February 2016 No: 036 Hartie nuus news Noordkaap Jagtersvereniging Northern Cape Hunters Association Posbus/PO Box 1807, KIMBERLEY 8300 053 831-1480 Kantoorure weeksdae: 08:30-13:00 / Office hours week days: 08:30-13:00 Faks beskikbaar na-ure / Fax available after hours: 086 513 2081 E-pos / e-mail: nk.jagters@absamail.co.za Website / webwerf: www.ncha.co.za
Redaksioneel/Editorial On a recent road trip from Kimberley to Saint Francis Bay to attend a CHASA Board meeting, Koot du Toit and I marveled at the splendor and diversity of the natural environment on route. I recently heard a foreigner say that South Africa was the most beautiful country he had ever visited and referring to the diversity he added that there is a surprise around every corner. We are truly blessed in that nature has been generous to us in providing the best possible ingredients for our enjoyment as well as our survival. I feel it is time to celebrate her generosity. By this I don t mean continue the plunder party but rather awaken to the fact that it is time for all of us to start acting as responsible citizens and honor her. We need to commit. The key here is hard-assed-no-favors bio-diversity conservation. This attitude together with proven sustainable utilization practices must surely contribute to ensuring long term environmental survival, economic stability and social elevation. I for one am fed-up with the world-wide wa-wa attitude of most and their total disconnect from what really matters. Let us not be drawn into this fold but rather stand strong and fight like knights for her. Our survival depends on it! My pledge to her for this year is therefore to educate the youth, for that is where the root of real change in attitude lies. What will your pledge be? Mede jagters, met die 2016 jagseisoen wat stadig nader kruip is dit krities dat u beplanning vroegtydig plaasvind om sodoende gulde geleenthede aan te gryp en teleurstelling te vermy. Dus, kyk gerus op bladsy 22 na die Jaarprogram vir 2016 en teken sommer nou die datums aan. Baie belangrik op bladsy 4 is die prosedure van bespreking vir die twee gewilde springbokjagte. Enige navrae in hierdie verband kan gerig word aan Wilma by die kantoor. Die vele baan skietdae wat ons aanbied gee u die geleentheid om in samesyn u skietvernuf op te knap. Verder word die tellings ook deur James Haddad gebruik om n ranglys op te stel vir spanne wat gekies sal word om namens NKJV die jaarlikse CHASA Nasionale Skietdag by te woon. Ander buitemuurse skietdae wat ook in ag geneem sal word vir die ranglys is op bladsy 18 uiteengesit. Soos vir 2015, is geen wysigings aangebring met betrekking tot die Noord-Kaap Jagproklamasie nie en gevolglok bly die 2013 dokumente van krag. Dit is uiteengesit op bladsye 17-19 van die Februarie 2015 Hartie (Nr.033) indien u dit wil naslaan. Graag wil ek van die geleenheid gebruik maak om aan al die deelnemers aan 2015 se AJV, jaareindfunksie en trofee/fotografiese kompetisie baie dankie te sê vir julle getroue ondersteuning. Geluk aan al die wenners, veral Piet Joubert wat n NKJV rekord verower het met sy 26 Rooibok. Verder wil ek vir almal in kennis stel dat ons besig is om lootjies namens CHASA te verkoop. NKJV verdien 50% (R50) vir elke kaartjie wat deur ons verkoop word. Ondersteun asseblief hierdie initiatief. Die trekking vind plaas op 17 April om 15h00 by die Huntex skou. Meer hieroor op bladsy 16. I would like to thank Chris Fauré and Neville Fritz for their contributing articles and once again to the advertisers, Wilma at the office and Hayley at Swiftprint A BIG THANK YOU your continued support is much appreciated. Charles Hall 2
