruis
(Zimbabwe; blou)
- 22 000 27 000
Waterbok 6 911 5 768 5 607
Waterbok (wit) 11 222 - 5 063
Renoster (wit) 311 818 349 531 161 646
Die 2019-veilingseisoen het ongetwyfeld nuwe uitdagings
en verdere onsekerhede na vore gebring. Verskeie wildprodusente
het die afgelope seisoen voortgegaan om hul
teelprojekte aansienlik in te kort. Aan die ander kant is
daar produsente wat hul fokus verskuif het in ’n poging om
geleenthede in ander segmente van die bedryf te probeer
ontsluit. Hoe dit ook al sy, die tendense van die afgelope
seisoen was ’n duidelike aanduiding dat besigheid soos
gewoonlik nie gaan volhard nie. Dis onwaarskynlik dat prystendense
in die volgende jaar gaan omswaai en gevolglik
staan die bedryf op die vooraand van verandering – verandering
wat veral sigbaar gaan wees in terme van die manier
hoe bedrywighede op plaasvlak aangepak gaan word.
Kostedoeltreffendheid gaan heel moontlik vir die meeste
wildprodusente een van die bepalende suksesfaktore in die
komende seisoen of twee wees.
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’N NUWE JAAR: 2020
Adri Kitshoff-Botha HUB, Wildbedryf SA
Navrae: President, WRSA: Mr Tebogo Mogashoa l president@wrsa.co.za
HUB, WRSA: Adri Kitshoff-Botha l ceo@wrsa.co.za l 012 335 6994 l 083 650 0442
Terwyl ek hierdie artikel skryf met die doel om ’n vooruitskouing vir die wildbedryf vir 2020 te doen, dink
ek onwillekeurig terug aan ’n TV-program van die negentigerjare: Beyond 2000. Die titel en inleiding van
die program het altyd by my ’n gevoel van misterie gewek, en die feit dat ons ’n kykie na die volgende
eeu kon waag, nog meer so! Gedurende die laat negentigerjare, en soos ons al nader aan middernag
1999 beweeg het, het rekenaareienaars begin skarrel om hul rekenaars gereed te kry vir die jaar 2000.
Daar is algemeen daarna verwys as Y2K, wat eintlik ’n kort term is vir “Die Jaar 2000”. Y2K het verwys
na ’n tekortkoming in rekenaarprogrammering wat oënskynlik chaos sou veroorsaak sodra die horlosie
om middernag slaan met die oorgang van 1999 na 2000. Dit was omdat baie programme slegs twee
syfers toegelaat het en nie vier nie (bv 99 vir 1999). Groot moeite is gedoen en baie geld spandeer om te
verseker dat hul rekenaarprogramme nie in duie sal stort nie.
En kyk waar is ons nou…. 2020! Y2K is lankal vergete
en dit wat onmoontlik gelyk het in die program Beyond
2000, is in baie gevalle nou realiteit of al selfs oortref.
Baie het in die afgelope 20 jaar gebeur. Ons het onder andere
gesien hoe die privaat wildboerderybedryf met rasse skrede
gegroei het. Vergeleke met ander landboukommoditeite, is
hierdie bedryf nog relatief jonk. Wildboere het egter oor die
afgelope paar jaar baie geleer en gevorder en die bedryf kan
vandag met reg as ’n volwaardige en spogkommoditeit erken
word wat ’n groot bydrae tot die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie
maak.
Maar wat is ons te wagte in 2020? Te midde van uitdagings
soos klimaatsverandering en dieresiektes, verkies ek
om ons 2020-vooruitskouing vir die vier fundamentele pilare
van die wildbedryf (jag, teel, ekotoerisme en wildprodukte) op
’n positiewe noot te begin.
Wat lewendewild-verkope betref, is dit geen geheim nie:
Wildpryse het die afgelope jaar of wat gestabiliseer. Daar is
verskeie redes, onder andere ’n verhoogde aanbod van diere,
ekonomiese en politieke onsekerheid en die uitmergelende
droogte in groot areas van ons land. Die meeste van hierdie
faktore is nie noodwendig uniek aan die Suid-Afrikaanse
wildbedryf nie. Die stabilisering van pryse van lewendewild-verkope
het ook ’n geleentheid vir nuwe toetreders
tot die wildbedryf geskep, soos ons reeds in 2019 gesien
het. Hoewel hierdie toename gedeeltelik aan die wildpryse
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Photo: Mary Ann van der Berg

toegeskryf kan word, lewer konvensionele boere se besluite
om te diversifiseer en marginale gedeeltes van hul grond vir
wildboerdery te benut, ook ’n groot bydrae. In sekere streke
van ons land oorleef wild baie beter met beperkte water en
waterbronne en daarom maak dit sin om marginale gedeeltes
van plase daarvoor te benut.
