Big Horn Safari Company
About Us
Big Horn Safari Company - Our Mission
The Big
Horn Safari Company is family owned and operated business started on the premise
of offering personalized service and the highest quality experience available in
the hunting industry. We know of no other company that goes to the extent that
we do to ensure that all of our client's needs are met. We exist because of our
customers, and we do whatever is necessary to ensure that our clients have a
unique experience that's the best possible.
Our South African safaris are the best we know of. We concentrate on the quality of hunting and the experience the client has with us, and we can adjust our program to meet your needs. Unlike many of the discount safari companies in operation today, we are not obliged to operate on any one specific hunting area where the game quality may or may not be good. We have access to hundreds of thousands of acres of hunting concessions and several lodges from which to operate. This allows us the ability to cater to your tastes. Unlike most other South African outfitters, we can move around the country to ensure that you get the game for which you're looking. The professional hunters (PHs) we employ are only the most experienced and professional that the field has to offer. Our PHs are masters of their craft who long ago completed their apprenticeships in the bush. These men know the game, the bush, and how to give you the best possible safari experience. Unlike other safari companies, you won't be lost in a crowd of other hunters while working with us. We are not a high-volume operation that hustles hunters in and out. We limit the number of clients we take each year in order to ensure the highest level of service. From the time of booking to the time you receive your trophies from the taxidermist, we will be there to answer your questions and to guide you through the entire African experience.
Profile
- Pieter Lessing, South African Outfitter and Host
As a distant descendant of former president Paul Kruger, hunting, a love and respect for nature, and a rock-steady South African work ethic have been passed down from generation to generation in my family.
From a very early age, it became evident that hunting would always be a part of my life. From the first dove I shot with a BB gun, just outside the busy streets of Vereniging in South Africa, to the countless days I spent among the Bushmen of Botswana, I have been learning, developing, and growing as a hunter. The goal that I had was simple, to become the best hunter in South Africa--not by quantity of game animals taken, but by skillful approach, stalking, assessing and watching game in its habitat. Hunting is not about killing, but about knowing that you could have taken a specific animal without it knowing you where there. I am living my life's dream. Let me help you make yours a reality.
Pieter Lessing, Outfitter, Professional Hunter
Profile
- The Big Horn Safari Company
The Big Horn Safari Company was formed simply because of the love of hunting we have. Being a lifelong hunter and outdoorsman, I dreamed of hunting in Africa since the age of four. It took a bout with a life-threatening illness to finally motivate me to go and live my life's dream. I beat the illness before I embarked on my first safari. We booked a safari and hunted with Pieter Lessing. My wife, Li, and I fell in love with Africa while there. Li, who had never hunted and was quite apprehensive about the trip, became a first-rate shot and an experienced big game hunter on this first safari. She had no intention of hunting when we planned the trip, but after spending a couple of days as an observer on safari, she became fascinated with the sport. At Pieter's urging to give it a try and after careful training sessions from Pieter on shooting and shot placement, she took two record-book animals on this first attempt at big game hunting. She became hooked and made me promise we would go back the following year. During this first safari, Pieter and I became the closest of friends. It took very little time with him for me to realize that this was a man with whom I could trust my and my wife's life. At the conclusion of our second safari, with our enthusiasm for the land, animals, and people not having diminished in the least, we decided that we wanted Africa to become a permanent part of our lives and formed the Big Horn Safari Company as the marketing portion of Pieter's outfitting business.
Mike Wodjenski, Owner, Big Horn Safari Company