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Springbokjag Tradisionele Springbokjag aangebied deur die Noordkaap Jagtersvereniging Slegs vir opbetaalde lede van die NKJV Koste: R 770.00 per persoon Sluit in: 1 x Springbok, spitbraai en n dag van kameraadskap Die finale reëls omtrent die dag se gebeure sal by bespreking beskikbaar wees en ook per E-pos ongeveer 30 dae voor die jag aan u gestuur word. 4 Junie 2016 te Benfontein De Beers Kimberley 16 Julie 2016 te Benfontein De Beers Kimberley Bespreking reëls 1. Bespreking vir beide jagte open 11 April 2016 geen bespreking sal voor hierdie datum gemaak kan word nie. 2. Telefoniese bespreking by die kantoor by 053-8311480 open om 08h30 op Maandag 11 April 2016. Bespreking sal op First come first serve basis gemaak word. 3. U kan slegs vir een van die twee jagte bespreek. 4. Slegs 40 besprekings sal per jag aanvaar word. 5. Indien u nie een van die 40 is nie, kom u naam op die bystandslys van die betrokke jag in die volgorde soos u bespreek het. 6. Die eerste 40 op beide jagte het dan 4 dae om die volle bedrag van R 770.00 te betaal hetsy kontant by die kantoor of Internet betaling(eft). U moet self toesien dat u betaling by Wilma gemaak is/of ontvang is. Die betaling spertyd verstryk om 12h00 op Vrydag 15 April 2016. 7. Diegene wat binne die spertyd betaal het en dit by die kantoor bevestig is se bespreking is dan suksesvol. 8. Diegene wat nie binne die spertyd betaal het nie se name kom onderaan die bystandslys vir die betrokke jag waarvoor hy bespreek het. 9. Indien die bystandslys van enige van die twee jagte uitgeput raak sal dit van die ander jag aangevul word. 10. Indien u nie die jag kan bywoon nie vir wat ookal die rede sal u u jagtersfooi verbeur indien hierdie kanselasie binne twee weke voor die jag geskied. So n kanselasie plek sal slegs deur die kantoor gevul kan word. U sal dus nie een van u vriende in u plek kan stuur nie Navrae : Kontak Wilma by die kantoor. Volle betaling van R 770.00 sowel as u bespreking sal u jag bevestig geen depositos sal aanvaar word nie 4
Penkopkamp en Winterskool 2016 Penkopkamp Die idee agter hierdie unieke kamp is om n geleentheid te skep vir kinders wat te oud is of te jonk is om die gewilde Pikkiedag of Winterskool by te woon. Dit is gerig op die ouderdom groep tussen 12 en 15 jaar. Wat uniek is van die kamp is dat dit n ouer en kind kamp is waar die ouer en kind albei aktief deelneem aan aktiwiteite wat hoofsaaklik skietoefeninge insluit maar ook n sekere mate van veldkuns. Datum: 8-9 April 2016 Koste: Kontak die kantoor Plek : Benfontein De Beers Winterskool Die Winterskool is al n aantal jare een van die hoogtepunte op ons kalender. n Wye verskeidenheid aktiwiteite wat betrekking het op jag en veldkuns word aangebied. Kenners op verskeie vakgebiede is betrokke by die opleiding. Die skool is gerig op kinders tussen die ouderdom van 15 en 18 jaar.dit is n belewenis wat nie gemis moet word nie. Datum: 26 June 2 Julie 2016 Koste: Kontak die kantoor Plek: Benfontein De Beers Vir navrae kontak vir Wilma by die kantoor. Notice Signed prints available at R120 per copy. 5
Trophy Winners 2015 SPONSOR DEDICATION RECIPIENT MEA / SCORE DARSHA SHIELD BEST HARTEBEEST F BEYLEVELD 23½ PNIEL TROPHY BEST NORTHERN R VIGNE 50 5 / 8 CAPE KUDU BARKLY WES MOTORS BEST BLUE S BOTHMA 27¾ TROFEE WILDEBEEST STINGEL BOTMA TROFEE BEST BLACK R VIGNE 25 7 / 8 WILDEBEEST KOOT DU TOIT TROPHY BEST GEMSBOK D BREDENKAMP 40 15 / 16 TAXIDERMY INTERNATIONAL TROPHY BEST IMPALA P JOUBERT 26 NEW RECORD CLYDE KEEVY TROPHY BEST SPRINGBOK C HALL 13¾ ANDRE DE VILLIERS TROPHY BEST WARTHOG K COLLINGS 9 I / 8 WILLIAM DIXON SHIELD BEST MOUNTAIN R VIGNE 7 1 / 8 REEDBUCK ELS FAMILY SHIELD BEST COMMON K KOCK 4¾ DUIKER COX'S FAMILY SHIELD BEST STEENBOK R VIGNE 4 5 / 8 FISH EAGLE SAFARIS TROPHY BEST EXOTIC R VIGNE AUSTRALIAN FERAL PIG 7¾ PICK-UP Certificates BEST BUFFALO L STEYN 47½ BEST KUDU J VAN ZYL 55 5 / 8 BEST BUSHBUCK C STEYN 17 OVERALL WINNERS JOHN KLEMP MEMORIAL TROPHY GORDON LANGEVELDT TROPHY WiiD OBERHOLZER TROPHY BEST JUNIOR TROPHY A OBBES 21½ RED HARTEBEEST BEST OVERALL KUDU R VIGNE 50 5 / 8 BEST OVERALL TROPHY D BREDENKAMP 40 15 / 16 GEMSBOK POPES SHIELD OVERALL WINNER R VIGNE 24.74 PNTS. 6
Some of the trophy winners for 2015 - Congratulations guys! 7
