General Suggestions, Rifles and Ammunition 

Suggestions on equipment and notes on calibres

General Suggestions

• A battery operated alarm clock
• Raincoat
• Odourless sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 20
• A good hat
• Three sets of hunting clothes, khaki or camo.
• A thick jacket as it gets cold during the winter evenings, including light gloves
• Gloves, and possibly a small scarf
• Well-worn and comfortable walking boots with thick socks
• Personal medication
• A good camera and enough film/memory sticks and camera batteries
• Camcorders are welcome and remember the battery recharge equipment
• Rifle and cleaning equipment (no semi-automatic rifles are allowed into the country)
• Ammunition
• Binoculars
• Diary of the daily events including pens and pencils
• If hunting during our summer months (September-April) or travelling to a milaria zone Like Kruger National Park, insect repellent is advised
• South Africa has a 220 V electrical power supply so if necessary remember your converter.

Suggested Rifles and Calibres

Everyone has views on rifles and calibers and can lead to much debate. As a general rule, we suggest you bring the rifle(s) you are most comfortable with. It is important to spend time on the shooting range before your South African hunt commences. You will need to sight in your rifle(s) prior to commencing the hunt and you must be familiar with your rifle. It is our recommendation that anything from 270 and up would be sufficient for plains game.

If you intend on hunting any one of the Big 5, it is required by law that a 375 is the minimum calibre.