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Inhoud Contents Voorblad / Cover Swartwitpens / Sable Die swartwitpens Hippotragus niger het die afgelope dekade tot die ongekende ekonomiese groei van die wildbedryf in Suid- Afrika bygedra omdat

Lees meer oor verskillende aspekte van dié duur maar gewilde bok.

Hunting a magnificent sable 33 Hunters @ Cites 44 Hunting highland kings on the Dragon s Tail 52 Jag die njala 58 Jagwyses en -wenke Jagmetodes Deel 2 60 Die kuns van bosvarkjag 66 Wetgewing

the Hunt Ernest Hemingway 79 Basa Shoot 82 International Big Game Rifle Shoot 84 Shooting Fast & Straight Part 5 GEWERE & AMMUNISIE / GUNS & AMMUNITION 22 Toonbankstories Waarborge en waarborge!

4 Inhoud Contents Voorblad / Cover Swartwitpens / Sable Die swartwitpens Hippotragus niger het die afgelope dekade tot die ongekende ekonomiese groei van die wildbedryf in Suid- Afrika bygedra omdat dit gesog is onder toeriste en trofeejagters. Hierdie majestueuse bok kom in die subtropiese en tropiese dele van Afrika suid van die ewenaar voor. Lees meer oor verskillende aspekte van dié duur maar gewilde bok. Foto: Martin Harvey / AfriPics Rifle: Weatherby Accumark more on p 36 AfriPics 8 Huldeblyk Jan van der Walt 14 Die swartwitpens JAG / HUNTING 18 Africa s Huntress winner crowned 24 Bullet Talk 30 Hunting a magnificent sable 33 Cites 44 Hunting highland kings on the Dragon s Tail 52 Jag die njala 58 Jagwyses en -wenke Jagmetodes Deel 2 60 Die kuns van bosvarkjag 66 Wetgewing Vuurwapenhandelaars en vuurwapenverkope 88 Chasa 35ste Bestaansjaar 89 Noordwes Jagters 90 Jaggeleenthede 92 Jagfotogalery 70 BIG GAME CORNER 70 With no fear, there can be no courage 74 Legends of the Hunt Ernest Hemingway 79 Basa Shoot 82 International Big Game Rifle Shoot 84 Shooting Fast & Straight Part 5 GEWERE & AMMUNISIE / GUNS & AMMUNITION 22 Toonbankstories Waarborge en waarborge! 28 Rangefinder-toets Deel 2: Vlakte-toets 34 Limpopo Ope Veldskiet 36 The story of Weatherby 38 Tikka Man-alleen-jaggeweerkompetisie Mastershot Skietkuns Deel 5 68 Die beginsels van ballistiek Deel 8 WILDPRODUKSIE, -BESTUUR & -BEMARKING / GAME PRODUCTION, RANCHING & MARKETING 96 Veilingsuitslae Veilingsverslae: ste Buffalo Ranch-veiling 118 Thaba Tholo Dit is onvervangbaar 122 Wintershoek Back to basics 138 Golden Breeders Family Auction 140 Summit Wildlife-veiling 100 Tendense van lewendewild-veilings 102 WRSA setting benchmark for responsible and sustainable wildlife ranching 104 Economy Short- and medium-term economic prospects and turbulences 108 IWRS Windhoek, Namibia 114 Basic steps to prevent mortalities in wildlife 124 Boer in die Ekobos Meet en weet 131 Intensiewe en semi-intensiewe wildproduksie Die Afrika savannabuffel 134 Risk management (15) Game industry Do you know your responsibilities in terms of the Animals Protection Act? 147 Wildbemarking-advertensies Indeks NATUUR & BEWARING / NATURE & CONSERVATION 143 COP17 & Cites GEREELD / REGULAR & ALGEMEEN / GENERAL 27 Teken in en wen! / WILD & JAG digitaal 166 4x4 Maak alles vas vir veldry 168 Boeke Uit die Woord Julle sal die vrugte van julle optrede pluk. Spreuke 1:33 WILD & JAG is n onafhanklike maandelikse publikasie vir die breë wildbedryf in Suid-Afrika, wat die sinergie tussen wildproduksie, jag en bewaring bevorder. Jagters, wildboere en natuurbewaarders word bedien met gehalte- informatiewe artikels en rubrieke. Hoewel WILD & JAG nou saamwerk met die georganiseerde jagters-, wildproduksie- en natuurbewaringsorganisasies, is dit redaksioneel en finansieel onafhanklik. Alle kopiereg van die inhoud word voorbehou. Geen deel mag op enige wyse gereproduseer word sonder skriftelike toestemming van die uitgewer nie. Kort uittreksels (maksimum 60 woorde) mag sonder toestemming gebruik word, mits volledige erkenning aan die skrywer en die publikasienaam en -datum gegee word. Die redakteur behou die reg voor om artikels te verander en/of te verkort. Die uitgewer aanvaar geen verantwoordelikheid vir die inhoud van advertensies nie. Die mening van medewerkers is nie noodwendig die mening van die blad nie.