Deur die stabilisering van pryse is die gaping tussen
pryse vir lewendewild-verkope en die jagmark ook verklein
(baie nader aan mekaar gebring), wat die volhoubaarheid van
die bedryf bevestig. Terugvoering van wildplaaseienaars en
jagondernemers oor hul verwagtinge vir 2020 is positief, met
baie jagbesprekings wat reeds vir die nuwe jaar ontvang is.
Ekotoerismemoontlikhede op privaat wildplase en
-reservate is legio. Sommige wildboere het reeds die afgelope
twee jaar toerismegeleenthede by hul diversifiseringsplanne
ingesluit. Dit sluit onder andere wildritte, bergfiets- en staproetes,
visvang, fotografie, sterrekykery en nog baie meer
aktiwiteite in.
Wanneer ons na wildprodukte kyk, bestaan daar ’n
groot behoefte by wildboere om meer betrokke te raak by
wildsvleisskemas en om hul wildsvleis op winkelrakke te
kry. Die goeie nuus is dat ’n wildsvleisbedryfsforum onlangs
gestig is. Die doel was om almal in die waardeketting te
betrek en te doen wat nodig is om ’n wildsvleisekonomie van
wêreldgehalte daar te stel. Die voetspoor van wildsvleis word
al hoe groter en ons is positief dat 2020 die jaar gaan wees
waarin hierdie gesonde proteïen sy regmatige plek op ons
winkelrakke sal kry. Die forum sal ten nouste saam met die
betrokke regeringsdepartemente en winkels werk om daarin
te slaag.
Op regulatoriese vlak het ons gedurende 2019 redelik
vordering gemaak in onder andere die Wes-Kaapprovinsie
om beperkende wetgewing uit die weg te ruim. Daar is egter
nog baie ander beperkende wetgewing wat met die provinsies
en/of nasionale departemente opgevolg moet word.
WRSA sal voortgaan om met regeringsdepartemente in
gesprek te tree om die belangrikheid van ondersteunende
wetgewing te beklemtoon. Ondersteunende wetgewing sal
WRSA se strewe na ’n volhoubare, inklusiewe, groeiende
wildbedryf en -waardeketting tot voordeel van alle Suid-Afrikaners
laat waar word. Ons sal in 2020 ook voortgaan om
duidelikheid te probeer verkry oor die regulatoriese vereistes
en ander faktore wat ’n impak op die wildbedryf kan hê nadat
wildspesies in terme van die Diereverbeteringswet gelys is.
CITES CoP18 wat gedurende Augustus in Genève,
Switserland plaasgevind het, was ’n groot teleurstelling vir
individue, organisasies en regerings wat die beginsel van
volhoubare benutting ondersteun, asook die belangrikheid
dat besluite op wetenskaplike grondslag geneem word.
Volledige terugvoering is beskikbaar op die WRSA-webtuiste:
www.wrsa.co.za
Die nuwe jaar hou egter ook verdere uitdagings vir die
wildbedryf in, soos die droogte oor die grootste deel van
Suid-Afrika. Hierdie ongekende droogte kniehalter landbou in
die algemeen en van ons wildboere het dit nie ontkom nie.
Ons wense en gebede gaan met al ons boere in Suid-Afrika
wat te midde van so ’n buitengewone droogte (probeer)
aanhou boer. Baie wildboere het reeds hul kuddes verminder;
ander het groot persentasies van hul kuddes verloor ten
spyte van vermindering.
Binne die groter landboubedryf is daar ongelooflike begrip
dat wildboere vir droogtehulp moet kwalifiseer en WRSA
sal in 2020 sy aksies voortsit om die regering en finansiële
instellings hiervan bewus te maak.
Biosekuriteit en dieregesondheid is van kardinale belang
en ons verwag dat daar in die nuwe jaar groot klem daarop
gelê sal word. Die bek-en-klouseer-uitbreking vroeg in
November 2019, asook moratoriums op veilings en vervoer
van diere, het ’n massiewe negatiewe uitwerking op die wilden
lewendehawebedrywe gehad. Dit is daarom baie moeilik
om op hierdie stadium ’n voorspelling te waag oor wat in
2020 op ons wag.
Ten slotte is WRSA se wense vir 2020 reën, reën, reën,
positiewe ekonomiese groei, politieke stabiliteit, min beurtkrag,
geen dieresiekte-uitbrekings nie, ondersteunende wetgewing
en trokke vol positiwiteit en voorspoed vir ons boere!

