Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 7:36:05 GMT -5
The last two days of the trip we were the guests of Jules of the Karoo, a magnificent Game hunting farm situated almost
in the spot centre of South Africa near De Aar.
And talking of spot centre, I negotiated with the farm owner to take our UK guests on a Springbok Hunt and Colin was over the moon on
bagging his first Springbuck – a prize sized ram weighing almost 50 kilograms.
As Lukas had to return to his own farm on Friday morning, we had the final prize giving that night, although
the rest of us returned to the fields the next morning and only said our good buys the following (Saturday) morning.
The voting for the best finds of the trip was hampered by the fact that not all the finds could be displayed as some
were already packed away and given to Lukas for his museum. So we had to vote on memory of the finds that were made
during the trip – it was somehow difficult not seeing the finds in front of you during the voting process.
But the winners were eventually decided upon and here they are ...
The fourth prize went to Gerry from the UK for his Worcester (shire?) badge
The 3rd prize went to Tinus for his 1862 Young Head Victorian Shilling
The second prize went to Jono for his ZAR Artillery Button
The first prize went to Simon Morris from Queenstown for his beautiful Sovereign holder but unfortunately, Simon
did not accompany us from Norvalspont to Springfontein, so his first prize was given in absentia. Here is the man of the moment!
Thank you to the sponsors – Simon himself sponsors a lot of prizes every year. Also thank you to Minelab and Detectors for Africa
for sponsoring the fourth, third and second prizes and to Lukas who sponsored the first prize – a Fisher 1212x Metal Detector.
Our Irish friend, Des (from Minelab) giving a short thank you speech.
This was the 28th annual hunt organized by Lukas and every year it just gets better and better. I am not sure how he is going
to top this next year but we will just have to wait and see!
Thank you Lukas for all the hard work and organizing – here is the big man himself showing his joy ...
From all of us to all of us and to those that will join us next year – cheers and keep that coil to the soil!
Pierre
in the spot centre of South Africa near De Aar.
And talking of spot centre, I negotiated with the farm owner to take our UK guests on a Springbok Hunt and Colin was over the moon on
bagging his first Springbuck – a prize sized ram weighing almost 50 kilograms.
As Lukas had to return to his own farm on Friday morning, we had the final prize giving that night, although
the rest of us returned to the fields the next morning and only said our good buys the following (Saturday) morning.
The voting for the best finds of the trip was hampered by the fact that not all the finds could be displayed as some
were already packed away and given to Lukas for his museum. So we had to vote on memory of the finds that were made
during the trip – it was somehow difficult not seeing the finds in front of you during the voting process.
But the winners were eventually decided upon and here they are ...
The fourth prize went to Gerry from the UK for his Worcester (shire?) badge
The 3rd prize went to Tinus for his 1862 Young Head Victorian Shilling
The second prize went to Jono for his ZAR Artillery Button
The first prize went to Simon Morris from Queenstown for his beautiful Sovereign holder but unfortunately, Simon
did not accompany us from Norvalspont to Springfontein, so his first prize was given in absentia. Here is the man of the moment!
Thank you to the sponsors – Simon himself sponsors a lot of prizes every year. Also thank you to Minelab and Detectors for Africa
for sponsoring the fourth, third and second prizes and to Lukas who sponsored the first prize – a Fisher 1212x Metal Detector.
Our Irish friend, Des (from Minelab) giving a short thank you speech.
This was the 28th annual hunt organized by Lukas and every year it just gets better and better. I am not sure how he is going
to top this next year but we will just have to wait and see!
Thank you Lukas for all the hard work and organizing – here is the big man himself showing his joy ...
From all of us to all of us and to those that will join us next year – cheers and keep that coil to the soil!
Pierre