August 2022
It was time again for a hunting trip - the second one to Victoria West (2.0)
Driving there is half the fun, because we "kuier" properly with every kilometer passing by 😀
Music is the thing !!
Always time for a coffee stop
Getting closer . . . . . . music pumping
Lekker lunch at Three Sisters - Steers
When we get to the farm, our host was busy with a braai and we joined right in
At sundown we shoot a few shots to check the rifle's zero and making some small final adjustments.
BASECAMP: Awesome and Sad entwined (No-one lives permanently on the farm anymore)
Hunting springbuck on foot in the vast open spaces of the Karoo, is no easy task. You got to make use of every peace of cover you can get, sometimes crawling on your belly down an erosion ditch or on your knees through taller grasses/small bushes. A tree as cover between you and the pray, making sure you are downwind all the time. You can walk for kilometers without seeing anything; using elevation can be to your benefit. Patience is key.
After literally hours of "walk and stalk", the rewards are worthy and special !
We need some rest, and made small fire, ate and rest in a dried-up riverbed.
After some rest, dedication and pure stubbiness not to give up, lead to more success for Ruhan !
Last afternoon and we take a drive out to another part of the farm.
Silver - Spoegwolf
And then, sooner than expected, our time on the farm comes to an end.
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