Game Capture

On the 26th of july we started setting up the boma for the captureing of the animals it took us a while to get everything ready but on the first day we caught a couple of kudu's it was passive capture that we did it was very interresting.
But you have to be patient and you must stand still and wait for the alarm to go of then you must run with the curtin and if the kudu's come towards you to try and excape you have to shout at them an chase them in to the front.

It was very good experience because as you stand an wait they walk right past you and they dont even notice you we caught a few kudu's and then we had to move to another sight because they wanted to catch eland,blesbuck,bleuwildebeest and more kudu's so we went to the other sight and set everything up again then Julian flew with his tchopper to go and locate the animals and we started to catch kudu's and eland and allso some bleuwildebeests after a short while the truck was full.

Then they had to take the animals to thier farm where they keep them I drove with the driver to their farm to go and drop the animals off,it was very interresting to see how they get the animals into their cages and to see how big the cages are.
That place is in top condition they did a proper job on building that bomas for the animals I allso saw some Gemsbuck there and some rhino's but the rhino's wasn't in the cages they where free outside and it was their rhino's.
It was fun catching game whith Julian and his team because they know what they are doing and they get the job done.

When we got back it wasn't long till we caught a herd of blesbuck about thirty of them that was very nice I enjoyed it very much and I have learned allot about game captureing.

Bysicle Trails

We where given a project to go and cut bysicle trails for a weekend where geusts brought there bysicles to ride the trails.
It was very hard work we used rakes,axses,brushcutters and punga's and the treckter to cut a new trail trough the bushes after we cuted all the bushes out we had to clean the area with rakes an punga's.

The trails where very long and there was lots of trails to be raked and cleared out we litrely where in the bush every day the whole day and the trails wasn't short at all we worked realy hard on that trails and we finished in time.
We marshalled the saterday for the drivers the first race was 2km for the children then they had another trail but for smaller children it was 500m then they kicked off with the 20km and 40km trails then we had to go stand on our positions to marshall the geusts took long to finish the trail.
We stood on our positions for very long and aventualy they finished then they had price giving.

The trails we did was good experience and I enjoy it in the bush I have learned allot about potensial hazzords like branches hanging over the road and thorns in the road and we had to clean every corner, we had to make the corners hard so that the riders could take the corners with speed and not fall because of the sand on the corners.

The trails was a great success and we had to work fast because the weekend came closer and closer but we finished in time and the trails was ready for the geusts.
I learned allot.

Game Captureing

On the 5th of May we went to Rust de winter we went to catch Rhinos because they where getting pouched so the farmer sold them. We caught four rhinos one of them was a baby.
The first rhino was the toughest to catch because Alex the vet darted the first rhino twice because they thought the first tranquilizer did not penetrate we where driving on the truck and ran to the rhino when he fell.

The first thing we did wen we got at him was to blindfold him and put two ropes on him one rope to brake him and the other one to guide him and we poor some water on him to keep him cool we where busy for a long time pumping his legs to get the blood flowing and to try to work out some of the dosage we eventually got him up and into the trailer Alex then gave the rhino another injection when he was in the trailer.

Diebrief and report writing

DIEBRIEF AND REPORT WRITING.

1) Theoretical Training.

A) Strong points: Mammals and that we learned so much about the bush and the animals, I learned things that I have never known before.

B) Challenges: To remember everything and birds is one of my challenges.

C) What did u learn: I learned allot about insects and why they are built the way they are. And learned allot about the bush and the animals.

D) How can we make it better: They must cut the gap year the gap year must be much shorter it was a waste of time in that time we could have started with our course.

2) Roster.

A) Strong points: We did not rely had a input in the roster we just went where we were supposed to be.

B) Challenges: To be early.

C) What did u learn: To do proper planning so that everyone knows where they must be.

D) How can we make it better?: It was fine I had no problems.

3) Welcoming.

A) Strong points: It was the same as always long.

B) Challenges: I need to speak more to the guests because I am still shy.

C) What did u learn: To be polite and you must smile all the time.

D) How can we make it better: Thiers nothing you can do except wait.

4) Conservation

A) Strong points: Was when we went with Marno to close the roads and dig water holes for the water on the road to flow into the bush and we closed some holes in the roads.

B) Challenges: There is actually none everything was alright.

C) What did u learn: Learned how to keep the farm itself in good condition and learn how to brush cut properly?

D) How can we make it better: NO comment.

5) Wildlife Centre.

A) Strong points: Feeding the animals and to look after them.

B) Challenges: Cleaning out the cages.

C) What have u learn: I have learned to keep the cages clean and fresh for the animals and that you must give them their food on time.

D) How can we make it better: NO comment?

6) Guiding.

A) Strong points: Was talking about the trees and mammals.

B) Challenges: Talking the whole tour through and being comfortable with the people.

C) What have u learn: I have learned allot from Mabula things I did not know and that you must be patient with the guests.

D) How can we make it better? No comment.

7) Student on duty.

A) Strong points: I was helping everywhere did mostly tracker game drives and some blogs.

B) Challenges: Got a bit irritated with all the work.

C) What u have learnt: I learned that you must think fast on your feet and be ready for anything.

D) How can we make it better? No comment.

8) After hours activities.

A) Strong points: We did bring and braai it was the braaing of the meat.

B) Challenges: Talking to guests.

C) What u has learnt: To be patient.

D) How can we make it better: No comment?

9) Academy duty.

A) Strong points: Doing some blogging and catch up on some work.

B) Challenges: Got irritated

C) What have u learned: To type faster and concentrate more.

D) How can we make it better: No comment?

10) Social.

A) Strong points: just chilling.

B) Challenges: nothing.

C) What have u learned: To chill.

D) How can we make it better: no comment.

Meet The Managers

We got this task weeks before it happened and there was al lot of planning involved we tried the best we could at least it was a success we had a slide show and the hotel and lodge people did the food and the managers enjoyed it al lot.

We did a dance for the managers with a song and they enjoyed it very much,the food was very good and the hole setup was neat and smart this task took al lot of planning and stress.

But at least it was a success and every one enjoyed it.

Tambuki

On the 23de of March we started walking to Tumbuki we left from the boys house,we where assessed on the way there it was very interesting because we where out in the bush.
It was a long walk and it was very hot but still fun on the way there our group got a dead pofadder in the road it was a Jung one.

Our group was the last group to reach Tambuki when we got there we ate lunch an then we went to do some bush waking we saw al lot of brown hiena spoors,after that we got back and sat around the camp fire and we braid some worse every one was tired and went to bed early.

The next morning we wokup early and we started to walk we finished all the assessements and learned lots of intterresting stuff we went to the rocks where the ancient people lived and sharpened thier knifes. That was very interressting!

Then we walked back to camp an the hotel and lodge students were already there bussy making our food.The food was very nice after that we all chilled around the camp fire and tried to scare the people of the sangoma then we all went to sleep.

The last morning we got a huge pofader then we ate breakfast and we started to walk back it was a very hot long walk but very interressting aswell wen we got home we did the diebrief and we talked about what we could have done beter.

Cross Marketing

Cross marketing was interesting because they teached us how to market the stuff on the farm with out them even noticing anything we where busy for a few hours they showed us how to do it and when to do it it was interesting to see how people do it and some of them do it for a living every day i will not say i am good at it but i will get better in time i hope.

I never knew people could sell stuff like that it is very good marketing for the business its funny how people work some times it works sometimes it dont you must first read the peole before you try to sell anything to them you must know what they will like for example