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The eyes on those lions are wicked! That is what I would call a great vacation. Congrats!
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We spent 3 weeks in the Etosha Conservancy hunting Tandala Ridge and couple of the surrounding ranches. It's an amazing place with an incredible amount of wildlife. We also took a side trip and spent 2 nights in the camps at Etosha Park it was one of the highlights, including being charged by a rather large and disagreeable bull elephant.
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Very nice trophies, congrats.
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That looks awsome hope to do that with my dad someday. That kudu is a real nice one. Anything over 50 is good
Thanks for the reports, great photos of all those tasty animals-hope you got to eat some of each. We enjoyed our first trip in South Africa in June and had a very successful safari also. How soon can we get back as once is not enough!
Juneau -
We ate everything, except warthog. All very well prepared - my favorite was probably impala, which I didn't kill. All of it was tasty!
Solus -
I'll try to do some quick math, but I'll need more time and effort for a precise, comprehensive total. First, most hunters go to South Africa, but my Namibia trip was more cost effective - that may change in the near future.
1. First you have a daily rate for room and meals. This can range anywhere from $250 - $400 a day (includes three meals, guide, accommodation, transportation, laundry service and skinning/hide care). Most daily rates are right about $350 a day, mine was $250 a day. Most hunters go for 10 days, I did nine days = $2,250.
2. Airfare is gonna run you about 2k, maybe a little less, maybe a little more.
3. Trophy fees. You can't hunt on your own in Africa, their animals are a natural resource, and thus, you have to pay to kill each one. Each outfitter will base their prices on how valuable/scare/in demand the animal is. In SA a kudu or gemsbok might run almost 2k, but on Namibia they're much more common so my kudu was 1k, and my gemsbok was only $600. An impala is generally $400, as is a warthog. A blue wildebeest might be around $800, a zebra around $1200, a jackal or baboon free….and so on. Mt trophy fees added up to about 3k.
4. Tips/gratuities: the same as anywhere else. Most tip 10-20% a day. Figure $250-400 for a ten day trip.
5. Shipping. No way around this. About $600-800.
6. Importation: you could do it yourself, but if you have swine or CITIES species, you could be in for a headache. I bit the bullet and paid the price. About $400-500.
Up to about 7k, which is costly, BUT an average guided elk hunt stateside will cost that much - and I got six animals and a priceless international hunting adventure. Plus, you can spend sometime in the European gateway city (London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich) where the plane lands anyway. Or you can continue your adventure with sight seeing in Africa.
Good luck and keep us posted!
We ate everything, except warthog. All very well prepared - my favorite was probably impala, which I didn't kill. All of it was tasty!
Solus -
I'll try to do some quick math, but I'll need more time and effort for a precise, comprehensive total. First, most hunters go to South Africa, but my Namibia trip was more cost effective - that may change in the near future.
1. First you have a daily rate for room and meals. This can range anywhere from $250 - $400 a day (includes three meals, guide, accommodation, transportation, laundry service and skinning/hide care). Most daily rates are right about $350 a day, mine was $250 a day. Most hunters go for 10 days, I did nine days = $2,250.
2. Airfare is gonna run you about 2k, maybe a little less, maybe a little more.
3. Trophy fees. You can't hunt on your own in Africa, their animals are a natural resource, and thus, you have to pay to kill each one. Each outfitter will base their prices on how valuable/scare/in demand the animal is. In SA a kudu or gemsbok might run almost 2k, but on Namibia they're much more common so my kudu was 1k, and my gemsbok was only $600. An impala is generally $400, as is a warthog. A blue wildebeest might be around $800, a zebra around $1200, a jackal or baboon free….and so on. Mt trophy fees added up to about 3k.
4. Tips/gratuities: the same as anywhere else. Most tip 10-20% a day. Figure $250-400 for a ten day trip.
5. Shipping. No way around this. About $600-800.
6. Importation: you could do it yourself, but if you have swine or CITIES species, you could be in for a headache. I bit the bullet and paid the price. About $400-500.
Up to about 7k, which is costly, BUT an average guided elk hunt stateside will cost that much - and I got six animals and a priceless international hunting adventure. Plus, you can spend sometime in the European gateway city (London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich) where the plane lands anyway. Or you can continue your adventure with sight seeing in Africa.
Good luck and keep us posted!
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Wow, really awesome pics/story, thanks. I've read about the hartebeest that it is a very elusive, tough, strong animal, capable of covering difficult ground quickly, that's a real beauty.
And yeah, that lion needs some Botox, he's tore up! Wonder what the loser looked ??
And yeah, that lion needs some Botox, he's tore up! Wonder what the loser looked ??
