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The MOST expensive hunt in the world?
31 December 2005, 13:22
Max M.The MOST expensive hunt in the world?
What is THE most expensive hunt in the world for the entire trip. I am coming up with the marco polo sheep but what is it? Please post prices and links to outfitters. thanks
31 December 2005, 18:43
wapiti7Try Black Rhino on for size!!!
31 December 2005, 18:52
LongbobSome of the sheep hunts are twice as expensive as Black Rhino. I think you can get a Black Rhino hunt for around $100,000 and I've seen some Governor Bighorn Sheep tags go for $200,000 on auction. What sucks is that you pay the full fare on the sheep hunts whether you yank the trigger or not. The Black Rhino price is just the trophy fee if you draw blood. The daily rates or guide rates are in addition to these prices.
2005 Auction Prices
* Alberta Bighorn Sheep License $150,000
* Arizona Desert or Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Permit $199,000
* Baja Sur Desert Sheep Permit $52,000
* Baja Sur Desert Sheep Permit $66,000
* British Columbia Special Sheep Permit $150,000
* British Columbia Roosevelt Elk Permit $41,000
* California Owens Valley Tule Elk Permit $20,000
* California Desert Sheep Permit $75,000
* Carmen Island, Mexico Desert Sheep $90,000
* Carmen Island, Mexico Desert Sheep $100,000
* Colorado Elk License $13,000
* Colorado Mountain Goat License $13,000
* Colorado Moose License $22,000
* Colorado Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep License $65,000
* Idaho Sheep Tag $180,000
* Montana Sheep License $160,000
* Montana Moose License $15,000
* Navajo Nations Desert Sheep Permit $36,000
* Nevada Heritage Desert Bighorn Sheep Tag $72,500
* New Mexico Desert or Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Permit $177,500
* Oregon Bighorn Sheep Permit $130,000
* Texas Elephant Mountain Desert Sheep Permit $77,000
* Texas Desert Bighorn Sheep Permit $87,500
* Tiburon Island, Mexico Sheep Permit $85,000
* Tiburon Island, Mexico Sheep Permit $100,000
* Utah Rocky Mountain Bighorn Permit $70,000
* Utah Rocky Mountain Desert Permit $56,000
* Washington Roosevelt Elk Permit $16,000
* Washington Bighorn Sheep Permit $45,000
* Washington Black-Tailed Deer Permit $8,500
* Wyoming Shiras Moose License $17,000
* Wyoming Governor’s Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep License $37,500
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31 December 2005, 20:04
DocWell, I think that about covers it. Other than Africa.
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01 January 2006, 02:53
Hot Corequote:
Originally posted by Max M.:
What is THE most expensive hunt in the world for the entire trip.
I'd hazzard a guess at it being a hunt for - osammer ben ladin
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Please post prices and links to outfitters.
Anyone can participate and lots of folks from many Nations are currently on the hunt.
Prices?... As yet to be determined.
Outfitters?... US Military or feel free to go on your own. Last time I checked there was a $25,000,000.00 Bounty on osammer Dead or Alive. But it could be more now.
I covered the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Coral Springs, FL areas about two years ago looking for him instead of wasting my time along the Pakistan Border. I figured if he needed to be hidden, he might as well do it where the weather is normally good, lots of beautiful ladies and plenty of excellent seafood.
Didn't see a thing of him, so he is dumber than I gave him credit for. Would you rather hide in South FL or the Pakistan Mts.? Doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
Good hunting and clean 1-shot kills.
01 January 2006, 19:09
NBHunterquote:
THE most expensive hunt in the world for the entire trip
The one that you went on and didn't tell the wife about.... When you come home you could find that it cost you a house, car, and part of your paycheck for the next 15 years. Not talking from experience, but I have heard of it.
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02 January 2006, 02:33
Don BNBHunter,
That was too funny, and to a guy rounding out the 15th year of sharing the pay, very close to home.
Don
02 January 2006, 06:30
Luke BlathewickIsn't Takin hunting in China very expensive also? I believe there are only 5 permits a year given out?
02 January 2006, 09:33
.366torquequote:
Originally posted by Longbob:
* British Columbia Special Sheep Permit $150,000
And to think, next August, about 1 1/2 hours drive from my doorstep, I can hunt one for a total expense of, oh maybe $300!
