Web Ref RL5614
Game Breeding and Hunting Farm for Sale- Dwaalboom, Thabazimbi
The farm is located on the Botswana border, with the Marico River forming the Northern boundary.
It is close to the Atherton 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.
Infrastructure Buildings:
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
• Air conditioning 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
Staff and Staff Accommodation:
The staff that are currently on the farm has been with the Game Farm for years, some of them from the very beginning. The staff consists of:
• 4x Male workers
• 1x Domestic worker 2 of the above mentioned 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 consists of:
• 6x Brick houses with bathrooms and kitchens(31m2)
• 3x Corrugated steel rooms(12m2)
• Communal fire place
• Running water (Wood fire water geyser for hot water and cold water as well) • Electricity
Slaughter House:
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 store rooms 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 Toll Cutter
• 1x grass rake
• 1x 8 ton trailer
• 1x 2015 Isuzu KB250 D-TEQ Fleet side
• 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 litre. 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.
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 - Currently 3 x Roan herds on the farm. Total of 112 with another 54 bulls.
Sables- Currently 2 x Sable herds on the farm . Total of 55 with another 29 x young bulls.
Buffalo Herd - 14 x Young bulls, 25 x cows, 11 x heifers, 22 x calves and 17 young bulls..
Black Impala project - Currently 2 x black rams and 5 x ewes.
Nyalas - 20 x Nyalas on farm.
Kudu project - herd consist of 25 cows, 3 x adult bulls and 2 x sub-adult bulls.
Golden Wildebeest - herd of 6 x cows, 3 x heifer and 6 x calves. The sire of the cows measured 28".
Blue Wildebeest project - 10 x adult cows, 5 x calves and 1 x bull.
A full history on all the above animals are available on request.
Plains game:
Oryx -12, Giraffe - 2, Impala - 250 +, Waterbuck - 35 +, Warthogs - 50 +
Contact our Property Practitioner for more detail or to book an appointment to view.
It is close to the Atherton 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.
Infrastructure Buildings:
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
• Air conditioning 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
Staff and Staff Accommodation:
The staff that are currently on the farm has been with the Game Farm for years, some of them from the very beginning. The staff consists of:
• 4x Male workers
• 1x Domestic worker 2 of the above mentioned 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 consists of:
• 6x Brick houses with bathrooms and kitchens(31m2)
• 3x Corrugated steel rooms(12m2)
• Communal fire place
• Running water (Wood fire water geyser for hot water and cold water as well) • Electricity
Slaughter House:
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 store rooms 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 Toll Cutter
• 1x grass rake
• 1x 8 ton trailer
• 1x 2015 Isuzu KB250 D-TEQ Fleet side
• 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 litre. 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.
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 - Currently 3 x Roan herds on the farm. Total of 112 with another 54 bulls.
Sables- Currently 2 x Sable herds on the farm . Total of 55 with another 29 x young bulls.
Buffalo Herd - 14 x Young bulls, 25 x cows, 11 x heifers, 22 x calves and 17 young bulls..
Black Impala project - Currently 2 x black rams and 5 x ewes.
Nyalas - 20 x Nyalas on farm.
Kudu project - herd consist of 25 cows, 3 x adult bulls and 2 x sub-adult bulls.
Golden Wildebeest - herd of 6 x cows, 3 x heifer and 6 x calves. The sire of the cows measured 28".
Blue Wildebeest project - 10 x adult cows, 5 x calves and 1 x bull.
A full history on all the above animals are available on request.
Plains game:
Oryx -12, Giraffe - 2, Impala - 250 +, Waterbuck - 35 +, Warthogs - 50 +
Contact our Property Practitioner for more detail or to book an appointment to view.
Features
Pets Allowed
Yes
Interior
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
7
Kitchen
2
Reception Rooms
4
Study
1
Furnished
Yes
Exterior
Garages
3
Security
Yes
Parkings
20
Domestic Accomm.
9
Pool
No
Scenery/Views
Yes
Sizes
Land Size
1,550Ha
