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Big 5 or not?
Gert Fourie

There is just something different about a big five reserve, something that makes the imagination go. “What if we get stuck in a breeding herd of elephant?” “If my vehicle breaks down – will I make it to the camp without becoming dinner?” “What should my first reaction be when I come across a lioness staring me in the face at 30 m?” Some thoughts are frightening but in a sense exhilarating ...

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Information that makes a difference
Gert Fourie

Not a favourite topic to discuss over a braai … rather tell the story of the evasive eland that was eventually hunted. Often this topic is completely ignored. Sometimes it is generalised or a gut feeling is used to determine what it is. Others take it very seriously and make sure it is absolutely correct… the carrying capacity and stocking rate of their farm. Many game ranchers go through three stages....

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Is groter beter?
by Gert Fourie

Het jy ’n kommersiële wildboerdery? Bied jy jou plaas as jagbestemming aan plaaslike of oorsese besoekers? Vra jouself die vraag af: Wat bied ek my kliënte wat die ander honderde jagplaasbestemmings in Suid-Afrika nie bied nie? Is ek ook deel van die honderde, indien nie duisende wildplase nie tussen 500 ha en 1 500 ha, wat die besoekende jagter dieselfde soort
fasiliteite, jagbare diere en ondervinding bied? Daar is verskillende benaderings – een grondeienaar sal op sy 1 500 ha-plaas ’n 500 ha-jagkamp uitspan sodat jagters die wild relatief maklik kan kry...

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Goedkoop boer is duur boer
Gert Fourie

In hierdie artikel word die waarde van ecologies advices vir die wildboer bespreek deur twee wildplase met mekaar te vergelyk. Die waarde van ‘n ekologiese bestuursplan vir sinvolle wildboerdery word beklemtoon. Lees hierdie artikel geskryf deur ekologiese konsultante…

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A higher income from you game farm

The question always remains: “Could I possibly produce a higher income from my game farm?” Are you currently unknowingly mismanaging your farm? Correct planning and management could make a difference in the potential income of your game farm!

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Regular feeding of game
Gert Fourie

I t doesn’t take a long time for the exception to the rule to become more and more common,
until it is the accepted norm. Only a few years ago, in the ‘90s, it was not common practice to feed game on a regular basis. Most of the game farmers we consulted then were only feeding during very dry years and sometimes during winter periods. In fact, those days our recommendations were...

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World Cup Soccer and Game Ranchers
by Gert Fourie

What does Joel Santana, 75 nations and game ranchers in South Africa have in common? They are all anxiously awaiting the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup Soccer in South Africa.Ideally, game farm owners should have already been preparing for this event. This article serves as an introduction for the landowner who believes he qualifies as an eco-tourist destination during this period.

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A bushy problem
by Gert Fourie

I was very surprised when I saw the photographs. The aerial photographs were taken in 1955, 1980 and 2006 respectively. The changes were obvious: This farm used to be an open grassy area with scattered trees and over the last 50 years had turned into very dense woodland. This is one example of the “savanna” habitat of South Africa that has changed drastically over the last
100 years, due to bush encroachment occurring from the Eastern Cape to the Kalahari and all the way to Messina.

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Intensive breeding of rare game species
by Gert Fourie

Aprotected animal is defined as an animal of which the population size has diminished to such an
extent that there is a potential threat to the future occurrence of the species. Conservation authorities have a primary responsibility of protecting our biodiversity and natural ecosystems in South Africa. Game farmers have a similar responsibility, but with an additional requirement – conserving biodiversity in a financially viable way.

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Renostervoels: voordeel of nadeel?
by Gert Fourie

n Pragtige voëltjie met ’n rooibek. ’n Voëltjie wat die harte vinniger laat klop … nie altyd om dieselfde redes nie. Vir die voëlentoesias en natuurbewaarder is die teenwoordigheid van
hierdie voëls ’n riem onder die hart, want dit dui op ’n ekosisteem wat na baie jare se misbruik weer besig is om te herstel. Vir sommige wildboere en beesboere bring dit bekommernis en selfs woede wanneer hulle hierdie voëltjies naby kosbare diere sien. Hoekom die bohaai?

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Other involvements in game industry:

• Articles in non-scientific game and agricultural magazines – Gert Fourie

• Presentations (veld- and game management) at wildlife functions and study groups - Gert Fourie

 

Previous Written and Published Articles (by Gert Fourie):

Title	Where Published	When Published
World Cup Soccer and the Game ranchers	Game & Hunt	2009
Is groter beter?	Game & Hunt	2009
Information that makes a difference	Game & Hunt	2009
Regular feeding of game	Game & Hunt	2008
Big 5 or not?	Wild & Jag	2008
A bushy problem	Wild & Jag	2008
Intensive Breeding of Rare Game Species	Wild & Jag	2008
Renostervoels: voordeel of nadeel?	Wild & Jag	2008
Game farm development and management – four part series	Farmer’s Weekly	2004
A higher income from your game farm	Farmer’s Weekly	2004
Droogte bestuur	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Veldsoorte	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Van bees- na wildboerdery	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Brandbestuur	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Beplanning vir eko-toerism	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Infrastruktuur van ‘n wildplaas	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Keuse van ‘n wildplaas	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Vestiging van wild	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Bestuursplan vir suksesvolle wildboerdery	SA Game & Hunt	2003
‘n Duur jagseiseon	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Soet en suur	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Tydsberekening	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Waarde van wildplase	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Van slagysters tot boomplaatjies	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Wegholvure	SA Game & Hunt	2003
‘n Hoër inkomste uit jou wildplaas	SA Game & Hunt	2003
‘n Nuwe benadering tot bosbeheer	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Informasie era	SA Game & Hunt	2003
Sinvolle bestuur vir koede	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Verswakte graslaag in die bosveld wek kommer	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Soos ‘n dief in die nag	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Die dinamika van veld op ‘n wildplaas	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Implementering van bestuur	SA Game & Hunt	2004
‘n Nuwe sonsondergang	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Die wildboer en chemikalieë	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Hoeveel moet ek aan dienste spandeer	SA Game & Hunt	2004
Kan ek brand of nie?	SA Game & Hunt	2005
Bestuursopsies volgens jou behoefte	SA Game & Hunt	2005
Foefie of hulpmiddel	SA Game & Hunt	2005
Wildplaaswinsgewendheid in Suid- Afrika	SA Game & Hunt	2005
Ekologie en ekonomie van wildplas	SA Game & Hunt	2006
‘n Wildplaas net geskik vir die eienaar	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Goedkoop boer is duur boer	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Veldrehabilitasie	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Kaarte van jou wildplaas	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Wildoes – hoe benader ek dit?	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Bosverdigting	SA Game & Hunt	2006
Bosbeheer in die wildbedryf	SA Game & Hunt	2006
The Game farmer and the ecologist	Helicon	2002
‘n Duur jagseisoen	Noordelike Wildboer Organisasie	2005
Beplanning vir eko-toerisme	Noordelike Wildboer Organisasie	2005

 

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