My seleksie-“tools”
Tina de Jager
Ná jare in die stoetbedryf besef ek nou weer
eens die belangrikheid van rekordhouding
en prestasietoetsing as deel van die
seleksieproses as dit by wildteling kom. Ek
bestuur my bastergemsbokkuddes sedert 2005
en my Wes-Zambiese swartwitpenskuddes
sedert 2007 volgens my seleksie-“tools” wat ek
vir my Santa Getrudis-beeste en Amerikaanse
saalperde gebruik.
Die fondasie van my swartwitpenskudde was
die verkryging van die beste bloedlyne van
Piet Warren, Thaba Tholo en Chris Visser.
Met die mees gesogte genetika van Magic, Madala,
Tequila en Piet, het ek die kuddes ontwikkel en later
verder uitgebrei met genetika van Black Jack, Tequila,
Warren en Explorer. Genetiese diversiteit is uiters
belangrik en ons moet waak teen inteling.
Ek glo ook dat die moederlyne van my bastergemsbokke
uiters belangrik vir die sukses van my
kuddes was met die vroulike grootlyfdiere wat ek van
Namibië af ingebring het, en ek sien elke seisoen uit
na die resultate van die Kalahari-kuddes.
Ek gebruik die volgende “tools” vir die seleksie van
my diere:
Prestasietoetsing
Rekordhouding en prestasietoetsing loop vir my hand
aan hand en is een van die belangrikste selekie-
“tools” wat ek gebruik. Met prestasietoetsing kry ek uit
’n stamboom van drie tot vyf generasies ’n duidelike
lyn van my topteeldiere. Hier speel die verwerking
van prestasiedata by Stamboek ’n belangrike rol.
Met Logix word ’n deeglike prestasie van elke dier, sy
familie en die totale kudde bereken.
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Bouvorm en kleur
Goeie balans en bespiering is vir my
belangrik. Sterk bespiering en manlike
bouvorm is belangrik by bulle en ’n bul moet
’n manlike kop hê. In vroulike diere soek
ek sagte bespiering en ’n mooi, vroulike
wigvorm. Dit is belangrik om ook gewig in jou
diere te teel, aangesien ons ook per kilogram
vleis betaal word. Die geheelbeeld van ’n
groot, sterk, goed gebalanseerde dier met ’n
gesonde, tipiese kleur is ’n voorreg om na te
kyk.
Over Time – ’n seun van
Tequila uit R06, ’n 35¼"-
Piet-dogter. ’n Ongelooflike
kruising van die Tequila/
Piet-bloedlyn.
Horingvorm en lengte
Ons teel hoofsaaklik vir lengte en daarom
is bloedlyne met lengte baie belangrik. ’n
Ovaalvormige deursnit met sagte ringe is
baie gesog en presteer goed in my kuddes.
Die diere met ’n horingvorm wat uit die kop
uit eers na voor groei en dan terugkrul, is
ook vir my belangrik vir ekstra lengte.
Vrugbaarheid
Vrugbaarheid is hoogs oorerflik en dus
baie belangrik om voor te selekteer.
Met seleksie en die regte voeding is my
bastergemsbokkuddes se tussenkalfperiode
(TKP) 311 dae en die swartwitpense s’n
301 dae.
Moederlyn
Die moeder is uiters belangrik in teling. Ek
teel eerder met ’n swakker bul uit ’n topma
as ’n topbul uit ’n swak ma. Dit blyk oor
jare dat my topdiere definitief uit baie sterk
moederlyne kom.
Aanvoeling
Volgens my is die laaste maar ook belangrikste
seleksie-“tool” ’n aanvoeling, of anders
gestel, ’n gevoel en respek vir die dier – daai
“gut feeling” dat jy weet hy gaan as dier ’n
sterk karakter hê.
’n Familietradisie gebaseer op die Santa
Getrudis-beeste en Amerikaanse saalperde,
gekombineer met navorsing en deeglike
seleksie wat ondersteun word deur DNStoetse
om ouerskap, mitochondriale en
nukleêre resultate te bewys, het Valley
Venture Stud gehelp om een van die leiers in
die veld van stoetteling te word.
Indien jy jou eie teelprogram met die
nageslag van ons kuddes wil verbeter,
kontak my by 082 774 4777 of stuur ’n
e-pos na tina@vvstud.info en kom kyk na
ons diere op my plaas buite Vryburg.
