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CONGRESS 2025
The Board has decided that both the 2025 NBCF and Congress will be held virtually.
The NBCF will take place on 7 November 2025 and the Congress on Saturday, 8 November 2025.
President Series Knives
President Series Knives – Andre van Dyk
In the fifth series of knifes representing the preference of Andre van Dyk. Members who order the knife can choose between a handle of camelthorn wood or ivory. Click here for more information.
To order, do an EFT of R2 500 plus courier in SA Hunters’ bank account at Absa, account number 01443990077. Use your member number and Andremes as reference.
SA Hunters Shop
Selling or Donating your Firearms
As fellow hunters, we understand the deep emotional value a hunting rifle can hold. It is not simply a tool. It carries a lifetime of memories, lessons, and traditions that are passed from one generation to the next. Every rifle tells a story – YOUR story.
There often comes a time in a hunter’s life when the question arises: What should I do with my rifles if I have no family or heirs interested in them?
To help you answer this important question, we invite you to consider the following options that can ensure your cherished firearm continues its journey in a meaningful way, making a real difference for others.
Sell to the SA Hunters Shop
You may sell your firearm to the SA Hunters Shop at a fair, market-related price. This ensures your rifle finds a new life in the hands of another responsible hunter who will value and treasure it.
Donate to our shop
You may choose to donate your rifle to our shop as part of our special youth programme, which gives young hunters who cannot afford to purchase a rifle the opportunity to apply for one. Your contribution can realise a young hunter’s dream.
Support training and conservation
Donated firearms can also be sold and the proceeds used to support youth training, shooting programmes, or conservation projects. In this way, your rifle will help keep our passion for hunting alive for future generations.
Why consider donating?
Continue our tradition: The rifle you donate may be the first step in a young hunter’s journey of responsible and ethical hunting.
Help the less privileged: Not every young hunter can afford to purchase a quality rifle. Your donation can open the door for them to join the hunting tradition.
Promote safety and responsibility: All donated firearms are handled and transferred legally and responsibly, ensuring they remain in safe hands.
Leave a legacy: Whether through youth programmes, training, or conservation, your rifle can continue to make a meaningful contribution to preserving our hunting tradition.
If you have a rifle that you no longer use or do not wish to bequeath to someone, we encourage you to discuss alternative options with us. We respect every decision and treat each case with care and discretion.
Please feel free to direct any enquiries about the donation process, legal requirements, or how your contribution will be applied. Your rifle can continue to play a valuable role in shaping the future of hunting in South Africa.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to help sustain our hunting heritage and keep hunting accessible.
SA HUNTERS SHOP | SA JAGTERS WINKEL
Tel: 012-808-9300/9340/9399
Sel/Cell: 066-032-5533
E-pos/E-mail: shop@sahunt.co.za
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Dedicated Status Reports 2025
DEDICATED HUNTER OR SPORT SHOOTER STATUS FOR 2025
We remind members with dedicated status to register their activities by 31 October to retain this status.
Currently, there are 13,004 dedicated hunters, of whom 3,893 have not yet updated their 2025 activities. Additionally, 4,861 out of 11,797 dedicated sport shottists have also not yet reported sufficient activities for 2025.
To maintain dedicated hunter status, hunters must attend and record any two of the following hunting-related activities per year:
- Any hunting trip
- Attendance at any official SA Hunters activities, e.g., branch meetings, branch shooting days, or any other official shooting activity presented by SA Hunters. (Attendance at official SA Hunters activities is recorded via the branch’s tablet system. You only need to enter your membership number.)
- Any other organised shooting activity where shottists sign a range register. This includes any private shooting or social shooting event at a non-accredited association, shooting club, range, or any other shooting event where a range register is completed.
- Any other private or informal shooting practice on a range where no register is kept, e.g., at a friend’s farm.
- Submission of a hunting report via the online member administration system.
- One reloading activity for members who reload their own ammunition.
- A visit to the annual HuntEx expo.
To maintain dedicated sport shooter status, shottists must attend and record any three of the following activities per year:
- Any official SA Hunters shooting event at any branch (your own branch or as a visitor at another branch), regional, or national shooting event. (Attendance is recorded via the branch’s tablet system.)
- Any shooting event at another accredited sport shooting association, e.g. SAPSA, Clay Target, SAPRF, Bisley.
- Any other organised shooting activity where shooters sign a range register. This includes any private shooting practice or social shooting event at a non-accredited association, shooting club, range, or any other shooting event where a range register is completed.
- Any other private or informal shooting practice on a range where no register is kept, e.g. at a friend’s farm.
- One duty as a range officer.
- One reloading activity for members who reload their own ammunition.
- A visit to the annual Huntex expo.
Members can register their activities on their personal profile in the member administration system on the website or capture them via the SA Hunters mobile app. It remains the member’s responsibility to ensure their activities are up to date.
Members who, for any reason, are unable to report activities for the year may contact SA Hunters’ national office for assistance.
Request for Dedicated Status Application Form
Do you know when your firearm licence expires?
SA Hunters can remind you in advance when your firearm licence expires to enable you to apply for renewal in time. To receive a notification, upload all your firearm licence details to your profile on the member administration system. Click here to register. We encourage members to use this facility because it can save you a lot of hassle and frustration.
Amateur Photography Competition
The 2025 Photography Competition closes 31 December 2025. Send your entries in on time.
Contact Dorothy for any inquiries.
You can also take a look at the photographs that already received awards in different the categories in 2024.
Photography Club on Facebook
The new photo challenge is: My best new photo #new. Share only your best and most special new nature and outdoor photographs you have not shared in previous photo challenges.
Do invite members in your branch, friends, and family to join the group. The photography club is a friendly, interactive community where members can submit suggestions and comments.
Contact Dorothy for any inquiries.
Conservation Highligths – September 2025
SA Hunters collaborate towards finding solutions for elephant conservation and management through our participation in the National Elephant Heritage Strategy and the National Elephant Indaba. We advocated for an ecosystem-based approach that considers habitat, climate, biodiversity, and community impacts, not just elephant numbers. Key recommendations included more autonomy for landowners, revising restrictive norms and standards, and amplifying community voices. Initial reports reflect these inputs, including provision for adaptive control measures such as culling and hunting.
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