The 2010 Dallas Safari Club annual convention is up and running and Blaauwkrantz Safaris is here in full force.
As usual there are a huge amount of South African outfitters exhibiting as opposed to other African countries,with the exception of Namibia who also have a fair contingent of exhibitors.
Some don't like all the opposition but I feel it is a real attribute to South Africa to have such a tangible wildlife industry as opposed to countries like Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe who also have the habitat but clearly not the quantity of hunt able game.
The reason is simple: Private ownership.
South Africa's ownership policies allows for people to own land and the animals which creates the incentive to conserve.A very simple but effective initiative.
What does all this have to with bushpigs?
Blaauwkrantz harvested arguably the most bushpigs on a single property(80 000 acres) in 2009(see also 2009 bushpig report) and I can quite safely say that with South Africa having the leading wildlife industry in Africa this bushpig tally can be applied to the rest of Africa too.
So not only does Blaauwkrantz deliver the most kudu trophies in the world but the most bushpig trophies too.
All this thanks to private ownership.Lets hope it stays that way.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Kruger Park bushpigs
On a recent trip to the fantastic Kruger National Park (Letaba/Phalaborwa) we looked hard and often to find any bushpigs but to no avail.
I know they are there, but it just drove home my point that even in a world famous National Park like the Kruger, bushpigs are hard to find.
We did however see some monster elephant tuskers,with the biggest going well over 100lbs a side.We also spotted some really big "duggaboy" buffalo's, a few going well over 40".There were also numerous reports of lion and leopard being spotted in the area.
We also saw other game including kudu, bushbuck, steenbok, waterbuck, warthog, impala, hippo, babboon and crocs.
But no bushpig.
This gave me even more food for thought on the bushpig and the pursuit of them as compared to the other more common and conspicuous species even in a wildlife paradise such as the Kruger.
I know they are there, but it just drove home my point that even in a world famous National Park like the Kruger, bushpigs are hard to find.
We did however see some monster elephant tuskers,with the biggest going well over 100lbs a side.We also spotted some really big "duggaboy" buffalo's, a few going well over 40".There were also numerous reports of lion and leopard being spotted in the area.
We also saw other game including kudu, bushbuck, steenbok, waterbuck, warthog, impala, hippo, babboon and crocs.
But no bushpig.
This gave me even more food for thought on the bushpig and the pursuit of them as compared to the other more common and conspicuous species even in a wildlife paradise such as the Kruger.
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