Property description

Breeding farm for sale

The farm is located on the Botswana border, with the Marico River forming the Northern boundary. It is close to the Atherstone Nature Reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, with the closest town being Dwaalboom. The infrastructure is well developed, and Eskom power is being supplied to the farm. There is a main house and a network of well-maintained roads. The entire farm is fenced with a 2.4m high game proof fence and is electrified as well. According to a case study done on the farm, this area falls within the historic distribution of Roan Antelope, which is the main focus on the farm, as well as a wide variety of other animals. 

This farm will be sold as a going concern. 

The main house (465m2) was newly renovated in 2015 and a new corrugated roof was installed to complete the renovation. The main house consists of the following:
• 4 bedrooms (2 with en-suite bathrooms of which the main bedroom is one)
• Total of three bathrooms (1x full bathroom, 1x bath bathroom and 1x shower bathroom)
• Guest toilet
• Airconditioning in all rooms and living spaces
• All bedrooms fitted with built in cupboards
• New carpets in 3 bedrooms
• Kitchen fitted with new cupboards and granite tops
• Gas stove
• Built in braai
• Separate scullery and laundry
• Undercover parking for 4 vehicles, 2 in the front and 2 in the back. Each roof is 15m2.
• 3x Automated double door garages (140m2)

Hunters Accommodation: This beautiful camp was built and specifically designed to accommodate a group that may have a hunter or spectator in their hunting party with a physical disability. There is ramp access to the house itself and also one to access the hunting vehicle, that can also be equipped with a rotating chair and bench, so the hunt can be pleasurable for all.
The house (236m2) was newly built in 2016 and consists of the following:
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stoep (16m2)
• 3x bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms of which one is specifically designed to be wheelchair friendly
• Undercover parking for 4 vehicles (15m2 each)
• Boma area with a fire pit (70m2)
• Kitchen is equipped with a gas stove, fridge/freezer and all cutlery and basic utensils
• Enclosed area away from the main house complex
• The house can accommodate up to 6 guests 

The staff that are currently on the farm has been with the owner for years, some of them from the very beginning. 

The staff consists of:
• 4x Male workers
• 1x Domestic worker 

2 of the male workers have been sent and both respectively completed courses held by WRSA in 2019. The courses entailed the following aspects:
• Basic mechanics
• Assisting a vet with the handling of sedated game and measurement of horns

The accommodation for the staff on the farm (which they are paying rent for) consists of:
• 6x Brick houses with bathrooms and kitchens (31m2)
• 3x Corrugated steel rooms (12m2)
• Communal fireplace
• Running water (Wood fire water geyser for hot water and cold water as well)
• Electricity 

Slaughterhouse: This is the most recently structured building on the farm. This building was built according to labor specifications and according to the correct standard. The building (105m2) includes the following:
• Cold room (3x4m)
• Separate slaughtering unit apart from the processing room
• Fitted with big windows to ensure good lighting
• Installed air-conditioning

Steel storage unit 1: This is a 554m2 storage unit. This unit consists of the following:
• Double lockable sliding doors on both sides of the unit
• Lockable door in the middle of the unit, splitting the unit in half
• Undercover parking on one side of the unit to keep tractors and other implements out of direct sunlight
• 2x lockable built in storerooms inside the unit for tools, paints, petrol etc.
• One diesel tank

Steel storage unit 2: This is a 600m2 storage unit. It has:
• Single lockable sliding doors on both sides of the unit
• Ramps to the doors on both sides of the unit
• Ideal for storing feeds etc. 

Farming equipment and Vehicles:
• 4 Tol Cutter
• 1x grass rake
• 1x 8-ton trailer
• 1x 2015 Isuzu KB250 D-TEQ Fleetside
• 1x Matrix Argon 15 Feed mixer
• Irrigation pipes for a 4ha crop field
• 1x Monolithic pump fitted borehole
• 4x Boreholes equipped with submersible pumps
• 1x Buffalo trailer 

Crop Fields: There is currently 4ha under irrigation of which one part is established Rhodes Grass and the other part is maize planted each year to produce silage as supplementary feed for the animals in the camps. There is also a brand-new water reservoir that supports the irrigation system and has a volume of 116 000 liter. 

Water reservoirs on the property: There is currently 2 reservoirs on the property that feeds to over 30 water troughs through a gravitational pipeline system. There’s also naturally occurring seasonal pans along the border and has water for extensive times throughout the season. The farm also has 4 boreholes ensuring fresh underground water.

