Stormberg Elangeni Safaris is DSC’s 2012 Outfitter of the Year
![DSCoutfitteroftheyear[1]](/images/DSCoutfitteroftheyear[1].jpg "TOP OUTFITTER: The Dallas Safari Club has named Stormberg Elangeni Safaris the Outfitter of the Year during the club’s convention and expo. Here, James Quin, general manager and professional hunter (left), and John Sparks, professional hunter, proudly show the award. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for LSON.")
Stormberg Elangeni Safaris, based in South Africa, is Dallas Safari Club’s Outfitter of the Year.
The accolade was given Wednesday night during the club’s Exhibitor Welcoming Party & Auction at Eddie Deen’s Ranch.
It was among the first events of the DSC 2012 Convention & Sporting Expo, through Sunday at the Dallas Convention Center.
Stormberg Elangeni Safaris was formed in 1999 by a group of like–minded ranchers in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, all with a passion for wildlife and hunting and a desire to utilize the diverse game species on their properties.
From these small beginnings, SES has evolved and diversified to offer some of the finest big game, plains game, bow and bird hunting available.
The company’s logo is derived from the legendary Frederick Courtney Selous, whom Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the U.S., credited as being the world’s greatest African hunter.
Roosevelt praised Selous after he guided him on a five-month African Safari in 1905, thus probably making Selous the first African Professional Hunter. A hundred years later his reputation and legend still lives on based on integrity, fair chase hunting and respect for quarry.
Stormberg Elangeni Safaris bases its business principles on these same standards.
The shareholders consist of five families with experience in the hunting industry ranging from 10 to 25 years. Stormberg Elangeni Safaris prides itself in having a dedicated staff including professional hunters, video photographers, office personnel, caterers, trackers and skinners.
Their dedicated professional hunters endeavor to guide clients on their quests for the trophies of their dreams in a fair and sporting manner. The support team works to ensure that each safari is organized from beginning to end in a personal and professional manner.
“I have known them since they started,” said DSC lifetime member Bob Scott. “I have hunted with them several times and they are very much a family-oriented organization. They are easy to deal with, easy to hunt with and a lot of fun. Their properties are very good, the trophies are very good, the food was wonderful and we had a great time.
“I have no trouble recommending them for a great hunt.”
Most plains game and bird hunting safaris take place from lodges based in the Kat River and Stormberg Conservancies within the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, where more than 40 species of plains game occur. Dangerous game safaris take place in the Timbavati wilderness, which is situated in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.
Stormberg Elangeni Safaris also offers big game safaris in Zambia and Mozambique, as well as other parts of southern Africa.
Stormberg Elangeni Safaris prides itself in a high percentage of repeat clientele with a number of hunters returning year upon year to experience the thrill of hunting in Africa.
DSC life member Evan Purvis worked with Stormberg Elangeni Safaris on a PH apprenticeship for two-and-a-half months one summer.
“They made me fall in love with Africa,” Purvis said. “I’ve been back hunting with them many times.”
Stop by the company’s booth (numbers 812-813) at the DSC Convention and Sporting Expo and see for yourself why Stormberg Elangeni Safaris has been chosen to be this year’s Outfitter of the Year.