03 January 2006, 11:10
Luke BlathewickFrom:
http://www.fourstaradventures.com/international_hunts/china/gold_takin.htmThe Takin (TAH-KIN) is one of the least-known and strangest-looking of all hoofed animals with horns. Takins hide in the fog-bound forests of China's central mountains, where pandas and golden monkeys roam. The elusive and odd-looking Takin remains a mystery to science. What we do know is the Takin is not related to Bison, Buffalo or Cattle, despite its ox-like build. Some think it related to the American mountain goat, and possibly the last of a line of forest muskoxen. The Takin's horns point up instead of down like the Arctic muskox. Altogether there are 4 sub-species of Takins in China and we offer two of them for sports hunting at present, the Shaanxi Gold Takin and the Sichuan Gold Takin. Hopefully the other 2 sub-species will be open in the foreseeable future. Takins retreat to high altitude - near 10,000 feet - during summer, descending to the valleys in winter to find food. Sometimes, they attack the local villagers, killing 2 or 3 people every year. Accordingly, Chinese wildlife authorities issue about 5 hunting permits every year in order to raise funds for their conservation. So your immediate inquiry with us regarding available openings is imperative.
Hunt Cost: 8 Hunting Days (12 days total)
1 Hunter:
$13,000.00 $13,000.00
Trophy Fee: $12,000.00 $11,000.00
03 January 2006, 11:11
Luke BlathewickChinese Gold Takin:
03 January 2006, 19:04
Chuck Nelsonquote:
And to think, next August, about 1 1/2 hours drive from my doorstep, I can hunt one for a total expense of, oh maybe $300!
Not when that permit holder does.
Chuck
03 January 2006, 22:53
.366torquequote:
Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
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And to think, next August, about 1 1/2 hours drive from my doorstep, I can hunt one for a total expense of, oh maybe $300!
Not when that permit holder does.
Chuck
You're kidding right? Do you honestly think 150,000 ( I assume U.S.) over 300 Canadian is worth 1-2 weeks? As a resident I can start hunting from Aug. 1 to Sept. 10 And can hunt from Alaska-Yukon borders to the northwest U.S.
04 January 2006, 03:42
PerforatorSnow Leopard - Priceless
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04 January 2006, 04:46
CollinsBlue Whale?
You get to use a damn big gun on a ship.
Can you imagine the gutpile?
04 January 2006, 16:58
Hot Corequote:
Originally posted by Luke Blathewick:
...The Takin (TAH-KIN) is one of the least-known and strangest-looking of all hoofed animals with horns. ..
Hey Luke, I don't remember of ever hearing about them before. Absolutely beautiful Trophy.
What kind of mount did you go with?
And what rifle/cartridge/bullet did you use?
04 January 2006, 19:07
Chuck Nelsonquote:
You're kidding right? Do you honestly think 150,000 ( I assume U.S.) over 300 Canadian is worth 1-2 weeks? As a resident I can start hunting from Aug. 1 to Sept. 10 And can hunt from Alaska-Yukon borders to the northwest U.S.
I'm not kidding, and you can't. Facts is facts. You also need to check the exchange rate. Study up.
Chuck
04 January 2006, 21:40
CanadianLefty366torque - the hunting units are set up in such a way that in Alberta, those extra weeks are priceless. The record breaking Bighorns will only leave the boundaries of their relative sanctuaries durin the heat of the rut.I have approached within 20 yards of at least 4 B&C rams in Alberta- all off-limit areas. I had three monsters within the same photo.
I suspect that is also th case in B.C.- animals will only venture outside park or other off-limits boundaries during prime time.
So, in the end, while you can hunt Sheep for $300, you might never have the chance at the sheep that a $150,000USD permit holder has.
On the other hand, you may get lucky like I think this group did during a LEH draw:
Best of success to all of you sheep hunters out there!!
05 January 2006, 07:33
Luke BlathewickHot Core, I didn't shoot that one, found it on a website, I should have been clearer. I just have always been curious to go after one but with that price tag I doubt it will happen anytime soon.
05 January 2006, 16:39
Hot CoreHey Luke, I see. Still a beautiful animal that I feel sure I'd never heard of. Thanks for letting us know about it.
