Guys - I am thinking of going back to the CAR for another Giant Eland in 2013. I took my last one in April 2011, and it was without a doubt - one of the best safaris I have ever been on. This return trip will be with the same operator - Central African Wildlife Adventures (CAWA). CAWA is offering some excellent deals this year, and I'm looking to take advantage of it.

If any of you might be interested in joining me, or know someone that might, please let me know? I am considering option 1 myself, but you can see that numerous options are available - if a trip to CAR is on your agenda. CAWA has tremendous Eland/Bongo/Buffalo hunting, its also a great place for GFH, and the numerous duikers - including the yellow back.


Option 1:
Jan 31 - Feb 13
Feb 28 – March 13
These are some of the best dates to hunt black maned 50 + “ eland.

Price: 19,500 Euro (normal price 30,600 Euro)

Includes shot opportunity guarantee on 1 precious game of the hunters choice. Possibility to choose between Eland, Leopard or Giant forest hog. Full list of secondary species included.

Price includes all facilities (as per usual with CAWA), apart from: trophy fees, export of trophies from CAR – Hunter, int. airfares, visas, insurance, and tips.


Option 2:
Jan 24 – Feb 13
April 4-24

Really good openings to collect two precious game from CAR - includes full secondary list of savannah and forest species.

Price: 28,500 Euro (normal price 40,800 Euro)

Including shot opportunity on 2 precious game of the hunters choice. Possibility to choose between Eland, Bongo, Leopard and Giant forest hog. Full list of secondary species included.

Price includes all facilities (as per usual with CAWA), apart from: trophy fees, export of trophies from CAR – Hunter, int. airfares, visas, insurance, and tips.


Option 3:
Jan 24 – 30
Jan 31- Feb 6
Feb 28 – March 6

One week openings, no shot opportunity guarantee on these safaris but they have usually been very succesful in previous years. A hunter in good physical shape should take 3-5 species of game.

Price: 12,500 Euro

Including hunting opportunity on 1 precious game of the hunters choice. Possibility to choose between Eland, Bongo, Leopard and Giant forest hog. Full list of secondary species included.

Price includes all facilities (as per usual with CAWA), apart from: trophy fees, export of trophies from CAR – Hunter, int. airfares, visas, insurance, and tips.

RT Air-charter & hunting license are also included in the listed hunt prices!

Trophy fees - Include a 10% development tax, as well as a tax on ammunition fired in CAR. Because the CAR government establishes the trophy fees, they are subject to change without notice. The trophy fees are to be paid at the end of the safari, either in cash directly to CAWA, or by invoice.

Lion: € 5,000
Sitatunga: € 5,000
Eland: € 3,000
Bongo: € 3,500
Leopard: € 3,000
Giant Forest Hog: € 2,800
Buffalo: € 1,500
Roan: € 1,700
Hartebeest: € 900
Defassa Waterbuck: € 900
Warthog: € 450
Red River Hog: € 550
Harnessed Bushbuck: € 550
Yellow Back Duiker: € 3,000
Red Flanked Duiker: € 450
Blue Duiker: € 450
Western Bush Duiker: € 450
Weynes duiker: € 800
Bay duiker: € 800
Oribi: € 450
Civet cat : € 500
Baboon: € 400
Porcupine : € 400

Female = double trophy fee and no new license available

Wounded animal (visible blood) = full trophy fee and no new license available

Additional Fees:
D&P - fee varies, based on the length of safari / number of trophies taken

Folks - Sorry if I did not make it clear, as I received a PM regarding the charter flights, etc.

The hunt prices listed here INCLUDE the RT air-charter fees too! Normally a 4,000.00 euro additional charge.

Whether it is included or not, the price of the charter is still 4,000 EURO (5,188 USD) - being equivalent to 3 x RT flights DAR/ZRH (coach/economy) with ample change left over.

Damn! Those crooked charter companies are all over Africa not just Tanzania!

Fujo - My friend, as listed - the charter fees are included!!!!! Sugar!!!

Aaron:

Sounds interesting. I assume buffalo are not "precious game"? An eland/buffalo hunt is most intriguing.

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Originally posted by Aaron Neilson:
Fujo - My friend, as listed - the charter fees are included!!!!! Sugar!!!

Aaron:

Indeed and I did say so.

The value/price/cost of the charter however did not experience any reduction as did the hunts

I have heard of "rare game" but not "precious game" - gemstones yes but not game.

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Originally posted by fujotupu:
Whether it is included or not, the price of the charter is still 4,000 EURO (5,188 USD) - being equivalent to 3 x RT flights DAR/ZRH (coach/economy) with ample change left over.

Damn! Those crooked charter companies are all over Africa not just Tanzania!

where is ZRH??could have been worse though-like $9000-$15000 as seen on other charter costs added to SCI hunt donations. and yes- $15,000 was the charter cost of a donation from last year or the year before. quit while you are behind, mate... this actually seems like a great deal- wish i had the time/money

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Aaron:

Sounds interesting. I assume buffalo are not "precious game"? An eland/buffalo hunt is most intriguing.

Yes sir, you are correct! Plenty of buff there too, I took mine in short order.

These are great deals in one of the best areas of the C.A.R.

What is "GFH", and what is meant by "precious game"?

what about the Yaringas (road cutters in sangho) in that area?

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Originally posted by postoak:
What is "GFH", and what is meant by "precious game"?

GFH=Giant forest hog
precious game=GFH or Bongo or LDE or Leopard or Lion. The most sought after game in C A R

ohh damn I want to do this hunt....

Aaron,

Great opportunity and I wish I could do it myself. I NEED a GFH badly. You gotta add the trophy fees though. Them's the rules.

Mark

See my hunt report in my siganture. This is a super hunt, very tough, very fun and very challenging. By the way, my son and I took 2 LDE, 2 Giant forest hogs, 2 red flank duikers, 1 yellow back duiker, multiple baboons, harnessed bushbuck, gray duiker. Missed on Lewells' Hartebeast, outsmarted by the buff, heard leopards every day....

Go, be expect odd and unusual...

Well, I booked the 24th to 30th slot for a lord derby. It's going to be a quick one. I'll post a report when I get back.

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:

You gotta add the trophy fees though. Them's the rules.

Mark

Aaron is out of the country at the moment. I will see if I can accommodate you and get the trophy fee info

This has been sitting around for quite a while without some pretty siginficant trophy fee information provided..?

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Originally posted by Emory:
This has been sitting around for quite a while without some pretty siginficant trophy fee information provided..?

You should make a collect call to Aaron in the mountains of Pakistan and tell him to whip out his ipad and fix it.

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Originally posted by tygersman:

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Originally posted by Emory:
This has been sitting around for quite a while without some pretty siginficant trophy fee information provided..?

You should make a collect call to Aaron in the mountains of Pakistan and tell him to whip out his ipad and fix it.

Man, the call got through - and I have finally been able to put Mark/Emory at ease.

Thanks, Aaron - serious question as I made three trips by the Bongo exhibit last outing at the Houston zoo. Wife even thinks they are neat... PM sent