VERY USEFUL INFORMATION

Unfortunately South Africa has a reputation for being a crime-ridden country. Much of the criticism happens to be exaggerated. For the duration of your stay, you will however, be in the hands of African Trophy Pursuit. We will fetch you from the airport and see you off there again. In many years of being in the hunting and tourism industry, we have never witnessed a single incident where our hunters were involved in any threatening episode. We also recommend that you arrange and book your after hunt touring with us so that we can take care of your personal safety. Every chalet is fitted with a small safe for the safe keeping of your valuables, cash, jewelry, and travel documents.

Upon deciding to book a hunt with us you should let us know what rifles you have at hand and which trophies you intend to take. With this information at our disposal, we will be able to make sound recommendations regarding rifles and the kind and quantity of ammunition needed. We do however recommend that you transport your rifle, well locked up in a strong rifle case. Ammunition must also be locked up in an appropriate box and the box plus ammunition may not exceed 11 pounds (5 kg). Only ammunition that fits the caliber of the rifle that you are importing is allowed. We also have some splendid rifles and shotguns at hand that can be rented.

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Before departing on your trip, you must obtain and complete an US Customs Form 4457. The US Customs Office, at any International Airport, can assist in this regard. It is imperative that you do this well in advance, a few months before the intended date of departure. Best is to stay in contact with us and we can assist in this regard. Please do not postpone till the last-minute.

For entering South Africa, you need a Passport that is valid for at the least another six months. Presently citizens from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Spain do not need Visas to enter South Africa. For those who need visas, passports must have at the least two blank pages for Visa stamps. Should you intend to include more countries in your itinerary you will need more of these blank pages.

Children under 18 must have an unabridged birth certificate and a letter from the parent not traveling with the child.

In the bush veld area of the Limpopo Province, we seldom take shots at animals that happen to be more than 100 meters/yards away. Shots 150 meters and more are few and far between. It is however, imperative that hunters don’t hesitate, but take the shot as soon as possible. At African Trophy Pursuit you can rely on the professional hunter to judge the trophy. The ideal bullet for this area is the heavier one traveling at the lower velocities (2 400 feet per second). Our professional hunters always have shooting sticks at hand and almost all your shots will be taken from these. You might also opt to shoot free-handedly.

In the open plains of the high veld grass lands, where we, among others, hunt Springbok and black wildebeest (white tailed gnu), long distance shooting might be essential. Here we use the high-velocity calibers and take our time to place the perfect shot.

Hunters can decide on having their trophies mounted by a local taxidermist or having them shipped to a taxidermist in their country of residence (or any other country).

It is recommended to get a Hepatitis A shot before your arrival in South Africa. Although African Trophy pursuit is situated in a malaria free area, we do recommend that you take precaution such as spraying your room with repellent provided in all the rooms, using an insect repellent on your body or clothing, dressing in long-sleeved pants in the evenings.

We use pit blinds, ground blinds and elevated blinds. Whichever you are more comfortable with. Shooting distances vary from 9 yards to 30 yards. Minimum draw weight that we would recommend is 60 lbs and we also recommend a good fixed blade on our tougher skinned animals. Exceptions can be made contact us for more details.

• Passports and Visas

• Airline tickets

• Money

• Taxidermist’s shipping address and information

• Range finder

• Cameras and equipment

• Personal medical kit. We do have a proper kit in camp.

• Batteries

• Adapters converting South Africa’s 220 to your 110

• Video recorder, tapes and batteries

• Binoculars

• Sun glasses

• Flashlight

• Pocket knives

• Travelling clothes

• Hat or cap

• Hunting shoes (not new ones)

• Comfortable camp shoes – running shoes will do

• Warm jacket. For sitting in blinds, soft woolen ones happen to be less noisy.

• Sweater

• Belt

• Pajamas

• Tooth brush and tooth paste

• Shampoo

• Shaving kit

• Deodorant and cologne

• Hair brush

• Moisturizer

• Any medical prescription

• Aspirin

• Insect (mosquito) repellant