REDAKSIONEEL EDITORIAL Hoofredakteur & Uitgewer Editor-in-chief & Publisher Hennie van der Walt Tel: (012) 348-5550 / Sel /Cell: 083 452 2145 hennie@wildlifehunt.co.

za Redakteur: Wild Editor: Game Lynette van Hoven Tel: (012) 348-5550 / lynette@wildlifehunt.co.za Redakteur: Spesiale artikels Editor: Special articles Ilse Davis, ilse@wildlifehunt.co.za Produksieredakteur Production editor Itha Kieser, itha@wildlifehunt.

& Mediaontwerpdienste Graphic & Media Design Services: Simoné Wentzel Tel: (012) 348 5550 Uitleg & reproduksie Design & reproduction: Karen vd Merwe Taalversorging Language Editing: Lynette van Hoven

co.za ADVERTENSIES & BEMARKING ADVERTISING & MARKETING Hennie van der Walt / Ann Olivier Tel: (012) 348-5550 / Faks/Fax: 086 502 5526 ann@wildlifehunt.co.za KLEINADVERTENSIES / SMALLS Lindie van der Westhuizen 082 471 8272 / Tel: (012) 348 5550 lindie@wildlifehunt.

5 REDAKSIONEEL EDITORIAL Hoofredakteur & Uitgewer Editor-in-chief & Publisher Hennie van der Walt Tel: (012) / Sel /Cell: hennie@wildlifehunt.co.za Redakteur: Jag, Wapens & Ammunisie Editor: Hunting, Guns & Ammunition Stefan Fouché stefan@wildlifehunt.co.za Redakteur: Wild Editor: Game Lynette van Hoven Tel: (012) / lynette@wildlifehunt.co.za Redakteur: Spesiale artikels Editor: Special articles Ilse Davis, ilse@wildlifehunt.co.za Produksieredakteur Production editor Itha Kieser, itha@wildlifehunt.co.za Mederedakteurs Co-editors Voertuie Vehicles: Francois Rossouw Dieregesondheid Animal Health: Dr Johan Kriek Wildbestuur Wildlife Management: Prof Wouter van Hoven PRODUKSIE PRODUCTION Grafiese & Mediaontwerpdienste Graphic & Media Design Services: Simoné Wentzel Tel: (012) Uitleg & reproduksie Design & reproduction: Karen vd Merwe Taalversorging Language Editing: Lynette van Hoven / Elfriede Ainslie Kunskonsultant Art consultant: Alan Ainslie Drukker Printer: Paarl Media Gauteng Webwerf Website: Johan Meintjes / johan@novacloudsa.co.za Inligting & navrae Information & enquiries Santie Liebenberg Tel: (012) santie@wildlifehunt.co.za ADVERTENSIES & BEMARKING ADVERTISING & MARKETING Hennie van der Walt / Ann Olivier Tel: (012) / Faks/Fax: ann@wildlifehunt.co.za KLEINADVERTENSIES / SMALLS Lindie van der Westhuizen / Tel: (012) lindie@wildlifehunt.co.za BESTUURDER: Administrasie, rekeninge & intekening MANAGER: Administration, accounts & subscription Wendy Greeff Tel: (012) Faks/Fax: (012) / wendy@wildlifehunt.co.za VERSPREIDING DISTRIBUTION Hazel Luüs RNA Tel: (011) / hazelh@rnad.co.za UITGEWER PUBLISHER JLO UITGEWERS JLO Publishing vir Jan Louis Ondernemings BK for Jan Louis Enterprises CC (CK/92/19549/23) Posbus / P.O. Box 35299, Menlo Park ste Vloer/ 1st Floor, The Hillside 318, Lynnwood, Pretoria Tel: (012) (Ma Vry / Mo Fri) Faks/Fax: (012) E-pos/ janlouis@wildlifehunt.co.za Web: From the Scriptures They will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. Proverbs 1:31 Hennie van der Walt Hoofredakteur / Editor-in-Chief Kommentaar Comment Gewigtige besluite oor wildspesies Die 17 de vergadering van die konferensie van partye (Cop17) van die Konvensie oor Internasionale Handel in Bedreigde Spesies (Cites) is onlangs in Sandton, Suid-Afrika gehou. Tydens hierdie geleentheid het afgevaardigdes van oor die hele wêreld byeengekom om kwessies rakende handel in wilde diere te bespreek. Ironies genoeg neem die partye besluite oor die toekoms van sekere spesies wat nie eens in hul eie lande voorkom nie, spesifiek leeus, olifante en renosters. n Foto is tans op sosiale media in omloop wat n Afrika-stam uitbeeld waar hulle in n sirkel voor n paar strooihutte vergader. Die byskrif lui: n Vergadering is in Afrika gehou om die bestuur van die witsterthert in die VSA te bespreek. Dié foto spreek boekdele... Gelukkig het Suid-Afrika as een stem verenig, met WRSA (Wildbedryf SA), Chasa (Konfederasie van Jagtersverenigings van SA), Sapa (Suid-Afrikaanse Roofdiertelersvereniging) en SA Jagters, onder Hawasa (Jag- en Wildverenigings van Suid-Afrika), wat die boodskap van SA se bewaringsuksesstorie uitgedra het. SAOG-lande (Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap) en