Takeri Pics

[wesheltonj]

Not in this country...unless they start shooting at you first.....and you got witnesses to back you up

The croc at the house could take care of that problem.

 

[Doug3006]

Poaching is a huge threat to the survival of wildlife worldwide. It hurts my heart to see animals suffer from wire snares, poisoning and other indiscriminate methods. Poaching, however, is a symptom, not a root cause. If we don’t address the real cause, I believe we’re chasing our tails. Poverty is the root cause.

@spike.t your valuable and beautiful Sable aren’t being snared because the Chinese are using their horns as an aphrodisiac. Poaching is on the increase because people are starving due to the drought and are desperate for protein. The government isn’t helping them because it lacks the resources to do so.

Why? Like most post-colonial African countries, it’s still enthralled with Marxist philosophy and collectivism, but that’s not all of it. They’ve combined economic models with the three-part scourge of tribalism, nepotism and corruption. This situation means the rural people live on the edge in the best of times. A total crop failure and a society with no ability to help means people starve.

I’m not smart enough to know how to fix this. Certainly the safari industry has helped immensely to elevate rural people from the depths of poverty. Ours is a superior model that incentivizes conservation when times are relatively good. It’s not enough when times are bad. If African nations fail to create economies that provide their people with basic food security, I’m afraid for people, wildlife and wild places.

 

[spike.t]

Dam Sept 2021....

Dam Sept 2024

 

[Doug3006]

I’m really hoping the weather guessers are right this time! They’re predicting higher than average rainfall in Southern Africa this coming wet season thanks to La Niña. The whole region is obviously in deep drought. @spike.t I hope you post a picture of the dam in March with a full lake behind it!

 

[spike.t]

March 2021 was last time river was high enough to flow into the dam through the spillways...only way it fills up...rain alone isn't enough

 

[KR37]

We hated to see this Mike! You have such beautiful sables and it is terrible seeing young ones suffer from the snares. Hope your scouts can get some good wins in recovering snares and patrolling the next few months.

 

[spike.t]

We hated to see this Mike! You have such beautiful sables and it is terrible seeing young ones suffer from the snares. Hope your scouts can get some good wins in recovering snares and patrolling the next few months.

Yeah they been finding odd snare in same area they keep sweeping also at far end....told them to go sit at night and wait.

 

[spike.t]

Be totally dry in 3 or so days

 

[Ragman]

That’s awful. There’s not many things as demoralizing than a bad drought. Even more so with the poaching of your top trophy animals.

 

[spike.t]

OK so Ronald our cook decided to try his hand at making pizza on this hunt....it was bloody good....and I doubt anyone else has had sable meat pizza ...

Full serving plate..

2 pieces left....

Finished ...and bloody good

 

[BnC 04]

Anything Ronald makes is delicious! The pizza looks great.

 

[roverandbrew]

OK so Ronald our cook decided to try his hand at making pizza on this hunt....it was bloody good....and I doubt anyone else has had sable meat pizza ...

Full serving plate..

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2 pieces left....

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Finished ...and bloody good

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Booking another flight soon!

 

[spike.t]

Booking another flight soon!

You welcome any time

 

[spike.t]

Anything Ronald makes is delicious! The pizza looks great.

Oh yeah..it was I promise

 

[spike.t]

From hunt on now...2 different bushbuck and 2 different lechwe, and a lovely defassa waterbuck..

 

[spike.t]

And his great old sable bull...

Worn smooth...

 

[BnC 04]

Wonderful Sable bull, congrats to the team.

 

[gillettehunter]

Some fine trophies there. Wish I was there hunting with you again......
Bruce

 

[spike.t]

Some fine trophies there. Wish I was there hunting with you again......
Bruce

Just tell us when.......

 

[spike.t]

Had a little bit of rain...biggest so far was 28ml last Tuesday night....so grass sprouting and bush greening up...