Because targeting and actually succeeding in shooting a bushpig is not something that any Safari Outfit can even try let alone suggest, I feel that when a Blaauwkrantz Hunter attempts a bushpig he/she needs to be honoured when achieving his goal in shooting a bushpig.
As this blog of mine is mainly to describe what bushpigs are really all about, the Bushking trophy is merely the crowning glory of all this description.Reading all the past posts and many yet to come hopefully gets the message through what bushpigs are all about.
Our bushpigs live in a very sensitive habitat in the Eastern Cape namely the Valley Bushveldt Biome and because we are permitted to hunt bushpigs and enjoy the sport they provide and meat they supply(the locals are very partial to this meat) we are extremely determined in conserving their habitat.Habitat conservation is the cornerstone of all our wildlife resources and on private property the sustainable utilisation of our bush animals such as bushpig, bushbuck and kudu naturally ensure that we guard our sensitive habitat from livestock overgrazing and constructions such as powerlines and mines.
The Bushking Award is a floating trophy that is awarded to the newest, successful bushpig hunter.The "necklace" consists of bushpig tusks and porcupine quills that I put together myself. A Board of Honour is on the wall at the Buhpig Bar in the lodge to acknowledge the holders.
The picture accompanying this post is that of Rafael F.Ruiz from Spain who was the inaugural winner of the new Bushking Award.
Congratulations also to Tom Harrison and Hans Zagleur who have since won the award, they will join all the other bushpig hunters in the "Bushpig Hall of Fame" too.
Long live bushpigs.
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