Information document outlining the outcome of the court case judgement on the Firearms Control Act can be seen here

CHASA ELECTS NEW VICE CHAIRMAN ... [more]

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COURT CASE REGARDING COMPENSATION ... [more]

OPSOMMING: CHASA RAADSBESLUITE – 5 September 2009 / SUMMARY: CHASA BOARD RESOLUTIONS – 9 September 2009 ... [more]


UNITY IN THE HUNTING FRATERNITY
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Dedicated Hunter Status, Frequently Asked Questions with regard to Minimum Requirements, Maintaining the Status etc..(PDF - 224Kb)

Invoerpermitte benodig vir Buurlande / Import Permits required for Neighbouring Countries

Bogenoemde aangeleentheid was ook onlangs by ‘n Raadsvergadering bespreek. Aangeheg ter insae is ‘n dokument ontvang van Dr. Richard Burroughs, Direktoraat Veeartsenydienste, Departement van Landbou, Pretoria waarin die voorskrifte uiteengesit word oor die invoer van vleis en vleisprodukte vanuit buurlande.

The above matter was recently discussed at a Board meeting. Attached for information is a document received from Dr. Richard Burroughs, Directorate of Veterinary Services, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria outlining the conditions for the import of meat and meat products from neighbouring countries.

Biltong Hunters Report - July 2008

The first research project conducted on biltong hunters was undertaken in 2004.

his research was, however, only conducted at the Hartebees Branch of South African Hunting and Game Conservations Association (SAHGCA) in the North West Province.

Questions that arose from that research were; what is the profile of the average biltong hunter, how much do they spend per season on hunting, where do they live and what species do they prefer to hunt?

After the success of this research, it was decided to complete a more comprehensive study on all the members of SA Hunters.

This was done during June / July 2005 and the response was outstanding. At the end of 2006, negotiations started to do a third and even larger survey, this time involving all the major hunting associations.

It was decided that for the 2007 survey SAHGCA, CHASA and PHASA would cooperate in the research. Combined, these three organizations provided a population of over 40 000 active members (SAHGCA 21 000; CHASA 18 000 and PHASA 1 039)

Ons staan aan die begin van ‘n nuwe jaar en dit is daarom miskien goed om net weer die bestaansreg van jagtersverenigings onder die vergrootglas te plaas. Die vraag wat ons moet aanspreek is wat jagtersverenigings vir die individuele lid beteken. Gaan dit oor die reg om vuurwapens te besit? Gaan dit oor opleiding? Gaan dit oor jaggeleenthede wat die vereniging beding? Gaan dit oor skietdae wat aangebied word? Gaan dit oor erkenning aan lede deur toekennings wat gemaak word? Gaan dit oor jagklub vergaderings waar relevante onderwerpe bespreek word en die sosiale interaksie wat daarmee saamgaan? Sekerlik is die bostaande tot ‘n mindere of meerdere mate waar vir lede, afhangende van belangstelling en behoeftes. Maar is dit al waaroor dit gaan? [meer]

CHASA se Raad het sy eie skietkompetisiereëls opgestel wat onmiddellik geïmplementeer kan word. Vir verdere inligting kan u hier “click” om volledige besonderhede te verkry. Die volgende Intervereniging skietkompetisie vir 2008 vind plaas op 8 Maart 2008 naby Bloemfontein. Volledige besonderhede hieromtrent verskyn in die omsendbrief wat aan lidverenigings gesirkuleer is.
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CHASA’s Board has appointed Mr. Neil Jones as the responsible person to deal with these enquiries and also to represent CHASA on the HUNTERS/SAPS Consultative Forum which meet on a quarterly basis.

Subsequently it was agreed upon that all enquiries must be submitted direct to Mr. Neil Jones at email: neil@tech-unlimited.co.za or fax 011 462 1072. Cell
no: 083 655 0348 on the prescribed form attached hereto. This form must be completed by members comprehensively to enable the CFR to do the necessary enquiries.

Should any member encounter any problems or are unsure about certain procedures, please feel free to contact Neil at the above number.

Your co-operation and support in informing you members accordingly will be greatly appreciated.

