Namibia is a prime bowhunting destination in Southern Africa. We are coming back to be with you in Africa.Welcome to Exclusive Bowhunting in Namibia We feel like we have truly made friends in Namibia and we look forward to seeing you at the Dallas Safari Club Show this January. We made the one hundred and eighty yard shot and Bertus was so excited, I thought he was going to jump off of the truck. He pointed it out to me and due to the position we were in I asked him where I should rest my gun. Bertus was very persistent and he finally said I see a big old one. The most memorable was the taking of the warthog with only ten minutes left in our stay.
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We harvested a beautiful trophy of each plus Impala, Red Hartebeest and other game. The antelopes I was most interested in were Kudu and Oryx. We saw all types of animals from, giraffes to leopards to baboons (If you remember, we were there only for Antelopes and Warthog). I have hunted and big game fished all over the world for the last fifty years, but this hunting experience takes the prize.Īs a rookie African hunter, I found Bertus to be instructive, positively supportive and very knowledgeable. The hospitality, accommodations and food were superior moreover, the hunting was truly fabulous. Working together we ensure that we will give you the best hunt possible.Īs I sit here in my office in Houston, I have been reflecting on our time with you in August. They are all from the Damara and Bushmen tribe and have been with Africa Awaits for many years, some of which grew up on the ranch.
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Some of these are highly skilled skinner, trackers and drivers and have large families from 5 - 10 children that they need to support. These families are all handy hands during the hunt and help with all the heavy work. She loves the outdoors, hunting, filming and welcoming new people into her home.Īfrica Awaits employs and sustains five families that live on the ranch. If she is not cooking or in the kitchen she will be on the back of the hunting truck with her video camera to film the hunt. She has always liked cooking and enjoys serving the hearty meals during a hunting trip. If he is not hunting, he does meat culling for butcheries or capture springbuck with his four wheel motorcycle.īarbara Pretorius grew up in the North of Namibia in the town called Otjiwarongo and met Bertus in 2009, after which they married in 2011 and have a son called Stephan. After completing school he obtained a professional hunters licence and started hunting with clients all over Namibia. He started hunting when he was 8 years old and unfortunately could never stop.
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He spend his time outdoors learning from the bushmen that his father employed how to track animals, set snares and which plants have medical benefits.
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Bertus and Barbara Pretorius have been the owners of Africa Awaits Hunting Safaris since 2011, before which Bertus Pretorius freelance guided for 5 years.īertus grew up close to the small town of Gobabis, on a farm together with a younger sister, Anandie.