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WRSA 2026 Rancher Of The Year Finalist Erich Bekker
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WRSA 2026 Rancher of the year finalist Arnold duPlessis
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WRSA 2026 Game Rancher of the Year Finalist Willem, Calla & Jan van Niekerk
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WRSA 2026 Game Rancher of the Year Finalist Hennie Barnard
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WRSA 2026 Game Rancher of the Year Finalist Sterrie & Piet Marais
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Zonnebloem Wildlife - Gideon Anderson
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Wildlife Rancher of the Year Finalist 2025
🏆WILDLIFE RANCHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST🏆 Meet Howard Knott, owner of Greater Kuduland Safaris in Limpopo - a pioneer whose journey in game ranching began back in 1971. By 1974, Howard was already shaping the future of South Africa’s safari industry and driving the success of live game auctions. Today, his 18 000 hectare ranch forms partly part of a conservancy, where kudu, impala, gemsbok, wildebeest, buffalo - and even elephant - roam freely. Hosting around 30 clients annually and delivering over 300 trophy animals a year, Greater Kuduland has become a name synonymous with excellence in wildlife ranching and sustainable hunting. As Howard himself affirms: “If you take trophy hunting or biltong hunting out of the equation, there would be no game industry. Without hunting, we won’t survive.” 👏🏽Join us in celebrating this trailblazer, and WRSA Wildlife Rancher of the Year Finalist, whose vision has shaped wildlife ranching for more than five decades! Website: https://www.wrsa.co.za/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeRanchingSA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildliferanchingsouthafrica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRSAwild
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Wildlife Rancher of the Year Finalist 2025
🏆 Wildlife Rancher of the Year Finalist 🏆 Meet Hannes Wessels – the man behind Boschpoort Safaris at the iconic Mabalingwe Nature Reserve! 🔥Born from a legacy of visionaries: his father founded Mabalingwe back in 1988, pioneering SA’s first-ever shared deed model on agricultural land. Today, that vision thrives on 9000 hectares of wilderness, managed under a board of directors appointed to ensure the reserve's sustainability & success! Boschpoort Safaris owns 50% of ALL game in Mabalingwe (Every lion too! 🦁). As an outfitter group, they power the game model & keep the Big 5 thriving. From innovation to conservation, Hannes is redefining what it means to be a wildlife rancher in SA! 🏆Let’s hear it for Hannes Wessels - a trailblazer, a leader, and a finalist for Wildlife Rancher of the Year 2025! #2025WildlifeRancheroftheYear #BoschpoortSafaris #Mabalingwe Website: https://www.wrsa.co.za/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeRanchingSA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildliferanchingsouthafrica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRSAwild
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