We will be at the folowing shows during January and February 2012:

5 January - 8 January - Dallas Safari Club Convention - Booth #2832

12 January - 14 January - Atlanta Hunting Show

20 Jaunuary - 23 January - Texas Hill Country SCI Fundraiser San Antonio

27 January - 29 January - Huntin Time Show - Grand Rapids, Michigan

4 February - 12 February - Eastern Sport Show - Harrisburg, PA - Booth #6931

* I will be in Vegas but do not have a booth at the show at the moment. So if anybody would like to meet with me there give me a call on my US Cell number 610-401-4523, this number will be active from the 4th of January 2012. I would love to arrange a meeting and have a couple of drinks to discuss your safari.

Thank you and a blessed festive season to everyone.

Best regards,

Jacques

Jacques with Craig Boddington at Dallas DSC

http://www.hvsafaris.com/photos/2011-trophy-gallery/

new photos are added all the time.

Kudu

Lion hunting in South Africa is a very sensitive topic and I don’t want to stir up too much with this post but need to get this out of my mind and under clients attention intrested in booking a lion hunt in South Africa.

I was at the Harrisburg show the last week and it came to my attention that there was a fair amount of people coming to my booth intrested in booking a lionhunt asking me if I could provide them with the same deal as another outfitter at the show.

Here is this the deal.

“Book a male lion of $25 000 in 2011 and that same cat will grow to be as big as a cat currently worth $35 000 in a years time!”

I almost fell right on my back when I heard this the first, second and third time!

I had the clients sit down and explained to them carefully:

1. A spesific lion does not grow that much in a years time.

2. Cats that we hunt that has blonde mane will most probably never have darker or black mane as it is all in the genes of the lion. They are all mature lions.

3. Usually the higher priced cats are darker or black maned lions.

Then you see the excitement float away…

I have hunted many lion with a lot of clients and never had a dissapointed client because we do straight forward and honest business. I feel like it is situations like this is what confuses clients about hunting Africa. And it makes it even more difficult for honest outfitters to make a living.

What will happen is that the client will book the huntbecause it is such a “great deal”. Comes 2012 he willhunt a lion and when he shoots his lion it WILL be a dissapointment to him, it will not be the cat he expected if it even is the lion he had booked!

Good luck with the 2011 season to outfitters and clients hunting Africa.

Best regards,
Jacques Spamer

Remember the booth the the BIG LION !!!!

 Marius at the Harrisburg BoothJacques and Bobby HartJacques and the guys from ” The Best of the West”

The hunt is coducted in a 10 000 acre area in the Kalahari Dessert in South Africa. Hunting is done on foot tracking the lion in the soft kalahari sand. It is a very challenging and exciting hunt and it will be a few days of tracking before getting a chance on shooting your prized trophy lion! There are males available in this same package. 

Check out this great package, a nice mature Lioness combined with a few choices of plains game animals.

This includes luxury accommodation at our lodge Hartzhoogte ,meals, alcohol and transportation to and from the Airport in Johannesburg.

This is truly an affordable African Lion hunt.

 Please contact us if you have any inquiries regarding this hunt.

 Female Lion

Package includes:

8x Days Hunting.

1x Kudu or Waterbuck

1x Blue wildebeest or Red Hartebeest

1x Blesbuck or Impala

1x Springbuck or Warthog

Total $12 000 (Package is worth $15000)

Package Excludes :

• International and domestic air travel.
• Chartered and commercial flights to, from or between hunting areas.  
• Trophy fees of animals bagged, wounded or lost.
• Accommodation, meals and beverages before or after the safari.
• Taxidermist fees, dipping, packing, insurance and transport to place of destination.
• Gratuities to staff, professional hunters and camp staff.

Items Needed

1. Large (PendingSize of Brisket) Throw away Alum Pan

2. Knorr MushroomGray Mix

3. Knorr Pepper CornMix

4. McCormickMesquite Seasoning

5. New Holland Redcooking Wine

6. Mushrooms Two Packs

7. Parsley, Oliveoil

8. Garlic, salt,pepper

9. Corn Starch

10. Garlic

11. Alum Foil Cooking

Method

1. Add seasoning to Meat in a Sip Lock Bag. Garlic,Red wine, Mesquite, Salt, Pepper, Seal put in frig for about 1 HR,

2. Drain Meat, Cook on the grill, Flame it get a Goodbrown crust on it, Put In Pan with 1 cup water and ½ cup Red Cooking Wine ,seal pan completely cook at 300 degrees for 4.5 to 3 hrs, Do Not cook unCovered !!

3. After cooking, remove Meet from pan and save thedrippings. Wrap the meat with plastic wrap, then in a Plastic bag Put in frigcool down for 4 Hrs or So.

4. Cook the mushrooms with Olive Oil garlic andButter. , Until Golden Brown cookcovered .

5. When Mushrooms are Just about ready add parsley ½ cupsred Wine, Mix the Gravy mix and Pepper Corn Mix add with one cup cold water(Mix the Mix in a Shaker then Pour it in the Mushroom ) cook until thicker thanSoup ( If you like and have saved some of the Dripping for the Meat cooking addsome of this to the Mushrooms ) ,If still two thin ( In a small shaker , added 2 table spoons of Cornstarch with ½ cup Sherry CookingWine Or red Wine, Make sure it is a Cold Mixture with the Corn starch) Add thisto the Mushrooms, this should thicken it up.

6. Slice meat on a cookie sheet. Add this to the drainedPan by sliding it off the cookie sheet. Add all of the Mushrooms and Gravy mixon top of the Meat. Cover with Foil warp Tight

7. Can be put back in the oven 1 hr before you serve it,at 200 to 225 degrees.

SAA now features nonstop flights from New York to Johannesburg. And starting
May 1st, new non-stop flights from Johannesburg back to New York’s JFK airport.

South African Airways is pleased to announce the addition of non-stop service from
Johannesburg to New York’s JFK airport, beginning May 1st, 2010. This service will complement
SAA’s existing non-stop service from New York to Johannesburg, making this the fastest way from
North America to South Africa and back. Click for details and flight times.

*Fares include fuel surcharges and are only valid for SAA operated flights from New York (JFK) or Washington, D.C. (Dulles). Offer valid on the purchase of round-trip economy class tickets only. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights. Departure taxes and Sept. 11th security fees of approximately $110-180 (depending on itinerary) per passenger are additional and payable at time of ticketing. Reservations must be made by calling 800-722-9675 or online at www.flysaa.com. Tickets must be paid for and issued at time of reservation. Cancellation and change fees apply. No refunds will be offered after flight has departed. Re-routing is not permitted. Offer valid for reservations booked by 3/31/2011 for travel departing between 1/10/2011 and 3/31/2011. Price is for new bookings only, is subject to availability, may change without notice and is not retroactive.