Hi all,
I would like to give you a background on
myself and how I my family have got involved in my life as well as how they
have supported me over the last 9 years.
The saying goes, if you can’t beat them
join them. Well with plenty of begging, just kidding. It all started with our eldest
son David, who like his mother, knew very little about hunting. It was time to
introduce both of them to my life and see if the bug would bite him too.
Early one cold winter’s morning we set off
to hunt Springbuck in our famous Karoo in the Northern Province of South Africa.
A good animal to start out your hunting career with! We had planned to hunt
Springbuck for 2 days and have the meat processed for our families. The best
way to hunt them as a first timer is to sit in ambush and wait for them to come
to you. We had got ourselves into a great ambush position and could see 360 deg
around us. We had not been there long when a group of Springbuck started making
their way towards us. David started to shake with excitement, so I needed to
calm him. They were coming closer and closer. This young lad was ready for his
first experience. A good old male stopped 120 yards from us. David settled the
cross hairs on his shoulder and he bucked with the shot. Perfect! Straight
through the heart! He did not stop there; yes Sir the bug had him. Down another
one went. I was a proud parent. The pictures tell the story.
Next up was Grace, she was very keen on shooting an air rifle but did not want to shoot an animal, but wanted to
catch a fish. We are very fortunate to have a beach house and we were there on
holiday with my mom. The kids wanted to go fishing, so off we went to pump some
sand prawns for bait and we were soon on the banks of the lagoon. The boys were
not very impressed as the only one to catch a fish was the only little girl
among them. Bitter sweet! We had all decided this was to be breakfast for the
next day, but our little girl decided the fish would miss its family so she let
it go. GIRLS!
It was Ryan’s turn now. He was old enough
to handle a rifle and had been shooting his BB gun quite a lot and was now
ready to tackle a .22 rifle. It was time to introduce him to hunting. Our prey,
Guinefowl! A couple of missed shots before we finally got close enough to those
wary birds and Ryan got his first animal. The bug now had him too. A proud
father! He has already given me a list
of all the animals he wants to hunt. A Crocodile! Dream on mate! Impala! That
will work!
We soon started enjoying the hunting and
family fun together and I was able to share some great moments with my family.
David soon got to hunt other species! I was able to hunt Waterbuck, Zebra and
Common Reedbuck with my family present. Zebra and Waterbuck of which I took
with my bow!
I would like to thank my wonderful family
for their support and enjoying our time together as well as the times we will
share in the future. Vanessa you have been an inspiration in my life. I love
you all. Thank you!
This is how legends are made. Doing outdoor
things with your family keeps you close together and them wanting more. Keep
them inspired as this is how hunters become legends.
Bring your families and come and share your
hunting dreams with us.
Kind regards
