HUNTING LEOPARD ON FOOT IN THE NAMIB

Last July we concluded another successful leopard hunt at Na-GUMBO on the edge of Namib-Naukluft Park. That wouldn’t be anything extraordinary because all over Namibia many leopards are hunted successfully every year. What makes this one an exceptional leopard hunt in our area is that it took place on foot, as successful leopard hunts in previous years. We have now hunted five leopards with our unique method.

Luis Barreras

Spanish hunter Javier booked this hunt in October last year after visiting Na-GUMBO with his father. His father took a big leopard while feeding on a bait after we approached on foot. At least 2 months prior to a hunt we start putting out bait in six or seven different places in the territory of a big male. Through this we can also study the leopard’s movements to find out how we can best approach him on foot once the hunter has arrived. On this particular hunt, I guided Javier and we were focusing on leopard, while his sister Ainhoa and brother-in-law Chemi were guided on plains game, also at Na-GUMBO, by my good friend and colleague, PH Martin Britz. I expected that this would be a difficult hunt as…

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