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Hey CanadianLefty, Sure looks like a lot of horns on that Trophy. Did all those folks have Permits or just go along to help?
quote:
Originally posted by Max M.:
What is THE most expensive hunt in the world for the entire trip. I am coming up with the marco polo sheep but what is it? Please post prices and links to outfitters. thanks
A full bag Safari with Robin Hurt in Tanzania, should end up right at 30 days for $300,000.
Single species; Markhor is tops, then Desert Bighorn and High Altai Argali. Marco Polos aren't even in the top 10.
05 May 2008, 15:47
KSTEPHENSMoon Crickets.
Hunting trip I don't know.
But, from personal experience booking an 8 day long range tuna trip off of Mexico with a group of buddies when the second day of the trip is your 25th wedding anniversary sure gets expensive.
Frank
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke Blathewick:
Hot Core, I didn't shoot that one, found it on a website, I should have been clearer. I just have always been curious to go after one but with that price tag I doubt it will happen anytime soon.
Gold Takin hunts, $13,000 with an $11,000 trophy fee:
http://www.fourstaradventures.com/international_hunts/china/gold_takin.htm
Frank
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953
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06 May 2008, 01:18
hikerbumThe most expensive hunt?
The one you dont do when you are physically able, and then regret later in life.
IMHO
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08 May 2008, 09:04
Mike_DettorreI can't remember the name of the Indian Reservation in the Whitehorse, YT area.
But didn' the tag auction for over $300k at FNAWS this year?
Or have I been drinking too much...
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8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
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I bagged a curly headed blonde a few years back. The final total on that isn't even within the realm of monetary factoring. Near as I can figure, she runs me somewhere around $40,000 a year with no pay-off date in sight.
Mac
11 May 2008, 18:42
Bobby TomekMAC wrote:
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I bagged a curly headed blonde a few years back. The final total on that isn't even within the realm of monetary factoring. Near as I can figure, she runs me somewhere around $40,000 a year with no pay-off date in sight.
MAC-My side is STILL hurting after reading that one.
Bobby
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11 May 2008, 21:29
ted thornquote:
Originally posted by MAC:
I bagged a curly headed blonde a few years back. The final total on that isn't even within the realm of monetary factoring. Near as I can figure, she runs me somewhere around $40,000 a year with no pay-off date in sight.
Mac
Thats funny.......wait.....it's not I'm in year twenty
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11 May 2008, 21:40
Outdoor WriterA funny aside to expenisve hunts...
Way back in the mid-1980s, a I attended the SCI bash when it was in LV. Jim Zumbo and I were standing against the wall at the back of the room while the auction was going on.
The hunt on the block was some first-time ever one in Nepal or such for some sort of sheep. I believe it was an argali but don't remember for sure. Anyway, they guaranteed the hunt would produce a world-record ram.
And so the bidding went...and it was somewhere in the neighborhood of $150K when I did something that might have eventually led to my castration.
Like Jim, I also wore a Stetson a lot and had one on that night. The auctioneer was calling for a $5K increase in the bid. Unthinkingly, I removed my hat for a second and then put it back on.
That's when I heard, "And the gentleman in the cowboy hat is in the running at $###K." He was pointing at me.
I quickly gulped and frantically waved my arms. In those few seconds, I was already thinking what I would tell my wife.
Fortunately, someone else REALLY, REALLY wanted that hunt and quickly raised my bid. In fact, the bidding eventually turned into a war between two individuals and the hunt went for about double what I had bid. And because of the heated bidding action, the donator agree to give TWO hunts for the winning bid amount. Thankfully, one of the buyers wasn't me.
-TONY
Tony Mandile - Author "How To Hunt Coues Deer"
12 May 2008, 09:55
Kamo GariThe most expensive hunts are the ones hunters never come back from, regardless of species or location.
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12 May 2008, 17:04
bluefinI've always figured it was desert sheep, bongo/lord derby, lion.
Still waiting for a 'deep' discounted desert sheep or bongo hunt to show up...
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Still waiting for a 'deep' discounted desert sheep or bongo hunt to show up...
I feel you. Since I can't afford it, I'm going to try the old fashion way and started applying for the CA Desert Bighorn tag this year. I'll let you know how the hunt went in 20 years.
To the original question. Aside from those auction sheep tags, I know the full bag African safari can get up there. Try doing one in Botswana - should be a pretty penny.
15 May 2008, 22:14
Hunt-ducksHunting BIG FOOT success 0% Tag= price yet to be set.
