Africa

#1 CHOICE SOUTH AFRICA SAFARI
6 DAY 7 ANIMAL SAFARI ONLY $8820 INCLUDING AIRFARE
SOUTH AFRICA 7 ANIMALS $8820
INCLUDES ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE!
EASTERN CAPE 6 DAY SAFARI      
INCLUDES KUDU, GEMSBOK, IMPALA,
WARTHOG AND BABOON
PLUS CULL WILDEBEEST AND CULL BLESBOK 
450,000 FREE RANGE ACRES – NO HIGH FENCES

We highly recommend this FREE RANGE South Africa adventure more than any other. This outfitter is one of the most reliable, honest, hardworking in the business and his Number 1 goal besides having his hunters take quality animals is to show you the best time while you are in country. He is on top of all aspects from the time you arrive in South Africa to when your trophies arrive back home.

This “EASTERN CAPE PACKAGE” price includes all in country transport, services of a PH and staff, meals, alcohol, field preparation, VAT tax and delivery of trophies to export taxidermist. This price is based on a 2×1 hunter/guide ratio, 6 full days hunting, trophy fees for 7 animals (Cape kudu, gemsbok, impala, warthog, baboon and 2 cull animals, a wildebeest and blesbok), all licenses and round trip airfare to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. If you prefer 1×1 guide service, the total upgrade is an additional $600. Extra add on days are $300 guided 2×1 or $400 guided 1×1 plus VAT tax. Observers are $185 per day. 

The $8,820 price is subject to change, up or down, until airline tickets are purchased. At the time of printing, this price is accurate from most U.S. gateway cities. We have allocated $2,000 towards airfare (actual cost of safari is only $6,820) and if airfare is less, you get a rebate or if it is higher you pick up the difference.

This area has 25 indigenous species available ranging from the small duiker antelope to the 2,000 pound Cape eland. Accommodations consist of a very nice lodge with entertainment area and trophy room plus 4 private en suite chalets with thatched roofs sitting up on the mountain ridge. Excellent meals are prepared with your game meat along with other choices accompanied with traditional South African wines or beverage of your choice.

This South African PH has VERY RARE HUNTING RIGHTS AND CAMPS in THREE different FREE RANGE LOCATIONS. His Eastern Cape camp has a large variety of plains game species in high numbers and the other two camps are more specific specie areas known for nyala, bushbuck, southern greater kudu, lechwe, vaal rhebuck or bush pig.

This outfit also offers a “BUDGET EASTERN CAPE PACKAGE” priced at ONLY $6,225 AND INCLUDES AIRFARE for 6 nights/5 hunting days that includes trophy fees for kudu, impala, warthog or springbok, cull black wildebeest and a cull blesbok.

They offer management cull pricing on older females or non-trophy males as determined by the PH and cull animals are all exportable.

They also have a camp in the Kwa Zulu Natal region that has exceptional free range nyala and bushbuck accessible with a short flight from Johannesburg to Durban or a day’s drive. The different locations can be reached with a 2 to 8 hour vehicle ride depending on the camp, making it possible to hunt different camps on the same safari, without extra flights. Terrain varies in the different areas from rolling hills with scattered thorn and brushy hillsides in the Eastern Cape to more mountain terrain with thick bush, valleys, and flowing rivers in Kwa Zulu Natal.

They offer day trips for non-hunters at $350 per guide and this includes a vehicle, and the cost can be split amongst passengers. These are exclusively for your group, no mixed parties. Close by are national parks, Big 5 game reserves and there is a nice bed and breakfast on the Indian Ocean for your pleasure. 

Additional animals can be taken for the trophy fees listed below and extra days can be added:

baboon $350         hartebeest $1250        springbok black $650 $650 blesbok $500  impala $500             springbok white $950

bushbuck $1250      jackal $250             steenbok $500

bushpig $1200       klipspringer $1800      vaal rhebok $1900

caracal $1300       kudu cape $1900         warthog $500 

duiker $450         kudu gr southern $2750  waterbuck $2400

duiker blue $2000   lechwe $2900            wildebeest blak $950

eland $2900         nyala $2650             wildebeest blu $1100

gemsbok $1900       reedbuck cmn $950       zebra burchell $1450

giraffe $3500       reedbuck mtn $650                       grysbok $1800      springbok $450            

This outfit offers exceptional safaris with fantastic free range hunting, great accommodations and excellent meals. They also offer cape buffalo on a 25,000 acre preserve for $15,220 all inclusive or a free range buff outside of Kruger Conservancy for $19,750.

