Ladies and gentlemen,
I have recently posted some pictures of the 2 new areas I have received as hunting areas in North Western Namibia.
(Link to that post: https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1411043/m/616103608

After numerous requests, I have worked out a special deal to AR members for a trophy hunt in these areas in the 2008 season.

The hunt can be arranged for 12, 10 or 8 days, of which 2 is travelling days, and the rest is hunting days.
The 12 day deal can be done in 1 or all the concessions, the 10 day in 2 concessions, and the 8 day in 1 concession only.

The prices will be as follows:
12 day deal
1x1 hunt 3000
2x1 hunt 4500 (2250/ hunter)
Observer 1000

10 day deal
1x1 hunt 2600
2x1 hunt 3900 (1950/ hunter)
Observer 850

8 day deal
1x1 hunt 2100
2x1 hunt 3150 (1575/ hunter)
Observer 700

Above includes:
Transport into area and back to Windhoek by road, all hunting fees, licences, services of a PH/ his hunting vehcile/ hunting staff/ camp staff, food/ drinks/ accomodation in moveable tented camps for the duration as specified, transport of trophies back to Windhoek after the quarintine period.
It does not include any trophy fees, accomodation- and travel arrangements before or after the safari, taxidermy costs, or any other personal extra.

Likely itinerary will look like this:
Day one: Pick up form airport (Windhoek), drive through Damaraland into Puros area (or whatever area hunter selects)
Hunt for 6, 8, or 10 days in 1, 2 or 3 areas (depending on package taken),
Last day: Drive back through Etosha (or straight back, if client so prefers.)

Trophy fees will also be reduced from normal rates, and will be as follows:

Species (US$) (Area availability)
baboon 50 RU, P
black faced impala 1800 Uu
crocodile 2800 RU
duiker 250 RU
eland 1600 Uu
elephant POR RU, Uu
giraffe 2000 P
hyena (spotted) 400 Uu, P
jackal 50 P
kudu 900 All
lion POR P
oryx 650 Uu, P
ostrich 400 All
red hartebeest 700 Uu
springbok 300 P, Uu
steenbok 300 P
zebra (Burchell) 950 Uu
zebra (Hartmann) 950 P

RU = Ruacana-Ukolonkhadi
Uu = Uukwaluudi
P = Puros
All = all above areas


It is a great deal for someone starting their hunting career in Africa, as well as for the more experienced hunters, as the Puros area is such a unique area, and very unlike other areas available for hunting in Africa. Please feel free to PM or email me if you have more questions.

I would love to take you up on this offer some day.
Would love to hunt my way across the north of Namibia, traveling with a light camp,9.3mm and Bed Roll.
Cheers,
ozhunter

Karl you have quoted elephant under trophy fees - do those package prices include ele hunting as well?

mouse93, that is why the elephant trophy price is POR (price on request). There is one trophy elephant left in one of the concervancies. (Package hunt for US$ 22 000, all inclusive for 10 day hunt.) If I personally do the hunt (and not a PH working for me), and there is a problem elephant declared, a hunter will have the oppertunity of hunting the problem elephant at a much reduced price (trophy price on problem animals differ from area to area, between bull and cow, and also if one or both tusks is heavier than 40lbs in the case of elephant.) Same goes for lion, leopard, cheetah, hippo, extra croc. (There is also 1 trophy croc left on quota in the Kunene river, which can be shot as an add on on the 12 day package).

ozhunter, that kind of hunt (especially with a 9.3) makes even me drool at the mouth...

Just wondering. Are any plain jane Impala available in any of the areas? I only saw the Black faced variety. If so, what are the trophy fees for the regular Impala.

Labman, we only have black faced impala up there, for obvious reasons. I can however help you with common impala on the drive in or out, for US$ 450.

I forgot to mention, charter flights into the area and back are also available for those wishing to hunt longer. The 2 days used up for driving can then be used for hunting. The charter cost will be for the client's own account, and can be settled either directly with us, or with Desert Air (our prefered supplier).