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The GAME & HUNT crew recently set up their
cameras on a low-level bridge across the Sundays
River on one of Neil Dodds’s farms outside
Jansenville in the Eastern Cape. In the Khoi
language, the river is called Nuku Kamma River. Neil
shortened the name to Nukamma, creating the name
for Nukamma Wildlife. This enterprise is a member
of the Summit Wildlife Group, which over the last
four years has held very successful wildlife auctions
in the Eastern Cape Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet.
Although everybody knows Neil (sometimes confusing
him with the Angora goat ram named Doddsy Dodds,
a “partner in crime” together with another ram, Hennie
the Hitman Barnard), not many people know just how deep his
roots are in the Eastern Cape. They are also not aware of the
fact that although Neil admires other wildlife pioneers in this
province, he is actually one of them.
Bachelor who brought the greatest gift
Neil explains that the Dodds family is a typical Eastern
Cape settler family. He is the fifth generation of Doddses
on the family farm Leeufontein in the Klipplaat district. His
great-great-grandfather bought the three farms Rietkuil,
Eintjiesvlakte and Leeufontein for his three sons in 1862
and farmed there with them. His great-grandfather, Thomas
Dodds, handed the farm down to his son Boysie Dodds, one
of Thomas’s 11 grandchildren. Neil’s father, Ronnie Dodds,
took over from Boysie. Neil farmed for his father for a couple
of years and is regarded as “the bachelor who brought
the greatest gift” or made the biggest impression when he
married Helen. Helen, a pharmacist who did her locum in
Jansenville, took over the farm operations in 1988.
Growing up on Leeufontein and another farm near
Uniondale that his dad bought, Neil attended school in Graaff-
Reinet and Fort Beaufort. He says he sometimes thinks back
to those days, admiring the way his parents travelled to fetch
their children from their hostels for weekends and school
holidays – a round trip of close to 1 000 km. He and Helen
therefore started a small private school in Klipplaat for their
own two children before sending them to boarding school at
Kingsway College in Grahamstown 300 km away.
Being a farm boy, a deep-rooted love for the great
outdoors and wildlife was instilled in Neil. For him this is the
ideal way to have grown up. He proudly tells the story of how,
after seeing kudu on their Uniondale farm for the first time in
the early 1970s when arriving home one evening, he followed
the tracks the next morning, as kudu had never before been
spotted in the area. He spent a couple of school holidays
looking for those few kudu. Today there are fortunately plenty
of these antelope around. Because of his love for wildlife that
he developed as a farm boy, he ended up with Leeufontein
when the farms were divided among the brothers, even
though he was not the eldest.
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Hunting
It was on Leeufontein that Neil realised the value of wildlife,
and in 1989 he welcomed the first paying hunters to this
farm. He says people in the district were furious with him,
because instead of inviting the local bank manager, post
office manager and police captain to hunt for free, he was
selling those animals to hunters. With the hunting business
in full operation, Neil started looking into investing in game.
In 1991 he bought some white springbok and grey rhebuck
at the Doringboom auction. Little did he know that, after
having introduced these species to his farm, they would end
up on every other farm in the district but his own. Thereafter
gemsbuck and black wildebeest were introduced to offer
hunters a wider variety than the naturally occurring springbok
and kudu in the area.
He would still rather have the farm
Neil kept an eye on the wildlife pioneers in the Eastern Cape,
and in 2002 he went to see Hennie Barnard’s sable antelope
on the farm Skietfontein outside Aberdeen. It took Neil a long
time to convince himself that such an amount of money needed
to be spent to get a sable breeding operation off the ground.
In 2006 Neil and his neighbour Robert Hobson visited Hennie
Barnard. After calculating the potential costs of fencing and
purchasing the first sable herds, a farm came on the market.
Neil ended up buying it together with his good friend, Dale
Smith, without buying any sable. For the next couple of years,
Neil regretted not having bought any sable, but back to reality
today, he says he would still rather have the farm.
Neil, together with Dale Smith, bought the first sable
antelope in 2009. He says he was only a sheep and goat
farmer, and that it was Dale who initially brought in outside
capital in the form of investors. Later Neil also brought in
investors, and together they established herds of roan antelope
and buffalo. “The rest is history,” says Neil, and although it
was expensive times, they were in it long enough to be able
to build up “a nice game farm”. Over the years, roan antelope
have become Neil’s passion. He explains that he loves their
character and behaviour, even though they are always a bit
more challenging to breed with than other species.
According to Neil, sheep and goat farming in the Karoo
is done over extensive areas, and to try and increase the
turnover per hectare from wildlife, the old adage, “Do what
you love and the money will follow” rang true for them. He
is thankful to Dale and all their investors who helped build
that, and it only took 1 000 ha out of a 10 000 ha operation
with sheep and goats. In those early years they certainly
generated enough money, if not more money than on the
rest of the 9 000 ha. In today’s environment, it fits in well with
sheep, goat and cattle farming to diversify, having a small
area for intensive game farming to generate good money.
