HUNTING WITH ‡KHOMANI SAN

Fiona Zerbst chats to Professor Piet du Plessis, former director of research and conservation at WRSA, about hunting with the ‡Khomani San, game-ranch management and the future of the game industry.

WR Prof Piet, you lectured in Management Accounting at UNISA for a few decades, but you also have more than 30 years’ experience in the wildlife industry in South Africa and hold a PhD in the economics of wildlife ranching. What attracted you to the industry?

Wildlife and the outdoors have always been very important to me. I have a small farm in Nylstroom – currently, I have game on the farm but my sons also have cattle and goats! Over the years, I have put together a lot of management plans for game ranches and helped with training in the industry. Although I did this in my private capacity, it was always.