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| August 21, 2006 |
| Leopard and plains game stories from Ehi Rovipuka |
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In 2005 we went to the Caprivi on a buffalo hunt. Unfortunately, the area was suffering through a drought, and the buffalo were keeping themselves in Botswana, only coming down to the Chobe to drink at night. During one of the conversations about other game, Gert mentioned that they had already booked hunters for all the leopard tags they were allotted at Ehi Rovipuka during 2006. Later, after returning home, we booked back for a 14 day buff hunt in the Caprivi as well as plains game in Ehi Rovipuka. When talking to Vaughan, I told him that while I knew the leopard tags were spoken for, to keep us in mind if someone cancelled or was unsuccessful. And then I largely forgot about it. Kudu a...
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| August 17, 2006 |
| News: Caprivi Flood Areas Cut Off From Development |
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Namibia: Caprivi Flood Areas Cut Off From Development New Era (Windhoek) August 15, 2006 Posted to the web August 15, 2006 Surihe Gaomas Although Impalila Island in north-eastern Caprivi is destined to host a luxury country-style hotel soon, it is cut off from the mainstream transport network ultimately stifling tourism and denying market access for many local farmers. Over the past 16 years, frequent flooding to this low-lying area has destroyed roads and bridges, making it difficult for villagers on the island to have access to development like the rest of the country. Other low-lying areas like Kasika and Schuckmansburg are also trapped in the low-development category due to their inac...
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| August 14, 2006 |
| Namibia Birds, Ehi Rovipuka Conservancy |
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I think this is a corn weaver. Francolins (everybody's favorite) Another weaver. This is why they call them weavers. I didn't really expect hummingbirds in the dry Northwest of Namibia. But here is the sunbird, that seems very similar. It was feeding on the little purple flowers in the bottom of the pic. (The red are seed pods, not flowers.) Time to go! A shocked hornbill. Rosy faced lovebirds, perched right behind the camp. Africa Namibia hunting safari
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| August 14, 2006 |
| Gemsbok |
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A herd of gemsbok males come over the hillside. Joe and Gert enjoy the sunset. Mike, Jackson, Elia, and Gert. Africa Namibia hunting safari
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| August 14, 2006 |
| Ehi Rovipuka landscapes |
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The terrain at Ehi Rovipuka Conservancy ranges from flat grasslands to rocky hills. Hunting here involves driving to cover the great distances, walking and hiking, and lots of mountain climbing! Gert leads Joe uphill in search of kudu. Because of record-breaking rains, the grass was much taller than we remember from 2003. Those record setting rains flooded the sand rivers. Dead grass and debris stacked up against every tree and boulder in the riverbed. The water must have been over six feet in this particular place. View from the mountain side. Africa Namibia hunting safari
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| August 14, 2006 |
| You Still Have a Shot at Tags |
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Illinois DNR has non resident archery tags left for this coming season. About 1500 tags will come available on a first come-first served basis on Aug 21st. If you haven't gotten your tags yet (Doc) make sure you hit the DNR web site and know what you need to do on the 21st. Well, the antlers are coming out and so are the game cams. We hope to have some pictures to put up of this years hopefuls in the next few days. Have seen a few that are already outside their ears and still growing. While I haven't seen the numbers of past years I'm not bothered much. I never have been out here scouting this early either. We've been getting a little rain to ease the drought the last couple of weeks. Cre...
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