Free State

The Free State province is situated in the center of South Africa. It has vast open plains and abundant water. It has become the primary crop producing area of the country, thus creating the perfect habitat for a variety of fantastic gamebirds.

 

The Free State boasts the widest variety of gamebird species with three partridge species, two spurfowl species, Helmeted Guineafowl and the extremely challenging African rock  pigeon.

 

All these species offer their own challenges and ensure for enjoyable pursuit. The highlight of the Free State is the high-volume Rock Pigeon shooting.

 

The 'Rockie' is one of the fastest game birds Africa has to offer, flying low over the sunflower fields  and darting every direction at over 80km/hour, it is easily one of the most sporting birds to pursue.

 

This shooting provides two styles of shooting: low instinctive shooting in the morning session as they come into the fields and a challenging high bird session in the evening as they exit the fields to roost. Both make for exciting shooting and excellent sport.