Hunters greetings

In hierdie drie jaar het SA Jagters se getalle sterk gegroei en het die organisasie homself deeglik bewys as ‘n nasionale rolspeler. Soortgelyk het CHASA tydens hierdie periode ‘n voltydse kantoor met personeel en ‘n sterk administratiewe vermoë gevestig, ‘n bemarkbare korporatiewe beeld gebou, ‘n internasionale rolspeler geword binne die CIC omgewing, en ook sterk kapasiteit gebou in die vorm van nege bestuurders van portefeuljes en sewe franchises vir nasionale spesialis dissiplines. CHASA het gegroei van 13 lidverenigings en 8000 lede tot 21 lidverenigings en 18000 lede. CHASA het ‘n puik verteenwoordigingsvermoë bewys tydens onderhandelings tov vuurwapen-administrasie en jagwetgewing, en verteenwoordig tans ‘n hegte eenheid in jagtersgeledere soos selde tevore.

Daar is dus geen twyfel dat die ‘vriendelike kompetisie’ tot groot voordeel van georganiseerde jag gestrek het nie. Maar dit het ook ‘n prys gehad. Ongekende hulpbronne, tyd en geld is spandeer ten einde te fasiliteer dat die organisasies strategies saam beplan. Dit was ‘n onproduktiewe aanwending van jagters se geld. Daardie hulpbronne moes aangewend gewees het om die bedreiging van die diereregte militantes te beveg. Die era van kompetisie het sy doel gedien. Nou moet die volgende drie jaar sien dat ‘n struktuur in plek kom wat ons hulpbronne en energie optimaal gaan aanwend vir die beveiliging van die toekoms van jag.

Beide organisasies het sterk punte om by te dra. CHASA se krag lê in sy lidverenigings se eie identiteit en plaaslike kapasiteit. En terwyl CHASA ‘n konfederasie is, stuur hierdie lidverenigings CHASA toenemend na elemente van ‘n federasie wat vinniger kan reageeer op bedreigings vir jag. Die SA Jagtersvereniging se sterk punte lê in sy finansiële vermoë en sy getalle. En daardie getalle dwing hom al meer in die rigting van ‘n federale model wat plaaslike inset en besluitneming bevorder. Die twee organisasies konvergeer dus uit nature in ‘n gemeenskaplike rigting.

Die komende spitsberaad sal ‘n geleentheid bied vir jagters en jagtersverenigings om oor hierdie saak te besin en ‘n samegroeingsplan te oorweeg. Opofferings en ‘n belegging in die toekoms sal nodig wees. Maar kan ons dit op die lang duur bekostig om dit níe te doen nie? Jagters sal hierdie vraag moet antwoord!

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) has given indications to the hunting industry that it might in future only recognise associations which have a clear policy on black economic empowerment. As the core of what is needed is already CHASA policy, it was not difficult for the CHASA Board to be pro-active and adopt an official policy on this issue. Having this policy will automatically ensure recognition to CHASA’s 21 member associations.

The policy reads:

CHASA supports our country’s constitutional objectives that call for the enhancement of our capacities of the historically disadvantaged and the inculcation of a culture that values diversity.

CHASA further supports the goals of broad-based black economic empowerment.

CHASA, however, is a cultural organisation that belongs to its member base, and is not for gain, and we acknowledge the reality that in order to achieve black economic empowerment, we need to look beyond the facets of shareholding and distributing profit.

CHASA therefore adopts as official policy, the following goals:

• to, with the aim of speeding up the creation of representative membership, pursue the drafting of new members from historically disadvantaged groups;
• to, with the aim of uplifting rural communities, actively pursue and fund initiatives to enable communities to live close to or amongst wild animals, to benefit financially or otherwise in a sustainable manner from those animals;
• to, with the aim of empowering previously disadvantaged individuals, financially support the training of said individuals as conservationists and hunters;
• to, with the aim of supporting the latter two, establish the CHASA Conservation, Education, Research & Empowerment (CERE) Foundation, and fund that foundation from membership fees.
  

