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Dag Rockström and Carl AJ Engström are two hunting rifles, Remington 700awr .300 Win Mag
Swedish guys in their late 30’s with great and Husqvarna model 1900 .300 Win Mag, had
passion for hunting. They’ve been travelling arrived at OR Tambo International Airport,
together around the world and have had some Johannesburg.
pretty amazing hunting trips. Finally, the time for We were picked up at the airport by a staff
travelling again post Covid-19 had come and member from Marupa Safaris and started our
they decided to go back to South Africa for new journey by car with destination Kalahari Sands
adventures with the goal of shooting a sable. Lodge, located in the Northern cape Province
Through a donation to SCI Royal Nordic between Kimberley and Douglas, approximately
Chapter, Dag came in contact with Pieter five hours drive from Johannesburg. During the
Viviers and Marupa Safaris. drive the car broke down and we were stranded
on the highway, but rescue came after some
Day 1 time and we could eventually arrive at the newly
built base camp. A welcome dinner was served
We left from Stockholm, Sweden with a long and a good night’s sleep awaited. We were
flight ahead of us but filled with excitement since looking forward to tomorrow’s first hunting day.
this was our first hunting trip abroad in two
years. Arriving at O.R. Tambo International
Airport, Johannesburg we had a rough start, the
airline had lost a part of our luggage during our
transfer in Germany. Luckily for us our two
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