Being involved in all aspects of the wildlife industry
Since 2011, they have established sable, roan and buffalo
herds and have added golden wildebeest, black impala
and springbok colour variants. They traded with these
animals and it went well, and according to Neil, fantastic
friendships were built up within the wildlife industry. Many
new friendships were formed with people coming to see their
breeding operations and realising they could also add value
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to their own farms by incorporating a wildlife component. This
led to the establishment of the Karoo Midlands Wildlife Study
Group, led by Rob Hobson. Neil also became involved and
today he is chairman of East Cape Game Management and a
member of Wildlife Ranching Eastern Cape.
In 2015 their fortune changed when the rain dwindled and
drought set in. Since 2015 the entire Sundays River system
appearing in the background on our video camera footage
has been dry, except for a puddle of water after a recent
thunderstorm. The river beds always used to provide food for
the animals, especially for the buffalo in the river camp. But the
last few years have been tough, says Neil – they have not been
able to put out enough feed for the buffalo and even had to
pump water from boreholes into the river bed for the buffalo to
drink. He says prices have recently decreased to a level where
“you have to weigh up what the value is of the buffalo you are
feeding, compared to the feed you are putting into them”.
Besides breeding, another form of income is hunting,
Neil explains, referring to the hunters he has been
accommodating since 1989, and which has progressed
to trophy hunters. He is proud of the close relationship
between game farmers and hunting outfitters in the Eastern
Cape. They have an annual joint meeting to analyse where
prices are at, determining the prices outfitters can market
their animals at and what game farmers could expect for
theirs.
Neil, his wife Helen and their children, Carin and Bradley,
together with Hennie Barnard and his wife Joan, are the
faces of the Summit Wildlife auction. Although the yearly
auction does not have a high turnover, it is encouraging to
see what they do for the community by hosting it, and what
quality animals they have on offer. The best springbok in the
country is always on offer, “similar to some of the big groups’
best buffalo they have on auction,” Neil says. The diversity
of guest sellers such as Grootbaas, Chargo Buffalo and
Tina de Jager, coupled with Mr Wow genetics being offered
on auction, attracts buyers from up north. The combination
of offering exceptional wildlife and unsurpassed Karoo
hospitality has resulted in the success of Summit Wildlife
over the last four years.
Every year Neil is the last to leave the pre- and postauction
functions and he is the first to greet you the next
morning. As Norman Adami referred to Neil at the 2019
Summit Wildlife auction – he is “a wily old goat”.
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’N OORSIG OOR SIEKTETOESTANDE
IN WILDBOERDERY
Deel 3
In boerdery loop alles nie altyd seepglad nie en dieselfde geld vir jou wildvertakking.
Wildkuddes het meesal dieselfde probleme as gewone veekuddes, maar daar is
ook ’n paar unieke siektes wat uitsluitlik onder wild aangetref word. Die doel van
hierdie artikelreeks is om die nodige inligting aan wildboere te verskaf, sodat hulle
weet waarop hulle bedag moet wees en sodat hulle ingeligte besluite kan neem. Dit is ons plig as
eienaars van dié spesiale diere om na hul welstand om te sien. Óns het hulle immers in die wildkampe
geplaas. Ná 15 jaar as wildveearts werk ek op ’n daaglikse basis hoofsaaklik met gesonde diere.
Die meeste gesondheidsprobleme by wild kom voor weens verkeerde bestuurspraktyke en is NIE
siektegedrewe NIE.
Dr JW Eksteen
Voorkoming is die sleutel en diere moet gereeld
gemonitor word om siektes en beserings vroegtydig
raak te sien. Daarvoor is ’n goeie veldwagter
onontbeerlik. Deur ingelig te wees, kan die wildboer betyds
optree en, indien nodig, ’n ervare wildveearts kontak om so
gou moontlik die probleem te diagnoseer, behandeling toe
te pas en ’n voorkomende protokol te implementeer. Moet
dus nie jou hande in die lug gooi as daar nie ’n ooglopende
oplossing vir ’n probleem is nie; vra raad en raadpleeg jou
wildveearts om ’n oplossing te vind.
Net soos in die voorafgaande twee artikels, skenk ek
ook in hierdie een, die laaste in die reeks, kortliks aandag
aan ’n paar algemene probleme wat in wildkuddes voorkom.
In hierdie uitgawe fokus ons op aanmeldbare siektes in
wildkuddes.
