An Overview of Hunting in Namibia

This article appeared in the October 2007 edition of the African Sporting Gazette. When Craig Boddington first hunted Namibia with us in the very early eighties, he and Joof coined the phrase – €˜Namibia, Africa’s Best kept Secret..!’ Due to the excellent hunting opportunities, variety and quality of game species, outstanding hunting professionals, political stability, […]

Birding List

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF ROOIKRAAL – MAY 9 – 21, 2006 – AND AT WINDHOEK, EN ROUTE I visited Rooikraal on the dates above, to participate in a hunting safari. While enjoying this marvelous adventure, I also took the opportunity to increase my life-list of birds seen. The abundance of bird life is impressive here, […]

Dunes, Sweat and Black-faced Impala

We were melting away in the early morning sun as we slipped and slid up the red sand dune, one pace forward and half a slide back. Did we really have to drive for 4 hours to come and kill ourselves in these dunes ? Invariably, when you think of Namibia, you imagine the huge […]

Journey to the Dark Side

Would you like to visit a vacation spot with superb scenery, friendly people, modern accommodations and great hunting and fishing? This is a place in the tropics, but a place with warm days and cool nights. It’s a melting pot for people of many different origins. On a clear night (and they are almost always […]

Namibia’s Endemic Species

Over the years the hunting industry has changed considerably, in some cases for the better and others for the worse. The introduction of species to areas that are not at all suited to them was solved by nature. Sometimes the new habitat has agreed with introduced specie, and they have flourished. In many cases, however, […]

Kalahari Safari Memories

Blazing bright sunlight and cool, dim rooms; rust red sand and snowy white sheets; sun-seared grasses and gourmet meals: such are the fascinating paradoxes of a safari in Namibia! When my husband Tom and I decided to return to Africa, we chose Namibia, for our 1999 destination and Joof Lamprecht as Professional Hunter. We had […]

What Is a Professional Hunter?

Long before the first translucent rays of the early morning sun start showing through the sleepy Acacias and the last haunting jackal cries begin to fade, there is a lonely man out there in Africa busy preparing your day for you. On his shoulders is placed the responsibility of your well-being, safety and satisfaction. He […]

Non-Hunters On a Trophy Hunting Safari

Traditionally a non-hunting companion is perceived to be a wife or partner accompanying the man in their life on safari; this is, however, not necessarily always the case. Over the past few years I have increasingly hosted father and son safaris, where only the fathers are hunters, or only the sons are hunters, as well […]

Hunting the Elusive Cheetah

The Kalahari morning was icy as Hal and I crawled out of the leopard *blind. The red African sun had crept through the haze covering the hills on the distant horizon a short while ago, and we had sat tight in the hope that the big cat would make a mistake. The low winter temperatures […]

Trophy Hunting for Education

In the shade of the majestic acacia trees of central eastern Namibia stand the buildings of one of the happiest places of learning in Africa. This is the home of Hunters Namibia Safari’s Private School, which is sponsored solely from the proceeds of trophy hunting safaris undertaken by this company. In the world of sport […]