Photographic Winners Action Photo 1st Alan Jellis 2nd Phillip Kenny 3rd Phillip Kenny Special Mention Phillip Kenny Family Photo 1st Phillip Kenny 2nd John Obbes 3rd John Obbes Special Mention Phillip Kenny Phillip Kenny Hunter & Quarry Photo 1st Koot du Toit 2nd Alan Jellis 3rd Koot du Toit Landscape Photo 1st Lucas Steyn 2nd Koot du Toit 3rd Dewald Pretorius Special Mention Lucas Steyn Alan Jellis Phillip Kenny Miscellaneous Photo 1st Barbara Jellis 2nd Phillip Kenny 3rd Lucas Steyn Special Mention John Obbes John Obbes 8
Action Winner Family Winner 9
Hunter and Quarry Winner Landscape Winner 10
Ek is terug in die wildverwerkings bedryf. Kom laai jou wild enige tyd af in my goedgekeurde fabriek en ek maak vir jou kwaliteit produkte. John obbes:083 643 3522
AGM 2015 Carla, klein Sïon en Juan van der Merwe van Sport-in-Sight. Kobus Kock ontvang die trofee vir die beste duiker van Wilma. Frans (beste hartebees trofee) en Elaine Beyleveld. Schalk en Louise Bothma het ook kom kuier. John and Magda Obbes Herman en Edith Pretorius 12
Koot du Toit ontvang 'n sertifikaat vir sy fotografiese vernuf. Piet Joubert en Wilma, Piet het die nuwe rooibok rekord gekry. 13
AGM 2015 Dewald en Suzette Pretorius Alan, John, Charles, André, Barbara and Noel enjoy a frosty. Die Du Plessis's was weereens daar om te help. 14
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A day in the life of a Field Guide At the time we were managing a tented camp on the banks of the Nharalumi River in the Timbavati Nature Reserve. Now the camp only had elephant wire, two electric wires about jumbo head height that pulsed between 6000 and 11 000 volts, around it. Thus, anything shorter than an elephant could pass through camp quite comfortably. At night old Dagga Boys, lion and leopard would enter and laze around camp. The latter marking their territory against a giant Apple-leaf tree. My quarters lacked a bathroom and this made for interesting times when nature called at night. On many such occasions I would hastily open the door to go and relieve myself only to walk into a stare down with a grumpy Dagga Boy conveniently positioned on my doorstep...nice! Early one morning I awoke from my slumber to what sounded like the screaming of a baby. What followed next was the whooping chatter of spotted hyenas outside my quarters. I could hear them tearing apart whatever they had caught, their massive jaws crushing the bones of the prey as if they were mere toothpicks. Puzzling it all together I realized they had just killed and devoured a Duiker. A little later as dawn broke against a gun- metal- blue sky I ventured out to the scene of the crime. The only remaining evidence being a few pieces of entrails on the blood soaked earth and the tracks of the culprits. Enough talk on the camp antics! On the same day, I had arranged a walking safari for a group of tourists, the mission being to view lion. Recently the cats had been lazing around a specific water hole and so while the guests enjoyed their breakfast I headed out to the area with the aim of locating the lion and then to plan the foot approach which would take place later. Two males and one female were asleep in some short grass not far from the water. The wind was favorable and we would be able to approach from the opposite side of the hole where a giant Njala tree was rooted in an enormous termite mound on the water s edge. This strategy would safely place us approximately 150m from the resting cats, with open ground between us and them. Back at camp I briefed the guests on the do s and don ts of the walk and then we headed out towards the three lion. I quietly drove to about 300m from the water hole and after checking that the wind was still in our favor, started our single file approach to the Njala tree. After a short while of viewing the sleeping cats, a male lazily lifted his heavy head and looked straight at us. Startled, he sprang up and ran away a short distance before stopping. His brother followed suite. Together they stood frozen, 18
