Paul Kison - Namibia Trip

Paul Kison - Namibia Trip

Paul Kison arranged a hunting trip to Namibia and began his journey on April 17, 2005. He flew from Pasco to Atlanta, then to the Sol Islands, from there to Johannesburg and then to Windhoek, Namibia on the South Coast of Africa. Namibia, according to Paul, is probably one of the safest countries to visit. Credit cards are accepted by only a few places except at large cities and some restaurants.

Personal checks, however, are usually accepted. He hunted at Jan Oelofse's Mt. Etjo Game Lodge located 180 miles north of Windhoek, Namibia.

The Mount Etjo Hunting Preserve located in north-central Namibia is a privately owned hunting area. Jan Oleofse owns 90,000 acres which are fenced to keep his animals inside the preserve and keep predators out. He also has access to approximately 200,000 acres of adjacent property for hunting purposes. He has another 9,000 acre parcel on which he is developing a herd of sables and nyalas for future release on his ranch. Jan has a pride of lions on his property and provides their food supply by cropping inferior quality animals on his ranch. Jan has purchased breeding stock for many of the animals available for hunting on his ranch, including black rhinos, sables, and elephants. Jan is a very conservation minded individual and one of the reasons for establishing the hunting preserve was to protect some of the species being over harvested in Africa.

After 37 hours of traveling, Paul arrived late in the day at the Mt. Etjo Safari Lodge and found the hospitality and food service to be excellent. The facility has three lodges with a staff of 85 permanent employees and is a 90 square mile area surrounded with 10 foot high fences. Besides hunting, some of the visitors vacation at the lodge and view the wildlife in the area. A lake inhabited by 17 hippopotamuses is adjacent to the Safari lodge and in addition there were 19 elephants on the lodge property. One of the first things that Paul did was to sight in his guns - rifles were required to be 30-06 or larger. While hunting they traveled in 4 wheel drive vehicles made by UNI. Ostriches were everywhere in the area and 8 to 9 feet tall. There are many Springbuck on the property and were of very good quality. Paul succeeded in harvesting a Gemsbuck that was first on his list. He also harvested a Kudu, Impala, Springsbuck and a `left handed' Warthog (a left handed hog roots with his left tusk and as a consequence it is the shorter tusk). After his hunt, Paul toured South Africa and visited Capetown where he saw the Cape of Good Hope.

Photos

Paul with his Gemsbok

Paul with a Kudu

Paul and an Impala

Paul and the Left Handed Warthog

Paul with a Springbuck

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	Paul Kison - Namibia Trip Paul Kison arranged a hunting trip to Namibia and began his journey on April 17, 2005. He flew from Pasco to Atlanta, then to the Sol Islands, from there to Johannesburg and then to Windhoek, Namibia on the South Coast of Africa. Namibia, according to Paul, is probably one of the safest countries to visit. Credit cards are accepted by only a few places except at large cities and some restaurants. Personal checks, however, are usually accepted. He hunted at Jan Oelofse's Mt. Etjo Game Lodge located 180 miles north of Windhoek, Namibia. The Mount Etjo Hunting Preserve located in north-central Namibia is a privately owned hunting area. Jan Oleofse owns 90,000 acres which are fenced to keep his animals inside the preserve and keep predators out. He also has access to approximately 200,000 acres of adjacent property for hunting purposes. He has another 9,000 acre parcel on which he is developing a herd of sables and nyalas for future release on his ranch. Jan has a pride of lions on his property and provides their food supply by cropping inferior quality animals on his ranch. Jan has purchased breeding stock for many of the animals available for hunting on his ranch, including black rhinos, sables, and elephants. Jan is a very conservation minded individual and one of the reasons for establishing the hunting preserve was to protect some of the species being over harvested in Africa. After 37 hours of traveling, Paul arrived late in the day at the Mt. Etjo Safari Lodge and found the hospitality and food service to be excellent. The facility has three lodges with a staff of 85 permanent employees and is a 90 square mile area surrounded with 10 foot high fences. Besides hunting, some of the visitors vacation at the lodge and view the wildlife in the area. A lake inhabited by 17 hippopotamuses is adjacent to the Safari lodge and in addition there were 19 elephants on the lodge property. One of the first things that Paul did was to sight in his guns - rifles were required to be 30-06 or larger. While hunting they traveled in 4 wheel drive vehicles made by UNI. Ostriches were everywhere in the area and 8 to 9 feet tall. There are many Springbuck on the property and were of very good quality. Paul succeeded in harvesting a Gemsbuck that was first on his list. He also harvested a Kudu, Impala, Springsbuck and a `left handed' Warthog (a left handed hog roots with his left tusk and as a consequence it is the shorter tusk). After his hunt, Paul toured South Africa and visited Capetown where he saw the Cape of Good Hope. Photos Paul with his Gemsbok Paul with a Kudu Paul and an Impala Paul and the Left Handed Warthog Paul with a Springbuck Click here to return to International Hunting Trips