Dear Hunting Friends,
I hope this 98th edition of the Take Aim Safaris newsletter finds you well.
Since my last newsletter, sent on 6th of January I am happy to report that we have already started hunting. Clients from Europe successfully harvested these beautiful old bulls in the Gonarezhou hunting areas of Zimbabwe and on our Lotsane Safaris ranch in Botswana.
As you may have read in previous newsletters we are expanding our operation in Botswana. We now offer hunts in Botswana’s largest hunting concession: CT27. This is a magnificent hunting area; I can honestly say that in my 40+ years of hunting Southern Africa, I have never hunted in a more beautiful or picturesque location. The rivers, valleys, hills and abundance of elephants, leopards and plains game make this an awesome place to hunt big game, it is common to see 300 elephants a day when hunting CT27.
Our pricing for Botswana big game hunting is very competitive; in fact these are the best priced elephant hunts (with CITES) that I know of in Botswana. CT27 adjoins our ranch, www.lotsanesafaris.com, giving our clients a great family holiday and a plains game hunt option (including sable and roan) at our luxury lodge in addition to CT27 elephant and leopard hunts.
Elephants hunted in CT 27 typically have tusks weighing 30 to 45 pounds each; bigger tusks are possible but not typical. Ivory and trophies are fully exportable. Clients are welcome to bring their legally owned rifles from any country including Europe and America. However, we have premium rifles available for hire, such as double rifles, Blaser R8s, and Rigbys, equipped with Swarovski optics or open sights. Transport to CT 27 is logistically very easy, with road transfer and charter flight options available.
We can add Cape Buffalo hunts to our CT27 elephant and leopard hunts by hunting on our partner outfitter properties just over the border in South Africa. These properties are within a two-hour drive from CT27 and Lotsane Safaris. Contact us for your elephant, leopard, buffalo and plains game hunts.
We are currently taking bookings for the 2027 hunting season in CT27 and Lotsane Safaris. Please contact me for more information.
I have limited dates available for hunting at Lotsane Safaris Botswana in 2026. I also have elephant and buffalo hunts available in the Gonarezhou hunting areas of Zimbabwe for 2026. Please contact me for more information.
Please visit Lotsane Safaris / Take Aim Safaris in April at the following conventions:
Jagd & Outdoor Denmark 17th to 19th.
www.jagtogoutdoor.dk
Huntex in Midrand Johannesburg, South Africa, from the 24th to the 27th of April.
www.huntex.net
Please find our 2026 hunting brochure attached to this newsletter.
As always thank you for taking time to read my newsletters. We are fast approaching my 100th edition, and I recall so many great hunts conducted since I started my newsletters in 2008. A huge thanks to everyone who has made this journey possible. Hunters, guides and agents: please email me all your hunting enquiries. I look forward to discussing hunting opportunities and seeing what we can make possible.
Hunters best wishes
Carl Knight
WhatsApp: 0027-82-749-1747
Email: carl@takeaimsafaris.com
Web: www.takeaimsafaris.com
