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[codypernice11]

I have allways been fascinated with African hunts and would like to go sometime in the future. Does anyone have pictures they could post I would love to see them and I think many other people would like to see them also.Post any whether there new, or 10 years old, or were allready posted a while back,I would love to see any pictures and I think others from jho would like to also.


thanks

 

[jjhack]

It takes to long to cut and paste all the photo's I have to a thread like this but you can see many of them on my website at

www.huntingadventures.net

By weeks end there will be about 50 new ones from this past season. My webmaster will hopefully get them posted soon.

 

[codypernice11]

thanks nice site

 

[fortyfive70]

I second that....Very good site.

 

[Saeed]

Here are a few links to some articles with pictures we have on our site.

Jesse and JJ are both regular contributors on our forums.

Hunting the Selous 2003

Hunting the Selous 2004

Hunting Matetsi 2001

Bayala, Zulu Land 2002

Pokport, 2002

Leshoka Thabang, 2002

I hope you enjoy them.

 

[HEADSHOT]

Those are great pictures Saeed, thanks for sharing them. I'm still maybe two years away from doing my dream African safari.

 

[James Vee]

Got quite a few at my website: http://community.webshots.com/user/notorious_vee

 

[heldog]

Here is the link to me and my friends 2004 hunt. http://homepage.mac.com/trulife/PhotoAlbum6.html

 

[Spring]

Here's a pic taken in Chirisa, one of the finest spots in Zimbabwe for cape buffalo. In this pic, my PH, Howard Hunter, is glassing the dry river bed from our camp. This pic was taken the day I arrived . We were relaxing the afternoon before the first day of my hunt:

 

[redruger]

Saeed, just curious if you don't mind me asking. What line of work are you and your friends in that you can afford all those African hunts and trophies. It amazes me. I have to scrape to come up with $$ for a 500.00 hunt here in the States.
Also what do you do with all those buffalo? If you mounted all those trophies you would need a 2000 sq foot trophy room.

 

[redruger]

Just realized how old the original post was, oops

 

[boarhunter67]

I liked the pictures at huntingadventures.net but it mentioned trophy fees and they aren't listed.

 

[jjhack]

Thanks for visiting the site. I don't post up trophy fees. Not that I'm trying to hide information, but rather I hunt wild indiginous game and have to recover the costs for doing this on huge private lands, not a stocked game park. Because the exchange rates change so much it makes no sense for me to update my site as fast as they change. I offer the finest plains game and some dangerous game safaris in South Africa and I do this at the best most competitive price possible. I treat every guy going on my hunts as if they are my buddies that I'm helping not a client I'm making money from.

If I were to post a series of prices and have a fella see them and think WOW I can afford this. Then he calls me and I give him the new higher price due to consession owners raising the cost or the exchange rate changing the cost I look like some bait and switch artist.

For those that are truely serious about going they will inquire with an Emial and I can offer them the best most up to date costs on the entire trip not just the trophy fees. This happens about 6 times a week so I think it's working fine. Since we only harvest surplus old animals each year we limit the amount of hunters we take to about 25. For that few hunters to come we don't need to do expensive shows or lots of advertising. We have had now just over 300 hunters come thorugh our camps. Fully 50% have been through the internet connections like this site. If we were doing something underhanded or unfair it would have been pasted across the net by now. Nobody can find that information because it simply does not exist! I am there when the hunters are so I'm sure you will experience exactly what I say you will before you leave the USA.

There are no surprises and we have so much fun you will remember that visit and the hunting the rest of your life I assure you of that!

Here is what I would typically send out to the people who have inquired with me about a plains game safari:
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The Package
This 2006, 8 day, 5 animal package will be $5000.00 USD complete, which includes everything but airfare, taxidermy, and preparation of and shipping of trophies. The hides will be perfectly skinned and salted by us. The prime dates for hunting are May 15 through June 15 as this is the rutting season. I am typically sold out before November first each year. We have only a limited amount of hunting space as we hunt natural wild game not stocked animals.

