Hunting at Otjandaue Safaris
The Otjandaue hunting ranch is 10 000 Hectares, or 24 700 acres, or 38 square miles. The property is enclosed with a high fence, due to the variety of plains game species we have that are not native to this area.
Here you can hunt plains game, including Oryx, Kudu, Warthog, Steenbuck, Duiker, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Eland, Springbok, Impala, Dik-Dik, Jackals, Baboon, Giraffe, Blesbuck and Mountain Zebra. Wild predators like Leopard, Cheetah, Caracal and Brown Hyena also move through the property, but cannot be guaranteed.
We have two hunting concessions adjacent to us that consist of 40 755 Acres that we can utilize should there be a need for it.
Hunting is done by spot and stalk from the vehicle in the mornings and sitting in blinds at water holes in the afternoon. We can also walk and spot, but the hunter has to be fit and have enough hunting days available for this type of hunting. For the hunters that have difficulty with walking, we can adjust our hunting methods by shooting from the vehicle in the mornings. It's also not an easy hunt due to the size and the bush of the property. Hunters can expect a challenge shooting from the vehicle. We use fully equipped Toyota Land Cruisers as our hunting vehicles; it makes the loading of trophies easier and has no damaging effect on the trophies.
We recommend a .308 as minimum caliber for our area. The average shot is about 80 m (87 yards) to 150 m (163 yards) but the occasional shot of 200 m (218 yards) may occur. We also offer a 30-06 or 8 x 57 Mauser for hire should you need to make use of that service.
Our hunting season starts form the 1st of February to the 30th of November. We recommend hunting from April to November, just after the rainy season. May to August is our winter months. You can expect temperatures of 2° C (35° F) early mornings to 25° C (77° F) mid afternoon. September to November you can expect temperatures of 25° C (77 °F) to 39° C (102° F). It can be very cold in the mornings on the way to the hunting terrain or on the way back in the evenings, so please bring cover-alls or appropriate warm clothing. It does warm up very quickly in the mornings, so don't over-dress. Gloves are also advised for winter mornings.
We clean and prepare bagged trophies for the taxidermist or Freight Company. We recommend that you compare prices and quality of your local taxidermist with the prices of the taxidermist we recommend on the Taxidermist page. We use IFN as our Freight Company and Erongo Taxidermy as the taxidermists. Their delivery time is about 4- 6 months from the date that they receive your trophies.