their eyes fixed on us, waiting for their lady to join. Clearly disinterested in the whole affair and after casting a sleepy eye in our direction, she simply went back to slumber. Clearly the brothers were perplexed and had to decide between either moving off or to impress the lady. One male opted for the latter, flicked his tail and charged us with lightning fast speed. The sequence of events which followed happened in mere seconds. I shouted instructions to the clients to stand still and then chambered and shouldered my 458 CZ. I kept the sights on the tennis ball sized brain that was moving towards us at 90 km/h and drew an imaginary 10m line in front of us which if crossed, would result in his trip switch falling. Luckily he came to a stop 15m in front of us, growling and pawing the ground and covering us in soil and powdered dust. As quickly as he had stopped he turned and ran off to the female and his more passive brother. Shaken, we did not waste any time in retreating back to the Land Rover for a debriefing session. To be continued Dates for CHASA Shoots 06-Feb KZN Open 05-Mar Zeiss Gong 02-Apr WP Open 09-Apr MPL Open 23-Apr SA Open Bloemhof 30-Apr CHASA National Shoot Bloemfontein 13-May 223 Nationals Bloemfontein 18-Jun Limpopo Open 06-Aug Gauteng Open Delmas 20-Aug OFS Open Bloemfontein 27-Aug Boland Open 10-Sep EC Open 01-Oct SK Open 08-Oct NC Open 29-Oct NW Open Bloemhof Contact James Hadad: 071 420 9606 19
NCHA Handgun Shooting To point your hand and smite at a distance has always filled me with fascination. Shooting a handgun to good effect, is a skill well worth mastering, although as most things worth doing well, this takes time and effort. We as Hunter s are well aware that shooting is a perishable skill and only regular practice enables you to maintain some sort of skill level. There has been a surge of interest in the practical application of handguns outside the, hunting, coup de grace setting. Sport Shooting as an offshoot of target shooting has grown in leaps and bounds. Sport Shooting entails the employment of suitable firearms in a non-hunting scenario way, although with practical application. To this end the Sport Shooter may use a Hunting Rifle on the range and shoot at known distances at known targets. This is not Hunting but Sport Shooting. When it comes to Handgun Sport Shooting, CHASA has foreseen the need to accommodate those in the Hunting Associations that also want to shoot and develop skill with their handguns, be they pistol or revolver in whatever caliber. To formalize this new Sport Shooting discipline, a task team was appointed by the CHASA Exco, and the result was that the NRA Action Pistol shooting format was chosen. This Sport has multiple shooting exercises, some making use of a barricade as a rest or cover, as the shooter sees fit. Safety is of cardinal importance and is stressed throughout the Course of Fire. There is no shooter movement from one shooting position to another in a string of fire. Targets are of generous dimension and the scoring system painless to administer. Times are all par times with generous limits. Shooting distances vary from 10m out to 50m.Modifications allowed to the Firearms are also generous but off the shelf guns are just as competitive. Exercises are usually completed with 30 shots fired. The Vaalharts branch has a small but dedicated band of handgun shooters, and they have started the new Sport Shooting with handguns. This has grown to where even the ladies and youngsters can try their skill. Some shoot with 38Spl revolvers and others.22lr pistols. The main aim is to learn, have fun and enjoy the shoot. Northern Cape Hunter s Association has applied to CHASA, to be able to confer Dedicated Sport Shooter status to people, who comply with the criteria, enabling firearm license applications to be more easily motivated. These will be communicated forthwith. We look forward to the growth of this fledgling sport and to see it contribute to the skill at arms of our members. Chris Fauré 20
