Our first drive, and baboon hunting, 1 July 2010


This is the sort of scrubby brush <i> veldt</i> that you have in the area.  This grass is comparatively tame to walk in compared to the <i> bushveldt</i> areas which are full of thorny acacia trees
This is the sort of scrubby brush veldt that you have in the area. This grass is comparatively tame to walk in compared to the bushveldt areas which are full of thorny acacia trees
Thornbush on the horizon
Thornbush on the horizon
Free-range donkey, the other, other, other red meat.
Free-range donkey, the other, other, other red meat.
This is cattle country.  Most of the area we hunted on was huge cattle ranches of 40-60,000 hectares (100,000 acres and more)
This is cattle country. Most of the area we hunted on was huge cattle ranches of 40-60,000 hectares (100,000 acres and more)
The two fox terriers that accompany the hunting trucks.  Fuchs (fox) on the left and Snip on the right.
The two fox terriers that accompany the hunting trucks. Fuchs (fox) on the left and Snip on the right.
Baboons and Kudu hide in these hills.
Baboons and Kudu hide in these hills.
The roads are mostly sand
The roads are mostly sand
Dale at ease in the truck
Dale at ease in the truck
I shot a baboon off of the left side of this boulder mass at the top of a <i>kopje</i> or hill.  I shot off shooting sticks at a range of 280 yards.  The baboon dropped to the shot.
I shot a baboon off of the left side of this boulder mass at the top of a kopje or hill. I shot off shooting sticks at a range of 280 yards. The baboon dropped to the shot.
Martin, Matt and I head up the hill to find the baboon.  We found a good blood trail, but ran out of light before we found the carcass.
Martin, Matt and I head up the hill to find the baboon. We found a good blood trail, but ran out of light before we found the carcass.