2014 Newsletter - East Cape Safaris

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East Cape Safaris experienced another fantastic year with a fully booked year we
once again enjoyed the company of both new and old friends who visited the East
Cape. Many fantastic record book trophy animals were hunted and all our hunting
guests were able to complete their packages in full for all the animals they wished to
hunt. The prospects for 2015 look wonderful with the ever increasing game numbers
on our ranches, we are looking for a great year with numerous great trophy animals
being spotted regularly! Our newly renovated lodge has seen many new additions
this past year which have all been met with great enthusiasm from our old clients who
see our changes that have taken place over the years. The just added new swimming
pool at the East Cape Safaris Lodge will be a welcomed sight as well as relief for
those visiting during the warmer months. So do not forget to pack the swimsuits!!!
PUYALLUP—BOOTH# 1070
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SASKATOON INN
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FEBRUARY
BOOTH # 5024
PORTLAND—OREGON
February 2015
BOOTH # 316
SALT LAKE SPORTSMANS EXPO
March 2015
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With the arrival of 2015 please be sure to waste no time in contacting us in order to
book a 2015 safari, with 50% of our openings already taken, call now in order to secure a 2015 safari booking. Please see our website for incredible specials and free
show giveaways. Our show giveaways can be worth $3000 depending on what packages are taken.
At East Cape Safaris we strive to deliver a 5 star services without breaking the bank!
Our animal quality speaks for itself and the fact that we hunt our own private property
is an absolute prerequisite for anyone deciding on their choice of Outfit for their African Safari.
Above we have Jim Greenfield of Washington State with his great 42 inch buffalo and
then with a magnificent 45 inch sable we have Capt Mac Gable from Texas which will
be the new pending SCI #1 or #2 bow kill for Sable Antelope.
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Clayton and Franca, from New York City once again visited East Cape Safaris early on in the 2014 season and
amongst other trophies
hunted this beautiful
roan antelope, pictured
left. Scott and Sherri
Albertson completed
their 4th safari with
East Cape Safaris and
added a beautiful eland
trophy to his
collection.
Pictured left are Matt and
Judy who returned for their
2nd safari with new friends
Raul and Luanne Chavez all
from Denver Colorado.
Amongst the trophy animals
was this waterbuck Judy
hunted, Matt with his huge
eland bull hunted at Kruisementfontein. Raul is pictured below with his gemsbok and Luanne with Raul with a beautiful Impala trophy Luanne hunted.
From Colorado came old
friend Gene Nelson and
this time Kathy accompanied Gene on a great
safaris enjoyed by all.
Gene was able to hunt
numerous trophies and
this blue wildebeest was
one of the beautiful animals hunted.
Dwight and Evan Engwall visited for a second safari
and had great success with numerous
trophy animals
hunted; right they
are pictured with
Evan’s blue wildebeest shot at the
Kruisementfontein
Ranch.
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Colorado Hunters enjoy East Cape Safaris
Rich and Georgiana Weimer visited
East Cape Safaris for their 7th Safari
and on this special trip Rich hunted
for his priority animals being buffalo
and sable while Georgiana did some
hunting of her own. Two special trophy animals for two very special people who have contributed much to the
success of East Cape Safaris. Thank
you from the bottom of our hearts.
Left we have Georgiana with a couple of
nice springbuck rams she was able to
hunt among other animals she took and
above left Rich with his Cape Buffalo and
top right Rich and his beautiful sable
trophy.
Also from Colorado came old friend Bob
Schofield who brought Dr Chris Michael
and son Jake on their first African Safari. What a great time was had by all and
Chris and Jake were able to hunt numerous beautiful trophy animals while Bob
also got in on the hunting with a great lechwe pictured 2nd from top right. Below
that is Jake with a very good kudu trophy with dad Chris below with a good warthog. Looking forward to the next safari with you both!!
Two more special visitors came from Colorado and for their first safari to Africa
East Cape Safaris were honoured to have been chosen as the choice outfit. Warren Brown had long dreamed of
fulfilling his Fathers dream of hunting buffalo in Africa and he sure
did just that on a hunt that was
thorough and most successful with
a one shot kill. Connie was by
Warrens side and we all enjoyed
her “pink African” dance renditions!!! Thus so many more very
special friends that East Cape Safaris have been honoured in making and memories of a lifetime for
all.
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They came from New York; New Jersey, Pennsylvania !!
From New Jersey Ted and Suzanne Lygas returned for their 2nd safari and this time brought Rick Sebolt with for his 1st Safari. Many fantastic trophy animals were hunted and above we have Ted with a 44 inch gemsbuck, Suzanne with her 24 inch
Impala and Rick with a 42 inch gemsbuck. Below Left we have the Forrest Family from Pennsylvania; Henry has visited 3
times and this year brought Ted Senior with boys Teddy and Alex. From we have Alex with a fallow stag, below that Henry
with his black wildebeest, then to the right we have Teddy with a great impala and Ted Sn. With his Zebra.
