An agent I hunted with a couple of years ago, recently offered me a "culljagd" in Namibia (€2,100 for 7days, 10 heads, guiding 2/1, further heads €110 each).Hunted species: Orix,wildebeest, springbock,hartebeest.
Question to the colleagues:
- What do they mean in Namibia with "cull"? Poor heads, old or young feeble animals or what?
- Is the price in line with the local situation or too low or too high.
-What about tips? I have never been to Namibia and I do not want to be too liberal neither tightfisted.

Thanks in advance

If it's a true cull hunt, then it could be any sex, and size or they may be more selective. Farmers routinely pay cullers about N$300 - N$800 a head depending upon species. Most of the culling work I have done there has involved 50 to 250 head at a time, so not sure why the count is so low. You are paying them on top of the fees they receive. Considering they have to supply food and lodging, not a bad deal.

Most likely what they are describing is a management hunt for non-trophy animals. Again, a good value as long as you don't want to take anything home with you other than memories.

Namibia is beautiful and a comparatively safe place to see. I would add a few days if possible and hit Swakopmund and a few days in Windhoek.

Did they happen to mention where you will be hunting and time of year?

Thank you opus1. No I do not know the time of the year. The offer was contained in a sort of electronic catalogue the agent sent me.

I've done a couple of cull hunts in Namibia, similar to the situation you are talking about....10 heads, etc. Big thing is you cannot keep any hides, horns, skulls ect, on cull hunts, which is fine by me.

Cull hunts are a fantastic way to enjoy hunting without the cost of trophy import or those pesky taxidermist.

Cull hunts were (past tense) traditionally day rates without cost per head. Just an agreed number of 'kills'. They can be anything, old or non-trophy animals, excess stock etc. shot at the direction of the owner. Culls are usually done to improve the herd quality for trophy fee payers. Meat is kept by the land owner. Local cull shooters usually work by spotlight/lamp at night with head shots to ensure no meat spoilage. The meat is sold and the revenue distributed as per agreement.

I have noticed an increase in so called 'cull hunts' with a fee per head. To me, this is just a trophy fee for non scoring heads and that cost really should be well below trophy prices or non existent. I recently saw on here a cull hunt with a fee of US$800 for a non trophy female Kudu. Ridiculous and a trap for the unwary. The animal owner will probably need to remove them anyway.

I have taken non trophy animals, but with a little bargaining and shopping around you can get excellent deals. The 'hunt' can be just as exciting as for a trophy animal and the terminal ballistics just as revealing.

These are management hunts and not truly a cull hunt. Culling is generally just a body count while management hunts are far more selective.

Many thanks to the answering colleagues. I'll keep you posted.