Your Professional Hunter
Louis Lategan, proprietor of Melody African Safaris and owner of The Lomonds Farm, is a registered professional hunter and member of the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa, as well as Safari Club International. Louis and partner Sanet have been in the business for 13 years. Louis does all the guiding himself but if there are more than two hunters other PH’s will be used and Sanet is a qualified guide and often involved with the hunts.
Melody African Safaris do a lot of interesting and exciting hunts which the African lynx or Caracal is one of them. Dogs are used on this hunt and usually we start the hunt early morning with sunrise by listening where bushbucks bark. We then let the dogs loose in that area and they start searching for the sent. The sent of the lynx can only be picked up by the dogs while the grass and ground is still wet from early morning dew. Once the dogs pick up the sent they will tree the lynx where it will be shot with a shotgun.
Another one is the Blue duiker. It’s the smallest antelope in Africa and weighs about 12 – 15 lbs. Dogs are also used on this hunt. They stay in very thick bush and cover. The bush is divided into blocks with roads that have been made by hand. The dogs are let loose and with the help of a few beaters they walk through the bush and that pushes the blue duiker to run across these roads and will then give the opportunity to shoot him also with a shotgun.
Another 2 animals which is different in our area are the Kudu and Bushbuck. They are both much darker and prettier with definite stripes and markings on them. The bushbucks are almost black.
Accommodation
Clients will be accommodated in stylish wooden cabins on the Lomonds Farm, which blend in wtih the natural surroundings. We can accommodate up to 3 couples or up to 6 hunters at a time on our ranch.
Melody African Safaris are indeed the people for an African Bush Experience.
Louis, Owner of Melody Safaris