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O.K, I have an offer on a leopard hunt in the lowveldt of Zim that I am giving serious consideration. If I have my choice of dates, what would be optimal? "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | ||
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BEFORE calving time. June, July, or August. Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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I would probably pick May, before the bulk of the safaris start . | |||
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The earlier the better April or May. | |||
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I took the leopard pictured in my signature line just past the middle of August and during the day, 45 minutes before dusk. Got it all on video. ~Ann   | |||
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may/june - before a bunch of safaris start and they get all spooky | |||
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Mid May to Mid June are lowveldt primetimes. Some will go by the Moon phase, others will not think anything about it and in the end, skill and some luck will define the outcome. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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i would recomend early in the year , i dont believe that hunting pressure has a lot to do with it ...my thoughts are mainly with regard to the bush itself , when the bush is still green and therefore thicker , the leopards are more comfortable feeding earlier ..in addition while the game is still spread out ( in other words when there is still plenty of surface water) its far harder hunting for them ...as the game starts to concentrate around the water , leopards start to find it easier and just seem to be harder to really "fix" to the bait .... by earlier in the year i mean mid april through to mid june .... i also like to look at the moon , i like to start the hunt close to full moon so that the nights are getting darker and darker and often by the time the leopard is fixed to the bait the nights are nice and dark ... having said that , of course there will be exceptions ... we all know someone who shot leopard at full moon in late october  the lowveldt has some great areas for leopard ... good luck "The greatest threat to our wildlife is the thought that someone else will save it” www.facebook.com/ivancartersafrica www.ivancarterwca.org www.ivancarter.com ivan@ivancarter.com | |||
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Like Ivan, I don't think hunting pressure has a lot to do with it. - Leopards are always spooky. As to full moon, I don't personally think it makes much difference, if the PH sets everything up right..... in fact, from my experience, they get more civilised at that time, because they tend to come to bait earlier in the evening..... but that's just my experience and others may have had different experiences. Avoid lambing time though. | |||
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I don't think cats in the Lowveldt are going to get spooky as the year goes on. These cats are used to people being around. The most important thing to do when leopard hunting IMHO is to have an arrangement with your outfitter to do some pre-baiting before you arrive. I think it'll be the best couple hundred bucks you can spend. | |||
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