We arrange and offer hunting opportunities in the Southern African countries including South Africa and Zimbabwe. Our office and main camp is centrally located at Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa and is a 2 hour drive from Oliver Tambo International airport. At Lloyd Safaris we strive to offer our clients a true African adventure, to experience Africa on foot and to return home with lasting memories. The antelope species such as kudu, warthog, zebra, gemsbuck, impala, and wildebeest are mostly hunted on big concession areas in South Africa. All safaris are tailored according to the clients’ individual needs such as species to be hunted and type of accommodation required. We offer all types of accommodation from luxury 5 star style camps to fly camps in the bush. Lloyd Safaris started out as a predominantly bird hunting company and although we have evolved to an antelope and big game hunting company we still offer some of the best bird hunting South Africa has to offer. The demand for bird hunting has increased enormously and although many land owners now charge more than before Lloyd Safaris has still been able to secure some of the best hunting concessions available. Several different species of birds can be hunted in South Africa. Should one wish to shoot various species, the best time would probably be from March to the middle of May when rock pigeons descend on ripening sunflower fields. Guineafowl and francolin are easier to hunt by using german shorthaired pointers during the latter part of the winter season when the grass is less and dry. Ducks are shot throughout the hunting season with April to August being the most productive. Depending on a clients’ requirements a hunt will be tailor made ensuring maximum exposure to the birds required. In terms of legislation the number of birds allowed to be shot is limited to 20 birds per day per hunter, except for pigeons – which are more. It is however our experience, due to numerous factors, that a client may shoot on an average 5 – 10 birds per day. Weather, availability of food and the accuracy of the hunter are but a few factors that may influence a bird shoot. We do however do our best to conduct prior scouting to find the most productive flight paths and concessions. These are hunted from either pre constructed blinds or natural vegetation. Waterfowl are further hunted during the early hours of the morning from an hour before sunrise until 9h00 and then again from 16h00 until sunset. Pigeons may be hunted throughout the day whilst guineafowl and francolin are hunted from 7h30 until 10h30 and then again from 15h00 until sunset.