HCU consultants Bob Wodzisz, Cliff Graham and Scott Steinkruger have hunted their assorted camps. SAAP Hunt Photos.

 

6 DAY SAFARI ONLY $7200 INCLUDES
KUDU, GEMSBOK, IMPALA, SPRINGBOK 
AND ROUND TRIP AIRFARE 

This outfitter has some of the best trophy quality in South Africa. He has a 50,000 acre free range area to go along with the normal high fence South Africa operation. 

This package price includes all in country transport, services of PH and staff, meals, alcohol, field preparation and delivery of trophies to export taxidermist. This price is based on a 2×1 hunter/guide ratio, 6 full days hunting and trophy fees for 4 animals (kudu, gemsbok, impala, and springbok), all licenses and taxes, round trip airfare to Kimberley, RSA. 1×1 guide upgrade is an additional $50 per day. Extra add-on days are $300 guided 2×1 or $350 guided 1×1. Observers are $200 a day. 

The $7,200 price is subject to change, up or down, until airline tickets are purchased. At the time of printing, this price is accurate from most U.S. gateway cities. We have allocated $2,000 towards airfare (actual cost of safari is only $5,200) and if airfare is less, we will pass the savings along and if the airfare is higher, we will pass that along also. Hunt SAGD. 

Additional animals can be taken for the trophy fees listed below:

blesbok $450        kudu greater $3200       springbok cop $950

blesbok white $950  lechwe $2800             steenbok $400

bushbuck $1500      nyala $2500              tsessebe $1600

duiker $400         ostrich $450             warthog $500

eland $2200         reedbuck common $1200    waterbuck $1800

gemsbok $1200       reedbuck mountain $900   wildebest blak$1100

giraffe $3500       roan $4800               wildebest blue$1100

hartebeest $1100    sable $3500              zebra burchell$1300

impala $450         springbok $450           zebra hartmann$1800

kudu cape $1800     springbok black $650

FOUR SPRINGBOK SLAM – consisting of the common, black, white and copper springboks for 6 days at $3,500 and additional animals can be taken on trophy fees. 

CAPE BUFFALO UP TO 42 INCHES $12,500 OR COMBO WITH SABLE OR ROAN guided 1×1 for 8 days is only $14,950. 

HCU consultants Craig Green, Scott Steinkruger, Cliff Graham and Bob Wodzisz have all hunted here. Hunt SAGD.  SAGD Hunt Photos.

 

THIS IS OUR #1 NAMIBIA DESTINATION 
WILD AFRICA 400,000 FREE RANGE ACRES
$450 DAILY RATE PLUS TROPHY FEES
THEY OFFER PLAINS GAME AND BIG GAME SAFARIS
ALONG WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC (TOURING) PACKAGES        

This PH grew up in the hunting industry in Namibia and became the youngest qualified big game professional hunter in Namibian history and he is also one of the few PH’s that has hunted all the big five. He has the hunting rights on their concession consisting of 400,000 wild African acres and his family also owns a 17,000 acre high fence reserve within the concession where hunters are able to pursue animals that are not indigenous to Namibia, although 90 percent of the hunts take place on the free range conservancy.

These safaris include pickup and return to Windhoek Airport, concession area fees, PH, gun bearer, tracker, skinner, camp staff, field transportation, daily laundry service, accommodations, meals, alcoholic beverages in moderation, soft drinks, field preparation and delivery of trophies to export taxidermist. Hunting days can be arranged for only $350 guided 2×1 or $450 guided 1×1 and observers are only $150 per day. 15% VAT tax on day rates only is not included and the hunter permit of $25.

Luxury accommodations are in a typical African savanna setting with all rooms having en-suite bathrooms and located about 70 yards apart overlooking a natural waterhole that is frequented by many species of wild animals. They also have a family unit with two bedrooms and a private connected sitting room. The lodge has the dining area where traditional meals are prepared mainly on the outside barbeque under thatched roof with many of the meats from the day’s harvest. Evening drinks are enjoyed around the campfire each night after hunting.

