South Africa Meat Utilization

By Keith Denoncourt

Boris Basso is Professionally preparing fresh *Sable* and *Impala*. The open smoked grill cooking method makes this a mouth watering meal.

One of the most common questions that I get about my South African Hunting adventures is “Where does the meat go ?”. That is a very fair question, but for some reason the most times that I get asked that question is when someone has already decided that the meat has gone to waste. Nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, the “Hunting Tourism” dollars that are brought into the South African Nation is immense. The Ed Stoddards report in the Daily Maverick estimates roughly 3.5 Billion dollars annually is generated by the local hunting industries alone. That being said, one of the my personal driving forces behind a complete Hunting Safaris is to experience the local cuisine and culture first hand. The local food sources are an amazing treat that we receive shortly after arriving within Boris and Lezanne’s care. They personally offer a wide variety of different flavored Biltong sausage meat, along with refreshments, that will be made immediately available during your stay in South Africa. That, along with your personal harvests, will be prepared for you back in camp or at the main Lodge.

The process of donating the meat back to the local communities, and utilizing the meat in camp, is not new. The Non Typical Nation team and Basso Safaris have followed and replicated this idea from other Outfitters. We too have mentors, and professional guidelines that we follow. As well, we have a very high personal standard for supporting the local community. This idea of supporting the community has never been new. In fact most Sportsman do it repetitively back home in our daily lives. My personal experience is that Hunters and Sportsman are the first people to step up and support a local community. The bottom line is that absolutely nothing is wasted, with several thousand dollars invested into a community with each active hunter.

For more information about “Meat Utilization” in South Africa , or how you can contribute, or experience this type of adventure first hand, please do not hesitate to check us out at www.bassosafaris.com or send me off a personal email at kadenoncourt@gmail.com.

Thank you for respecting wildlife, and for supporting a Non Profit Conservation group.

- Keith