ministers van Suid-Afrika, Mosambiek, Namibië, Zambië en Zimbabwe het Afrika se stem laat tel deur n CIC-kongres (internasionale wilden natuurlewebewaringsraad) aan te bied. Die kongres se titel was Bly kalm en laat Afrika praat net jammer dat Botswana nie ook deel daarvan was nie. Goeie nuus is dat die Kaapse bergkwagga se bylae afgegradeer is, wat die jag van dié dier nou toelaat. Dit sal hierdie dier se waarde laat toeneem en wildboere wat hierdie spesie beskerm en daarmee teel, sal dienooreenkomstig vir hul bewaringspogings vergoed word. Wildboerdery as privaatsektor-bewaring asook volhoubare jag was onderwerpe wat onlangs tydens die 9 de internasionale wildboerderysimposium in Namibië bespreek is. Blaai na bladsy 108 vir meer inligting oor die simposium se tema, Welvaart van plaaslike gemeenskappe. Daar is ook goeie nuus rakende n aankondiging by die simposium oor buffels onderkant die rooilyn in Namibië. Wildbedryfgroete! Vital decisions on wildlife The 17 th Conference of Parties (Cop17) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) was recently held in Sandton, South Africa. During this event, delegations from all over the world gathered to discuss issues around the trade in wildlife. Ironically, parties decided on the future of certain species that they do not even have in their own countries, specifically lion, elephant and rhinoceros. A picture did the rounds on social media depicting an African tribe, gathered in a circle in front of some straw huts. The caption read: A meeting was held in Africa to discuss the management of whitetail deer in the US. This picture paints a thousand words... Fortunately, South Africa united as one voice with WRSA (Wildlife Ranching SA), Chasa (Confederation of Hunters Association of SA), Sapa (South African Predator Association) and SAHGCA, under Hawasa (Hunting and Wildlife Associations of South Africa), to convey the message of SA s conservation success story. SADC countries (Southern African Development Community) and ministers from South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe were making Africa s voice heard by holding a CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation) press conference entitled Keep calm and let Africa speak just a great pity that Botswana was not part thereof. Some good news was that the Cape mountain zebra s appendix was downgraded, allowing the animal to be hunted. This will increase the value of this animal and accordingly wildlife ranchers who have protected and bred with this species will be rewarded for their conservation efforts. Game farming as private-sector conservation as well as sustainable hunting were topics discussed at the 9 th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium held in Namibia recently. Turn to page 108 to read more about the theme of this symposium, Prosperity of rural communities. There is also good news regarding an announcement made at the symposium about buffalo below the red line in Namibia. Game industry greetings! GAME & HUNT is an independent monthly publication for the broad game industry in South Africa, promoting the synergy between game production, hunting and conservation. Hunters, game ranchers and nature conservationists are served with quality informative articles and columns. While GAME & HUNT operates in close cooperation with organised hunters, game production and nature-conservation organisations, it is editorially and financially independent. Copyright of all content is reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced in any way without the written permission of the publisher. Short text extracts of not more than 60 words may be used without prior permission provided the author, the magazine name and date of publication are acknowledged. The editor reserves the right to change and/or shorten articles. 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In memory of Jan van der Walt JAN VAN DER WALT 30 MEI 1930 14 SEPTEMBER 2016 Baanbreker, pionier en entrepreneur en nog vele meer só beskryf mense Jan van der Walt, tot onlangs hoofredakteur van WILD

