Other provinces or regions in South Africa have recreational hunters’ associations, game ranchers’ associations, clay-target shooting associations etc, all as seperate entities. In the Eastern Cape, there is one association that hosts all role-players in the safari industry, namely East Cape Game Management Association (ECGMA) . It was established in 1980, and total membership counts at well over 1200 members, of which the majority are recreational hunters. The latter division has branches in various regions. Way back in 1984, ECGMA was the initiator of the concept of catalogue game sales in South Africa (and in Africa, for that matter), an example followed by the entire game industry in Southern Africa. With the advent of the implementation of the new Firearms Control Act in 2004, ECGMA had its staff members trained and registered as assessors and moderators, and firearm training of members (and non-members) are done almost on a daily basis. ECGMA has developed a shooting range ...

The National Confederation of Hunters Associations of South Africa. CHASA - Standards in Hunting

Hunters Association

SeACA - to promote the collecting, study, restoration, preservation and responsible, recreational use of collectable Arms and Ammunition.

The Northern Cape Hunters Association was founded on 20th October 1981 when 48 hunters gathered on the farm Pniel Estate near Barkly West,

Om die Versameling, bestudering, restourasie, bewaring en wettige gebruik van alle wapens en ammunisie en verbandhoudende artikels te bevorder. Om inligting en kennis tussen lede onderling en tussen verenigings en organisasies met soortgelyke doelstellings uit te ruil. Om die veilige hantering en besit van wapens te bevorder en om suiwer wapen etiket der te stel. Om wettige wapen sport en etiese jag te bevorder. Om ‘n gesonde kennis van alle relevante wapen- en jagwette te bevorder Om lede en te moedig om ensoek te doen as versamelers van Wapens, Ammunisie, en as Toegewyde Jagters.