YES … THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF AFRICA THAT IS UNDERHUNTED AND UNDEREXPLOIDED IN THE HUNTINGFIELD AND BY HUNTERS.

WE AT KUCHE SAFARIS OFFER YOU BOWHUNTING OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH-AFRICA, BOTSWANA, MOZAMBIQUE AS WELL AS THE NEW AREAS IN BURKINA FASO.

AS YOU KNOW BOWHUNTING IS A VERY FAST GROING SPORT IN AMERICA AS WELL AS IN SOUTH-AFRICA. OUR HUNTING AREAS IN SOUTH-AFRICA, BOTSWANA AND OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA OFFER YOU THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES COMBINED WITH SIGHTSEEING EXPERIENCES THAT YOU CAN  NOT IMAGINE.

AT KUCHE SAFARIS WE CAN OFFER YOU BOWHUNTING IN SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WE RECENTLY CAME UPON TO IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF BOTSWANA WHICH HAS NOT BEEN HUNTED FOR SEVRAL YEARS WITH PRIME GAME SPECIES.

TO BOWHUNT IN SOUTH-AFRICA IS NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS YOU MIGHT THINK AND YOU DON`T NEED HEAVY OR HI-TEC EQUIPMENT TO HUNT YOUR DREAM ANIMALS. IF YOU CAN HIT ON 20 – 30 YARDS WITH YOUR 55 – 70 POUND BOW YOUR DREAM IS IN YOUR HANDS.OBVIOUSLY ON WALK AND STALK HUNTS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOOT AT LONGER DISTANCES.

IF YOU COMPARE AN AFRICAN BOWHUNT TO AN ALASKA- OR WESTERN-UNITED STATES HUNT YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE SURPRISED WITH THE VALUE FOR MONEY FACTOR AND THEN WITH THE ADVENTURE ITSELF. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND TAKE THE TIME TO DO THIS.

WITH KUCHE SAFARIS IT IS NOT A ONE OR TWO SHOT DEAL – YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES AND LOTS OF WILD GAME INFRONT OF YOU EVERYDAY. IF YOU WANT TO OUR FACILITIES ARE BIG ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN BRING A COMPANION WITH AND TAKE LOTS OF PHOTO`S WHILE YOU HUNT. ON A REGULAR BASIS WE HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MORE GAME IN ONE DAY THAN IN THEIR WHOLE HUNTING CAREERS.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE AND HUNT YOUR DESIRED ANIMALS AND MORE IN A FEW DAYS ALTHOUGH IT ALWAYS REMAINS A CHALLENGE TO GET THE RIGHT ANIMAL AND OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER.

WE DO HAVE YOUR ANIMALS WITH US.

WHY BOWHUNTING WITH KUCHE SAFARIS

AT KUCHE SAFARIS WE ARE IN THE UNIQUE SITUATION THAT WE CAN HUNT BOTSWANA AND SOUTH-AFRICA AT THE SAME TIME OUT OF THE SAME CAMP OR HUNT IN BOTSWANA FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN DRIVE 20 MINUTES TO OUR MAIN CAMP IN SOUTH-AFRICA.

AS MENTIONED WE OFFER YOU HUNTS IN MOZAMBIQUE IN ONE OF THE RECOGNIZED HUNTING AREAS.

WE ARE OF THE FEW COMPANIES THAT CAN OFFER YOU HUNTS IN WESTRN-AFRICA IN AREAS THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND HAS PROOFED ITSELF WITH CONSTANT GOOD TROPHIES.

OUR AREAS IN BOTSWANA HAVE NOT BEEN HUNTED FOR YEARS AND YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE THE AMOUNT AND SIZE OF THE THROPY ANIMALS AVAILABLE.

NO VISA OR SPECIAL DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR BOTSWANA OR SOUTH-AFRICA TO BOWHUNT.

OUR AREAS IN SOUTH-AFRICA AND BOTSWANA ARE MALARIA FREE AND VERY SAFE.