Andrew Conroy Jan Louis van der Walt blessed us with his life and the example he had set at work for 68 years of his life of 86 years, right to the end.

He was involved in a controversy about abattoirs with the director, Fanie van Rensburg. I thought I could never like Jan!

At the time wildlife ranching had provincial entities (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, and the former Natal and Transvaal), and I chaired the Northern Cape body.

8 In memory of Jan van der Walt JAN VAN DER WALT 30 MEI SEPTEMBER 2016 Baanbreker, pionier en entrepreneur en nog vele meer só beskryf mense Jan van der Walt, tot onlangs hoofredakteur van WILD & JAG, wat op 14 September in die ouderdom van 86 jaar oorlede is. Inderdaad, n merkwaardige man. Andrew Conroy Jan Louis van der Walt blessed us with his life and the example he had set at work for 68 years of his life of 86 years, right to the end. My personal relation with Jan started somewhere in the 1970s, when I first met him at a Vleissentraal meeting in De Aar. He was involved in a controversy about abattoirs with the director, Fanie van Rensburg. I thought I could never like Jan! However, I was wrong In 1981, the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU, now Agri SA) proposed the creation of a national wildlife ranching body. At the time wildlife ranching had provincial entities (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, and the former Natal and Transvaal), and I chaired the Northern Cape body. The first gathering and gala dinner was held at the ATKV Buffelspoort resort. The menu was extraordinary, featuring game from hippo to puff-adder. Subsequently, the SA Game Ranchers Organisation (Sagro) was formalised, and I became the chairman. Marinus van Dyk was the manager and SAAU provided the funding, with Jan keeping an eye on things. When Marinus moved on, Jan personally took over. Annual congresses were held. The regulation of the industry grew and so did the wildlife industry. It was Sagro s function to direct it and provide the space for growth, which it did. Due to Jan s hard work, the Animal Theft Act was extended in 1991 to include game. This was announced by former Pres PW Botha at a function at the Erfenis Dam. This was the final act to give game ranchers total ownership of their game animals the rest is history. Then came the IWRS Jan broke the news that an International Wildlife Ranching Symposium (IWRS) was being held in Edmonton, Canada; the second after the first one held in New Mexico, USA. We were to make a bid for the next one to take place in South Africa. As usual, Jan had it all together, including generous funding for the event. It was 1990 and Nelson Mandela had been released from jail we would not have been able to make any proposal had he not. So off we went to Edmonton, where we made the bid and, to our great surprise, got it! Now it was time for extensive organising, with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) providing the venue and the congress secretariat. Included in the funding was provision for an international marketing effort. This also included us, and with the assistance of the department of foreign affairs to arrange meetings at embassies and consulates, Jan and I were off New York, Washington, Denver, Las Vegas, Ottawa, San Antonio, London, Edinburgh, Paris, Vienna, Bonn, home. What did we achieve? Well, over 400 delegates, half foreign and reps from over 20 countries! To date this has never been repeated. Spending six weeks together abroad could be a potential recipe for disaster. Yet Jan and I got on like a house on fire! In the process a friend became like a brother, and I rate Jan as one of the best friends I have ever had. With his wife Marie at his side, we spent many a time together on my farm and at their Pretoria home. We even had a wonderful trip together around the UK as far as the Isle of Skye in After retiring in 1983, Jan had the courage and faith to start a new career thus GAME & HUNT At the celebration luncheon of GAME & HUNT s 20 th year held on 14 November 2014, were Jan van der Walt (right) with Marie next to him, (ltr) Wiaan van der Linde, Andrew and Linda Conroy, and Peter Oberem. 8 GAME & HUNT NOVEMBER 2016

I remember how proud he was when phoning me to tell me that it was a full 200 pages for the first time that was great stuff!

