Re: The Congo is open for hunting

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10 June 2004, 10:58

<mikeh416Rigby>

Re: The Congo is open for hunting

Hey, don't shoot the messenger here!

I'm just relaying information.

10 June 2004, 08:43

<mikeh416Rigby>

I just received an e-mail extra from The Hunt Report that the Congo is now open for hunting. Don Causey is there now with 2 other hunters on an exploratory hunt. The outfitter is George Angelides.

10 June 2004, 09:19

BFaucett

I'm not trying to be a smart ass here, but which Congo?

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

or

Republic of the Congo

Thanks,

-Bob F.

10 June 2004, 09:57

<mikeh416Rigby>

Democratic Republic of Congo. Sorry-my bad.

10 June 2004, 10:44

gdupuis

Not trying to be a dick, but who would go with a gun in Congo (home to the greatest civil war in africa, with 6 MILLION deads and counting)? The rebels (the term 'rebel' by definition depends on the day, sometimes it's the army, sometimes it's Rwanda militias, and sometimes it's white mercenaries) are shooting at the UN, yes, read carefully: THE UN ... that's worst than Zim, for sure!

But I think that the pockets of 'resistance' are located in the North-East, near Uganda/Rwanda.

If you're going, I'll still be jealous

10 June 2004, 10:56

Fjold

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shooting at the UN, yes, read carefully: THE UN ...

You say that, like it's a bad thing?

10 June 2004, 11:09

gdupuis

I'm playing with you guys, no pun intended

Sorry if it came out any other way

... but I would still be damn jealous if you did that trip (I would really love to hunt Congo).

10 June 2004, 13:44

CanadianLefty

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(I would really love to hunt Congo).

Wow! I would also love to hunt Congo, but I could find no listing in the SCI record books?

Are Congo like Bongo but from the north? It really sounds exciting!

Good luck with them

10 June 2004, 13:55

Russell E. Taylor

Okay... of an inquisitive nature, because I just honestly don't know... what's worth hunting (of an animal nature) in the Congo? What's there... and how do members of such-and-such species compare to all the other "usual" countries?

Russ

10 June 2004, 14:01

MLindsay

I spent quite some time talking to one of Angelides associates at Dallas and they seemed very positive about the hunting. The Congo has rain forest and savannah areas similar to Cameroon. Some animals to hunt are bongo, yellow back duiker, forest buffalo and various other species in other areas roan I was told are very abundant.

Mike

11 June 2004, 02:30

Mikelravy

Roan, forest buffalo and roan on the same trip. Almost enough to get me off to that miserable swamp.

10 June 2004, 16:53

NitroX

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what's worth hunting (of an animal nature) in the Congo?

I hear the cannibals (usually wearing Congo army uniforms) are good hunting. Or is it they hunt the pygmies there?

Robber Bob has some goons there too or used to have, protecting "his" diamond mine interests.

***

ErikD raised a post on hunting there a while back too.

10 June 2004, 17:39

T.Carr

An article on the conflict in the DRC.

Regards,

Terry

11 June 2004, 06:15

gdupuis

T. Carr, good link.

Sad indeed

12 June 2004, 00:13

Boghossian

I just heard about an attempted coup d'etat there this morning!!
But really, look at the size of the place. I am sure that once you leave the cess pit of the city, the jungle must be an amazing place. Wasn't there a prospective list of fees posted here a while ago? It was even more expensive than Tanzania or CAR! Still, it is good that new countries are becoming available to hunters.