Looked at fishing trip to Oman in November. First question from outfitter was if I was double vaccinated - otherwise can’t enter Oman.

Mike

If hunting doesn't return to normal by 2022 how many outfitters have the means to hang on? How many outfitters will be left?

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Originally posted by CharlesL:
If hunting doesn't return to normal by 2022 how many outfitters have the means to hang on? How many outfitters will be left?

Lots of people are going hunting.

Hunters had always had to go through hoops to get to hunt.

Add another step or two and you are good to go.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

Lots of people are going hunting.

Hunters had always had to go through hoops to get to hunt.

Add another step or two and you are good to go.

I plan to go in 2022. At this point not much more hassle to go to Africa than any where else.

I am planning to go to S Africa in April for my first time and come hell or high water I am going to make it and enjoy myself

My clients returned to Africa back in March of this year. Other that the hassle of Covid testing and wearing a mask, all hunts went smoothly. I have friends and clients in Russia as I type this and it's a process that takes 2-3 months to get your Visa, gun travel papers etc. Hunting has been great, but what happens middle of 2022; no telling, but hunts are booked, plans are made and life goes on. Deals are being made with airlines if you look hard enough, some much better than our usual cattle cars. LDK

I have a hold on flights for late August - early September 2022.

I and family and friends are booked for August 2022. Four hunters age 12 to 76 and 2 non hunters.
We will be in RSA for a month, hunting and exploring. Brian

In May of '22 I will bring four hunters with me to South Africa. Several more are "thinking about it."

I would never discourage anyone from hunting anywhere on the planet but to think that travel will ever go back to a pre-covid state would be an error in thinking. Disease and pandemics will continue to be a major issue, it's not new if you have hunted outside of Southern Africa you've seen yellow fever testing at the airport. There will be obstacles to overcome but it can be navigated even if it requires an "agent" like MrX at Joberg to streamline the process. There are many South Africans using AR and I understand that they don't want to do anything to discourage clients from coming to the RSA but to try and tell people that civil unrest is over and that everything is hunky dorry would be misleading to say the least. The RSA will continue to have serious social issues that will escalate as we go through this decade. Their own government web site clearly spells out the details of weath/land redistribution here's the link (https://www.gov.za/issues/land-reform) and the Limpopo Valley is and will continue to be a hot point for indigenous Zulu descendants. To say that the RSA is "safe" is also misleading, I guess if you think that 60 murders a day on average with almost 22,000 people murdered in 2020 is acceptable then things are OK but that's not my opinion. It's just a matter of time before some gang stops, robs and murders a van full of hunters on hi way 1 or 4 going north out of Joberg. It's a miracle that it hasn't happened to a group yet it's certainly happened to phs, truck drivers other locals. I'm not saying don't go but do hire Mr X at Joberg to deal with your firearms discuss security with your PH about local lodges in Joberg and transportation security to your hunting area, it only makes sense to use caution. All this being said I'm sure the South Africans will have a lot to say to say the least! Just use common sense and do your own research.

I just got ho!e from five weeks in South Africa. No issues.....covid test on each side, wearing a mask for the whole time sucks......but its worth it for me!

Hard to hunt buffalo in Texas.....