The Ministry recently advertised a list of 59 hunitng blocks that were available for lease starting the next Hunting Term of 2018 - 2022

The "crunch" continues and one wonders how many wildlife bunny huggers are going to come ot the party and take over the protection of these wildlife areas.

Its high time these fools put their money in place of their mouths!

Am also wondering why 59 blocks are available when several years ago there were none and at one point a number of blocks (the better ones) were sub-divided so as to make room for more business.

Will the crazy block category fees remain the same or are they going to be reviewed?

I suspect that many of the former holders of the 59 blocks in question are turning them back to the government because the blocks are not economically viable. Prices in Tanzania are out of line and I imagine bookings are down.

I understand that many blocks are not in use anyway.

I have no idea for wha reason.

Strange that it's gone almost full circle.

In about the early nineties they wrote to me & offered me a block free of block fees (for 5 years) & only charge me trophy fees if I'd take it on & develop the area........ Then a few years later, they were as rare as rocking horse doo doos & a licence to print money & now about a quarter of a century later, we're back to this.

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Originally posted by Bwanamich:
The Ministry recently advertised a list of 59 hunitng blocks that were available for lease starting the next Hunting Term of 2018 - 2022

The "crunch" continues and one wonders how many wildlife bunny huggers are going to come ot the party and take over the protection of these wildlife areas.

Mich,

How many of the 59 blocks do you think are being operated and hunted on right now?

Is the ban on resident hunting still going on? If so do you know when it runs out?

Thanks

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How many of the 59 blocks do you think are being operated and hunted on right now?

AW,

From what I know these 59 Blocks are vacant - one third were vacated after just one season.
The "outfitters" who grabbed them at the time of the Blocks re-allocation thought there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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How many of the 59 blocks do you think are being operated and hunted on right now?

AW,

From what I know these 59 Blocks are vacant - one third were vacated after just one season.
The "outfitters" who grabbed them at the time of the Blocks re-allocation thought there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Wow. Appreciate the info.

Were these the blocks that were given to indigenous outfitters at the last allocation?

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Were these the blocks that were given to indigenous outfitters at the last allocation?

A likely possibility though some were also returned by outfitters who thought they would monopolize by grabbing additional concessions with a view of doubling profits but the ploy turned out to be an expensive gamble which they lost.

The fools always do their best to kill the golden goose. One way or another.

And all too often, they do, although the goose tends to die slowly.

And all the while, the wildlife always suffers the most.

It's an awful thing, when you allow yourself to think about it.

Like putting Paradise into the hands of the devil.

Where are the true gamekeepers, the Nicholsons and the Ionideses, when we need them?

Unfortunately for all of us, in a time gone by.

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Where are the true gamekeepers, the Nicholsons and the Ionideses, when we need them?

You forgot Alan Rogers.

All dead and gone, Brian was "retired" and banished forever; he drew his last breath in Nairobi, if I'm not mistaken.

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Were these the blocks that were given to indigenous outfitters at the last allocation?

A likely possibility though some were also returned by outfitters who thought they would monopolize by grabbing additional concessions with a view of doubling profits but the ploy turned out to be an expensive gamble which they lost.

Thanks

Appreciate the information.