Tanzania has a plethora of great animals available to hunt on their 21 day license. Aside from dangerous game, which animals would you pick and why? After paying for the safari and dangerous game trophy fees, I'll have very limited funds and can only afford a few. Help me prioritize.

A zebra rug is really cool, not expensive to have made, and is pure Africa. I'll leave you one.

In Masailand: Grants' Gazelle , Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk and Oryx.

In Selous: Eland and Nyassa Wildebeest.

I second Judge G's suggestion. You didn't say where you were hunting but if you are in the Selous, don't leave without one. Even if you already have a zebra rug, the ones found in the Selous are unique as they do not have the "shadow" stripe. I just got mine back from the taxidermist last week. It is beautiful!

In fact, it's the only "trophy" my wife allows in the living room of our house. But she has placed and "order" for a leopard...she thinks they are "pretty" as well. So, I'll do my best to fill the order within the next 2-3 years. But I have a couple more buffalo to deal with first. It's the least I can do to to keep peace in the home

Bull1

Aren't you hunting the Selous?

If so, Nyasa wildebeest [nyumbu], zebra [punda milia] (no shadow stripes, shoot two if they will let you - makes the best zebra rugs, in my opinion), lichtenstien hartebeest [kongoni], Roosevelt's sable [palahala] and crocodile [mamba].

Although not as large as the East African imapala, some parts of the Selous can have very nice Southern impala [swala pala].

Unless you have plans for the crocodile skin, just bring back the skull.



Regards,

Terry

If you are up north then Impala, Grant's Gazelle and Lesser Kudu (if you ever see the latter). There aren't that many huntable places left for Lesser Kudu and the Impala trohies in Northern Tanzania and Kenya are the biggest I have seen.

On a 21-day TZ hunt, here's a list to think about:
Aside from a lion, leopard, hippo, and buff, I'd strongly consider a sable, gerenuk, roan, tommy, grants, waterbuck, topi, zebra, hartebeest, lesser kudu, bushbuck, reedbuck, wildebeest, eland, bushpig, croc, warthog, and lastly, a hyena. Depending on where you're hunting and if you aren't interested in accumulating as many plains species, I'd cull several of the last ones on my list and add a sitatunga.

SBT-

Work more overtime and shoot them all.

If you are in the right area [Masaailand] definitely Lesser Kudu and Gerenuk. I'm presuming Lion is also on your list. If your budget can handle it, fringe eared oryx is worth taking. I would recommend Roan also but that probably means expensive charters to go where they're found. If you can tell us the area you will hunt, more reasonable suggestions can be made.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. It will be a two area hunt, but we haven't finalized the second area yet. It will include the Selous and then either Maasailand, Kigosi or Moyowosi. Pierre will pick depending on concessions available and which he thinks will have the best cat hunting in 2006; and, whether we require one of the more unique species.

Being a wildebeest junkie my vote is for Nyasa Wildebeest

Not sure what you already have from previous trips. Since I went to RSA on my first trip, I would certainly want the gazelles and the lesser kudu unavailable in RSA. I would also love a sitatunga just for the experience of hunting from a dugout canoe. Of course a croc would also be cool. I would bring back the front half though and have him mounted coming out of some nasty black water and grabbing that sitatunga. Talk about a cool mount. Then of course the roan, the sable, and fringe eared oryx are cool as well.....

This is why my wife doesn't get to see the hunting account finances.

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I would certainly want the gazelles and the lesser kudu unavailable in RSA. I would also love a sitatunga just for the experience of hunting from a dugout canoe. Of course a croc would also be cool. I would bring back the front half though and have him mounted coming out of some nasty black water and grabbing that sitatunga. Talk about a cool mount. Then of course the roan....

Could not have said it any better - talk about some great additions to the ole trophy room

I think of Tanzania's most desirable plainsgame trophies in three catagories.

I. Limited availability and an expensive, specialized hunt:

Lesser Kudu
Gerenuk
Roan
Sitatunga

II. Not too expensive, but can't normally get them elsewhere:

Grants
Fringe Eared Oryx
Nyasa Wildebeast
Tommy
Kongoni

III. Some really nice specimens are available in certain areas:

Zebra
Impala

My personal decision rules would be:

Don't pass up a good trophy of anything in group one -- as changing your mind after you get home is horrendously expensive. If need be, take out a second mortgage to pay the trophy fee on a really good trophy.

Try to get 2 or 3 trophies from group two because they really say you've been to Tanzania.

There are some beautiful Impala and Zebra in Tanzania, but it wouldn't break my heart if I didn't come home with either one.

All the animals listed are in my personal order of preference. If you listen, your heart will probably tell you what's most desirable to you.

You're going to have a great trip. I wish I were going back this year.

I think the gerenuk has the most graceful appearance of the gazelles. Also, with the way they stand straight up and eat from the trees is spectacular to see. It is tops on my list.