Hallo Charles
Having a bad day?
"Just a question. Do you live where there is not a game season - as in a big city? "
I am not sure if you would classified Johannesburg as big ?"Not sure why your ideal hunt would be a canned hunt on a game ranch."
I am lazy - much easier on a game ranch 
"Not a problem with game ranches, if that is what you want. Just a question why in August you would state that yourr hunt of preference is a canned hunt - with the entire hunting season ahead of us."
August is actually the end of our season - but seeing that I have to work this weekend and it is just a canned hunt I thought what the hell I might push it to next weekend. 
Jokes aside:
Something about South Africa.
Size
South Africa occupies 4% of the continent's total landmass, covering an area of 1 221 040 square kilometres. The country is five times larger than Great Britain and three times the size of Texas. As you can see we are just this little part of Africa, there are lots of places in Africa where you can hunt. These areas are devided into concessions and you pay in $ to the safari operaters.
I can't afford this at R8.00 to $1.
According to me - only been here 40 years - there is no public land in SA where I can go and hunt. Each and every sq inch belongs to somebody and you are going to pay to hunt there. ( I will be really upset if I find out now there is a place where I can hunt for free)
I only hunt on game farms (one day, maybe with my pension money, I will go and hunt a moose in Canada?). These farms ave. 10 000 acers to 20 000 acers. I think JJ Jack has one even bigger than this, and with a couple of consessions on other farms and in I think Botswana. You can spend a week on some of these without seeing the fences - some of the animals spend a life time on these without seeing the fences!
I don't shoot at water holes and I don't shoot over a food pod. I don't wait for the game to come to me - I hunt them.
I will, with the help of a tracker, walk and stalk the game I want to hunt.
I spend about 7 - 8 hours per day walking in the bush. 3.5 to 4 in the morning just after sun rise and the 3.5 before sun set.
Believe me - nobody told the game I hunted so far they are canned and they should make it easy. (nor the mamba that changed my mind on where we want to go - or the agressive mother warthog looking after her little ones. )
The finale stalk to the bluewilde beest in May took me more than a hour. That was after a 3 hour walk. Adrenalin rushing, thirsty, full of dust and thorns - that according to me was a hunt!
So Charles, that is my story - I am really sorry it does not live up to your standards.
Cheers
Sweet
PS: Not really - I actually don't care.
