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Hello, I was wondering if I can post the name of a hunting consulting business here. I’m planning my first hunt in Africa and would like to see if anybody can give me some feedback on that business. For all those years dreaming about Africa I had NO IDEA what I was getting myself into as far as planning is concerned. Thanks in no small part to this board I have been able to avoid several mistakes, but it seems that for every question I’m able to find the answer, ten more questions pop up. Thanks for a great board. | ||
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Welcome to AR. You might like to post this question on the African hunting forum where you'll probably get more replies. You might also like to visit www.shakariconnection.com which is our free African hunting information site where you should find most of the answers. The site comprises of over 500 pages and covers something like 170 species in 12 African countries with subjects from pre planning to downloads and firearms laws to taxidermy. | |||
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"I was wondering if I can post the name of a hunting consulting business here." If you're looking for reputable and experienced booking agents Mark Young of Tanzania Game Trackers, Wendell Riech of Hunter's Quest, and Aaron Nielson of Global Hunting Resources are all regular AR posters and fit the bill! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Shakari: I have used your site quite bit already, and will even more in the future. It really is a great site. I will also check out the other sites you list. Brett: Thank you for the names of those booking agents, I'll see if I can find their web pages. I'll go ahead post in the African Hunting Forum and see if I can get some information on the company I have been in touch with. Thanks! | |||
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I made a mistake. Mark is with Adam Clements Safari Tackers not Tanzania Game Trackers. I'm loosing my mind. Mark Young: http://www.safaritrackers.com/ Wendell Reich: http://www.huntersquest.com/ Aaron Neilson: http://www.globalhuntingresources.com/ Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Here are the 3 main points you need to know your first hunt: 1. Plains game and buffalo should be your first hunt. forget about elephant, leopard and lion for now. 2. If cost is no concern...hunt the Tanzania: example...Selous. If you have a budget...Zim or Zambia. 3. .375 is the only gun you need. Build your hunt from these points. Ask the AR members for help. You will get the best and accurate info here. dale | |||
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Brett: Thank you for the web pages, I will take a close look at them later today. daleW: I will be hunting plains game my first trip, although I do hope to return and hunt buffalo. Elephant, leopard and lion are not even on the radar as cost is a consideration. The booking agent I have been looking at offers a plains game hunt in Zimbabwe that sounds very attractive to me. My only concern is that comparing him to other sites it almost seems too good to be true. | |||
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Post the name and you will get honest feed back.  Free 500grains | |||
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If your interest is plains game only, then you can have a more productive and more economical hunt in either South Africa or Namibia. This is not a knock on Zimbabwe as a plains game destination, but Zim is a better place for a combination dangerous/plains hunt. There are parts of the RSA and Namibia that literally teem with plains game, trophy fees are affordable, and either country (particularly Namibia) is more stable and tourist-friendly than Zimbabwe right now. Save your Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana, or Mozambique trip for when you return to hunt DG. The Limpopo District of the RSA and Caprivi of Namibia also offer excellent DG opportunities to consider in the future. | |||
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Add a buffalo to your hunt. You will not regret it. If only plains game...i agree with Stonecreek's above post. | |||
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JPK: Based on a recommendation in this thread I posted that information here: http://forums.accuratereloadin...1411043/m/1341023421 Stonecreek: | |||
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Stonecreek: I was originally planning on going to South Africa, but was told that most hunting is done in fenced areas, and I would have no chance of seeing elephants, buffalo, and some of the other non-plains game species. I realize that these fenced areas are very large, but that’s just not something I’m interested in. I have not looked into Namibia since I’ve heard that it’s very expensive to get to, maybe I should do more research. I started looking into Zimbabwe because I was told that even though I’m on a plains game hunt, I'll have a very good chance of seeing elephant, hippo, crocodile, and possibly buffalo. I also liked the animals included in the package. DaleW: I would love to add buffalo, but I’m not sure that’s possible since this is a package hunt. From what I’ve seen daily rates are always more expensive for buffalo, so I’m not sure how that would work. Man, I’m having a hard time even wrapping my head around that thought, it would be amazing… | |||
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Adding a buffalo now is a lot cheaper than a return trip at a later date, a return trip that you may or may not ever make. I stretched myself to the limit to include a buffalo when I went...I figured that so much time and money was spent on just getting to Africa, might as well squeeze everything I could out of the trip. The buffalo hunt and the PG hunt were two so totally different and unique experiences and I thoroughly enjoyed both. If I return to Africa now, unless I have my granddaughter in two, I wouldn't dream of going only for PG. | |||
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Now I can't the "buffalo" idea out of my head. No doubt, it's a good idea to add it if possible. As you said, who knows if I'll ever make it back to Africa. I'm going to be in Reno next week, and will find out if a plains game and buffalo trip is feasible. | |||
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Hunting especially in RSA will TEND to be fenced to some degree. That said there are areas in RSA and Namibia that are not fenced. Most of those will not have the big five or at least have it in visual abundance. Mozambique and Zimbabwe would be good options as well. The Save Valley in Zimbabwe and a few areas in Mozambique would be hard to beat for true wilderness plains game. Mark Young books for Mokore safaris. They hunt both the Save and Mozambique. Their area in Mozambique is suppose to be something special for plains game. So is cautada 10 in Mozambique which is hunted by Bahati Safaris. Mark aslo books for them. All three of the mentioned places would have some if not all of the big four in abundance to see or at least be around. Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Brett, In the past couple of days I've been trying to gather information on the Save Valley, it sounds very interesting. I have looked into Mozambique in the past, but from what I could gather it always required an air charter, which put me WAY over budget. I'm traveling alone, so I would not be able to split costs with anybody. That said, I looked into traveling from South Africa by bus, and tha is very reasonable. I would have no problems doing that. However, I would like to hunt with my own rifle, and traveling by bus with a rifle is probably not a very good idea....I haven't looked into renting a car, maybe that's a possiblity. I'll be talking to Mark Young in Reno next week and will ask him about the hunts you mentioned. Thank you, Marc | |||
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Marc, The Mozambique hunt Brett mentioned does not require a charter. You fly to Harare and drive to Mozambique. Mokore's Mozambique area is about a half day's drive from Harare on good roads. The plains game hunting is very good. Kudu, eland, bushbuck, Lichenstein's hartebeest, sable, oribi, common duiker, grysbok, reedbuck, warthog and impala are all available. Sable, eland, kudu, bushbuck, warthog and hartebeest are excellent. The area is over a million acres and Mokore currently hunts over 500,000 acres of this nearly uninhabited wilderness. Let's talk about it. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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