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Just recently returned from an incredible 8 days in Namibia at Damara Dik Dik Safaris with my dad. I can’t say enough about how incredible the experience was by every measure — from the guiding by Julio Lopes, to the property (free range, 10k acres with amazing variety in terrain), to the animals, to the accommodations, to the food, to the staff, to the company.
I’m posting the more detailed story of each animal to my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/craiggrounds/profilecard/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) and Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...uw2NzLUvELnjB25oP7Z2kiWAePxc7Fw26Ndkez2ig344DkTil&id=1582493520&mibextid=wwXIfr) profiles, but I was able to take 6 trophies, my dad 5, and we each also took a few cull animals.
On day one, dad executed a perfect shot on a big old impala, and I was able to take an old black wildebeest not 30 minutes later as light faded from the same blind.


We were again successful on day 2, with dad making another perfect shot on a blue wildebeest, and me taking one of my longtime dream animals — a mature kudu — with a perfect 37 yard shot from an elevated blind.


Day 3 was gemsbok day — dad took his ancient one with another perfect shot in the morning.

I was determined to take a gemsbok spot and stalk, and Julio and I were able to make a great stalk into 30 yards for a quartering away shot on a very large, mature bull in the more mountainous area of the property. The shot was well placed, but bizarrely deflected up into the bull’s spine, resulting in a quick drop, but he was up before I could make a follow up shot. We gave him a few hours before taking up his track, and what followed is one of the greatest adventures of my life where Julio, two of his great trackers, and I followed the gemsbok through thick brush into the evening — eventually tiring him out for an effective follow up shot. This is the toughest animal I’ve ever hunted and I do not have a trophy I treasure more


We focused on eland the rest of the trip, but Julio put me on a great springbok with an injured leg the next day. I spent some time stalking him on the plains, finally closing the distance to 76 yards after ducking behind a large ant hill. I executed a great, double lung shot that put him down within 10 seconds — during which he amazingly ran over 300 yards in a circle on 3 legs.


Two days later, dad made another perfect shot on a great springbok of his own.

I’m posting the more detailed story of each animal to my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/craiggrounds/profilecard/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) and Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...uw2NzLUvELnjB25oP7Z2kiWAePxc7Fw26Ndkez2ig344DkTil&id=1582493520&mibextid=wwXIfr) profiles, but I was able to take 6 trophies, my dad 5, and we each also took a few cull animals.
On day one, dad executed a perfect shot on a big old impala, and I was able to take an old black wildebeest not 30 minutes later as light faded from the same blind.


We were again successful on day 2, with dad making another perfect shot on a blue wildebeest, and me taking one of my longtime dream animals — a mature kudu — with a perfect 37 yard shot from an elevated blind.


Day 3 was gemsbok day — dad took his ancient one with another perfect shot in the morning.

I was determined to take a gemsbok spot and stalk, and Julio and I were able to make a great stalk into 30 yards for a quartering away shot on a very large, mature bull in the more mountainous area of the property. The shot was well placed, but bizarrely deflected up into the bull’s spine, resulting in a quick drop, but he was up before I could make a follow up shot. We gave him a few hours before taking up his track, and what followed is one of the greatest adventures of my life where Julio, two of his great trackers, and I followed the gemsbok through thick brush into the evening — eventually tiring him out for an effective follow up shot. This is the toughest animal I’ve ever hunted and I do not have a trophy I treasure more


We focused on eland the rest of the trip, but Julio put me on a great springbok with an injured leg the next day. I spent some time stalking him on the plains, finally closing the distance to 76 yards after ducking behind a large ant hill. I executed a great, double lung shot that put him down within 10 seconds — during which he amazingly ran over 300 yards in a circle on 3 legs.


Two days later, dad made another perfect shot on a great springbok of his own.