Buffalo Boma: The boma is located between the rotating pastures of the total area of the buffalo camp and was constructed with the idea to be able to capture the whole buffalo herd without the use of a helicopter which drops the costs of darting the animals by a huge margin. The boma consists of one camp and three compartments. The camp is big enough to contain the whole herd at once and 2 smaller compartments to hold animals that are being tested but the bigger camp can be used as well for testing once the herd is out again.
The dimensions of the boma are as follows:
• 100mx40m
• Built with steel and padded with conveyor belts
• Five water troughs in total
• Nine gates (Three on each side) in the big camp
• Three gates including the gate at the loading bay of the two smaller compartments
• Each compartment has an area of shade for the animals
• Feeding troughs 

Exotic animals

Roans: There are currently 3 roan herds on the farm with the following numbers according to each herd to date 12/02/2023:

Oorvloed:
22x Adult Cows
12x Calves
1x Bull (Majestic bloodline)

Vreugde:
22x Adult Cows
13x Calves
1x Bull

Genade:
25x Adult cows
17x Calves
1x Bull
Note: All of the cows are calving at the moment so numbers may vary

History of Roan bulls in camps:

Genade
25/02/2010 – Tembani Bull (27”)
31/08/2012 – Matuna (33”, Tswalu bloodline)
09/04/2015 – Rantsadi (32?”, Scholtz Bros)
10/11/2017 – Babban Daya (32½”, self-bred bull, Sire Sable Ranch bull Senatla sold at the Trophy Breeders Auction for SA record price)
10/05/2019 – Tshimego (31½”, Sire Prestige, Phalala)
22/12/2021 – J3 (32”, Dr JW Eksteen, Kroon Stud)

Oorvloed
02/2010 – Nylsvlei bull (26” original bull, Sire of JP 34”)
13/03/2012 – Rantsadi (32?”,Scholtz Bros)
09/04/2015 – Matuna (33”, Tswalu bloodline)
09/03/2017 – Tshimego (31½”, Sire Prestige, Phalala)
10/05/2019 – Babban Daya (32½”, Self-bred bull, Sire Sable Ranch bull Senatla sold at the Trophy Breeders Auction for SA record price)
13/03/2020 – Green 42 (32?”, Self-bred, Sire Rantsadi)
22/12/2021 – Abraham (31”,Self-bred, Sire Matuna)

Vreugde
15/02/2013 – Tswalu bull (31½”, Dries Scholtz)
27/10/2015 - Tshimego (31½”,Sire Prestige, Phalala)
06/01/2017 – Babban Daya (32½”, Self bred bull, Sire Sable Ranch bull Senatla sold at the Trophy Breeders Auction for SA record price)
10/11/2017 – Radinaka(32¼”, Sire Tswalu bull(31½”, Dries Scholtz)
10/05/2019 – Jakob (33?”, Self bred, Sire Matuna 33”, Tswalu bloodline)
10/09/2021 – Babban Daya (32½”, Self-bred bull, Sire Sable Ranch bull Senatla sold at the Trophy Breeders Auction for SA record price)
24/09/2022 – Mustang (32½”)

Young Roan bulls on the farm: There is a total of 54 bulls on the farm excluding the three bulls in the herds which brings the total up to 57.

Buffalo Herd: 

The herd info can be given on request. The herd consists of the following animals up to the total of 81:
• 14 Young bulls
• 25 Cows
• 11 Heifers
• 22 Calves

History of bulls in the Herd

2008-2012:
Beast – 45¾” - has bred numerous 47”+ bulls.

2012-2015:
Alexander – 46”(Sire Beast)
Generaal – 48?”(Sire is a half brother of Beast 50”)
Generaal was the dominant bull in the herd at this time and the sire most of the time of the calves was Generaal, therefore Alexander remained with the herd after the herds separation until 2018. 

2019-2023:
Cassander – 45” (Was removed from the herd on the 7th of July 2023 and sold)
On the 2nd of September 2023 a new buffalo bull named Marakele, measuring 47¼” at 6 years and 7 months old with a SCI of 122.25, was acquired from Nyumbu on their 18th Annual Game Auction. The bull is not with the herd yet but will be within the next month. His dam is a 53” Tyson daughter and his sire is Bongani measuring 48½”. Bongani has a Madikwe bloodline sire as well which made him the obvious choice to replace Cassander to stay within the sought Madikwe bloodline. His dam was a 33¾” cow and she has a dam of 34” as well. Marakele is also the paternal brother of 50”+ Khanyiso and 50”+ Kafu.

Young buffalo bulls on the farm are 14 bulls in total to date.

Black Impala project: Currently there are 1 black ram and 5 black ewes combined in a herd of split impala ewes.
Nyalas: There are a total of 20 Nyalas over the entire farm, numbers and sexes will be confirmed.
Kudu project: The project was recently started, and the herd consists of ±25 cows and heifers and 3 adult bulls and 2 sub-adult bulls. No horn measurements of the bulls can be given as they have never been darted before.
Golden wildebeest: The herd consists of 6x cows, 3x heifers and 6x calves. The sire of the calves measured 28”

Blue wildebeest project: This herd was bought in 2017 and is of the Tuli wildebeest line. A golden bull was added to the herd and the numbers at the moment are as follows:
10x Adult cows
5x Calves of which four are golden and one is blue
1x Blue wildebeest Bull

Plains game: These are not exact numbers and sexes are not guaranteed.
Oryx X 10-12
Giraffe X 2
Impala X 250+
Waterbuck X ±35
Warthogs X 50+

For more information or to view this breeding farm contact Mari Venter.