9 Andrew Conroy receiving an award at the 20 th celebration luncheon from Jan for his support for GAME & HUNT. magazine was born. Only his love of and belief in the game industry could have carried him in its early days. I remember how proud he was when phoning me to tell me that it was a full 200 pages for the first time that was great stuff! For me this final farewell brings both sadness and a wealth of happy memories, including those of the great, friendly home they always shared with their children, grandchildren and friends. All in all Jan has left a great legacy behind his contribution to the game industry lives on as does his magazine in the very capable hands of his son Hennie. n Groot man het groot spore gelaat n Toekenning wat die Konfederasie van Jagtersverenings van SA (Chasa) by die viering van 20 jaar aan oom Jan oorhandig het, was vir hom n groot verrassing. Stephen Palos (links), destyds voorsitter van Chasa en tans HUB, het gesê dit is die eerste keer wat die toekenning, Genoot van Chasa / Fellow of Chasa, gemaak is. Hy het bygevoeg die toekenning gaan nie aan die tydskrif nie, maar aan die man wat, toe jag nog net as n sybesigheid beskou is, die visie gehad het om die potensiaal daarvan as n reusebedryf raak te sien. Jan van der Walt ( Oom Jan soos die meeste mense in die bedryf hom ken) het die 20 ste bestaansjaar van WILD & JAG behoorlik laat vier op 14 November 2014 by Casa Social Da Madeira in Pretoria met n luisterryke middagete. Die betekenis wat hierdie viering vir hom en almal verbonde aan die tydskrif en die wild- en jagbedryf ingehou het, word ten beste beskryf in die volgende uittreksels uit sy toespraak by die geleentheid. y n terugblik oor 20 jaar wil n Bmens met beskeidenheid verwys na prestasies wat behaal is, maar as jy nou dweep met beskeidenheid sê die mense naderhand: Ja, die oukêrel het ook maar baie om oor beskeie te wees. Prestasie is ook maar n relatiewe begrip, want n ander ondernemer kon dalk in dieselfde stel omstandighede baie beter gevaar het. Nietemin kan n mens vergeef word as jy darem trots daarop is dat n publikasie van die grond af begin is in kompetisie met bestaande publikasies en dat dit met verloop van tyd die pyp gerook het. Watter prestasies ook al behaal is, is dit die resultaat van die aksies van mense wat hul Godgegewe vermoëns en talente doeltreffend ingespan het om resultate te bereik. Daarom is hierdie ook n geleentheid vir dankbetuiging. Ek betuig in die eerste plek ons dankbaarheid teenoor ons Hemelse Vader vir genade, krag, leiding en seëninge wat ons deur die jare gedra het tot op hierdie heuglike dag. Op menslike vlak sê ons dankie aan almal wat ons sukses moontlik gemaak het dit is ons toegewyde, bekwame kollegas, ons deskundige en talentvolle bydraers en ons getroue lesers en adverteerders. Julle almal verdien ons dank vir die sukses wat ons vandag saam met julle hier kan vier. Met die aanloop tot my aftrede in 1993 het die gedagte by my posgevat dat die wildbedryf só vorentoe sou ontwikkel dat dit n publikasie sou nodig hê. Daar was dus n nis in die mark wat moontlik ontgin kon word. In Desember 1994 het die eerste uitgawe van SA WILD / SA GAME toe verskyn, gerig op die wildboerbedryf. Aan die begin het dit maar broekskeur gegaan. Al wat gegroei het, was my oortrokke bankrekening! Dit het my n jaar se deurlopende verliese gekos om agter te kom dat die wildboermark redelik beperk was en dat daar 20 jagters vir elke wildboer in die land was. Gevolglik is die jag-element bygebring en in Desember 1995 is die naam verander na SA WILD & JAG / SA GAME & HUNT. Die sirkulasie kon toe groei en ons kon gaandeweg die inhoud en gehalte verbeter tot waar ons vandag staan. Vervolg WILD & JAG NOVEMBER

JAN VAN DER WALT 30 MEI 1930 14 SEPTEMBER 2016 Vervolg Jan en Marie van der Walt My vrou Marie het die onderneming saam met my begin

Ons het aanvanklik al die redaksionele werk, advertensiewerwing en versending self behartig en die produksie, uitleg, boekhouding en

Die finansiële druk was party maande maar kwaai as jy nie geweet het waar jy gaan geld leen om die drukker te betaal nie.