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NORTHERN CAPE HUNTERS' ASSOCIATION YEAR PROGRAM 2016 DATUM AKTIWITEIT PLEK 06 Feb P.J. van Niekerk - Farm Shoot - Vaalharts Contact: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 8 Feb Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 13 Feb Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 20 Feb Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 27 Feb Rifle, Shotgun & Handgun Shoot - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 5 March Pikkie Day - Kimberley NCHA-Benfontein Children's training with airguns and.22 Contact: Wilma at NCHA office or Douw 083-457 5150 12 March CHASA Exam - Kimberley (am) Marrick: Contact: Wilma at 053-8311480 12 March Shooting Day - Kimberley (pm) NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 14 March Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 26 March.22 Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 8 & 9 April Penkop Camp - Kimberley Contact: Douw at 083-457 5150 and Chris at 083-455 1153 9 April Rifle Sighting and preparation - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 11 April Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 16 April Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 30 April CHASA National Shooting Day - Bloemfontein James Haddad at 071-420 9606 30 April Rifle Sighting and preparation - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 07 May Night Shoot - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 9 May Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 28-May Rifle, Shotgun & Handgun Shoot - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 4 June Traditional Springbuck Shoot - Presented by Benfontein - Book with Wilma at NCHA office NCHA for NCHA members only Tel: 053-8311480 (See Advert in Newsletter) 13 June Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 25-Jun Rifle Sighting and preparation - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 26 Jun - 2 Jul Winter School for Junior Hunters- Kimberley Contact: Wilma at NCHA office or Douw 083-457 5150 09 July Golf Ball Challenge Shoot - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 11 July Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 16 July Traditional Springbuck Shoot - Presented by Benfontein - Book with Wilma at NCHA Office NCHA for NCHA members only Tel: 053-8311480 (See Advert in Newsletter) 30 July Rifle Sighting and preparation - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 8 Aug Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 13 Aug Shooting Challenge - Kimberley De Beers Gun Club - Contact: David Knight 083-823-9263 27 Aug Rifle, Shotgun & Handgun Shoot - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 3 Sept Horn length estimation and Identification - Kimberley Contact: Wilma at NCHA Office Tel: 053-8311480 10 Sept CHASA Exam - Kimberley Marrick: Contact Wilma at 053-8311480 12 Sept Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 24 Sept Rifle Sighting and preparation - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 24 Sept NCHA Open Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 10 October Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 15 October Veld Orientation - Benfontein Contact Wilma at 053-8311480 15 October Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 22-Oct Rifle, Shotgun & Handgun Shoot - Vaalharts Guldenskat S Range: Schalk Oberholzer 072-409 0229 26 October AGM - Election of Committee - Vaalharts Venue will be confirmed at a later stage 29 October Year-end function - Vaalharts Venue will be confirmed at a later stage 4 Nov All floating trophies must be returned to Wilma before 07 Nov - Nominees for H v Eck Trophy 5 Nov Shooting Day - Kimberley NCHA-Marrick S Range: James Haddad - 071-420 9606 14 Nov Committee Meeting - Kimberley Old Boys Clubhouse- 18H30 26 Nov Annual General Meeting/Trophy Competition Kimberley Club Year-end function - Kimberley Contact Wilma at 053-8311480 Programme to be notified by newsletter 22
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