Van Heerden Hunting

Bachelor herds – a sign for a well-functioning quota system

If various bachelor herds of well balanced age groups can be found in a communal hunting block / conservancy, the quota setting process seems to work after being applied for 12 years with close to 100% utilisation of the allocated quota.

Different seasons as well as annual rainfall play a role when it comes to animal movement in a larger landscape. These factors should be carefully considered when setting a new quota.

Impala Bachelor Group

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Beautiful King Nehale Conservancy, bordering Etosha National Park

An endless horizon, game in their natural habitat, beautiful sunsets, the intense color contrast of the yellow grass, the grey-white soil of the Etosha salt pan and the blue sky as well as the most friendly people of the Ovambo tribe, is a experience that one should not miss in Namibia. Book your next safari in King Nehale and combine it...

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Winter has arrived - Biltong Season in Namibia

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Winter has arrived with big steps and the nights are pretty cold now, nothing below zero degrees Celsius yet, but cold enough to spend the evenings at the warm fireplace with some good homemade biltong. The biltong hunting season started recently. The temperature and the extremely low humidity are perfect conditions to produce this tasty Namibian specialty.

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Meat distribution

Meat-Distribution

The meat from all our hunts is completely utilized and used by the local community, mostly to make biltong, the typical dried and spiced raw meat from the Southern African countries.

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Namibia's new Elephant management plan

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Looking forward to receiving Namibia’s new elephant management plan!

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Reedbuck Hunting

Reedbuck-Dzoti

Reedbuck is only one of many plains game species that has recovered remarkably in numbers since 2010 when Dzoti conservancy started earning an income from naturally occurring wildlife in the conservancy after choosing Ondjou safaris as their preferred hunting outfitter.

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White Rhino mount

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White Rhino mount: The dark and light color contrast makes for a nice exhibit piece

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Leopard Hunt 2018

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These pictures were taken during 2018 season on a very memorable hunt. It has been a while since we had the honor to be tied in a chess game of minds with such a cunning opponent.

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Tel: +264 81 127 4155
Tel: +264 81 228 2189
Email: vhsaf@africaonline.com.na

P.O. Box 30208
Pioneers Park
Namibia

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