Hi,

I am a hunting agent and appentice ph with two safari companies in africa and offer my own services to hunters visiting the uk. I thought I would introduce this poll to get an idea of the bigger picture from the people that really matter in the hunting/safari industry,you the clients.

Hopefully from this feed back, I can get a better idea of what, where and who so i can offer an increased level of service to customers hunting with me in the uk or when im out in the bush with clients comming to hunt in africa.

Its just a bit of basic research and if you feel you would like to add any further comments it will all be gratefully recieved.

Many thanks.

Question:
How old are you?

Choices:
Under 20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80+

Question:
When you hunt in Africa where do you usually go?

Choices:
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
CAR
Namibia
Botswana
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Different every time

Question:
When you go on safari how long do you usually go for?

Choices:
7 days
10 days
14 days
18 days
21 days
24 days
28 days
28 days +
Depends on species/price/avaliability etc

Question:
When you hunt abroad do you hunt anywhere other than africa?

Choices:
yes
no

Question:
If your answer was yes to the above, where do you usually hunt?

Choices:
Mainland Europe
England
Scotland
Asia
Australia
New Zealand
North America
Canada
South America
Other
Not applicable

Question:
How often do you hunt abroad?

Choices:
more than once a year
once a year
every other year
every 3 years
every 5 years
every 10 years
once in a lifetime
Not applicable

Question:
If you hunt abroad,other than in africa, on average how long to you go for?

Choices:
3 days
5 days
7 days
10 days
14 days
not applicable

Question:
On average how much do you spend on hunting abroad each year?

Choices:
Under $10,000
$10,000 - $20,000
$30,000 - $40,000
$40,000 - $50,000
$50,000 - $60,000
$60,000 - $70,000
$70,000 - $80,000
$80,000 - $100,000
$100,000 - $150,000
$150,000 - $200,000
$200,000+

Question:
When you hunt in africa what is usually your main goal?

Choices:
Trophy Elephant
Lion
Leopard
Buffalo
More than 2 of the above
PAC Elephant
Hippo
General Bag of plains game only
Buffalo and Plains Game
Specialist trophy species ie,sitatunga, roan, sable, lord derby eland, mountain nyala, bongo ect
Full bag Safari, all/most of big 4, hippo, crocodile and plains game
Different goals every time

Question:
When hunting abroad, other than africa, what are your main goals?

Choices:
European antlered Game (Red stag, sika, fallow, roe, muntjac,chinese water deer)
New Zealand game (Elk, red,fallow, tar)
Water buffalo
European wild boar
sheep/goats
Bears
not applicable

Question:
When you hunt abroad, including africa, do you ever go with a group of friends?

Choices:
Yes
No
Sometimes

 

If a question isn't applicable to you the poll doesn't work. Every question must be answered it seems. Also, many people don't hunt lion, ele, or the exact same species every year. Something in particular may be their target this year but not next. At least give a "not applicable" choice where needed.

Thanks for that.

Your most common other than Africa country (yes I realize Africa is a continent) was Canada but the later answer to what animals you hunt other than Africa failed to include Canadian species other than generic "bears" hence the large n/a response.

Canada has many indigenous species such as deer (caribou, moose, elk, whitetail, mule deer), bears (Black, Brown and Polar), sheep (Dall, Stone, Fanin, Mt. Bighorn???) as well as , Pronghorn, Bison, Wolves, Cats and more I'm sure I missed.

There are two areas that I was required to provide misleading answers. First, as a Canadian, most of my hunting is in Canada, and for me, that is hardly abroad, so I answered with another destintion. Second, most of my international hunting is for bird game, including Africa, with the exception of Namibia. Therefore I had to answer the international game species sought as "non-applicable". I provide these caveats to assist in your interpretation of the results.

Hunters are probably a more varied lot than most folks surmise.