Riksa
AH veteran
In 2020 I was browsing through Africahunting.com without really looking for anything. Since my previous hunt early 2019 I had not seriously considered going back to Africa during 2020, but maybe sometime 2021 or 2022. But plans change as some deals are simply too good to resist.
JKO Safaris posted a non-trophy elephant hunt
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/non-exportable-elephant-hunt-2020-cancellation-deal.59201/
and I was done with my Africa hunting break. I contacted Jacques Spamer from @JKO HUNTING SAFARIS, found suitable time and was booked in a matter of days. I was going to hunt a non-trophy Elephant bull in Bushmanland from 1st to 7th of November 2020.
I reserved flights to Windhoek with Qatar Airways. A month before the trip Qatar cancelled the flights to Namibia. We managed to change the schedule so that I would arrive a day earlier than planned with Eurowings flight from Frankfurt. Luckily that flight was not cancelled. JKO Safaris / Jacques was really flexible in adjusting the dates for the hunt. I would arrive a day earlier than expected and leave according to the original plan.
In short, this is what we are going to have:
Species to be hunted: Non-exportable, non-trophy bull elephant
Location: Outjou Conservancy / Bushmanland / Namibia
Outfitter: Jacques Spamer / JKO Safaris
PH: Jan Du Plessis
Cameraman: Chris Esterhuizen / Jongosi Media
(Not so professional) Hunter: Me
I told to Jacques that I wouldn’t mind hunting hard and I’d be happy to walk long distances and work for the trophy (or in this case non-trophy). Previous elephant I hunted was taken at night time from corn field so I had not gotten previous experience in tracking and finding elephant in day time. That was something I was looking forward to.
Friday 30.10 arrival
Flights in these days can be a headache. Travelling with the mask on at all times is not a pleasure, but frankly, it’s a small price to pay for hunting in Africa. So I arrived to Windhoek with a smile on my face (under the mask). Going through the security checks and health check was easy. The process is a little inefficient, but works generally well. Just go with the flow.
After health check I picked up my luggage and headed out of the terminal to pick up my rifle. After picking up my rifle and ammunition box I met Jacques Spamer. He took me to the car where I met our cameraman Chris Esterhuizen.
We packed my gear to Jacques’ Land Cruiser and where shortly on our way. Finally I could get rid of the mask. Happy times. On our way downtown Windhoek we stopped in local Taxidermy where we met @whitetail who had just returned from a successful Leopard hunt with JKO.
After running some errands in Windhoek and having a late lunch we were on our way to Bushmanland. Drive was long. We drove via Otjiwarongo, Grootfontain and finally found our way to the camp close to Gam village. Whole roadtrip took some 10 hours and last 300+ km we travelled on gravel roads. Luckily the Land Cruiser is built for these roads and we reached the camp safely. After unpacking we got to bed after 2:00AM. In the morning it’s up at 6:30AM and then sighting in rifles. I found out that my extra non-hunting day in the camp would actually be a hunting day. Naturally I had nothing against that.
JKO Safaris posted a non-trophy elephant hunt
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/non-exportable-elephant-hunt-2020-cancellation-deal.59201/
and I was done with my Africa hunting break. I contacted Jacques Spamer from @JKO HUNTING SAFARIS, found suitable time and was booked in a matter of days. I was going to hunt a non-trophy Elephant bull in Bushmanland from 1st to 7th of November 2020.
I reserved flights to Windhoek with Qatar Airways. A month before the trip Qatar cancelled the flights to Namibia. We managed to change the schedule so that I would arrive a day earlier than planned with Eurowings flight from Frankfurt. Luckily that flight was not cancelled. JKO Safaris / Jacques was really flexible in adjusting the dates for the hunt. I would arrive a day earlier than expected and leave according to the original plan.
In short, this is what we are going to have:
Species to be hunted: Non-exportable, non-trophy bull elephant
Location: Outjou Conservancy / Bushmanland / Namibia
Outfitter: Jacques Spamer / JKO Safaris
PH: Jan Du Plessis
Cameraman: Chris Esterhuizen / Jongosi Media
(Not so professional) Hunter: Me
I told to Jacques that I wouldn’t mind hunting hard and I’d be happy to walk long distances and work for the trophy (or in this case non-trophy). Previous elephant I hunted was taken at night time from corn field so I had not gotten previous experience in tracking and finding elephant in day time. That was something I was looking forward to.
Friday 30.10 arrival
Flights in these days can be a headache. Travelling with the mask on at all times is not a pleasure, but frankly, it’s a small price to pay for hunting in Africa. So I arrived to Windhoek with a smile on my face (under the mask). Going through the security checks and health check was easy. The process is a little inefficient, but works generally well. Just go with the flow.
After health check I picked up my luggage and headed out of the terminal to pick up my rifle. After picking up my rifle and ammunition box I met Jacques Spamer. He took me to the car where I met our cameraman Chris Esterhuizen.
We packed my gear to Jacques’ Land Cruiser and where shortly on our way. Finally I could get rid of the mask. Happy times. On our way downtown Windhoek we stopped in local Taxidermy where we met @whitetail who had just returned from a successful Leopard hunt with JKO.
After running some errands in Windhoek and having a late lunch we were on our way to Bushmanland. Drive was long. We drove via Otjiwarongo, Grootfontain and finally found our way to the camp close to Gam village. Whole roadtrip took some 10 hours and last 300+ km we travelled on gravel roads. Luckily the Land Cruiser is built for these roads and we reached the camp safely. After unpacking we got to bed after 2:00AM. In the morning it’s up at 6:30AM and then sighting in rifles. I found out that my extra non-hunting day in the camp would actually be a hunting day. Naturally I had nothing against that.
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