Someone has drawn my attention to a apparent discrepancy- the 2x1 price is actually for 2 hunters, so each will only pay US$ 2250/ person for the 12 day deal. I have thus edited the original post as such.

Sounds very interesting Karl. Your link however is not working?

Karl,
What are the trophy expectations on tuskers in that area?

SBT, 30-50 pounds, the Uukwaluudi area's elephant specifically, has a high percentage of broken and worn tusks, due to the high fluoride contents of the water to the south of it, the ele's higher up, and closer to Angola, will have better tusks. I can swap around one elephant on the Kunene river with one in Uukwaluudi, as one hunter coming for a ele bull said he really would like to shoot a mature bull with one or both tusks broken. (this he will be able to do in the Uu area, less likely in the U-R area)

Karl,

This package looks terrific. What is the typical length of time between the declaration of a problem elephant and its harvesting? That is, would it be possible to anticipate such an animal becoming available with any probability?

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Originally posted by Karl S:
I forgot to mention, charter flights into the area and back are also available for those wishing to hunt longer. The 2 days used up for driving can then be used for hunting.

For any out there who might shy away from the prospect of two days on the road, I can assure you that the hours I spent chewing serious fat with Karl in the bakkie were about as enjoyable as the hunting itself.

Peter

Hi Peter

The time frame between declaration of a PAC elephant and the harvesting depends on where, and what the elephant did. If it has killed someone, they prefer us to take care of the problem within 3 days, or MET will normally do it. When it is a crop damage or water insatllation damage issue, they can normally wait a bit, since the community makes something out of it if a client shoots it, in contrast to if I have to shoot it. The probability of one being declared is good, especially in at least one of the 2 Northern areas.

I do have one trophy permit left for elephant in 2008 though, as this package can be had for not much more than a PAC hunt, but it will be a bull, you can shoot any elephant, not a specific animal, and is fully exportable. (At the moment, problem ele's can be exported from Namibia, but they want to stop it, as it interfere with the amount of trophy tags available from CITES.)

From the look of your pictures it seems to be some very nice hunting areas you have Karl! I have to leave my camera with you when we hunt with you in April, improving your pictures even more

Hopefully we will have a chance for a hunt in your NW areas this year. 2009 we will defently!

Good stuff Karl...I am still doing my homework. I will take this under consideration....


thanks
Chris Thompson

The photos that Karl took of the areas are nice but doesnt give it true justice. We drove trough there on our way to Ruacana border post going to Angola.

If anyone is worried about fenced hunting this is a magical place. Karl explained to me where is areas starts and where it stops and it's unbelieveably big. And no fences close by anywhere except for inside the town of Ruacana. The terrain is very rugged but a true paradise.

Karl will have to spend a lot of time there to cover the whole area, to say I have seen it all.

I would love to see more of the area. You got some jewel areas there Karl.

I still have 4 of the following packages available in these areas:

10 day hunt (+2 days travelling), one kudu, one oryx, one Hartmann's mountain zebra, one springbok for US$ 4990 per 1x1 hunter, or US$ 4200 per 2x1 hunter. Observers at US$ 1000. Hunters can shoot extra animals at indicated trophy fees as above, and also some cull animals at US$ 60/ springbok, US$ 200/ oryx, US$ 300/ zebra.

I am leaving on a lion hunt later today, but my wife will check my emails about every second day. If she does not have an answer for a specific question, she will relay it to me via satellite phone, or I will come back to interested parties in about 2-3 weeks time.

Kind regards,

Dear Karl.
I sent you email a few days ago regarding more info about this offer for a few friends of mine.
I couldn´t get answer from you yet and hope to have it soon so they can decide over their safari asap.

Best regards.

Hi spanishhunter,

Sorry to keep you waiting. I just returned from a problem lion hunt (see below). I have started to attend to all the emails I received while being away. I think yours are one of the ones I have answered. If I have not answered yours within the next 36h, please send me another one, as my wife said she had some difficulty with sending and receiving emaisl while I was gone.

