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WildNet Africa No. WNET0046

Rocky outcrop

LOCALITY AND SIZE

  • The ranch comprises 2618.7766 hectares (approximately 6471 acres).
  • The ranch has been completely fenced with ▒ 27km-long 2.5m-high 20-strand game fence. There are approximately 60km of roads giving access to every part of the ranch. The fencing and roads are in excellent condition.
  • The ranch is located in the magisterial district of Messina. It is 90km from Louis Trichardt and 42km from Messina on tarred roads. The village of Tshipise is 6km away. At Tshipise, a hot mineral water resort, there is a post office, shops, restaurant, liquor store and garage. There is also an airstrip suitable for landing light aircraft.
  • The ranch is approximately 5 hours' drive and about 1.5 hours by air from Johannesburg.
  • The strict criteria laid down for registration as a game ranch have been complied with, and a certificate of exemption from the provision of the Nature Conservation Ordinance is held by the seller.
  • Eskom supplies power to the ranch

Thatched rondavels

FIXED IMPROVEMENTS

  • A safari camp consisting of four luxury self-contained thatched rondavels and a large thatched dining room and kitchen complex, a filtered swimming pool and a lapa. The rondavels are air-conditioned.
  • Meat processing factory 140m² in extent. This factory is used for the manufacture of biltong and sausage. The factory is properly equipped with two deep-freezers, a butcherÆs saw, a biltong slicer, other meat processing equipment, a scale and till.
  • Cold-room with an electrical compressor. This cold-room is large enough to hold up to 50 game carcasses.
  • An air-conditioned managerÆs residence consisting of three bedrooms, a large fitted kitchen, a lounge/dining room and a separate bath and toilet.
  • Adequate accommodation for game guards and labourers, and also storage sheds for skins and hunters' trophies.
  • A fully-equipped workshop and gas and arc welding and other power tools.
  • Garages for three motor vehicles.
  • A three-roomed pre-fabricated structure suitable for accommodating guests or for use as precision workshop, re-loading room and photographic darkroom etc.
  • Petrol store.
  • Shower room for labourers.

GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY
The ranch is situated in the foothills of the Soutpansberg range of mountains. This range forms a large undulating rocky rift along the eastern and southern boundaries of the ranch, with a deep flat valley roughly in the centre of the property. As a result of the variation in topography the habitat differs widely. The rocky mountainous area is the preferred habitat of game species such as greater kudu, impala, eland and leopard, while the flatter valley areas are home to gemsbok, blue wildebeest and zebra.

WATER
Water used on the ranch is pumped from boreholes. The water and soil are rich in minerals, which contributes to the animals being exceptionally large and sought after as hunting trophies. There are three fully-equipped boreholes with new diesel engines and pumps. In addition, there are five low-level pans and four reservoirs of approximately 10m in diameter. A network of pipes from the various reservoirs distributes the water to the low-level pans, providing adequate drinking water on all parts of the ranch.

Baobab tree

VEGETATION
Vegetation consists of valley bushveld characterised by very large baobab trees. Because of the superb variation and abundance of trees and various grass types, the ranch forms the ideal habitat for antelope such as kudu, gemsbok, eland, zebra and wildebeest.




ESTIMATE OF PRESENT GAME POPULATIONS
The game populations are estimated to be as follow:

  • Giraffe (20)
  • Impala (300)
  • Greater kudu (70)
  • Gemsbok (25)
  • Red hartebeest (25)
  • Blue Wildebeest (40)
  • Zebra (20/30)
  • Ostrich (20)
  • Eland (30)
  • Waterbuck (30)

Reasonable numbers of the following species also occur:
Warthog (40), steenbok (30), klipspringer (20), grey duiker (30), leopard, bushpig and cheetah.

GENERAL
The improvements carried out over the past number of years have resulted in the ranch becoming a viable economic proposition. The hunting camp, cold-room, meat factory, managerÆs residence and office block are attractive and functional. All water pumps are either new or recently overhauled and in excellent condition. The network of approximately 60km of road makes most areas of the ranch easily accessible by motor vehicle. This is essential for the carrying out of efficient night-cropping operations, live game capture, viewing and hunting. A sound veld management plan is in operation.

ACTIVITIES PRODUCING INCOME
Primary activities producing income are:

  • Safari hunting for the overseas tourist and the local hunter.
  • Live sale of game at an annual auction.
  • The sale of biltong and meat on the ranch to visitors from the Tshipise resort.
  • Photographic safaris.

    CONCLUSION
    This is an exceptional game ranch and property. It is seldom that a property of this nature comes on the market.

    PURCHASE PRICE (ALL INCLUSIVE):
    US$785,000. Currency table.


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