 They also offer big game safaris in the famous Bwabwata National Park consisting of 1.5 million acres of untouched wilderness known for large elephant bulls, incredible numbers of cape buffalo, hippo, crocodile, and a large variety of plains game. This area formerly known as the Caprivi Strip is now known as the Zambezi region. These safaris include pickup and return to/from Rundu airport (1 1/2 hour flight from Windhoek airport).

This outfit is a family operation of over 25 years of experience that offers both traditional spot and stalk hunting on open wild Africa lands conveniently located only 2 hours southeast of Windhoek. Hunt NMKS. (bold)

Animals can be taken for the trophy fees listed below:

baboon $300         red hartebeest $900

blesbok $900        roan $8000

duiker $400         sable $7000

eland $2500         springbok $600

gemsbok $600        steenbok $400

giraffe $2500       warthog $600

greater kudu $2500  waterbuck $2500

impala $700         wildebeest black $1400

jackal free         wildebeest blue $900

nyala $4000         zebra Burchell $1250

ostrich $500        zebra Hartmann $1250

They also offer photographic touring safaris or even hunting combined with touring trips to the 14,000 square mile Etosha National Park or the Skeleton Coast, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Namib Desert for fishing and sightseeing in a game park.  

FREE RANGE CAPE BUFFALO $19,750 ALL INCLUSIVE 
SOUTH AFRICA BALULE AREA OF KRUGER CONSERVANCY      
7 DAYS TRADITIONAL TRACKING ON FOOT
BULL ELEPHANT $38,000 ALL INCLUSIVE 8 DAYS

These restrictive permits are acquired through the Kruger Conservancy with the purpose of harvesting 10+ year old mature bulls in the 36 to 38 inch range. Sometimes this takes course over several days, but most hunts are successful in 3 or 4 days. Past SUCCESS HAS BEEN 100 PERCENT, but in the unlikely event the hunter would not get a buffalo $10,000 would be refunded. Hunt will include all licenses, permits, trophy fee, 1×1 PH, skinners, camp staff, accommodations, catering, laundry, day rate, taxes, and airport pickup.

Here is a premier free range cape buffalo hunt for old mature bulls with the possibility of seeing the “Big 5”. In our opinion this 50,000 acre portion of the Greater Kruger Conservancy area is as good or better than most other Africa destinations without the travel problems or getting your trophies shipped back home. This is your classical cape buffalo hunt, where you and your PH and trackers find fresh spoor of old mature bachelor bulls “Dugga Boys” (they try to target bulls 12 years of age or older) and proceed on foot to hopefully get the opportunity to take or pass the buff.  

7 day hunt for buffalo guided 1×1 is $19,750. Camp accommodations are very nice and personal. The main building has 4 private cabins near a well-frequented water hole where hunters can see or hear elephants, lion, hyena, leopard, or a host of other wildlife. Once you have taken your buffalo remaining days can be spent at camp or visiting Kruger National Park. 

On the normal 7 day hunt many buffalo hunters spend their remaining days hunting the Umkomaas River Conservancy located only about an 8 hour ride from the buffalo area. The Umkomaas is 160,000 free range acres of relatively thick hilly country that harbors exceptional nyala, bushbuck and greater southern kudu, along with other indigenous species of plains game such as bushpig, grey duiker, giraffe, eland, reedbuck both common and mountain, blue and black wildebeest, warthog, and waterbuck. Accommodations are the traditional tented camp with en suite chalets, electric blankets, if necessary, with indoor and outdoor showers making this a great experience. Most hunters add on 3 days to make this hunt an awesome 10 day safari. The travel day and day rate are included on your 7 day buffalo hunt and when you surpass that the remaining 3 days are priced at only $400 per day plus trophy fees on additional animals. This area produces the highest quality and numbers of free range nyala and cape bushbuck hunting we have experienced anywhere. 

Hunters are picked up at the Johannesburg Airport and driven 4 hours to the buffalo camp at no charge. Limited buffalo openings are available and best dates would be from May to late September. 

ELEPHANT HUNTS are restricted to about a 35 pound limit and success has been 100 percent on bulls of that caliber. 

HCU’s Cliff Graham, Bob Wodzisz and his wife, Shoshana, have been on buffalo and elephant hunts with this outfit. Hunt SAB.  SAB Hunt Photos.

