Weather and insects in Namibia

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John, I got back Sunday, July 2nd. Had a very good trip. We hunted south of Mariental about 30 miles. I killed kudu, gemsbok, black wildebeast, springbuck, and steenbuck. All except the springbuck were exceptional trophies according to the PH. They were culling the springbucks so I shot 5 of them, all rams. The longest horns were only 13 1/2". The kudu was 52", the gemsbok was a 41" cow. I wanted a bull but the PH said this one was exceptional and encouraged me to shoot it. The black wildebeest had a score of 76" and over 72" was supposed to be good according to SCI or Rowan Ward. I really don't know much about it. The Steenbuck had 4 1/2" horns and was good for that area I was told. Glad to be back. The Kalihari had a lot of grass this year from all the rain. We spent 3 days in the mountains west toward the ocean near the Namib desert and Sesseous Vlei. We shot some Kudu and Klipspringer. It was very cold. I thought we were going to Enosha Park but we didn't. All in all it was a great time and quite an experience. The PH recommended a taxidermist in Windhoek and he was closed when we got there. His prices were discounted to us so we probably will use him. The taxidermist is called Nyati Taxidermy.