Of the following countries, do all have cal. and energy requirements, as opposed to just cal. requirements to hunt DG?

1. Tanz.
2. Zim.
3. Zambia
4. Namibia
5. Moz.

I know Zim. has both, but what about the other countries?

Mad Dog

What is 'DG'???

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Originally posted by My24462:
What is 'DG'???

DG = Dangerous Game.

Zim
9,2mm AND 5KJ of energy.

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Originally posted by Ganyana:
Zim
9,2mm AND 5KJ of energy.

That's .363" and 3689 foot pounds for us Muricans ....

Tanzania - .375 H&H Mag.

MR, so Tanz. is just a cal. minimum, with no min. energy rating?

Mad Dog

Tanzania stipulates minimum clibres for individual species and it's all printed on the back of the licence. I hope MR won't mind me correcting him slightly in that they have smaller minimums than 375 H&H for some DG species.

I haven't bothered to check my copies of the acts etc but if I remember correctly, leopard have a minimum of .270. Croc also have a fairly small minimum but I can't remember what it is...... might be 270 as well, but I'm not sure.

MD - There is no minimum energy requirement in Tanzania - at least, not that I am aware of.

Of the Big Four, I believe that Steve is correct as to leopard. But my understanding is that for lion, buffalo and elephant, the minimum is the .375 H&H Mag.

I believe that a lesser caliber (I want to say as small as a 6mm or .243) may be used for chui, but perhaps Steve can correct me if I am wrong on that.

I have never actually seen my hunting license while hunting in Tanzania. Most outfitters simplify things and stipulate that for DG you should bring at least a .375.

Of course, what is minimally legal and what is recommended or prudent can be two different things.

Mad Dog are you thinking of trying that guide gun on DG?

Nope, not the GG.

Mad Dog

A few years back, I put together a table of mincalibers by country and published it on my website. You can find it here:

MinCaliber
Any comments/additions are welcome.

Thanks Russ!!! That was EXACTLY what I was looking for.

Mad Dog

In Moz it is 6x40 - so 243 win is OK

see: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=741100924#741100924 by "freischuetz"

Used to be published on the Tanzanian Embassy site that they also required a minimum FPE requirement of something like 3900 Ft lbs.