After COVID-19 misfire, hunting season beckons again :: Mmegi Online

Steeped in culture, hunting activities in the country are set for a reset soon, with the Wildlife Department due to declare open season. Last year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disturbed the first season after the lifting of the hunting suspension, but from April 6, hunters around the country will be good to go. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

In times past, groups of men would depart before dawn from the cattle posts on hunting excursions, indulging in a practice as old as humankind. Using skills inherited from their forebears and polished by cattle herders, the teams would diligently track their targets, often spending days if the species were particularly adept at avoiding humans.

“If the purpose of the trip was for seshabo (relish), the trip would be short, probably a day,” reminisces Thabo ‘Base’ Mokobi.

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