I heard rumblings of a return to Outfitter Hunting in Angola some year soon. What is the status, anyone know?

I know of two company's working on it, but "no go" yet.

Roger Whittal has been trying to get an operation going for a couple of years.

Hope they've cleared the mines...

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Hope they've cleared the mines...

Nope, there is no money to be made in that....

There has been a lot of de-mining in Angola and is still ongoing.
As for hunting, this was discussed by government last year but not passed and there is no trophy hunting in Angola currently.
Challenges include, infrastructure to export trophy's, process of acquiring VISA"s lengthy with a list of requirements, temporary importation of firearms is currently illegal, corruption at various levels, the list goes on.
Angola does however have areas that are wild with good populations of game and is in general a beautiful country that will hopefully open up to tourism and hunting in the not too distant future.

Dear Guests

Recent report from Luanda correspondent
Cheers, Peter


Luanda — The reinforcement of patrolling in national parks by guards from these institutions, in collaboration with the Police and the Armed Forces, has enabled over the last six months the reduction of big game, a source with the sector has announced.

The head of the department of conservation of the Ministry of Environment, Joaquim Manuel, has said.

"Hunters are still entering in conservation areas, but for little time and sometimes without success, as they fear being captured by specialists that make frequent patrols, meant at the preservation and maintenance of the fauna and nature reserves", explained Joaquim Manuel.

Although they represent a reduced number, he said, guards are still working to prevent poaching.

Works have been done for the training and integration of more guards in nature reserves, whose infrastructures are being recovered slowly.

The source reminded that in Angola it is forbidden the hunting of animals such as the sable antelope, elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, black rhinoceros, zebra, gorilla, hyena and manatee.

Angola has 13 game reserves.