Wing Shooting
South Africa is a haven for wild wing shooting and provides the bird enthusiast with an experience like few in the world. We offer our bird hunters Grey Wing Partridge over trained Pointers from the high ground within the Eastern Cape.
While the East Cape boasts a superb Partridge numbers, we do not offer bird hunts solely, as birds can be erratic at times. If any hunter would like to combine his/her big game safari with a couple of bird days for Grey Wing Partridge shooting then he/she can do so as an addition to their hunt.
They habitat at an elevation of 5000 feet and higher in our northern concessions. These birds live in coveys of four to eighteen, with most coveys averaging ten birds. Early mornings are spent in the mountains, watching the dogs range for birds and enjoying the views, only to be disturbed by the thrill of a Pointer on a Grey Wing point. This will leave even the most experienced of hunters grasping for his shotgun in a haste of excitement.
All Grey Wing shoots are offered in combination with one of our standard plains/dangerous game hunts in the East Cape.
For all bird hunts in South Africa we recommend a 12-gauge shotgun and at your request we can arrange for shells to be supplied.
Please note, 20 Gauge shotguns are not available. We do however have a selection of 12 Gauge CZ Redhead over and under, and couple of Beretta semi-automatics. Shotgun selection is on a first come first serve basis.
At John X Safaris, we offer Grey Wing Partridge Shoots over trained Pointers in the Eastern Cape. While bird hunts are not offered as standalone safaris due to their erratic nature, they can be added to a plains or dangerous game safari.
The Grey Wing Partridge hunting season runs from 1 May to 31 July, with a bag limit of 4 birds per hunter per day.
Whether it is your first trip to Africa, a hunt for the big five or the choice of forty different plains game species, we are here to cater to your every need.