AANMELDBARE SIEKTES
Aanmeldbare siektes is staatsbeheerde siektes en moet
onmiddellik met die bevestiging daarvan by die plaaslike
staatsveearts aangemeld word. Dit sluit verskillende siektes
in wat ’n beduidende ekonomiese impak het of soönoties
(kan van dier na mens oorgedra word) van aard is. Hierdie
siektes is nie wildspesifiek nie, maar kan alle diere affekteer.
Dis belangrik om te weet hoe die siektes lyk sodat hulle so
vinnig moontlik aangemeld kan word.
Soönotiese siektes soos slenkdalkoors (Rift Valley fever),
hondsdolheid (rabies) en miltsiekte (anthrax) kan dodelik
wees vir mense wat daaraan blootgestel word.
Die vier belangrikste siektes wat die grootste ekonomiese
impak op veekuddes het en waarvoor gereeld getoets word,
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Figuur 1: Hoef van ’n gasel
met bek-en-klouseer
Figuur 2: Letsels in die mond en op die tong
wat op bek-en-klouseer dui
is tuberkulose (bovine TB), brusellose (bovine brucellosis),
korridorsiekte (corridor disease) en bek-en-klouseer (footand-mouth
disease). Die onlangse uitbraak van bek-enklouseer
in Limpopo het ’n enorme uitwerking op die
rooivleisbedryf gehad en selfs wolprodusente word steeds
daardeur geraak.
Buffels word volgens wetgewing standaard vir dié vier
siektes getoets voordat hulle tussen plase verskuif mag
word. Hoewel besmette buffels nie noodwendig kliniese tekens
van die siektes toon nie, kan hulle as draers van dié
siektes optree en ander diere, waaronder veekuddes,
besmet. Dit sal geweldig negatiewe ekonomiese implikasies
vir jou boerdery inhou. Boere moet hierdie wetgewing streng
nakom. Indien een van jou buffels positief toets, word die
hele kudde as besmet beskou en kan jy moontlik jou hele
kudde verloor.
BRUCELLA MELITENSIS
Figuur 3: Aborsie in ’n swartwitpens
Die siekte kom in mak bokke (domestic goats) soos boerbokke
voor en kan aborsies in wild soos swartwitpense veroorsaak.
By swartwitpense kan dit geswelde knieë veroorsaak.
B. mellitensis is ’n aanmeldbare, staatsbeheerde
siekte. Indien dit op jou plaas aangetref word, sal die plaas
onder kwarantyn geplaas word. Moet dus liefs nie mak bokke
aanskaf as jy met swartwitpense, bastergemsbokke en ander
wildspesies boer nie.
SNOTSIEKTE (MALIGNANT CATARRHAL
FEVER)
Dié virussiekte is sekerlik vir die meeste probleme tussen
wild- en beesboere verantwoordelik. Dit het al groot ekonomiese
verliese en onmin tussen bure veroorsaak. Ek gaan
nie oor die wetlike aspekte uitbrei nie, maar beveel ten sterkste
aan dat ’n post mortem-verslag van ’n veearts, tesame
met die laboratoriumverslag van monsters wat gedurende
die post mortem geneem is, verkry word en noodsaaklik is
voordat enige regsaksie oorweeg word.
Dit is belangrik om kennis te neem dat daar twee vorme
van hierdie siekte is, nl wildebees-geassosieerde snotsiekte
en skaap-geassosieerde snotsiekte.
Wildebees-geassosieerde snotsiekte
Alle wildebeeste (blou en swart) is draers van wildebeesassosieerde
snotsiekte en skei dié virus uit. Uitskeiding vind
veral gedurende toestande van verhoogde stres plaas (bv
gedurende die kalfseisoen of droogtes), of as gevolg van
stres weens verkeerde bestuurspraktyke. Die virus oorleef
nie lank buite die gasheer nie.
Beeste is vatbaar vir die virus maar kan mekaar nie
onderling besmet nie. Beide oë word blind en vertoon egalig
wit/blou, terwyl albei neusgate ’n erge, taaierige geel uitloopsel
het. Die prognose is swak en beeste vrek akuut binne
twee dae nadat die simptome waargeneem kan word. Die
inkubasieperiode wissel van sewe dae tot nege maande ná
blootstelling aan die virus. Die virus word deur die lug, water
of kontak versprei. Dit is dus ’n belangrike voorsorgmaatreël
om beeste en wildebeeste so ver moontlik van mekaar af weg
te hou, met ’n minimumafstand van 500 m. Die karkas van
beeste met snotsiekte is wel geskik is vir menslike gebruik.
