The hunt · How we understand hunting

Fair chase.No show.

The tracker stops. A fresh track in the sand, a quiet crack in the bush. You test the wind and place the next step more carefully. There is nothing to see yet. But suddenly every sense is wide awake.

For us, hunting begins with understanding: reading tracks, judging game, using terrain and wind. Together with experienced professional hunters and trackers you work for your chance. The game sets the pace. Sometimes a long stalk leads to the right animal. Sometimes the rifle stays untouched. That is part of it too. We only shoot once the animal is clearly identified and the conditions allow a clean shot. For us, responsibility does not end with the shot.

Walk and stalk

The ground crunches, every step has to be placed. You follow the track, skirt dense thornbush and glass the next clearing. Then an ear, the tip of a horn. Now it is about staying calm, judging carefully and waiting for the right moment.
Waiting at the water

As the dry season goes on, waterholes become key places for the game. From good cover you watch individual animals approach cautiously and stop to check. Time to read behaviour, judge calmly and decide. Not every animal is hunted. Every one deserves your attention.
Photo safari & companions

The binoculars move on, the camera is ready. Giraffes drift between the trees, fresh tracks show on the path. Even without a rifle the bush can be experienced intensely: on a drive together, on a stalk just to watch, or accompanying the hunt. Often it is the unexpected encounters that stay with you.

Hunters looking across the bushveld to the ridges of the Waterberg

Wide plains.Unbroken mountain ridges.

The first track in the sand. A quiet sign from your guide. Then only the next step counts. Between open bushveld, dense thornbush and the hills of the Waterberg, you experience the hunt with all your senses.

On foot, landscape becomes a hunting experience: testing the wind, reading tracks, judging game and waiting together for the right moment. It was exactly this closeness to nature that made us find our home here.

We would like to share this piece of Africa with you. As your German hosts we are there for you in person, from the first stalk to the evening by the fire. And when you return to the farm, it should feel like coming home.

Location: 13.5 km outside Modimolle (Nylstroom), Limpopo Province
Landscape: Bushveld, thornbush, ridges and waterholes
Medical care: Private clinic and doctors in Modimolle, 13.5 km
Neighbourhood: Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Koro Creek Golf Estate, Serendipity hiking trails

How a hunting day unfolds

From the first coffee in the dark to the last shooting light: how a hunting day passes here.

05:30
Coffee before the sun
It is cold, the sky still deep blue. Coffee at the lodge, a quiet word with your professional hunter, a check shot if you wish.
06:00
Morning stalk
The best hours. Fresh tracks in cool sand, francolin calling, the first look through the glass, until the sun stands high.
09:30
Breakfast
Back at the lodge or out in the bush: a proper breakfast, coffee, and a look at the map for the rest of the day.
12:00
Lunch & siesta
Back to the lodge. Lunch in the shade, a dip in the pool, rest. The game is bedded down in the heat anyway.
15:30
Evening stalk
The light turns gold and the bush wakes again. A second sit or stalk until the last shooting light.
19:00
Braai by the fire
Sparks rise into a sky full of stars. Venison from the grill, a glass of red, and the day is told once more, by everyone who was there.

April to Septemberthe best time.

The South African winter is the classic hunting season: dry, clear air, cool mornings, thin bush and long views. Usually 20–25 °C by day, close to freezing at night. Time for the fleece.

Hunting is possible year-round. The summer months (October to March) show the bush green and lush: breathtaking to look at, more demanding to hunt.