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Free Range Safari with Westfalen Hunting Safaris
Location: Northern Namibia, between Outjo and Kamanjab
Date: March 2016
Hosts: Juliana and John van der Westhuizen
PH: Gideon
Tracker: Reinhardt
Rifle: BRNO 30-06 with RWS 200 grain nickel plated bullets
Executive Summary:
Westfalen delivered an adventurous safari with comfortable lodging, gourmet meals and a very hardworking staff. Their property is free range and all hunting is done with high ethics. My wife accompanied me as an observer and all her needs and requests were diligently fulfilled. John and Juliana are excellent hosts and I hope to return soon.
Animals Taken: Trophy Oryx, Mountain Zebra, Cull Oryx
Other animals seen:
Kudu (a few each day)
Giraffe (a few each day)
Warthog (a few each day)
Steenbok (about one each day)
Red Hartebeest (20 during entire safari)
Springbok (10)
Desert Elephant (2)
Damara Dik Dik (2)
Klipspringer (3)
Bat Ear Fox (2)
Black-backed jackal (1)
Baboon (8)
Mongoose (1)
Westfalen is remote, it took over 5 hours to reach camp from Windhoek Airport. The region we hunted was sparsely populated ranch land. Because it was an early season hunt in March, there was a lot of foliage which made the hunting more challenging - however this disadvantage was overcome with a very hard working PH. Here is a panorama of the hunting area:
The first morning when I saw our hunting vehicle, I got a little worried
But when I was told there is also a Toyota, my mind was put at ease! In all seriousness, the Land Rover was excellent - no breakdowns! My wife actually commented on the comfort of the suspension.
The food was outstanding. Here is a photo of our first evening's dinner, oryx schnitzel with mashed potatoes, gravy, squash and broccoli. This was followed by a delicious dessert.
Hors d'oeuvres were served each evening when we returned from the bush. Here is smoked zebra meat with a shot glass of robust gazpacho.
The terrain is dotted with koppies (granite outcroppings) which we used to spot game:
If you are interested in hunting oryx, you could easily take two each day. If there were any more oryx, they would be a road hazard! I took both my oryx at sunset, which made for a very memorable experience.
I found the mountain zebra hunt to be challenging as we did our stalk along the koppies. My PH got me within 110 yards of a nice stallion and I took the shot from the koppie.
I was very pleased that all hunting was done by stalking and all shots were taken far from the vehicle. My wife and I were the only clients in camp and John does not commingle groups - so you have the place all to yourself. If anyone is interested in hunting with Westfalen, I suggest you pull the trigger and book a hunt! But if you need convincing, feel free to send me a PM!
Women from a local Himba village:
Location: Northern Namibia, between Outjo and Kamanjab
Date: March 2016
Hosts: Juliana and John van der Westhuizen
PH: Gideon
Tracker: Reinhardt
Rifle: BRNO 30-06 with RWS 200 grain nickel plated bullets
Executive Summary:
Westfalen delivered an adventurous safari with comfortable lodging, gourmet meals and a very hardworking staff. Their property is free range and all hunting is done with high ethics. My wife accompanied me as an observer and all her needs and requests were diligently fulfilled. John and Juliana are excellent hosts and I hope to return soon.
Animals Taken: Trophy Oryx, Mountain Zebra, Cull Oryx
Other animals seen:
Kudu (a few each day)
Giraffe (a few each day)
Warthog (a few each day)
Steenbok (about one each day)
Red Hartebeest (20 during entire safari)
Springbok (10)
Desert Elephant (2)
Damara Dik Dik (2)
Klipspringer (3)
Bat Ear Fox (2)
Black-backed jackal (1)
Baboon (8)
Mongoose (1)
Westfalen is remote, it took over 5 hours to reach camp from Windhoek Airport. The region we hunted was sparsely populated ranch land. Because it was an early season hunt in March, there was a lot of foliage which made the hunting more challenging - however this disadvantage was overcome with a very hard working PH. Here is a panorama of the hunting area:
The first morning when I saw our hunting vehicle, I got a little worried
But when I was told there is also a Toyota, my mind was put at ease! In all seriousness, the Land Rover was excellent - no breakdowns! My wife actually commented on the comfort of the suspension.
The food was outstanding. Here is a photo of our first evening's dinner, oryx schnitzel with mashed potatoes, gravy, squash and broccoli. This was followed by a delicious dessert.
Hors d'oeuvres were served each evening when we returned from the bush. Here is smoked zebra meat with a shot glass of robust gazpacho.
The terrain is dotted with koppies (granite outcroppings) which we used to spot game:
If you are interested in hunting oryx, you could easily take two each day. If there were any more oryx, they would be a road hazard! I took both my oryx at sunset, which made for a very memorable experience.
I found the mountain zebra hunt to be challenging as we did our stalk along the koppies. My PH got me within 110 yards of a nice stallion and I took the shot from the koppie.
I was very pleased that all hunting was done by stalking and all shots were taken far from the vehicle. My wife and I were the only clients in camp and John does not commingle groups - so you have the place all to yourself. If anyone is interested in hunting with Westfalen, I suggest you pull the trigger and book a hunt! But if you need convincing, feel free to send me a PM!
Women from a local Himba village:
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