SA Hunters supports Rangers
SA Hunters supports World Ranger Day, which is celebrated on 31 July every year. This year, Namakwa Branch treated the rangers to a fun shoot and a braai, and donated equipment to the Namaqua National Park to assist the rangers in their work. As part of World Ranger Day, SA Hunters showed its appreciation for […]
Namakwa-tak gesels bewaring met skoolkinders
Die Namakwa-tak betrek die hele gemeenskap en veral kinders by bewusmakingsveldtogte oor die bewaring van ons natuurlike omgewing in die Springbok-area. Dit is ʼn voortgesette inisiatief wat die ondersteuning van verskeie ander plaaslike owerhede geniet. Die Namakwa-tak het hierdie maand weer ‘n groep Graad 3 leerders van Okiep Primêre Skool oor bewaring toegespreek. Karel Du […]
Cheetah Survey
SA Hunters supports a national survey on cheetah and invited all members and non-members to participate. The results will be shared with the relevant institutions and statutory bodies in the interest of developing strategies to protect and conserve cheetah. As promised, we provide feedback on the Cheetah survey that SA Hunters supports in collaboration with […]
Snare Busters Sweep Report August 2023
During the month of August 2023, members of the SA Hunters Mopani Branch and the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) conducted five snare removal operations through the Snare Busters Conservation project. Four properties were patrolled, covering a total of 42 kilometres on foot. 205 snares were removed, the majority of which were large cable snares. […]
Projek Grootoog
Projek Grootoog Daar is verskillende uilspesies in Suid-Afrika, waarvan die bekendste seker Tyto alba, of die nonnetjiesuil is soos hul bekend staan is in die volksmond, asook die gevlekte ooruil, Bubo africanus. Hierdie uile het oor tyd aangepas om naby mense te oorleef en maak dikwels nes in mensgemaakte strukture soos die dakke van huise […]
Conservation Programme 2022
SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SA Hunters) is a voluntary membership organisation that represents the interests of citizen hunters, wildlife custodians, firearm owners and sport shottists. It was established in 1949 to promote conservation of game species and wildlife habitats, and responsible hunting. Through service excellence, it has grown to a membership of more […]
Kamdeboo jagters help plaaslike boere en inwoners in tyd van nood
Boere bewaar ons hulpbronne Tydens die Kamdebootak se algemene jaarvergadering in September 2019, is daar besluit om plaaslike boere te ondersteun in hul stryd teen die voortslepende droogte. Boere is die eerste linie bewaarders van ons natuurlike hulpbronne en maak ‘n wesenlike bydra tot die beskerning van natuurlewe areas met geassosieerde wildpopulasies. As mense wat […]
Hunters come to the rescue of drought-stricken community of Sutherland
A modest token of humanity and kindness by hunters in the Overberg area to assist the drought-stricken community of Sutherland, Northern Cape, escalated to a generous 480 tonnes of animal feed within weeks. To date, Sutherland’s farmers received food and other supplies to the value of R1,04 million from the hunting community. It all started […]
Market-based Wildlife Economy Certification Sche
Development and implementation of a voluntary, market-based Wildlife Economy Certification Scheme Draft Concept Note and Roadmap – 30 November 2020 1. Introduction The Wildlife Economy is underpinned by complex and multi-faceted agro-ecological farming systems. The primary objective of the wildlife rancher is to run a profitable enterprise across a range of four broad types of […]
Hunters Provide Water to Save Game in Mafikeng Area
At the end of 2018, hunters and their families from the Kameeldoring Branch of SA Hunters and Game Conservation decided to help clean up the Mafikeng Nature Reserve. While they were picking up rubbish, they saw several carcasses of young animals in the reserve. Rusty Hustler, the conservation coordinator for the branch approached officials from […]