The Package hunting is 10 days, with 8 hunting days. The day you arrive is travel to the camp and the day you leave is travel to the airport. The arrival day will include a picnic lunch on the way to the camp. You will typically arrive early enough in the day to sight in your rifles and take a drive through the bush for an hour or so before dark. Daylight begins about 6:30 AM and it's too dark to shoot by about 6PM during our peak hunting seasons of May through July. The day you depart will include a stop or two along the way for curios at some nice shops. The 8 days are full hunting days from first light to dark or later if you choose. The meals are all included as are all soft drinks and beer.

We cater to small groups at a time, with 4-6 hunters in camp maximum. We also like to have 4 as a minimum to cover the expenses properly. Driving round trip to the airport to pick up one or two hunters is not a practical trip and cannot be charged the same as a package rate. We will book trips with four people per 8 days hunting. There is a possible delay leaving the airport when hunters from different flights arrive on the same morning. Often they are an hour or so apart. We must wait to get all the hunters before we return back to the camp. It's a 4.5 hour drive one way. I'm just trying to think of all the things you should know about. I try to treat this for you folks as if I were planning this major event for myself.

Deposits are $2500.00 US and are 100% refundable until January 1, 2006. After that I pay my staff and the deposit is gone.


The Game
1 of these : kudu or gemsbok
• 2 of these: wildebeest or zebra or hartebeest or bushbuck or blesbuck
• 2 of these: steenbuck or duiker or warthog or impala

We can also offer a daily fee and trophy fee list if you prefer. The 1X1 daily fee is 260.00 per day and the 2X1 daily fee is 210.00 per day. We will also reduce the 1X1 hunt price to 240.00 per day for a 1X1 hunter with a non-hunter. The trophy fees for the hunters choosing daily fee and trophy fee hunts are as follows:
• Blue wildebeast $950
• Blesbok $380
• bushbuck $800
• Zebra $900
• bush pig $400
• duiker $250
• eland $1750
• gemsbok $1000
• giraffe $3000
• impala $280
• kudu $1700
• nyala $2700
• Red hartebeast $950
• Steenbok $250
• warthog $250
• waterbuck $1800

We can hunt many other species if you want; for something not on this list, let me know. These are the common species hunted. Springbok and black wildebeest require moving to their indigenous habitat which will be a day of travel each way. We only hunt natural wild game which is indigenous to the areas we hunt. We do not operate in an Eastern Cape put and take style of hunting.

Firearms Issues
In our experience, rifles less than .30 caliber are marginal at times. While they can be an excellent game choices in many places, they are on the small side for herd animals that depart at the shot and leave everything covered in dust, including the little blood that may have been visible. Let’s discuss your rifle and caliber choice when you telephone – there are limitations to the weight of cartridges you may import, for instance. That is something we can work out. You are always welcome to use my 30/06 or 375HH if you would like. They are loaner guns that have been used over the years by dozens of hunters. Both are fully custom rifles and not some camp "beater" guns, Each has PacNor bench rest barrels and synthetic stocks with absolutely fine tuned triggers and Leupold Vari-X III scopes. All the loads are with premium bullets, and I’ve never lost a head of game when using them.

Every hunter must go through my permit process so that the permits are finished months in advance of your arrival and that hassle is eliminated when you get to Joburg. We include the fees in our packaged hunt price.. It will not cost anything extra, just the responsibility of doing this with my Permit folks 3-4 months before you arrive in RSA. Accomplishing this ahead of time will allow us to leave the airport within 15 minutes, rather than the six-hour delay that’s common for those who apply at the airport. We don't want to have 6 people arrive and 5 get pre-issued permits only to have to wait many hours for the last guy who chose not to do it. I cannot run the business that way and be fair to the guys who got their permits ahead of time. After that 17 hour flight nobody wants to wait at the airport for 4-6 more hours!

Non-Hunting friends/Significant Others
Non-hunter’s cost is $1100.00 for the 10 day trip. There are side trips we can have your wife go on while you are hunting or you can both go to Kruger or another closer Park for a few days prior to hunting. There won’t be an opportunity for the side trips during the hunt itself, as the vehicles and employees are aiding hunters! Many wives are fine with the hunting portion as the game viewing is fantastic while we are hunting. We also have some fantastic stone blinds that are comfortable for 2-4 people and nice and cool in the heat.