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Figuur 4: Skaap-geassosieerde snotsiekte in ’n buffel
Skaap-geassosieerde snotsiekte
Baie skape is draers van skaap-geassosieerde snotsiekte.
Hoewel die skape dus met die virus besmet is, word hulle nie
klinies siek nie. Skape kan egter die virus na buffels oordra
wat wel hiervoor vatbaar is. Die prognose is dat buffels ook
uiters swak is en akute vrektes kom gewoonlik voor. Dieselfde
voorsorgmaatreëls geld hier.
SLENKDALKOORS (RIFT VALLEY
FEVER)
Dié virussiekte word deur muggies en muskiete oorgedra en
kom sporadies voor ná droogteperiodes wat deur ’n baie nat
seisoen gevolg word.
Wild kan wel slenkdalkoors opdoen, hoewel dit selde
gebeur. By wild kom dit egter voor sonder die erge morbiditeite,
aborsies en mortaliteite soos wat by skape en beeste
waargeneem word. Mense kan ook slenkdalkoors opdoen,
met ernstige gevolge.
HONDSDOLHEID (RABIES)
Hondsdolheid is ’n soönotiese siekte wat wel in wild voorkom
en is veral in koedoes in Namibië die oorsaak van baie
vrektes. Streng inentingsprogramme kan gevolg word en is
baie suksesvol. Wees op die uitkyk na diere wat abnormale
gedrag toon, veral wilde diere wat hul vrees vir die mens verloor.
Onmiddellike, voorkomende behandeling is nodig indien
’n mens moontlike blootstelling aan ’n dier met hondsdolheid
gehad het.
MILTSIEKTE (ANTHRAX)
Hierdie bakteriële siekte se spore kan jare in die grond
oorleef. Diere met miltsiekte vrek akuut en bloeduitloopsels
by alle liggaamsopeninge word waargeneem. As jy miltsiekte
vermoed, vermy kontak met die karkas en moenie dit skuif
nie, want spore word in die lug vrygestel wat mens en dier
kan besmet. Kontak dadelik jou veearts sodat hy ’n diagnose
kan maak. Die karkas moet daarna op die voorgeskrewe
manier vernietig word.
Ten slotte
Daar is min siektes wat regtig ’n betekenisvolle impak op jou
wildboerdery sal hê. Die meeste probleme kan deur die regte
bestuurspraktyke vermy word. Indien die oorsaak van vrekte
nie bekend is nie, sal ’n volledige post mortem deur jou veearts
waardevolle inligting verskaf.
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LIFE @ RANGERS
At the end of what I thought to be a fantastic year, the annual Rangers year-end function
took place. The planning and hosting of this event is the responsibility of the first-year
group. It is always hosted at the main lapa and most of the students
try to attend. We use this as an opportunity to bid farewell to the
second-year students as they move on to pursue their practical
studies. Various awards are also handed over during this event.
Christopher Palos
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Prizes up for grabs!
Throughout the year there are
various short courses
that form part of our
studies. Students can
become quite competitive
when completing
these courses, as top
performers are often
rewarded. Prizes are
given for the PH course and kudu project,
which the second-years do, as well as for
the CHASA course, which the first-years
complete.
As the second-year group is split
between two PH schools, there are two students
who receive prizes (the top performer
from each school). The kudu project
is a group assignment. Students
have to process a kudu carcass and
sell the meat. The group with the
highest profit margin wins a prize.
The CHASA course involves three
prizes for the the categories of top
performer in the exam, top shot,
and top overall.
Economics, experience and
growth
Our guest
speaker for
the evening
was Eardley
Rudman. He is a professional hunter
at Blaauwkrantz Safaris, a family
business with property that borders the
Rangers game farm. Apart from being
a PH, he is also on the Eastern Cape
committee of Wildlife Ranching South
Africa (WRSA), he is an Exco member
of the Professional Hunters’ Association
of South Africa (PHASA), and he is the
current chairperson of the Glenconnor
Agricultural Association. I have been very
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fortunate to spend a lot of time at
Blaauwkrantz this year. My father knows the
Rudman family fairly well and he has done a lot of work with
Eardley in particular. I had learned a lot from
the Rudmans in my first
year, so I thought Eardley
would be a great speaker
for the night.
One of Eardley’s
university courses was
Agricultural Economics,
which he studied at
Stellenbosch University
from 1992 until 1995.
He decided to speak
about two things, namely
economics, as well as
learning and growth. He highlighted
the importance of understanding economics
because it is very applicable to the wildlife industry. Our
wildlife industry has evolved in such a way that one can be
much more influential and effective in what you do if you
understand the economic principles and philosophies. Next
he emphasised how important it is to continuously learn and
grow, irrespective of how smart or experienced you might be,
because there’s always something new to learn. I thought
this was very relevant to us as young, aspiring
wildlife professionals.