NO EXTRA FLIGHTS ARE NEEDED TO GET INTO OUR CAMPS. NO EXTRA COSTS

INVOLVED IN TRAVELLING, EXCEPT ON SPECIAL REQUESTS.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE HANDICAPPED HUNTERS ON BOW- AND RIFLEHUNTS.

OUR FACILITIES AND BLINDS ARE WHEEL CHAIR FRIENDLY.

KUCHE SAFARIS OPERATES ON DIFFERENT HUNTING AREAS THAT RANGES FROM A FEW THOUSAND ACRES TO AREAS THAT ARE ABOUT 90 SQUARE MILES IN SIZE.

WE OPERATE ALL OVER SOUTH-AFRICA TO GET YOU THE BEST DEAL AND TO PROVIDE IN YOUR SPECIE REQUESTS.

WE AT KUCHE SAFARIS GIVE YOU THE ASSURANCE THAT IF A PH MAKES A CALL AND THE THROPY DOES NOT MAKE SCI MINIMUM STANDARDS YOU CAN HUNT ANOTHER OF THE SAME SPECIES FOR FREE IF YOU WANT TO.

OUR PH`S AND STAFF ARE WELL TRAINED, PROFFESSIONAL AND HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE HUNTING FIELD AND ON ANIMAL SIZES. HAVE A LOOK AT OUR GALLERY SECTION.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR RECOVERYRATE ON WOUNDED ANIMALS - LESS THAN 3% OUT OF 210 HUNTED ANIMALS WERE NOT RECOVERED IN 2009.

HUNTING LOCATIONS AND TROPHIES

KUCHE SAFARIS MAKES USE OF DIFFENT PRIVATELY OWNED HUNTING AREAS ONE OF THE REASONS IS TO MAINTAIN AND DELIVER TOP QUALITY SERVICE AND TROPHIES. SEE PENDING NO 3 CAPE ELAND HUNTED IN SEPTEMBER 2009.

OUR LUXURIOUS MAINCAMP IS ABOUT 4 HOURS DRIVE FROM JOHANNESBURG

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WE OFFER:

- ACCEPTABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR OUR HANDICAPPED HUNTERS

- ON-SUITE FACILTIES

- AIRCONDITIONED THATCHED ROOMS

- LAUNDRY SERVICES.

- WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATIONS AND FACILITIES.

MODERN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ARE EMPLOYED BY THE OWNERS OF OUR CONSESSIONS AND WE SUPPORT THEM. THIS IS DONE TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY OF TROPHIES EVERY YEAR. SEE OUR GALLERY SECTION.

WILDLIFE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT BOTH THE QUALITY AND NUMBERS OF WILD GAME IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE HAVE INCREASED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS AS MANY CATTLE RANCHERS HAS GONE BACK TO THE HUNTING INDUSTRY AND MORE LAND BECAME AVAILABLE FOR WILD GAME.

YOU WILL HUNT ON AREAS WHERE YOU CAN ENCOUNTER 28 SPECIES ON THE SAME PROPERTY. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER MORE GAME AND SPECIES THAN THE ONES YOU HUNT.

WE ALSO GET NEW HUNTING AREAS EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE A NEW EXPERIENCE AND SCENERY FOR OUR 80% RETURNING CLIENTS.

IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT MOST OF THE SCI`S TOP 20 ANIMALS ON DIFFERENT SPECIES THAT ARE FOUND IN SOUTH-AFRICA WERE HUNTED OUT OF THE LIMPOPO REGION. FOR EXAMPLE KUDU, BLUE WILDEBEEST AND IMPALA.

KUCHE SAFARIS ALSO UNDERTAKE BIG 5 / DANGEROUS GAME HUNTS ON ARCHERY WHERE YOU’RE PROFESSIONAL HUNTER WILL HAVE A BACK-UP RIFLE FOR YOUR PROTECTION. WE WILL TRY OUR UPMOST BEST TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A BOWKILL; IT WILL ONLY BE USED IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IS IN DANGER.

HOW WE HUNT

THE BEST PRACTICAL TIME FOR BOWHUNTING IN OUR AREAS ARE FROM MID JUNE THROUGH TO MID OCTOBER WHEN OUR RAINFALL SEASON STARTS.

TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCSESS AND GAMESPOTTING WE HUNT ON DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND CAMP.

WE HUNT MAINLY OUT OF STANDS / BLINDS AROUND WATERHOLES AND FEEDING SPOTS.

OUR BLINDS ARE WELL DESIGNED AND PLACED FOR SHOTS AROUND 20 – 30 YARDS. THIS ALSO DECREASES THE RISK OF WOUNDING YOUR ANIMAL.

WE MAKE USE OF ELEVATED -, GROUND-, AND PIT BLINDS WHICH ARE NORMALLY BIG ENOUGH FOR 4 PEOPLE. THIS ALSO ENSURES THAT THE CAN ACCOMMODATE OUR HUNTERS IN WHEELCHAIRS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AND MOVE AROUND.

WE ARE AWARE OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR HUNTERS WHEN IT COMES TO HEAT AND VENTILATION. THEREFORE WE BUILD SPECIAL BLINDS FOR THEM AS WELL WITH SHOOTING HOLES ACCORDING TO INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE US FOREHAND FOR EXAMPLE THE HIGHT OF THE ARROW FROM THE GROUND ON A DRAW AND IF YOU ARE LEFT OR RIGHTHANDED IN FRONT.

THE HUNTING AREAS AND VEGETATION ARE SIMILAR TO CONDITIONS FOUND IN SOUTHERN TEXAS USA.WALK AND STALK IS DIFFICULT BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO TRY. MOST OF OUR SPECIES REACT LIKE THE WHITE TAIL DEER.

A TYPICAL DAY WOULD START AT 05:30 IN THE MORNING BREAKFAST

WITH HUNTING UNTIL LUNCH AROUND NOON IN CAMP. THEN BACK TO HUNTING UNTIL DARK. IF YOU PREFER YOU CAN STAY OUT AND HUNT ALL DAY LONG WITH A PACKED LUNCH FOR YOU.

YOU WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FULLY LICENCED PH WHO WILL IDENTIFY YOUR TROPHY AND HELP YOU THROUGH THE HUNT.

WHEN AN ANIMAL IS TAKEN YOU WILL BRING IT TO THE SKINNING AREA AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE TO BE SKINNED AND SALTED.

SHOT PLACEMENT AS YOU KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU ARE AGAIN REMINDED THAT THE VITAL ORGANS OF THE AFRICAN ANIMALS ARE SITUATED RIGHT BETWEEN THE FRONT SHOULDERS.

A VERY GOOD BOOK ON THE ANATOMY OF AFRICAN WILD GAME IS SAFARI PRESS`S “THE PERFECT SHOT” BY DR KEVIN ROBERTSON.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT USING FIXED - OR MECHANICAL HEADS WE HAVE SEEN BOTH DO WONDERS AND BOTH FAILED THERFORE WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU USE WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. AGAIN IT IS ALL ABOUT SHOT PLACEMENT AND PENETRATION.

IF POSSIBLE WE TRY TO GET EVERY SHOT ON VIDEO TO ENJOY THE HUNT AFTER THE DAY OR TO HELP US ON WOUNDED ANIMALS.

  
  

WE WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING:

- PRACTICE A LOT BEFORE COMING OVER.

- IF YOU USE MECHANICAL TIPS MAKE SURE THAT YOUR BOW SUPPLIES ENOUGH KINETIC ENERGY FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.

- BRING BIRD TIPS WITH TO DO SOME BIRD HUNTING THROUGH THE BORING PARTS OF THE DAY.

- ON NORMAL PLAINS GAME UP TO BLESBUCK SIZE WE WOULD RECOMMEND A CUTTING DIAMETER OF AT LEAST AN INCH. FOR BIGGER GAME LIKE ZEBRA AND KUDU THERE IS NOTHING WRONG TO GO A LITTLE BIGGER.

-MOST CLIENTS USE 125 GRAIN, 3 BLADE WITH GOOD SUCSESS.

- PRACTISE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AND DISTANCES.