Toe jag in 1995 n deel van die tydskrif word, het ons ook meer verteenwoordigend van die wildbedryf geword, wat ook bewaring ingesluit

bied in wat uiteindelik n glanstydskrif van formaat geword het.

dit wil sê die jagters, wildprodusente en natuurbewaarders van Suid-Afrika, kon gee.

In 2002 is ons eerste WILD EXPO in Pretoria aangebied en sedertdien was ons elke jaar betrokke by n skou, soms in samewerking met

Sedert my seun Hennie se toetrede het nuwe inisiatiewe gevolg, soos die populêre Mastershot-kompetisie wat ons gereël het en die

10 JAN VAN DER WALT 30 MEI SEPTEMBER 2016 Vervolg Jan en Marie van der Walt My vrou Marie het die onderneming saam met my begin en die grondslag gelê vir behoorlike taalredigering, wat vandag nog n eienskap van ons tydskrif is. Ons het aanvanklik al die redaksionele werk, advertensiewerwing en versending self behartig en die produksie, uitleg, boekhouding en drukwerk aan andere uitgegee. Die finansiële druk was party maande maar kwaai as jy nie geweet het waar jy gaan geld leen om die drukker te betaal nie. Ons was aanvanklik ook maar dom in die uitgewersbedryf en het eers mettertyd geleer. Toe jag in 1995 n deel van die tydskrif word, het ons ook meer verteenwoordigend van die wildbedryf geword, wat ook bewaring ingesluit het. Ek het toe nog nie die woord sinergie geken nie, maar ons het inderwaarheid die sinergie tussen wildproduksie, jag en bewaring versinnebeeld. Ons het deurgaans gepoog om vir ons lesers informatiewe gehalteartikels en rubrieke te gee en om dit kleurvol en aantreklik aan te bied in wat uiteindelik n glanstydskrif van formaat geword het. Op dié manier kon ons sirkulasie onder n uitgelese gehoor bou, wat vir ons adverteerders maksimum blootstelling aan die wildbedryf, dit wil sê die jagters, wildprodusente en natuurbewaarders van Suid-Afrika, kon gee. Ander aktiwiteite Ons aktiwiteite het met die jare uitgekring. In 2002 is ons eerste WILD EXPO in Pretoria aangebied en sedertdien was ons elke jaar betrokke by n skou, soms in samewerking met ander partye. Die afgelope aantal jare het ons die WILD EXPO eksklusief aangebied. Sedert my seun Hennie se toetrede het nuwe inisiatiewe gevolg, soos die populêre Mastershot-kompetisie wat ons gereël het en die suksesvolle TV-reeks WILD & WRAGTAG, wat vir die eerste keer vir Jan Publiek die sinergie tussen jag, wildboerdery en bewaring suksesvol uitgebeeld het.* Gasspreker Wiaan van der Linde het na oom Jan as n pionier van dié bedryf sedert 1981 verwys en gesê daar is nog steeds nie mense wat kan sien wat hy al 20 jaar terug gesien het nie. Dit was inderdaad n voorreg om die viering van 20 jaar saam met Vervolg Die sukses van WILD & JAG wat in Desember 1994 begin het as n kwartaalblad van 40 bladsye, meesal swart-en-wit, spreek duidelik daaruit dat dit gegroei het tot n volkleur- maandelikse tydskrif met n geouditeerde sirkulasiesyfer in Junie 2016 van bykans per maand. EXPO GAME & HUNT NOVEMBER 2016

THE PEAK OF PERFECTION

YOU CAN FIND OUR PRODUCTS AT EXCLUSIVE SPECIALIST RETAILERS AND ONLINE AT WWW.SWAROVSKIOPTIK.COM For your closest stockist, please contact Brad on 0861-005903 THE NEW EL RANGE THE PEAK OF PERFECTION A0xxxx