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What I learned
I know how important it is to
keep growing as a person and
to keep learning. However,
what Eardley’s words helped
me understand was exactly
how much I had managed
to learn in the space of nine
months. At school I was
definitely learning all the way,
but at university I am retaining so much more
information because I am interested in my field
of study.
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Photos: 1. Bosvark was top student at the Spring Valley School of Professional Hunting
2. Eardley Rudman and his wife Carmen 3. I was top student in the CHASA exam
4. It’s not always about khaki and camo! 5. Jakkals was top shot and best overall in the CHASA course
6. Struisie was top student at the Eastern Cape Academy of Professional Hunting
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SILENT VALLEY stud game breeders
FIRST annual auction 2020
the date
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Since 1979
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081 297 7253 Jaghuis volledig
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073 677 7323 14 persone. Selfsorg.
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of kontak Slaggeriewe Musina Karla Belvedere met koelkamers.
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epos: Jagvoertuie. kuriakos@icon.co.za Website: www.limcroma.com BELVEDERE-JAGPLASE
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Tel: Smith’s 071 leather 889 also 2719 on facebook
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Tel: Korporatiewe 071 889 2719 trofee- en
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biltongjag. Basiese jagkampe
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met koelkamers. 13 spesies.
WES-KAAP, JAG. Albertinia / Riversdale Bloemhof, Schweizer-
WES-KAAP,
Ri-Jan
JAG. Albertinia
082 784
/ Riversdale
0920,
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Rifle / bow, biltong / trophy hunt. 14 Spesies, buffels en Rifle / E-pos: bow, biltong fourie@xlim.co.za
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14 persone. Selfsorg.
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Quality
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First-class 2020accommodation
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KUDUWANE GAME LODGE
14 Spesies, buffels en
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Jagpakkette beskikbaar.
14 persone. Selfsorg.
Slaggeriewe met koelkamers.
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Tel: 071 889 2719
chris@kridyn.co.za
WES-KAAP, JAG. Albertinia / Riversdale
LASARUS GAME FARM
MACHINES / PARTS & COMPONENTS
Rifle / bow, biltong / trophy hunt.
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30 species. PH and HO.
082 443 1147 / 082 448 3975
lasarusgamefarm@gmail.com
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Limpopo Bela-Bela
KUDUWANE GAME LODGE
Eksklusiewe jag vir groepe in
die bosveld, slegs 160 km
van Pretoria.
Web: www.kuduwane.co.za
E-pos: info@kuduwane.co.za
Jagvoertuie.
Tel: 071 889 2719
chris@kridyn.co.za
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LANDSWYE OPRIGTING VAN
• WILD- • VEE-
• SEKURITEITS- EN
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gmail.com
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Allerlei / Misc
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Nou ook Nou winkels ook winkels VAALWATER: in
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Allerle
Volledige
beskrywings,
videoklips.
w
082 375 3461
tjaka@gamefarmnet.co.za
gamefarmnet.co.za
LANDSWYE OPRIGTING VAN
GENERAL JAG • WILD- / HUNT / ALLERLEI
• VEE-
• SEKURITEITS- EN
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Sel: 083 715 9382
www.swanevelderfencing.co.za
Epos: swanevelderwildomheinings@
gmail.com
Nou ook winkels in VAALWATER:
014 755 3669 en WARMBAD:
014 001 7042
Om te adverteer skakel:
012 348 5550
JAG / HUNT
of kontak Musina Karla Belvedere Hunting by Safaris
BELVEDERE-JAGPLASE
karla@wildlifehunt.co.za
Korporatiewe trofee- en
biltongjag. Basiese jagkampe
met koelkamers. 13 spesies.
Ri-Jan 082 784 0920,
082 256 6360,
E-pos: fourie@xlim.co.za
Volledige
Thabazimbi Bushveld
JAG / HUNT
Quality beskrywings,
hunting with lots of game.
First-class accommodation
and kleurfotos services. Self-/full en catering.
Corporate groups welcome.
Trophy/biltong videoklips. hunting.
Bow & rifle hunting.
082 375 3461
Phone/SMS/WA: 073 677 7323
Email: office@limcroma.com
tjaka@gamefarmnet.co.za
Website: www.limcroma.com
gamefarmnet.co.za
Jaggeleentheid
Bloemhof, Adverteer Schweizer-
in
Reneke, Noordwes,
14 Spesies, buffels en
swartwitpense ingesluit.
Jagpakkette beskikbaar.
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