It was big news in the hunting world last year when a 100-pounder was taken in what used to be called western Caprivi, now Bwabwata West, in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. The hunt was guided by Koos Pienaar. It was the first tusker of this size in Africa since 2015 when a 120-pounder was taken near Gonarezhou in Zimbabwe, and the first in Namibia since 2010 when a client of Kai Uwe Denker took a 105/102-pounder in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. In an article published in America it was noted that Namibia has never really been 100-pounder territory, which of course is off the mark. Since 1988 when Volker Grellmann started to hunt in what was then known as Bushmanland, the heaviest ivory in all of Africa, on average, came from Namibia. ANVO took, amongst others, four 90-pounders. In 1999 Kai Uwe Denker guided a client to a 101/93 tusker in the West of Khaudum Concession and in 2004 to an exceptional 115/17-pounder in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy.
Rièth van Schalkwyk
DIrk de Bot The 2019 trophy is great news for Namibia not only because of its size in an area which is considered not to host such big old elephant, but also for Koos, a veteran PH of 20 years, who has guided in that part of Namibia all of his professional life. In this specific concession, which he runs Huntafrica Safaris Namibia, with James and Christine Chapman, he has hunted for the past decade and prior to that another four years. He knows the seasons, the animals’ behaviour and the people of the San community who live in the multi-use park and who benefit directly from the hunting operations. Over the years he also got to know the ways of the poachers. Anti-poaching efforts have been a key responsibility…
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