I really enjoyed getting to hear Johan speak about his passion for his property and how he works to manage it.Īfter 4 hours of hunting, Johan suggested that we drive the dried up river. This time we had the owner of the ranch go out with us. Time after time we would see animals only after they saw us and could not spot and stalk our way to them. I was so excited when I saw it was a perfect shot that had taken out both lungs! I still find myself amazed at how far these animals can go even after a perfect shot.Īfter a little lunch, we decided to go back out after the Gemsbok. We then decided to go back and get the safari truck and drive around until we see something.Ģ50 yards away he laid. The way these animals spring makes it very difficult to follow a blood trail, and in this case we searched for over a hundred yards and found no sign of blood. I am very good shooting a gun and know I held that shot. We found lots of good blood right at the place of the shot but were alarmed by the fact the animal ran out of sight. We saw the Springbok stand up and move to the right. After another 20 yards, we dropped down and crawled to 100 yards. Vinsel told me that I must stay right on his heals at all times as he wanted me right there if a shot presented itself. We slithered back and forth through the terrain using every shrub and stick bush to move within 150 yards. We stopped the truck and grabbed the shooting sticks. We hunted until about 10 and had tried a few times to get in on animals to no avail.Īs we turned a corner Venzel spotted a large Springbok at 300 meters. Until I found out that these animals would see us from a half-mile away and move away quickly. Sounds easy and I thought it was going to be so as well. You spot the animal from a far, and you try to use the terrain and brush to get close enough before they wind you or see you. If you have spot and stalk out west then you would be familiar with this experience. We spent the first hours of light driving through the vast property trying to locate some Gemsbok that we could spot an stalk. The Springbok is very simlar to the north American antelope, while the Gemsbok is unlike any animal I have seen before. I stated that I wanted to go after a Springbok and a Gemsbok (Oryx) if possible. Due to the extraordinary amount of rain they had experienced earlier in the year in Namibia, the bow hunting had slowed down at my water hole the last few days.
On the morning of Day 8, I told Vinsel that I wanted to hunt with the rifle the whole day. Wade Nolan And I Are Bowhunting Namibia With Dries Visser Safaris in Namibia.
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