I normally do my own meat, but these animals were riddled with ticks and fleas, and I have a serious allergy to fleas and having already had tick bite fever, was not going to chance it again.

 

For my other venison, we do different things.

For steaks - if the meat is tough, we use mashed paw-paw and leave the steak in there for a few hours. Alternatively I have used a liquer called Amarulla Cream. Very close to Bailey's Irish cream, and I don't see why that should not work, as I believe it is the cream that does wonders to the meat.

Another friend of mine takes a pound of butter, melts it into a cast iron pot. Takes the medallions of steak, and cooks them in the butter until the show signs of going brown. Takes them out, puts to small containers (125ml) of cream in the melted butter, adds salt, lots of black pepper and fresh mushrooms. When this lot is congealing you throw the meat back in and heat, then serve.

 

Another recipe I use on roasts.  Take fresh rosemary and garlic. Depending on the size of the roast, you may very well require a lot of rosemary and garlic. Finely crush the rosemary and garlic together. When done, take course salt and spread the rosemary and garlic out over board. Rub olive oil on the roast, and roll the roast over the rosemary, garlic and salt. Cook for the weight over an open fire or if you prefer in an oven. The meat gets a crispy outside, which locks in the juices. Yummy.

Kassler is cured pork chops/cuts lightly smoked.

Some of the details havebeen taken fom a well known orgnization.

Is is fairly easy to organise a hunt in SA.

Firstly you need an invitation from a known hunting lodge/farm.

A Plane ticket. Plenty of comfort for the lo-o-o-o-o-ng flight.

USA export pemit, and a USA import permit. Probably the same document.

A hardened flight approved case

A temporary firearm import permit SAPS520 obtainable at http://www.saps.gov.za/crime_prevention/firearms/formseng.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.saps.gov.za/crime_prevention/firearms/formseng.htm http://www.saps.gov.za" rel="nofollow -

Complete the temporary firearm import permit application SAP520 in advance if possible and bring it with you. NB! It is important to note that the form must be completed in black ink and must remain unsigned until the document is finalized in front of the police official issuing the actual permit at the airport.

You will need

Valid passport
Return Airline ticket
Letter of Invitation from your Hunting Outfitter(s)
Completed http://www.africanskyhunting.co.za/520.pdf" rel="nofollow - SAP 520 Form (Not signed, should be signed in front of the official)
Proof of Ownership (CBP Form 4457- Certificate of Registration for personal effects take abroad)
Proof of export from country of origin(CBP Form 4457- Certificate of Registration for personal effects take abroad)
Letter of Motivation ( A letter written by yourself to motivate why you wish to import rifles)

Important information:

The following firearms and ammunition will not be allowed to enter South Africa:
Any automatic or semi-automatic firearms,
More than one firearm per caliber per person,
More than 200 rounds of ammunition per person per firearm,
Any pistol or revolver. (Unless specified for hunting)

Reasons why your application will not be approved:

Your application for a temporary import permit will be refused and your firearms and ammunition will be confiscated and will only be handed back to you when you depart back to your country of residence.

Please take note that only the Central Firearm Registrar in Pretoria, South Africa can authorize special applications for the above restrictions. These applications have to be made in advance and must reach them not later than 3 (three) weeks before arrival. You will need a special motivation letter for this. Please contact the PHASA office for more info and assistance.

On arrival at O.R. Tambo International in Johannesburg:

a. Disembark from aircraft and clear passport control in whichever Terminal the flight arrives. (Generally, SAA and its co-partners at Terminal 2, and all other airlines in Terminal 1).

b. Proceed to baggage claim at the respective carousel. Pick up general baggage. Your firearms will be delivered directly to the SAPS firearms office.

c. For visitors with firearms arriving at Terminal 2:
Proceed to the SAPS Firearms Office. Look for office signage. Location of the SAPS Firearms Office – in Terminal 2- in front of the Post Office.
For visitors with firearms arriving at Terminal 1:
Proceed to the firearm office that is situated in Terminal 2 in front of the Post Office.

d. On arrival at the SAPS Firearm Office collect your issued temporary import permit at the PHASA desk or have the necessary documentation available for inspection.

e. Your firearms and ammunition will be physically inspected to ensure the serial numbers match those of the licenses and the application forms. You will then be asked to wait while your application is being processed – if you are not in the possession of an already issued temporary importation permit.

f. When your application has been processed and your permit has been issued you will have to sign for the permit. If you are connecting to other flights, please make sure that you allow ample time for this process (at least 3 hours).

REMEMBER THE ISSUING OF THE TEMPORARY IMPORT PERMITS AT THE PORT OF ENTRY IS FREE OF CHARGE. DO NOT TIP OR PAY ANY SAPS OFFICER FOR THIS SERVICE. YOU SHOULD KEEP THE PERMIT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN SOUTH AFRICA. AND WHEN THE FIRE ARMS ARE IN YOUR POSSESSION.

 

so is RSA having a feral hog problem like the southern US?

 

K

The later getting up to 240Kg plus, spend more time in the more mountainous areas.

A conservation expert spoke to us recently, and said the pigs of +/- 70-80 in a sounder, can clear 10 hectares of vineyard in one night.

Our hunting association is getting involved to assist in reducing the numbers. A bit of free night hunting. On this one farm were we hunted those pigs, they have taken out about 200 pigs so far.

I shot two sows with a litter of ten piglets each, so in a year, the problem is back again.

Apparently OZ has a bigger problem with their razorbacks.

I'm sure the term "sounder" being used is not the American usage of the term.

 

In many parts of the U.S. "sounder" is a derogatary term used by bad hunters who shoot at a noise without identifying, or even seeing the source of the sound.

 

"Whaddya git"?

"Nuttin! I shot at a sounder, but it got away before I could see it"!

 

I'm sure that's not the way the term is intended here.

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar

 

Just to confuse the issue domesticated pigs will revert in appearance to the pre-domesticated form in just a few years  making it hard to distinguish if that huge "Wild Boar" is a wild boar, a hybrid from interbreeding, or a domestic hog gone feral & regressed. Giants are being found as well & its not really known if they are caused by interbreeding between domestic hogs fed suppliments & steroids interacting with wild strains or what.

 

In some states, like Arkansas, the problem has gotten so out of hand that its all year open season with no bag limit just to try to get the feral hog invasion back under control. Every year when we go there in the Ozarks (about a 1/4 million acre national forest with very few inhabitants) the first thing we hear from the rangers is usually;

"If you see a friggin pig just kill the damn thing!"

We have someone here who fired at a patch of deer hair that he was certain was a deer.  Yesterday he got sentenced to nine months prison for man slaughter.  Apparently he was head of the Deer Stalkers Association.  And the patch of deer hair he saw?  It was actually a Hi Viz hood, or so I'm told.  Facts still to be confirmed.