Karl, it's good to see the lion isn't standing over you! Tell us more about it?

yukon, he was part of a younger pride of lions that where threatening some of the tourists on one of the Kalahari areas I hunt. They chased some cars, ate 2 water pumps, and in general threatened the resident pride, as the resedent pride recently had 9 young cubs, so the decision was made to shoot as many of these younger males (3 in total) as possible.
This particular one had a interesting side story- we tracked it in the soft Kalahari sand for about 3 miles before we bumped him and another male. (We actually crossed their tracks taking back a huge eland that we have shot).
We folloed them for another 3 miles or so, before my trackers spotted it lying underneath a shepards tree, just over a dune. We set up the sticks, but the loose sand has taken the toll on the hunters, and he did not have enough time to catch up, cath his breath, and take a shot, so the lions, becoming restless by now, jumped up and took of into the long, thick sour grass. (As an aside, if you want to see what the Kalahari looks like at its best, now is the time, as the grass are almost endless. It played havoc on my Cruiser though, as I had to stop every 3 dunes or so to clean my radiator when recvering animals out of the road.)
The lion once again stopped to look back on the oppisite dune, giving my client a raking shot. This time, he managed a shot, the cat jumped in the air, snarled and took off. I shouted to him to shoot again, but there was no time, and he disappeared over the dune. As my vehicle was not too far off, I sent my driver back to fetch it, (in case something happened and we need a car closer), pointing him to a camelthorn tree on the oppitite dune where he should meet us. I gave the cat 15 minutes to stiffen up, then we went to the camelthorn tree's shade. On the way there, we crossed the bloodspoor of the lion. Standing under the tree, everyone (including the cameraman) had an opinion on where the lion will be, and if he will be waiting alive. I pointed to a black thorn bush about 50 yards away, and said that he will be waiting (dead or alive) in exactly such a bush. When the vehicle arrived, Godfried parked it under the camelthorn, and we took up the spoor. The lion ran past the exact bush I pointed out, turned around, crawled through the bush from the opposite side, and was lying just inside the bush on our side. Luckily, the 15 min wait took its toll, and it was dead, but I had the client shoot it again jsut to make sure.
As a side note, the skull measured 23 inches, and he weighed 188.5 kg (or 415 pounds), making him a silcver medal with NAPHA. This makes me wonder what the resident big male's size will be when we finally hunt him, as I beleive he was the father of the 3 males we shot (all 3 where simmelar sized.) Here is a recent picture of the big boy, who we also found lazing around. He did not particularly like that we disturbed his rest. I saw the females of his pride while driving looking for tracks, and when I reversed to give the huntes time to take some photos, he jumped up behind us and crossed in front of the vehicle. I particularly like his look in his eyes...

Karl, that's the lion we have discussed in the past, eh? I need to visit with you again at your convenience.

yukon, that is exactly him

Every time you post a photo of him...well, he's beautiful (the lion that is). I simply can't afford him on private ground but he's quite the cat. It will actually be with some sorrow when I hear of his demise. I like thinking about him walking in the sand.

Email on the way.

Hello Karl.
Yes, you already answer me back, thank you very much, and thank you also for the story and pic of that magnificent lion, hope he will be still in the pride for a couple of years more, so it will give some more time to spread his seed all over.
Hope I can join the group and go there to share Kalahari with you for a few days.

Karl,

Please email or PM me. I sent an email re a safari in October.

Brett
btrimble1@sbcglobal.net

I just pray that this offer will surface again in 2009, cause 2008 is booked already in RSA, going in May.
Namibia is defenately on my "to do list"

Karl, I am interested in your offer and your willingness to adjust your offer to accomodate details.
I am also sending an e-mail.
Do you have dates in late September available for the 12 day hunt.

I do not see warthog listed, are they available on the way to or from the hunting areas.
Can additional days be added and at what price.
I love the idea of Etosha both ways. Can an extra day be spent near enough there to get back in for a day of photography.

thank you
Frank

Frank, mail sent.