Die matriks-model skep ruimte vir tradisionele streeksjagtersverenigings én spesialis belangegroepe om in venootskap diens aan jagters te lewer. Die spesialis belangegroepe, wat nasionaal georganiseerd is, neem volgens hierdie model die verantwoordelikheid om lede van die streeksjagtersverenigings te diens met uitsette binne hul betrokke spesialisveld. CHASA het dan ook nasionale konsessies aan sewe spesialis belangegroepe toegeken, en daarmee word hierdie betrokke verenigings erken as die amptelike nasionale organisasies vir hulle spesialisveld:

• Probleemdierjag – Problem Animal Control Association of SA (PACASA)
• Handwapenjag – Handwapen Jagtersvereniging van Suider Afrika
• Veerwildjag – The African Gamebird Research, Education and Development Trust (AGRED)
• Grootkaliberjag en –skiet - Big Bore Association of Southern Africa (BASA)
• Sportjag - SA Sport en Jag Federasie
• Jaggeweerskiet – SA Jaggeweer Skietvereniging
• Haelgeweerskiet – Clay Target Shooting Association of SA (CTSASA)

Kapasiteitskepping: Nege bestuursportefeuljes is geskep om deel te vorm van die vergrootte dagbestuur van CHASA. Die nuwe portefeuljes en lede van die bestuurspan lyk soos volg:

• Bewaring (Conservation) : Hennie Erasmus
• Navorsing (Research) : Dr. Gary Bauer
• Opleiding (Training) : John Harris
• Suid-Kaap Jagters Vereneging
• Vuurwapeneienaarskap (Firearm Ownership) : Neil Jones
• Sentrale Vuurwapenregister Skakeling (CFR Liaison) : Neil Jones
• Administratiewe Interneskakeling (Administrative Internal Liaison) – Rory 'O Moore
• Wildboereskakeling (Game Farming Liason) : Daan Bodenstein
• Toekennings en erkenning (Awards and Recognition) : Hein Höll
  

Afhangende vanuit watter hoek jy daarna kyk, word die jagter of as “vernietiger” van die omgewing voorgehou of as iemand wat ‘n “belangrike” (selfs “kritiese”) rol speel as bewaarder van die omgewing. Hierdie debat (dit kan selfs as ‘n konflik voorgehou word) is een van die belangrike debatte van ons tyd en verdien bepaald meer aandag.

Onlangs by ‘n CHASA Raadsvergadering het die organisasie homself verbind tot die konsep van “Blou aarde” waarin die jagter as ‘n bewaarder voorgestel word en dat hierdie konsep die ideologiese grondslag moet verskaf vir die bevordering van die beeld van die jagter en om ook ‘n trust hiervoor in die lewe te roep. Dit is veral om ‘n ideologiese teenvoeter te vind vir die Groenbeweging en sy aktiwiteite wat wêreldwyd besig is om toe te neem en in momentum op te bou. Die Groenes bedreig nie net die beeld van die jagter as bewaarder nie, maar is ook regstreeks of onregstreeks deel van die kontensieuse gesprek oor wapens en wapenbesit wat baie jagters wêreldwyd rooi onder die boordjie het. Ten einde die debat (konflik) in oënskou te neem, moet ‘n rekonstruksie van die Groendenke eers gemaak word.

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CHASA Board meetings 2010 - 20th of February, 15th of May and 4th of September 2010
Inter-Association Shooting Competition - 13th of March 2010

The Board at its meeting held on 5 September 2009 decided to honour the following persons for their excellent contributions made to the hunting industry over a period of time. Their achievements both on national and international level is testimony of their dedication and professionalism rendered to their fellow members:

• Presidents Award – Dr. Adrian Lombard from the South African Falconry Association.
  
  Dr. Lombard facilitated the establishment of SAFA and played a leading role in formulating a range of legislation and raptor management. He was also the author of various Falconry related publications and journal articles of various Falconry related publications and journal articles since 1989.
  
• Golden Award – Brian Marsh, a former farmer and professional hunter from Zimbabwe is the author of 5 books and is renowned for his monthly contributions in the Magnum magazine since 1982. In 2000 he was appointed editor of Rowland Ward Publications till mid 2005. Brian was surely one of the very first professional hunters and hunting outfitters in Southern Africa, and his demeanour, personality and authoritative work on hunting as a conservation tool has done much to ensure that hunting is still available to the present generation.