MW - Sentinel

PH Comment - David

We started day one getting an understanding for the area and where the animals were moving, kudu and eland were our priority for this hunt and MW wanted to have a very pure hunt with lots of walking and tracking. On our second day we went to the eastern boundary and picked up some eland tracks moving around some sandstone hills, after our first hour of tracking we went into some nearby hills to get a vantage point and saw a kudu bull walking alongside the same hills, MW was quick put in a good shot and we had our kudu down. With that we had 5 days left and our focus turned to an eland, we tracked one group of 5 young bulls and caught them in midday turned them down and went to look elsewhere, that afternoon we found a sign of a heard of eland that drank at a pan near the Limpopo river when we looked at the herds spoor we found one very big track and decided that that would be well worth our time three and a half days later after many hours tracking and a few failed attempts MW got a chance at that same eland and put in a good shot. A very memorable hunt and a pleasure to spend time with MW and SW again!

Client Comment

I hunted Sentinel Ranch with Dave Mann from 22-28 May. I was looking for eland and kudu and my wife and I saw plenty of both. Sentinel Ranch is an attractive property with plenty of game. We saw numerous elephant, giraffe, eland, zebra, wildebeest, impala in addition to bushbuck, nyala, hyena, rusty spotted genet and a wide diversity of birds. The lodge is nestled in and amongst an interesting rock formation, frequented by rock dassies, provided comfortable accommodation, attentive service, and good food. Dave, and his team (Tiki, Zviyedzo, and Graymore) worked well together and demonstrated first rate tracking and stalking skills as we pursued eland on long spooring efforts as well as sorting through tracks of the same band laid down over the course of 4 days. Their skill and persistence gave us plenty of opportunities to see and experience classic African hunting and hospitality. Sentinel Ranch can provide diverse and productive hunting experiences for newcomers and veterans alike. I had an excellent hunting experience and Susan was able to fully participate and enjoy the experience. Dave demonstrated great professionalism and I believe he has a great future as a professional hunter.