Right with a magnificent kudu trophy we have Steve and Luanne
Strickler who visited from PA. Congrats Steve on some beautiful animals hunted at East Cape Safaris.
After two years of planning Jim Whitecomb, Kendyl Rice and Brian King arrived for their long
awaited safari. Some great trophy animals were taken including a giraffe that Brian hunted for with
his 416 Ruger. Below we have Kendyl with a massive 141/2 inch springbuck, Brian with a 50 inch
kudu and Jim with a beautiful bushbuck with Tjotsi the jackrussel who help retrieve this beautiful
bushbuck. The photo of Jim and his bushbuck also won our in house photo competition for 2014.
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More hunters from the great state of Colorado
From Colorado came the Coleman’s and Miller’s for a family vacation to
South Africa. A fabulous time was had by all with these wonderful families and the hunting went very well. Pictured above from left to right we
have Dennis with his good springbuck trophy, then Richard with one of
his kudu trophies and then Sam with his blue wildebeest. Amber got in
on the action and was able to get this good bushpig on her first attempt!
Numerous other trophy and non trophy animals were hunted over the 10
day safari. Below from Left to Right we have the Weller brothers from
Illinois and Sammy pictured below hunted various animals and this impala was amongst the many good trophies he hunted, Bill got a great
East Cape Kudu and many more other species. Fantastic time was had
by all and Sammy was a great example to all! Thanks Bill and Sammy!
Also from Illinois came James Stewart and on this 2nd safari he was
able to get many more species which included this very good bushbuck.
Returning for their second
safari were the Gable brothers
who this time were accompanied by their wonderful wives
Lisa and Dayna. Both Capt
Mac and Jim were able to add
a few more great trophy animals to their collection with
the highlight being Capt
Mac’s huge sable bow kill.
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Dedicated to our dear Claude: sends his final group from Idaho
Claude Morisch, pictured right, from Idaho
sadly pasted away this year after a battle
with cancer. Claude was loved by all who
knew him and over the last 5 years has very
generously sent and paid for 14 hunters to
visit and hunt with East Cape Safaris. This
year the Christiansen’s (Rick, Gary & Bryan),
Jennifer Spencer, Abby Patterson, Lonnie
Smith, Quinn Erikson and grandson Anthony
Leonard. A great safari was had by all and
Claude was kept in touch via a couple of
phone calls while the safari was taking place.
The loving memory of Claude Morisch will be
remembered forever, rest in peace Claude
Morisch and THANK YOU DEAR FRIEND!!
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East Cape Safaris we specialize in family safaris and
customized family packages to suit each families needs
and budget.
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Washington State hunters have a great time at ECS
Our special friends from north of Seattle visited again with wives Pam and Alison , and with them Robert and Susan Pahlow, Rich Link and Gina McNaughton. A great Safaris Tour was had by all the non hunters while Bill and Tom went hunting for many new species they had not hunted on their first safari. Bill pictured above left with a great nyala and then
with Tom some springbuck and then Tom with his lovely copper springbuck.
Below we have new friends from Washington, father son combination of Gene and Chris Wentworth who took one of our
Management Trophy packages, an enjoyable safari was had by all involved and we look forward to another visit.
Bruce Stuwe from Olympia Washington visited for his 2nd safari with priority animal being the great Cape Buffalo, pictured below is Bruce with a truly beautiful Cape Buffalo he hunted very successfully with a one shot kill.
Below right we have Steve
and Karla Muehlhausen
also from Washington who
visited for their first African
Safari with East Cape Safaris and among their animals
they hunted were these two
beautiful Kudu trophy bulls,
a truly great pair for a “his
and hers” on one of Africa’s
most sought after trophies.
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Above we have the wonderful staff of East Cape Safaris, to each and everyone of you a huge thank you for your loyal
and professional service you provide our clientele with. Above right we have from New Zeeland Don Adams who with
his wonderful wife Bridget visited for a safari with East Cape Safaris, a very enjoyable time was had by all and Don &
Bridget were a breath of fresh air in Camp. Don was able to hunt a few species and all the animals were of great quality. We look forward to seeing you both soon again.
To end our season we completed a great safari at our new Ikamva Lodge with visitors from France. The Canivez and Du
Bois Families visited for a 7 day safari which was great fun and the hunting was fantastic with many great trophies being
hunted; below from left we have Antoine with a good impala, then Valery with a greet 52 inch kudu trophy, then a huge
and magnificent eland bull hunted by David which measure 39.5 inches, a truly huge eland bull. Both Families enjoyed
the option of a lovely aeroplane trip around the ranches as well as around the town of Somerset East in a Saratoga
based on the ranch.
A very prosperous New Year to you All & we hope to see you all in Africa!!
EAST CAPE SAFARIS