Professional Hunters

Jaco Oosthuizen:

Jaco was born on June 6, 1973 in a town called Tsumeb, in the northern part of Namibia (Southwest Africa). He grew up on a cattle ranch adjacent to the Etosha National Park during a time when Namibian ranchers / farmers were heavily terrorized by political motivated criminal elements. In this environment he learned very soon to acquire a calm and relaxed approach in any intense, but also potentially exciting situation. Jaco finally finished his high school in the former western-Transvaal from where he went on to become a very successful professional hunter and businessman.

He believes in high performance levels based on adrenaline rushes, but he is also a person who firmly believes in his Creator, God Almighty. He also realizes his own weaknesses which is a direct result of the immense respect he pays to every person he meets.

He doesn’t settle easily for second place, and knows how to compensate and multi task in an effective manner in order to provide his clients with unsurpassed satisfaction no matter what! A positive mindset is inherently part of Jaco as he will do his very best to “carry you on his hands”, within reason, assisting you in achieving your goals hunting wise.

He will always offer you the total experience. He understands his clients’ needs and pledges to do his utmost to fulfill your expectations. With more than 2000 collective days of dangerous game hunting, you are guaranteed to be in very safe hands, a peoples person who will guide you through the rough days and the easy days, but a hunter who will never lose out of sight his God-given purpose of being in the bush: to live for nature and to take care of it!

Jose Carrion:

Jose Carrion has been hunting in Africa for more than 20 years. Born and raised in Spain, his childhood dream was to hunt in Africa. He realized this dream at a very early age when he worked his way over to West Africa in his early twenties. Now, a seasoned professional hunter with 18 years+ experience in West Africa, Southern Africa and East Africa, Jose is a true asset to the company.  Being able to speak three major languages: English, Spanish and Swahili, helps getting around in Africa and of course with this, Jose is our number one PH with our Spanish speaking clientele. He is 43 years old now with Big 5 experience (and previously licensed) in several countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Cameroon (Lord Derby Eland and Bongo), Sudan and Tanzania, currently.

With this vast experience and his excellent human relations, you are guaranteed to have a great safari with Jose.

Jaco Hattingh:

Born on March 10^th 1987, Jaco is a young and energetic PH who loves the bush and outdoors in general.  Growing up in the heart of the Free State province, on a cattle ranch with wide open grasslands is where his love for hunting started.  Later Jaco moved to Warmbaths (Bela Bela) in the Limpopo Province, where he finished High School; completed his Professional Hunters, and Professional Bow Hunters courses, along with Fieldguide and Gamefarm/Lodge Management courses. He started his apprenticeship with Jaco Oosthuizen of Game Trackers Africa/Ondjamba Safaris in 2006, under whose guidance he gained extensive experience.

Jaco is a very friendly person with a great sense of humor and has good knowledge of the bush, who firmly believes in doing it the safe and ethical way according to company policies. He will always go out of his way to fulfill every client’s expectations and needs within reason.

Dalil Abdallah:

Was born and raised in East Africa’s hunting paradise: Tanzania. He grew up in the African bush where his love for hunting originated. Having been exposed to dangerous wildlife at an early age where he grew up in western Tanzania, laid the foundations to his passion for hunting these animals. He has an admirable knowledge of animal behavior and also the hunting areas make him a big asset to the company, also contributing in a great way to client satisfaction.  Dalil also runs, with great success, the anti-poaching operations in the off-season for us in western Tanzania. Mechanically, no job is too big for him, even building bridges in short time, with his engineering background. His presence his always felt out there in the bush, guaranteeing your success.

Eugene Visagie:

Eugene was born April 21, 1973 in South Africa.  He grew up in the bushveld where, from an early age he was taught the ways of the wild.  The passion for the wilderness always lived within him.  Initially hunting mainly for personal satisfaction as a sportsman and also problem animal control, Eugene soon realized his dream of being more actively involved in wildlife conservation.

In 1998 Eugene became a professional hunter, who then at first, hunted for various outfitters throughout Southern Africa until he started working with Game  Trackers Africa in 2004, to date.  He gained extensive experience as a professional in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.  Eugene has all the knowledge and experience it takes, to handle any dangerous situation professionally and to achieve client satisfaction in terms of trophy quality and safety.