HUNTING IN AFRICA

 

Africa:  a place on the planet with the biggest variety of fauna and flora;  a place that, when once visited, will not leave your soul untouched;  there is just something about this place that tends to draw you in, creating memories that last a lifetime.

 

It does things to you that you cannot quite explain in words.  You have to feel it, touch it, breath it and only then will you start to know it.  Either through the lens of binoculars or a rifle scope or just with the naked eye - it does not matter.  It will touch your soul.

 

Long after your safari, in front of a fireplace at home, with a drink in your hand, looking at your trophies on the wall or going through your photo album, will you relive the experiences and there will be a longing to return to Africa.

It is a place where clients become friends, become part of a family.

 

Your first step of creating your own memories and becoming part of this wonderful experience, will be to contact Nelco Safaris.  We want to share our passion, knowledge and experience with you so that you can partake in conversations and share your memories instead of just being a listener.

 

 

About Us :

We, at Nelco Africa are passionate about Africa and passionate about its fauna and flora.  It will be a great privilege for us to share this passion with you.

Our team at Nelco consists of husband-and-wife due, Koos Nel, professional hunter since 1996 and Michelle, both at the helm of things.  They are involved in all day-to-day aspects.

One thing we believe in, is quality personal attention - quality over quantity.

 

The environment and the wildlife changed drastically over the last 20-25 years.  The pressure on the wildlife as a source of protein, became enormous due to the need for protein and this need just keeps on increasing, resulting in an enormous increase in poaching and the destruction of wildlife.  Therefor you have to protect what is yours - and the situation in South Africa is such that ownership of the wildlife on a property is vested in you as landowner.

 

The environment of photographic and hunting safaris has also exploded over the past few decades.  And as such, the value of game increased.

The strive to protect what is yours, compelled us to erect game fencing.  As a result of this, the natural space and movement of game became smaller.  Because of this, there rests a big responsibility on us to manage this and one of the legs of this management, is the control of game numbers.  One way to control it, is by hunting.  However, managing the numbers through hunting, does not only mean the killing of animals.  Hunting must be done via a sensible plan and Nelco Safaris strive to do just that in collaboration with the owners on the properties that we hunt.  We also strive for the implementation of high ethical values.  For us, it is not just the killing of animals but also about the continued existence and protection of the species over which we have taken ownership.

 

SUSTAINABLE, ETHICAL HUNTING - A PILLAR OF CONSERVATION.