 

MOZAMBIQUE SOFALA PROVINCE SAFARIS
10 DAY BUFFALO $15,125
7 DAY BUFFALO $13,915

This is a 1,240 square mile concession located in central coastal Mozambique with the Zambezi River being the northern border. This operator has had the concession since 1992 and through sound game management and anti-poaching programs it has become a premier destination. The area is known for buffalo, great sable and plains game. The area holds 20 species including 4 of the big 5. 

They offer 10 day buffalo hunts for $15,125 plus VAT tax of $1,625 or 7 days $13,915 plus VAT $1,420. These are package prices that include one buffalo, license, trophy fee and daily rate. Second buffalo can be taken for the price of an additional license of $1,700 and trophy fee of $5,800. Observers are only $300 per day.

Baited leopard hunts for 14 days are $33,000 plus VAT tax of $3,695. 10 day leopard hunts with dogs is $38,500 plus VAT of $3,270. These prices include one leopard, license, trophy fee and daily rates. They also hunt 2 other areas in Mozambique for leopard that are more highly rated.

Additional species can be taken with the appropriate license and trophy fees. Excluded in all packages are roundtrip charter flight from Beira International Airport to camp $1650 per person, community fee per night $50, firearm license $275, general hunting license $500, Agriculture transport permit fee $440, crating, packing, dipping and transport of trophies and all shipping. We have worked and hunted with this outfitter for over 10 years on his South Africa eastern cape hunts. Hunt MZD.

 

NUMBER 1 BUFFALO AND LEOPARD DESTINATION
MOZAMBIQUE TROPHY BUFF HUNTS $26,000 
7 DAYS HUNT 40 INCH PLUS BULLS
LEOPARD/BUFFALO 14 DAYS $64,800

This is arguably the best buffalo hunt for exceptional trophy bulls and big leopards with 100 percent past success on both, but it is expensive. The Sabie Area of southwestern Mozambique bordering the eastern boundary of the Greater Kruger Conservancy probably is the best buffalo hunting in all Africa. Free range area that typically has good rains resulting in an abundance of animals, including the Big 5 that you can expect to see during your safari. 

7 hunting days is $26,000 and includes all the permits, concession, and community fees along with the normal safari amenities. This area also has some exceptional Greater kudu and Limpopo bushbuck, Sharpe’s grysbok is also endemic to the area. This hunt is for old mature bulls and hunters wanting a 40 inch or better buffalo. Success has been 100 percent.

Leopard hunting is super limited and there is only one leopard tag for this area resulting in extremely big toms with past success at 100 percent and cats are typically taken in daylight hours.

This safari can also be combined with a free range plains game hunt on the South Africa side in the Umkommas River Conservancy as it is only a 7 hour drive.

Hunters fly into Johannesburg and take a short inexpensive flight to Maputo, Mozambique where you are met and driven 4 hours to a wilderness buffalo camp. Hunt MZL

 

 
 

NAMIBIA 14 DAY LEOPARD $29,000
BOTSWANA 10 DAY LEOPARD $44,735
BOTH CONTINUES 100% SUCCESS 

This Namibia PH went 5 for 5 on nice male leopards in 2022 continuing their 100 percent success rate. 

2021 finished with 6 hunters taking 6 big toms. Expect to hunt long hours in the blind as they want you to take a nice trophy tom as much as you do. They utilize trail cameras and once a good cat is spotted a blind will be built normally 70 to 100 yards from the bait.

Luxury hunting lodges and tented camps with en suite bathrooms along with daily laundry, fine dining accompanied with the finest cuisine and a variety of spirits.

Price breakdown is 14 hunting days plus 2 days $14,000, tag $5,000, trophy fee $10,000 totaling $29,000. Pre baiting is recommended at an additional $2,000. 

Hunters fly into Windhoek where they are met and driven to camp.

They also work with a BOTSWANA outfit that conducts LEOPARD HUNTS WITH DOGS and bushmen and you can stay until you kill! Success has continued at 100 percent going 4 for 4 and pricing is broken down for a 10 day hunt totaling 12 days at $11,610, 14% VAT tax $1,625, bushmen trackers and dogs $5,000, Resource Utilization Fee $11,500, government license fee $5,000, trophy fee $10,000 totaling $44,735. This hunt is in the Kalahari area of southern Botswana.

2023 leopard openings for both Namibia and Botswana at press time. Hunt NMEJS.