A Question for the Experts

27 February 2010, 06:15

Chobe Bushbuck

Where and when is the "Best" of Africa as far as trophy quality?

For example:

The Big Five (jumbo, lion, leopard, buffalo, don't worry about rhino)

Mountain Nyala

Sitatunga

Bongo

Lord Derby Eland

Kudu

Waterbuck

etc.

and anything else you think of....

I am looking for input from booking agents, PHs, and those who have "been there and done that".

Thanks.

27 February 2010, 07:28

aussie21

No where in Africa, It's in the Quadalupe Dunes with the Snowy Plovers

27 February 2010, 17:53

Pancho

I'm a been there. You're list is extensive. On par with asking where in Canada would be the best place to shoot a caribou, desert mule deer, alligator and Roosevelt elk. Place doesn't exist. My recommendation would be to find a good outfitter in RSA or Namibia and take the animals they offer there. Then schedule other trips to other countries to sample the animals that live there.

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27 February 2010, 21:13

MARK H. YOUNG

I'll play but with the caveat that these are my picks from my expereince. Nobody knows THE best place to hunt all those animals and as soon as I say xyz is best somebody will say "but a shot a monster wildezebra in this place so it must be best".

Anyway these are my picks based on trophy quality and success rates.

Lion: Masailand Tanzania, Kafue area Zambia and Save Valley Conservancy in Zim

Leopard: Luangwa Valley Zambia

Buffalo: Masailand Tanzania

Elephant: Several areas in Botswana, Hwange and Gonarhezou Park areas in Zim, Masailand Tanzania

Mt. Nyala: I have no personal expereince with this fabulous trophy

Rhino: Mkuze Game Reserve RSA

Sitatunga: Tondwa area in Zambia

Bongo: SE Cameoon

LD Eland: Cameroon savanah Faro River. Area 39-41 in CAR

Kudu: Strangely ranches in Botswana nera Ghanzi

Waterbuck: Without question the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique.

That's enough for me.

Mark

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28 February 2010, 08:37

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:

Elephant: Several areas in Botswana, Hwange and Gonarhezou Park areas in Zim, Masailand Tanzania

I thought Kai Uwe-Denker's area of Namibia consistently produced the top trophies.

Jason

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28 February 2010, 19:51

MARK H. YOUNG

Jason,

I'm sure your right but remember my post said I was drawing from my own expereince. Personally I have no expereince with Namibian elephant or booking elephant in Namibia.

Mark