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Hunting in Southern Namibia - still a secret adventure
With the Namib Desert to the west, and the Kalahari Desert to the east, experience the sheer exhilaration a hunter would experience when hunting a springbok in the vast open plains of the land between two deserts.  Unspoiled nature and vast open plains are distinctive of this magnificent landscape.  This is one of the few places you could still find yourself surrounded only by unspoiled nature.

History:  The German administration of South West Africa lasted little more than three decades, from 1884 to 1915.  Prior to the arrival of the first the first Germans, missionaries from the Rhennish and Finnish Missions ministered mainly in Southern Namibia.  Their tracks can still be found in Bethanien, where you will also find one the oldest houses still in existence, built by one of the missionaries.
At the time, the area was inhabited by the Nama People.  They occupied the Fish River Valley, with small town of Gibeon as their centre.  Their strongest tribe was commonly known as the “Witboois”. 

After the First World War, more and more Europeans settled in the area.  Gradually farmers from South Africa set up businesses in the southern most part of Namibia (known today as the Karas Region), while farmers of German origin settled in the central parts (today Hardap Region). 

The distribution of people remains much the same, even to today, however only a few German farmers remained due to economic and political reasons. 

Agriculture is still the main activity in southern Namibia.  Karakul sheep, originally from the Persian Gulf, are now well adapted to the harsh desert vegetation of southern Namibia and are well known for their wool.  Many farms prospered under their reign. Today, this region boasts a wide variety of farming activities with the exception of horticulture due to the lack of sufficient water. 

What does this all has to do with hunting?  Even here, one can go back in time to the middle of the 18th century.  Missionaries and traders spoke of huge game herds roaming through the vast open plains of southern Namibia.  Even in the region to the west of the Black Mountain escarpment, rhino, giraffe and elephant were found.
In those times, hunters travelled through the countryside, hunting mainly for meat, skins and ivory.  Even earlier, the Bushmen hunted with bow and arrow to feed themselves and their tribes. Today, many of the commercial farms still have plenty of game, which is hunted mainly for own use. 

Some farmers commercialized the hunting practices and one now finds mainly two categories:  The so-called meat hunting, which is done by South African hunters, and then trophy hunting mainly for international hunters.  Trophy hunting in Namibia is guided by strong principles formulated in laws which fall under the Ministry of Wildlife, Environment and Tourism.  Due to strong German links, the German hunting culture underlines most of the hunting activity.

Trophy hunting in southern Namibia became a more and more important alternative to the traditional farming methods of sheep and cattle.  Up to now, northern Namibia with its dense game population was the Mecca of trophy hunting.
In the south, the springbok is the most common game, and the wide-open plains, sparse vegetation and nearly no camouflage makes hunting on this cunning animal an adventure.  This region now hosts a variety of game including oryx, kudu, springbok and steenbok, nearly all common antelope as plains game in this region. 

A friendly atmosphere, good infrastructure and very important, a malaria free climate awaits you here.

Still trophy hunting in the south can almost be viewed as one of the best kept secrets!  But for how long.  Don't miss the opportunity to hunt on big farms, in a sparsely populated region.  After all it is the amount of game you will see combined with professional hunting skills, which will make your stay in Namibia and specially here in the south, an unforgettable adventure.

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