Where Am I?
I live in the USA 9-10 months a year near Seattle, the remainder in South Africa mostly near the Botswana border in the Town of Ellisrass. Our web site, www.huntingadventures.net, will answer many general questions, or you can reach me by phone at 425-888-6456, US Pacific time, which I prefer, since it’s easier than typing! Failing that, my email is jjhack@huntingadventures.net.
I will have a lot of new photos and information put up on my site in the next few weeks.


Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a more comprehensive web site??
>No sorry this is the best I can manage. What would you think should be added to make it more Comprehensive? I do not include prices like the "put and take camps" because the exchange rates have changed so much in the last 3-4 years. All my hunts are done in a personal way to make sure you get the best price possible at the time you book the hunt. I have seen the Exchange rates go from 5 to 1 back up to 14 to 1. in under 6 months. How can anyone set a fixed price with that kind of change?

How does the hunting day work??
>Time hunting, animals seen etc? We hunt as many hours as you wish. Usually from first light to noon, then an hour and a half break going back out from 1:30 to dark or as late as you wish. We can hunt all night with lights if you wish! The noon break is often too hot to see much game; they lay up and chew cud until it cools off again. We can hunt water holes, drive, spot and stalk anything and everything typically done for success.

Can I select to shoot/not shoot an animal?
>You are never told you must shoot. You will see plenty of game and will be advised of what trophies may be good or great but it's always your call to pull the trigger (release an arrow) that is 100% your responsibility.

Can I shoot several of the trophies on one day if possible? >
You may be able to shoot several in one day; we do it frequently. Finding good animals is the priority for us. You will not be told you cannot shoot anymore today! We will hunt and shoot as much game as you like per day

Can I take additional trophies on the spur of the moment?
>You can shoot just about as many animals and any kind of animal you wish. So long as you can export it to your country and pay for it.

What is the typical trophy size for these species for this safari? >
I would say all game shot will meet or exceed the SCI minimum for entry into the record book. Over the years we have taken the rare smaller animal due to a mistake or bad luck. However, nearly 100% will make the SCI minimums.

What is the success rate for each of these species?
>I think there is a 100% chance you will see every animal you wish. But since we have real hunting with natural wild game not a put and take or "stocked" farm, it's real hunting with us. Because of this the success is more dependent on the hunter capabilities than the animals or our concession. If you use the waterhole for evening hunts the odds go up a whole lot for the success!

Do you have exclusive rights to the hunting areas?
>Yes we do have either exclusive rights or we have exclusive dates on some properties. Several of the properties are 50 square miles or more. We rarely leave the camp to travel far.

What is the terrain country like to hunt? I am fit but would like to know how open / bushy etc. >
The habitat varies from rolling hills to enormous sandy flats, with some so bushy 50 yard visibility is far, and others more open where a couple hundred yards shooting may be possible.

If i did not get a kudu would I pay the trophy fee? >No you only pay for what you shoot or hit and lose.

What is the success rate for the species? >
We can usually find all the game your after, the success depends upon the hunters skills. My PH's will find you game and get you in a position to shoot. If we hunt the evenings near water you will have every option to shoot the animals you want.

Do you have references?
> Many references are listed on my web page. You can contact them directly from there.

Can I hire (rent) a rifle??
>You’re more then welcome to use my rifles and ammo, free of charge

Is there a discount if I only want skull mounts for my animals?
>We have no taxidermy business. That would be between you and the taxidermist. I can provide names of local RSA taxidermists if you need them

When whould I need to book to ensure my hunt?
>My hunts are usually full for the prime dates of May and June by October or November the prior year. I have good dates remaining now, but I am answering Emails like this one 3-4 times a week. I suspect I will be full by end of November this year.

Do you have any other info for me that will help?
You may be able to find my book "Africa the First time" at your book shop? It's a normally stocked book at many bigger bookstores in the USA. Thanks for your interest in my business
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I hope that if you would like to experience Africas wonderful plains game hunts you give me an Email so I can help you set up the trip of a lifetime!

 

[theraminman8]

my uncle's monster eland shot with a 300

 

[theraminman8]

my waterbuck with a .30-06