South Africa: 2018
Scott,likeme,thoughthewasonlygoingto
huntAfricathatonetime.Well,wearealready
planningournexttriptotheDarkContinent.
Scotthasbeenforeverchangedbythemagic
ofAfrica.
It is hardtoexplainhowmylifehasbeen
alteredbyexperiencingsucha wonderfulplace.
Eachtripis different,withmemoriesformed
aroundtheupsanddowns,thehighsandlows
thataresocommontothesportsman. There
areseveralgreatsourcesofreliablereferences
- theAfrican Hunting Gazetteis a valuable
resourcewiththeVisitedandVerifiedservice,
and Craig Boddington has his Endorsed
Outfittersprogram.Therearemanywonderful
outfittersreadytomakeyoursafaritrulyone
ofa lifetime. Andoneofthebestsourcesof
reliableinformationis theexperienceoffellow
hunters. Also, I alsoencourage youtojoin
SafariClubInternationalandgetinvolvedwith
a localchapter. Theycompriseeveryonefrom
squirrelhunterstothosewhochaseelephants.
I havefoundthemtobegreatpeoplewhoare
sowillingtohelpyougetconnectedwithan
outfitteryoucanaffordandtrust.
“When willyou startplanning your next
safaritoAfrica?”I wasaskedrecently.
“Istartedonthereturnflightfrommylast
safari,”I said.
So, what’s next? Cape buffalo! And to
think,I wasonlygoingtoAfricaonce. Little
didI knowhowit wouldforeverchangemy
life.Saveyourmoney,makeyourplans,andgo
visitthisamazingcontinent.
Lavon Winkler loves the outdoors and the
challengesof huntingandfishingfora varietyof
speciesinNorthAmerica,Africa,andtheSouth
Pacific.Hestartedhuntingat age 10 withhisdad
and brother for small game and whitetail deer
inthemid-west,andlaterdevelopeda passion
for huntingdifferent animal in SouthAfrica.
Inthreesafaris,heachievedtheSCIAfrican 15
ContinentalAward,andhas numerous entries in
the SCI Record Book.HuntDetails
Yearofthehunt:May 26 – June2, 2018
Country:SouthAfrica
Huntingarea:NorthernLimpopo
Outfitterandsatisfactionrating:African
TrophyPursuit:Verygoodrating
Professionalhunterandsatisfaction
rating: FreddievanZyl- Excellentrating
Rifleandcartridgedetails:Browning
A-Bolt30-06- Excellentrating
Ammunition: HornadySuperformance-
GMX165gr- Excellentrating
Riflescopedetailsandsatisfactionrating:
LeupoldVX-24-12x40- Excellentrating
Taxidermist(havereceivedtrophies): Jim
Rice, Cutting Edge Taxidermy – ExcellentHuntingContactInformationSheet
Name:LavonWinkler
Address: 123 TuckerRoad
WestBrookfield,Massachusetts 01585
UnitedStates
Telephone:816-914-2124(cell)
Email: [email protected]A happy Scott Winkler and his proud tracker with their zebra.