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NEWS FROM KLAWERBERG - NAMIBIA 2011
HUNTING SHOWS 2012
- January 05 - 08: Dallas Safari Club, : Booth 750. at the Dallas Convention Centre
- January 13 - 15: Houston Safari Club -: Booth 106, Woodlands Waterway Marriott
 www.africanhuntingshow.com
- January 20 - 21: Toronto, Canada, African Hunting Gazette Show: Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre
- January 27 – 28: Calgary, Canada, : African Hunting Gazette Show: Boozh 24, Carriage House Inn, located on McLeod Trail South.
- February 1 – 4: Las Vegas, NV, Mandalay Bay Convention Center Booth 3075, Level 1, Bayside C & D
It is not too early to book your Klawerberg–Namibia hunt. Thereby you can assure that you get
the time frame you prefer and won’t miss out on your African Dream.
Please ask for more information and for your personal offer.
The year 2011 will always be remembered as the year of abundant rain in Namibia. Being a desert country where
water and rain are scarce commodities. Lots of time, money and energy are spent on planning to have enough
water available. Then suddenly a year like 2011 appears and the rain is pouring down, dams fill up, the water
table rises and the country is transformed to an unknown lush paradise. The rain and wet had a lot of consequences:
Vehicles got stuck in the mud and we had to go hunting with 2 vehicles to free one another, a total new adventure.
Hunters got soaking wet when stalking early in the morning. The game thrived on the abundance and magnificent
trophies were taken, the offspring and young animals are significantly more than normal. I watched an eland
herd and it was wonderful to see how many calves were frolicking around the old blue bulls who watched them
through their thick ruffs on the foreheads. Marie and I went for a drive on a Sunday afternoon and close to
the lodge we counted 50 kudu in one herd and 150 more on our short drive. Kudu bulls are seen all over. If
you see these positive signs in nature it is important to realize how big our blessing was and to be quite
for a moment and pay respect to our Saviour.
This year like many others was once again full of adventure: Hunters arriving in Africa with excitement and
expectations. We had the privilege to provide great opportunities and to lead them to success. Having hunters
saying:"this was a trip of a lifetime", "most fun I have ever had on a trip "and "you exceeded my expectations."
Hunting is and never will be only about the shooting of an animal, the challenge, long stalks, finding the right
animal, paying your respect, makes it so rewarding. Reliving the hunt in the evening, meeting people from other
cultures, understanding their way of living, having long conversations on topics that you rarely have the time
to think about, make it all so special. For the hunters an incredible experience and for us enriching our lives
through wonderful people from all over the world. Two female grey duikers with horns had been shot. It is rare
to find them with horns. The one George Kostohryz took, measured 5.5 inches which is very long and special. We
had quite a number of bow hunters. They shot strong trophies. Dick Mattison took outstanding Oryx, waterbuck
warthog. He stalked his warthog on the open plains. Jeremy Williams took a very good warthog of which he was
very proud.
We have a special package for plains game on Klawerberg and buffalo in Zimbabwe at an affordable price. Brett
Wiggs was the first hunter to make use of it. He was successful and enjoyed it very much. His only comment was:
You have to be in good shape to go after buffalo.
Richard Ulibarri visited Africa for the first time. He did a lot of guiding himself in New Mexico. He took ten
very strong trophies, stalking them on the open plains in a magnificent way. He is a good hunter and makes
hunting look so easy.
Matthew Walkiewiecz from Canada went hunting for Mountain zebra (Hartmann) in the Khomas Hochland. It is very
mountainous and difficult terrain west of Windhoek. He worked very hard with no success. At last light when we
were on the point of giving up a herd of zebra showed up. Matthew and his guide immediately started stalking
while the rest of the party held their thumbs. Then the shot rang out and he took his zebra magnificently we
all jumped with joy. Nobody cared for retreading in the dark and making a long hard journey to the camp.
There are such a lot of incidents, it is impossible to mention them all. Jennifer Jackson; pretty and strong,
on the side of Farrell her husband stalking, stalking for many miles with great success. So many other couples.
Lovely Faye Allder with her kudu, beautiful Georgina du Bois with her warthog and many more. The wonderful time
with old hunting friends: Walter Patschke, Lee and Valerie Weiss … The father and son hunts. Bonding and enjoying
one another. It was a privilege to hunt with all these wonderful people. Thank you for the support and the great
times we shared.
One was always aware how dangerous hunting is and how easily something can go wrong, how important it is to be
careful and to put safety first. If you think that we are handling rifles, live ammo with the intention of
shooting, the danger speaks for itself. Pursuing wild, dangerous animals on a terrain covered with thorn bush,
anteater holes and rocks. It has all the ingredients of danger. Fortunately we were blessed and no serious
incident occurred. I realise however, how careful one should be and spend much time explaining it all to the
hunters. An accident happens so easily and quickly and destroys what could have been a wonderful experience.
The last word from my side is about the concept of respect. If respect is shown towards other human beings we
would have less problems and much more peace. In our scenario respect towards the hunter's feelings, expectations,
abilities and way of life. If one realizes that you are respected you relax and know that you will be taken good
care of. It is however just as important to pay respect to the wonderful animal that you hunt. Realizing what a
unique opportunity it is and respecting the magnificence of the animal, shooting straight, not taking the hunt
for granted, but marveling in the experience.
Our youngest daughter Marike, after 12 years on board various large cruise lines, finally settled in Windhoek.
To our delight she is going to assist me at some of the hunting shows in the USA. She is a fully qualified and
experienced health and beauty specialist and image consultant. She is available for beauty treatments and massages
for our guests at Klawerberg.
We are looking forward to 2012. Realizing what wonderful opportunities are waiting and respecting the gifts and
magnificence of life.
CONCLUSION
We are dedicated to our passion, hunting, and will pursue it in 2011. We will give attention to detail and will
continue to endeavor offering good value to hunters that will come our way.
The year is rushing to an end:
All our best Wishes and Blessings for the Festive Season.
We shall be thinking of you
Jan and Marié Visser
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