Gras Hunting Ranch Staff
Bollie and Melanie Liebenberg
Bollie, whose real name is Johannes Jacobus, was born in Mariental, Namibia in 1976. From an early age, his passion for animals and the bush was apparent. He hunted from a very young age and used to join his father on numerous hunting trips on their ranch. He went to school in Mariental and finished in 1991. Bollie left his father's ranch for Cape Town, South Africa and qualified as a cabinet maker in 2000. His parents sold their ranch and he has been at Gras Hunting Ranch for the last seven years. He is the ranch foreman at Gras and is a qualified professional hunter. His other interests are reloading, woodwork, fishing and farming.
Bollie married Melanie, who originates from Gobabis, in 2006. After finishing school in 2003, she qualified as a tourist guide in 2005. At the ranch, Melanie runs the lodge and looks after all the hunters and guests. She is a great cook - once you have had one of her meals you will be back! Her other interests are music, gardening, hunting, fishing and swimming.
Errol Lambrechts
Errol was born in 1948 and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. He hunted from an early age with his father all over the southern part of Africa. In the late 1960s, he served in the South African Navy for a few years, where he qualified as a Navy diver, sea surveyor and oceanographer.
He has been involved with the Spangenberg family in Namibia since 1978 and qualified as a professional hunter in Namibia.
Errol is very pleasant in nature and a true hunter. Having hunted with the locals for so long, he has obtained a wealth of knowledge on the vegetation and the medicinal properties of the plants, as well as the tracking of animals and their habits. When he is not on Gras Hunting Ranch, he looks after the marketing for the ranch and will personally see that your safari is conducted in a proper and enjoyable manner.
Errol married Christine in 1971 and they have three grown-up boys: Francois, Leon and Andre.
Jannie and Anri Spangenberg
Jannie was born in Mariental, Namibia in 1972. While growing up on his father's ranch, he went to school in Mariental and finished in 1991. In 1999 he acquired Gras Hunting Ranch. He qualified as a professional hunter in 2001.
Jannie is the 'head man' at Gras and will do all he can to ensure your hunting safari is enjoyable and successful. Having gained vast hunting experience under the guidance of his father from an early age, he has obtained a wealth of knowledge, which he is only too happy to share with guests at the ranch.
Jannie married Anri, who comes from the east of Namibia, in 2000. After Anri completed her school education in 1994, she did a BCom degree in Informatics in South Africa. She then spent one year in Europe as an au pair. She shares a love of nature and the African bush with her husband and supports him in his love for hunting. This makes them a formidable team. She organises the administrative office at Gras and plays an instrumental role in the logistical planning and running of the ranch. She also organises any additional activities for hunters, partners and family members during their stay at Gras.
Jannie and Anri have two children: a boy, Gerrit, who was born in 2002 and a girl, Anja, who was born in 2004.
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