dv’s Time Out Corner – Before I lose you to an assumption that an African Archery Safari is too expensive I’d ask that you continue to follow along with the dv Goes To Africa series before making up your mind.
I feel like there should be a question mark after this post’s title, but it’s true, dustyvarmint is headed to Africa with bow in hand. In August, barely five-and-half months away, I’ll be hunting in the Republic of South Africa with Dries Visser Safaris.
More To Come At dustyvarmint’s Mostly Archery
I’ve been alluding to this trip for a while in various posts, but I’ve also been waiting for the right time to officially announce it. I’ll share as much of the preparations as I can remember up to this point (I am getting old & forgetful you know), share my continuing preparations and post a semi-live hunt upon return. As I was discussing with someone the other day, though, any hunt, but especially one of this magnitude, is more than just showing up with bow in hand ready to shoot critters. At least it is in my case.
Wildebeest is on the wish list.
Planning
In planning for a hunt there are outfitters to weed through, outfitter reports to review, references to contact, cost estimates to collect, prices to compare, equipment to buy, to do and equipment lists to make and it just goes on. In fact all this preparation (read work) may take more time than one actually spends in the field pursuing game on a particular hunt. I know there are hunters out there with much more and much less discretionary funds and ample time that don’t bother to do this preparation, but who still have successful adventures. But, I’m from the military six-P (Prior Planning Prevents Pee Poor Performance) School.
Complications/Problems
The best laid plans of mice and men, right? Already, the road to an African Archery Safari has had some speed bumps. I’ll discuss those too.
Costs
In case you might have missed it WWAC – What Would Africa Cost? started this whole thing off. Due to varying rate structures, transportation charges and more it becomes difficult to compare apples to apples costs across the board. I’ll take another look at costs and share a tool I used to compare different outfitters and locations.
Equipment
Of course, I’ll be sharing equipment preparations and packing lists. That’s what many of us bowhunters live for, right? It’s like a sick disease; maybe equipmentitus…
Travel
Since this adventure is more than seventeen-plus hours away there are airlines to choose from, baggage considerations and travel agencies to talk to. I’ll share what I’ve learned about this factor.
The Republic of South Africa is more than seventeen hours away.
happy hunting, dv
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