SOUTH AFRICA: First African Safari With Gamka Safaris

Patrick Hargan

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I just got home from my first African safari with Gamka Safaris on the Eastern Cape. Words cannot describe the experience I had with Ken Whiley and his crew. The accommodations and hunting were first class, and the quality of animals was amazing. I was able to harvest 8 species, and doubled up on a cull Blesbuck so I could get a flat skin also. I guess I’ve got the bug now, and planning my next trip/list! I would recommend Gamka Safaris to anyone looking to go. He has plenty of openings due to all the cancellations because of this nonsense that we are all living through right now. Travel was cheap, testing to get back was easy, and Qatar Airlines was the way to go (even though it’s considerably longer). I still have perma-grin, that I’m sure will not be going away anytime soon!

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Congratulations. Always nice to see the grins.
 
Congratulations on a successful safari, thanks for posting.
 
Glad you had such a good time
 
Congratulation! You are now hooked on Africa and I am sure you are already thinking about your next hunt on the dark continent.
 
congratulations
 
Congrats! And what a great photo of your kudu with the clouds/rain/sun in the background. Awesome!
 
Congrats Patrick - Beautiful animals! Glad to meet up with you in Joberg airport and visit with you!
 
Awesome Patrick, that is a helluva black wildebeest!!!
 
Congratulations. I have not hunted with Ken Whiley, but got to spend some time with him in camp a few weeks ago. He's a straight up good guy and a pleasure to get to know.
 
Looks like a lot of fun. Congrats.
Bruce
 
Well done Patrick. Love that blessie and that black.............excellent trophies and fine fotos.......thanks for posting.....................FWB
 
Patrick, great looking animals, congratulations on a successful trip!
 
Congrats, nice trophies !
 
Looks great, well done. What rifle were you using and what sort of distance are shots taken at?
 
Congratulation. It looks like you had a great time and took some great trophies.
Have you decided where you’re going on your next safari?
Out of curiosity, what rifle and bullets did you use?
 

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