Hi,

I would like to collect info/experiences/reviews about hunts in Burkina Faso. I heard you can hunt lion for 6000€ +1600€ taxes, and i suppose it is wild differently from other parts of Africa. Well the price seems very low compared to other places, so low it is hard to believe we are talking about the same animal.
A part from lion I would like to get informations about hunting in Burkina in general, talking about big games and not birds. I already made a research on the forum just wondering if you had more to say.

Thanks!

Hi Skansen

I have informed lots of people on Burkina hunting and especially lion. The pricing you quote is correct.
The best way is to send You the 2014 tariff of Toufic who's a reputed outfitter and almost never need at all to advertise.
I hunted twice with him, close friends even more. Toufic is now a good friend and is visiting me in France at least once a year.
I am going to enquire about the exact pricing for next season as all is yet booked for 2014.
He has 2 lions in quota and his success rate is 100% as long as the hunter does his work. He is very ethical and takes great precautions for not shooting a lion leading a pride.

toufic

At least Aziz and Wink on this forum have also hunted there.
I keep you in touch
jb

Here is a link to a hunt report done by Wink and ForrestB on a hunt they did recently with Toufic. Both Wink and ForrestB are experienced hunters and know a good experience (and a good cigar) from a bad one. Wink takes great pictures too so the hunt report is worth reading just to enjoy his pictures.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/7341079481/p/1

I have never hunted a lion, but Forrest gives a very good analysis of the Burkina hunting conditions and regulations in our hunt report from last year. Most pertinent to lion hunting:

1) December and January and you'll still be in high grass and a lot of water holes. If the hunt is all about lion then February is probably the earlist month to hunt.
2) You can only shoot one big game animal per day. If this is one's first hunt in Africa and you are hunting lion, then you will pass on every other big game animal you see in the morning and early afternoon while lion hunting, and probably therefore pass up on some very good animals, since your day is over with the first big game animal shot, whether wounded or killed. I spent the better part of two days following up on a wounded roan. This would be psychologically a burden if you had never hunted Africa before and you were there to hunt lion.
3) There is no baiting so you are spot and stalk or tracking. If lucky you'll find a kill you can watch, but there's no bringing the lion to you.
4) I would not advise lion on a first African safari under the conditions and hunting rules of Burkina Faso. You could spend two weeks and come back with nothing, or end up scrambling on the last few days of your hunt to get hartebeest or roan when you give up on the lion. I don't think this would be the best way to start out safari hunting in Africa. With retrospect on my own beginnings, getting a few animals under your belt, gaining that confidence in yourself and your rifle, understanding this new African environment, should all precede lion hunting. Of course I could be wrong about this, but to do your first safari with a guide, rather than a PH, means you have no experience and maybe be at a loss in the African bush. It's a risk I wouldn't take.
5) If it's your first safari, don't do it in Burkina Faso unless you speak French.