Just returned from another day in The Fayoum Oasis and I thought some of you might like to see the pictures. I am thinking of going back this weekend for Wolf and African Wildcat. Will post photos on my return.

A decent morning!



Still loving the Auto-5



Tea break!



Nice habitat!







Not a bad afternoon!

Looks like fun, but I guess I'm penciling Egypt off my preferred destinations until it settles down a bit. How much do these hunts cost for a non-resident?

Nice! You're not the only one shooting up a storm in Egypt these days though. If the secular side prevails, things should get better for tourists I would think......maybe not though since that "other side" will be disgruntled and looking to blow things up as is their wont.

Great Pics, John!
Tell us more about the wild cat and wolf. That does sound interesting.

Let me know when you have an open place. It's only a short flight from Germany

We're putting pricing together now with the present ability to combine with an overnight trip down south and several days of fishing on Lake Nasser. Working on organizing Crocs as well. A wildcat is a decent expectation over a week especially lamping them at night which we can include. Similarly, Fox are relatively abundant and I would be surprised if a guy didn't get a shot at one of those two over a week. Wolf is trickier. I have been out a couple times specifically for them with no luck but the farmers see them regularly and the dens are pretty obvious. I will post results from this weekend when we might try some baiting. There is also a much rarer Swamp Cat which looks like a standard wildcat but with a short stubby tail. The farmers talk about these almost as though they are seen seasonally in winter more often than other times of year. When we have pricing worked out, you can expect trophy fees on the small game will be much less than you would expect in Southern Africa or North America by the way. These animals are really a bonus and while they are here and some guys will shoot one or more of them, come for the bird shooting and the company.

As for safety and security, things the last couple weeks have been very localized. Revolution 1.0 was much much worse for random violence and lawlessness. Up until now, this time around is a cake walk. If things were too serious, I wouldn't have my wife here...hell, I wouldn't have myself here! We'd both be sitting on beach in Greece.

Have you tried predator calls for these little predators or the wolves? It might just bring something in that lamping wouldn't always help you with. Tell us some more about these crocs!

Predator calling is the plan. I am traveling to Canada this summer and a fox-pro is in our future.

The Croc hunt is possible from a governmental perspective as my ministry contacts have given me the OK. Egypt also has a CITES quota so I can't imagine why export would be a problem (although my gov't contact has said it would be "complicated"). The real complicating factor with the crocodile is finding someone who is a legal rifle owner here who would be willing to accompany the trip and let the hunter borrow his weapon. These safaris down south require an armed military escort so perhaps that is an avenue worth looking into. Foreigners importing rifles, particularly at this time, would be unwise.

very intersting ,i would love to visi Egypt.

It's quite fun if you've never used one. The fox pro's are handy but I prefer open reed hand calls.

This all sounds very interesting Tendrams. Be sure to keep us updated on how things are looking for this hunting opportunity.

tendrams

Thanks for posting.

What are the green plants in one of the photos,
looks like some sort of planted crop.

Young corn I believe.