I've just seen an item listed on a South African Hunting Outfitters' 2011 Pricelist web page under the heading Not Included an item called "Government fees (10% of hunt)"

I've never, in my 29 years as a Hunting Outfitter, heard of such a cost charged in South Africa. Now, I freely admit that I don't read every Government Gazette or daily newspaper, and that I'm not a member of PHASA, but I do regularly network with other HO’s and don’t know of any such announcement. Must be very new and unknown, or is it simply the HO's way of screwing his clients out of an extra 10%? Wonder if it appears on the Remuneration Agreement his clients sign before the onset of the hunt?

Has anyone ever paid such a charge after a South African hunt? Does any other of our AR member HO's know of such a charge?

In good hunting.

Andrew McLaren

Not last April, anyway.

Rich

I have hunted in South Africa all my life, never heard of a Government levy and never paid it. The following from the TOMSA website

"Essentially, TOMSA levy collection constitutes paying over 1% of each confirmed booking towards the TOMSA fund. Note that collection of the TOMSA levy is voluntary and the amounts paid do not constitute a tax to the business."

The above is the only levy that I'm aware of and I have only paid that at the larger hotels in SA, never at any hunting establishment that I have done business with. Admittedly I have not used very many outfitters, most of my hunting on referrals or long time acquaintances.

Don't get ripped off.

Checked with PHASA they do not know anything about this fee at all.

That is a rip off!! can you tell what company this comes from ?

I have never paid any government fees while in South Africa. This sounds like a rip off.

Yes, do tell who's trying to pull the rip off so I can add them to my do not use list.

A quick Google of your noted text found this website: http://www.gothunts.com/south-...lains-game-packages/

This is a booking agency. Perhaps there are more than this one?

Maybe it is the agents commission being added on ?

i wouldn't walk away from this, i'd run

I just sent them an e-mail asking about this fee. I can't wait to hear their answer.

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Originally posted by Grumulkin:
Yes, do tell who's trying to pull the rip off s
so I can add them to my do not use list.

Grumulkin,

I've sent you a PM!

Andrew McLaren

Well obviously this is not the VAT we have been paying on daily rates for years!

Andrew ,
Possibly there would be many doing this "rip -off " please pm me anyone you know of.
Thanks
Ej