Hello,
What is the current political climate in this nation?? How is the hunting of elephants in this area?? Lot's of questions, but may be able to acquire a hunt in the area with short notice and looking for some "short notice..." answers if possible. What other types of game are available in the nation of Mozambique?? Lots of questions I realize, but whole thing kind of come up sudden like. Thanks for responses.

the politics of mozm are a bit greasy. you will also have to buy licenses for any animals you want to shoot before you hunt and then pay a fee on them after. the fee is similzr to zim, but the licenses do add up quick. you can't imnport ele or croc to the U.S. probability is good to have charter airfaire to pay out. animals available are similar to zim. overall average hunt there i believe will end up in the 25-30000 range. other than that mozm is rather backwards when compared to bots. zim or rsa, safety is not a problem. in some areaas there are still landmines, but the people know where those are.

I hunted with george Hallamore for elphant in March. He hunts northern Mozambique in September and October. He told me that there are some really big bulls up along the Tanzanian border. His hunters have taken some exceptional bulls in the 70 - 80 lb class. It is arguably one of the best areas for big bulls. Thet are very expensive hunts though. Well beyond my financial range.

465H&H

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Originally posted by butchloc:
the politics of mozm are a bit greasy. you will also have to buy licenses for any animals you want to shoot before you hunt and then pay a fee on them after. the fee is similzr to zim, but the licenses do add up quick. you can't imnport ele or croc to the U.S. probability is good to have charter airfaire to pay out. animals available are similar to zim. overall average hunt there i believe will end up in the 25-30000 range. other than that mozm is rather backwards when compared to bots. zim or rsa, safety is not a problem. in some areaas there are still landmines, but the people know where those are.

A lot of this is good advice, but some of it is incorrect. You can import Croc from Mozambique into the USA.

Not all areas require a license fee first, then a trophy fee. A lot of them do though. Check with your outfitter.

The rest of this is pretty accurate though. Remember, Mozambique is enormous. It touches South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania (among others). It is huge! Saying "I hunted Mozambique" is like saying "I have hunted the Rocky Mountains" You have to state which area you are looking at to get a good idea of the conditions.

I am of the opinion that Moz has the capability to replace Zimbabwe as "the" place to go for good value. Currently there are lots of investors pouring in TONS of foreign capital into the tourist industry and the safari business is growing. It's Africa, so only time will tell. jorge

wendell - when did the croc change? Last time I looked (which is a bit ago) they still wouldn't allow import

I can't remember. But in the last 5 years or so (at least) it was possible.

I wish the USF&W would start allowing the import of Elephant. Jeez, this country has Big Elephants in certain areas.

I have a photo of me "posing" by the Zambezi with a set of tusks 82x76 lbs that came from Moz.

Wendell is exactly right. Barrie Duckworth charges no additional license fee in Mozambique. It is incorporated into the trophy fees which are exactly the same as his Zim prices. Daily fees are the same also. Game densities are not high but everybody gets there game. Buff of 42", nyala 31", sable 40", excellent Livingstone's eland and Lichenstein's hartebeest are among the trophies taken there so far.

One thing I like is you can hunt sable for $500 per day for 10 days and a $2500 trophy fee. This makes for a relatively inexpensive sable for a person that is not afraid to walk. All plains game is available also on this 10 day hunt.

I'm spending a week there next year and very much looking forward to it.

Mark

It must be pretty safe there. Cabela's is offering hunting trips there in their most recent catalog.

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Originally posted by 465H&H:
He told me that there are some really big bulls up along the Tanzanian border. His hunters have taken some exceptional bulls in the 70 - 80 lb class. It is arguably one of the best areas for big bulls.

The 100 pounder that the Tanz game scouts shot last year (?) came from near the Moz border, and crossed to and fro, if I remember correctly.

Political climate is not something you need to worry about - everything is very peaceful over there. Moz offers some excellent hunting experiences and there are good buff, ele (although you can't import them in the US), Croc, Hippo and plains game such as Sable, Chobe Bushbuck, Kudu etc. up there. Some areas are also very good for cats. You could get a 7 day buff package including trophy fee for 1 bull and all other fees for around $10K. Add to this charter fees of around $6,000 (from SA). Of course it becomes more affordable if travel in a group and share the charter.

This is a picture of the camp I use at Tchu Matchato on Lake Cahorra Bassa:

These photos are from Kafakudzi Camp on south side of Cahorra Bassa July 2004. PH was Marc Harper.http://www.wwrendezvous.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=145&papass=&sort=1
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http://www.wwrendezvous.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=142&papass=&sort=1
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As Wendell says, Mozambique is a HUGE country and I'll add that areas vary enormously...... It's always a bad thing to generalise but at the risk of doing so, you probably should be aware that Mozambique hunting is generally pretty tough going and if you go at the wrong time year is horrendously HOT! Game generally tends to be a lot more switched on than many other places, probably due to the fact that so many animals were shot for meat etc during the war years........ That said, there is good hunting to at good prices to be had there..... just don't forget it probably won't be an easy hunt........

I've been into the Zambezi delta twice and gotten good buffalo both times. Bushpig are common and diurnal, warthog are thick and the antelope species are numerous. If it weren't for my insect allergies, I'd go again because the country is so beautiful. As for the political situation, the improvement from 2000 to 2004 was remarkable. Today I'd call if a far preferable place to hunt over Zim, and I've been there, too.