I have always perceived baboons to be much like coyotes here in the US, a non-trophy animal shot mainly as a nuisance or varmint. I noticed however that on Jeff C. Neal's website there are several species of baboons listed as huntable in Ethiopia, which made me curious, does anyone seek out the various baboon species? How many different species are there of baboons that a hunter could collect? There's some pretty interesting looking species beyond the common baboon I kept missing shots at this year in Mozambique. (I'll get you next time Mr. Baboon! )

One of these Gelada baboons would certainly draw some attention in the trophy room.



Or maybe a Hamadryas baboon for any hunter who has ever had a bad hair day?

Northern Operations AFrica offers the unique Ethiopian baboon species on its hunts there, but they are in separate areas and one or both are very limited quota IIRC.

Of course, olive baboon are available in CAR and Cam.

I have two that I am sure would be quite unique.

Price: Top one: - US $ 5000 and a bonus of ZAR 100 000 Yes, you get paid!
Bottom one: - US $ 15000 and a bonus of Zim $ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000! That's enough to burn a good fire all winter!

In good hunting.

Andrew McLaren

Maximum calibre--.22short BTW, you will be allowed a brick per each. FREE transport to and from nearest airport, as much single malt as you need, and a good French bubbly on depature. Free accommadation, taxidermy for own account.

We have three species of Baboons we hunt.
The Government license fees are high.
$3,000 Gelada
$1,100 Hamadryas (in a Non Controlled hunting area)
$ 100 Anubis

Rich Elliott

As far as I know, there are only five species of Baboon, (not including subspecies), and all five are huntable somewhere in Africa.

So far I count:

1. Common Baboon (not sure if that's the correct term)
2. Olive
3. Anubis
4. Gelada
5. Hamadryas

Is the Mandrill considered a baboon?

The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Old World monkey (Cercopithecidae) family,[3] closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the drill. Both the mandrill and the drill were once classified as baboons in genus Papio, but recent research has determined they should be separated into their own genus, Mandrillus.[3] The mandrill is the world's largest species of monkey. Charles Darwin wrote, "no other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrills".

Would love to take one of each of the baboons but the Mandrill would be the best prize of all.Very handsomely marked animals.

I just love Wikipedia; Here's why: Baboons

There are 5 species of baboons in the genus Papio:[1]

Genus Papio
Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas
Guinea baboon, Papio papio
Olive baboon, Papio anubis
Yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus
Central yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus
Ibean baboon, Papio cynocephalus ibeanus
Kinda baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae
Chacma baboon, Papio ursinus
Cape chacma, Papio ursinus ursinus
Gray-footed chacma, Papio ursinus griseipes
Ruacana chacma, Papio ursinus raucana


There are five species, which are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger. Previously, the closely related gelada (genus Theropithecus) and the two species (mandrill and drill) of genus Mandrillus were grouped in the same genus, and these Old World monkeys are still often referred to as baboons in everyday speech.

In good hunting.

Andrew McLaren

Wiki Lists five:

Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas
Guinea baboon, Papio papio
Olive baboon, Papio anubis
Yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus
Chacma baboon, Papio ursinus

The IUCN also lists the Gelada (Theropithecus Gelada) as a Baboon.

All huntable somewhere except for the Guinea (near as I can tell).

The Anubis and Olive Baboons are the same species.

nobody mentioned hilary - opps wrong species just a lookalike