Hunting Benin??

23 March 2014, 13:49

zhaba

Hunting Benin??

G'day All I have an interest in hunting Benin for Buff, Roan and plains game. I have seen a huge price difference in the outfitters offering hunts there and wondered if any of you could recommend one and how did you find the hunting there?? I don't need Hilton style accommodation I am more interested in the hunting than the "G & T" thing

23 March 2014, 14:21

larryshores

I have a friend who just went. I will see who he went with.

23 March 2014, 16:46

zhaba

Thanks mate, I am looking at hunting in 2015 if things workout

23 March 2014, 17:33

MAH

I hunted with Chelet a couple of years ago. Good for buff and roan; not so much other plains game. Club Faune is another outfit who hunts Benin you may want to check out.

Best of Hunting,
Mark Hampton

23 March 2014, 17:41

Gerac

Hi zhaba,

I hunted last December in Benin for Buffalo. I have posted a
Hunting Report here in this forum.

Numbers of Buffalo and Roan was good when I was there. It is bordering the national park.

I booked over Caracal from this forum. I think the price was fair. Camp was basic, food was good, trackers were excellent but they are not PHs like in South Africa. Personally, I think this is more advantageous and more challenging.

I would do it again and only can recommend to give it a try

23 March 2014, 21:06

Orvar

Interested in Benin as well, but heard the buff numbers were OK, but the ages were young (and trophies the same). Would be interested to hear from those who've been on this

Cheers
Orvar

23 March 2014, 22:12

Caracal

Hi,
no not really. If you look at the reports you'll see that it happens somtimes that people shoot young buffalos. This is more due to the difficulties when judging trophies or lack of communication between guide and hunter. Some of the guides just but the sticks down and ask you to shoot the bull out of the herd and this often ends in wrong animals being shot.

Cheers,

Dennis

23 March 2014, 22:39

bwanamrm

Hunted there in 2008 with Club Faune. Hunt cost with CF has risen considerably over the past few years but it was a top-notch hunt in all respects. Link to my hunt report below:

http://forums.accuratereloadin...1043/m/793105118/p/1

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24 March 2014, 06:15

zhaba

Thanks for the heads up guys, I did get a price from Club Faune but the daily rate was HUGE and way out of my league. That's to caracal I have a good option to look at and more closer to what I can stretch the funds for. Now I got work on the budget and make plans