Hunting in South Africa's Western Cape Province

This is not traditionally a hunting or game ranching area and the reserves in the province do not hold the variety of species found elsewhere. The terrain is also restrictive, with Karoo scrub and mountain fynbos throughout most of the province which is not conducive to supporting grazing animals.

However the spectacular mountains and plains, often next to the ocean, are home to some of the more alert and hardy species of South Africa. The Vaal rhebuck, mountain reedbuck and klipspringer are abundant here. In the Karoo, springbok, blesbok and gemsbok are common. Also found here are the beautiful bontebok, almost shot to extinction in the early 1900s.

Ranches are more common on the Karoo plateau than in the coastal belt with a large variety of the common species available for hunting. Kudu, eland, Blue and Black Wildebeest, hartebeest and the smaller plainsgame are most common on the ranches in the Karoo whilst Vaal rhebuck are most common amidst the peaks separating the coastal belt.

Cape Town is of course the major city of the province with the smaller towns of George and Oudtshoorn also having regular air service. There seems to be more game ranches in the northern and eastern half of the province which gradually become less the nearer one gets to Cape Town.

Rates are reasonable as the province is not traditionally a ranching area. However, prices are on the increase and only the very remote ranches still offer a bargain.

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