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Going to South Africa in late AUG

Started by Lonesome Wind, July 04, 2008, 05:10:00 PM

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Lonesome Wind

I'm going to the Limpopo region in South Africa the last week of Aug. & the first week of Sept. & I was wondering what kind of weather to expect? Any advice would be appreciated.
Keep your stick bent!
Vince

hunt it

Hot and humid, Sept and Oct will normally be hottest months in that region.
hunt it

BTH

Still chilly enough in the mornings to need a windbreaker on the way to the stand. Plenty warm during the day though. Where are you going?
Pork, Oysters, and Beer...the Holy Trinity (Anthony Bourdain).

Lonesome Wind

Barrel and Bow safari's in Mokopane. Marco Du Plessis is the PH. It'll be my first trip to the Dark Continent and I'm very excited!
Keep your stick bent!
Vince

BTH

We were at Visser's last year in mid-late August. A bit west of Thabazimbi. Mornings and evenings were cold but days were quite warm and dry.
Pork, Oysters, and Beer...the Holy Trinity (Anthony Bourdain).

Falk

Try to play with the  weather history of Thabazimbi  - or go from here to an other station more related to your hunting site.

chrisg

You will love it. I know Marco and the area quite well, it is very beautiful and situated up against the northern edge of the Waterberg. Mornings will be chill, you get frost in the lowlaying valleys in winter but by late august the days will warm up, if there is no wind it will get hot. August September is before the rainy season so it will not be humid unless there are early rains. Our annual Traditional shoot is held on a neighboring farm, the area is vrot with bushpig, warthogs etc. Magical huge Kudu!
Enjoy!
chrisg

Lonesome Wind

Thanks everyone! Hearing that I'm going to a good area gets me even more excited to go! I was glad to hear about Kudu, they're on my list of "wants". I'm also hoping for Gemsbok, Zebra, Impala, and Bushpig. Anyone ever tried a ghillie suit for stalking in the bush?
Keep your stick bent!
Vince

chrisg

The bush in that area is fairly thick in the riverine valleys and kloofs, but there are also open grassy plains. A full ghillie suit will be clumsy (and hot )to walk with in the thick stuff, a lighter 'leafy suit' is better. Walk very slowly and watch the wind. Marco will help you.
Chrisg

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