Dallas Safari Club

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.