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Balele Game Park


Conservation through Ecologically, Ethical & Economically Sustainable Utilisation,

Utrecht - Balelesberg, Northern KwaZulu-Natal


Balele Game Park


Description


The Balele Game Park is a registered private nature reserve that surrounds the town of Utrecht, creating the unique concept of "Utrecht Town Within a Game Park".


Balele Hunting Wildlife Conservation


Topography & Vegetation


The Balele Game Park is made of many different vegetation types from Valley Bushveld, to mountain forest, from open vlei land to savannah, the game park lies up the face of the Balelesberg and over the Knight’s Hill mountain, with a wide variety of hunting areas to suite all tastes.

Size


Balele Hunting Wildlife Conservation
The property covers an area of 2 500ha (6 100 acre), all game fenced into three large blocks.







Accommodation


The Kiepersol lodge is nestled on the slopes of the mountain, overlooking the game park and surrounding areas. It has four units that sleep a total of 18 people and has a beautiful lapa around a magnificent wild fig tree.

Game Species


Hunting KwaZulu Natal
Fourteen species of game can be found on the property, which are hunted on a regular basis, the species game on the property for hunting in 2017 include the following species:









Species
Est. Total No.
Male for hunt 2020
Female for Hunt 2020
Hunted To date
Jan 2020
Booked 2020
Remaining
Impala
250
30
20
0
10
40
Kudu
35
5
3
0
0
8
Nyala
40
8
2
0
0
10
Waterbuck
40
5
2
0
0
7
Mountain Reedbuck
10
2
0
0
0
2
Warthog
55
10
5
0
2
13
Giraffe
25
2
1
0
0
3
Grey Duiker
35
5
2
0
0
7
Blesbuck
200
20
10
0
5
25
Blue Wildebeast
200
20
20
0
5
35
Zebra
140
20
20
0
2
38
Red Hartebeast
25
2
0
0
1
1
Eland
25
1
1
0
0
2

Hunting Facilities


Excellent facilities available, all slaughtering done on premises by excellent skinners.

Other Activities


Fishing, Golf course, squash and tennis courts, country club.

Balele Hunting Wildlife Conservation
Specialities


Hunting in the game park is well established, with excellent staff and facilities.

The game in the game park tends to stay very approachable making hunting a rewarding
experience.

Certain areas in the game park are declared no hunting areas which contribute to the relatively approachable game.