KZN hunt packages up for grabs

APPLICATIONS for hunting packages are now being accepted by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Nature Conservation Service for hunts that will take place in the Mkhuze Controlled Hunting Area from March to October 2000. Each package is available to a maximum of four hunters over a period of five days. The species included in the hunts are: nyala, impala, warthog, blue wildebeest, bushpig, kudu and zebra. The cost of the hunts, which includes accommodation in a tented bushcamp at Mkhuze, range from R6 280 to R9 070. The closing date for applications is 22 February 2000 and forms can be obtained from KZN Nature Conservation Service, hunting section. (Adele MacKenzie)