With normal trophy prices that should be somewhere between $1800-2000 left for 5 hunting days and the roundtrip. Sounds like an OK price for an all inclusive. But make sure where you're going to hunt, what type of farm and hunt, so you get a nice hunting experience.
Posts: 112 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 13 June 2003
I am considering leaving for RSA for plans game hunting this November. Have not been to African before, and is not familiar with the hunting season.. Is it hot/cold, vegetation high/low?? And many more questions?
Any special recommendations for packing list at this season?
It depends a bit on where in RSA you are going--it is a big place. Temperatures could range anywhere from hot to miserably hot. It is definitly not the best time to hunt, but it's certainly doable. I wouldn't pick that time unless there were significant ulterior motives.
Posts: 747 | Location: Nevada, USA | Registered: 22 May 2003
The problem is the leaves will be out and there will be water everywhere, so the game will be scattered. And they will likely hear you before you can see them. And it will be hot, the further North, the hotter it will be.
The only reason to hunt that late is to take advantage of an "end-of-season" sale.
Posts: 2935 | Location: Texas | Registered: 07 June 2003
Yes, you can hunt in South Africa during November. Your PH will know which precautions to take with which animals to prevent hair slip & decay on your trophies. If you intend to have European mounts of your trophies, hair slip is a non-issue anyhow.
It will be hot, hopefully it will be wet, the bugs should be out in good numbers, and the vegetation should be green and fresh. Sounds like a good day for hunting in the CAR. Fact is you can hunt in any weather, one just has to adapt your style & gear.
Posts: 158 | Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa | Registered: 18 December 2003
Hi Tomjac, Well as the people say - best time of the year is anytime between April & September, but that obviously is a fine time of year to be in Norway - assuming the summer is a little better than it has been this year. November in my opinion is fine - sure you can get rained on but typically it is afternoon thundershowers which are not all that bad because if you are up early and out hunting the heat & humidity builds up somewhat and when it finally breaks & rains everything cools down in the afternoon. Its also a pleasure if you get rain at night...keeps the bugs & the night-time temperatures down! If it rains early afternoon you can quite often get out in the late afternoon after the rain and then obviously any tracks you find are easy to read regards how old and how big etc. A lot depends on what animals you want to hunt & where...Eastern Cape areas dont get much rain throughout the year and there you have many species in the same area, likewise up Limpopo province way the ground in a lot of areas is sandy so you dont have a problem with vehicles getting bogged down & carrying 5kilos of mud on each boot when you are walking... A good thing with November is if you want to combine your hunt with some days in the Kruger Park & maybe a couple of nights in Cape Town or on the SE coast at the end of your hunt the weather there is usually beautiful and after a week or two in the bush there is nothing better than a bit of "bird-watching" at Clifton or Camps Bay beach!!! Beleive me...i've been there;-)
Andy Live to Hunt - Fish to Live
Posts: 133 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 24 June 2004
The North can be extremely hot in November, but you could still hunt in the Western Cape, just one hour from Cape Town - with me as your PH. This year is one of the dryest one can imagine, there was hardly any rain so far. So thick vegetation won't trouble you, there isn't much vegetation in our area anyway. If you are interested, just let me know.
It is impossible to accurately predict the weather anymore as the patterns are becoming very strange of late ....
Generally speaking, in our local Northern region or to be accurate the Limpopo Province near Louis Trichardt, our November weather is hot to very hot, with thunder storms possible and probable, but last season the rains only came late.
WE normally !!! dont have any rain from around mid April to September early October and those months are the main season to hunt and most popular with the clients.
It was a shock when we got some rain about two weeks ago, completely out of the normal for our area, but that is a major exception.
We are in a Malaria Free Zone, but if you travel 2.5 hours by vehicle from our ranch to the Kruger National Park that is in a Malaria Zone, so you can see how diverse the habitat and region can be.
You will not need any warm gear at all, it will definately be summmer and hot or very hot, bring along your swimming trunks and sun cream especially if you are coming from a northern climate.
Take care
Regards, Peter
Posts: 3331 | Location: New Zealand | Registered: 27 February 2001
Hey Happy! Well to be honest I am not really sure myself...but all of the svenska flickor that I have met so far have been very pleasant to fika with, so for sakes of argument I think that would be my first choice!;-)
Posts: 133 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 24 June 2004
Not at all TomJac! I was just replying to curious onlookers really...how are your plans for hunting SA developing? Are you planning to be in SA at that time of the year anyway or does that time of the year just sound good when you think about the snow and the sub-zero and the sun that is only around for a meagre few hours per day...if it can see thru the clouds
Posts: 133 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 24 June 2004
A Norwegian company, Mylla, only offered me a hunt/sightseeing to a fair price. It is a 10days travel with 5days hunting + 4days sightseeing. On the sightseeing we will visit a cheetah and Ostrich farm close to Hlangana Logde, cruise on Knysna heads and finally Addo Elephant Park. We will be a group of ten participants.
That price also includes the air ticket from Oslo to Port Elizabeth. I will try to get the name of the farm and post it.. Maybe one of you have been there.
Hi TomJac, Yeah that price does look pretty good...maybe a little too good. I have a few contacts in SA, and there are a few S. Africans that post here that might know something. I will make some enquiries for you and let you know if anything positive comes out of it.
Live to Hunt, Fish to Live!
Posts: 133 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 24 June 2004
Ok, if the flight ticket is worth around $1000 from Oslo to Port Elisabeth, then it's around $1000 left for 5 hunting days and a round trip for 4 days. That is a VERY good price. I saw your other thread asking about knowledge from others about the safari company. The comments about the PH where only positive, so that sounds good. What I think you shall ask about is what type of hunt they offer, and very important, how big is the farm you're going to. It's in Eastern Cape i suppose. Make sure the farm is big enough so you don't get that canned hunt feeling. That is what I meant when I wrote you'll make sure you get a nice hunting experience. I have hunted 500 hectares with game fencing. It's maybe OK for some, but I think it's not at all the same feeling as bigger properties. You hit the fence everywhere even though hunting by foot.
Posts: 112 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 13 June 2003
TomJac, if it's this farm Camdeboo Safaris then it's really interesting. They normally charge $300 per day hunting 2:1, and $300 for the small antelopes. This means that only 5 days hunting without trophy fees should be $1500, so if you pay a total of $2100 including flight ticket from Oslo, I would go to. In november as well. If only I knew the hunt was on this farm. More then 5000 hectares, and it's looking nice to.
Posts: 112 | Location: Sweden | Registered: 13 June 2003
The website of Camdeboo Safaris is www.camdeboosafaris.com. Why you do not contact them directly for any additional information? Gary's email address is camsaf@wam.co.za .
Posts: 178 | Location: Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa | Registered: 26 April 2002
Camdeboo Safaris is in the Karoo and it hardly rains there. It may be very hot and dry in November. Shooting distance will be between 100 and 300 yards. What you have said is applicable to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, that got a totally different climate!
Posts: 178 | Location: Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa | Registered: 26 April 2002
something else nice?
If so the best season would be may to august. Could be very wet and hot..
