Hunting:Elephant

ELEPHANT

HUNTING

ELEPHANT HUNTING

As wild as it gets...

The pinnacle of any hunting experience ! 

In theory the Elephant hunting started it all, African hunting that is. Those great recounts of Selous, Burton, the Muirs in Nyasaland, even Livingstone, their travels into the vastness of an uncharted continent after the riches of ivory.

They still linger in our memories and provoke that excitement we all feel when we think of Africa, toting a double rifle over your shoulder and taking on a beast the size of a bus!

An Elephant bull with heavy ivory is considered by many as the ultimate African trophy and hunters dream of the day they can relive one of Africa’s oldest hunting traditions. Despite their size, Elephants are worthy of their status and offer one of the most arduous challenges available today.

Elephant hunting is allowed in African countries where their populations are stable, adequately protected and well managed. Perhaps of all endangered species, African elephants are the least likely to disappear because of what they are!

They are the last surviving mega fauna of the world and the biggest threat they face is human encroachment into their habitat and not trophy hunting.

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ELEPHANT HUNTING AREAS

The privately owned concession overlooking the Letaba River is fantastic for hunting dangerous game and is for some, the greatest experience on earth. The thrill of stalking an animal that has equal or superior killing power can ignite a serious adrenaline rush. For your best experience and for quality elephants (up to 70-pound tuskers), buffalo (up to 43” ‘Daggaboys’), Leopards, Hippos, and Crocs, this hunting area is incredible. The area does not have a lot of plains game, and if you are after plains game, this area is not for you. There are no fences between the Kruger and this concession, and animals roam free between the park and the hunting concession. Focussed elephant hunts are normally 10-day hunts, and you can expect to pay around $40,000 for your trophy fee for a big tusker between 40 and 70 pounds. Book well in advance—18 to 24 months—to avoid disappointment. Expect to pay around $30,000 in elephant trophy fees for elephants with tusks around 40 pounds. Day fees at the Letaba River camp: Buff @ $600/day + 14% government taxes and for Elephant $1500/day + 14% government taxes.

This conservancy is approximately 225 square kilometers, and the landscape is a mosaic of woodland and grassland, with an average annual rainfall of 600 mm. Bordered by the Kwando River, Mamali National Park is on the southern border, and Mudumu National Park is on the northern border. The abundance of water in the Caprivi sustains a large variety of animal and bird species. There are no fences, so the elephants roam freely across the borders of the neighboring countries of Botswana and Zambia. You can expect to take a 70+ pound elephant in this region on a 10-day safari, provided that you are fit and willing to cover some distance on foot and provided you book the right time of the year. September and October are great. The cost for an elephant hunt in this part of the Caprivi is approximately $45,000 for a 10-day hunt. The area is also great for Buffalo, Roan, Sable, Hippos, Crocs, and other plains game species.

The Conservancy in southeastern Zimbabwe is the largest privately owned reserve in Africa. The concession is renowned for magnificent leopard, buffalo, and plains game trophies and is home to the Big Five. Clients will have exclusive access to 100,000 acres within the unspoiled African Bushveld. The area that has a very healthy and diverse range of species. Plains game species include Zebra, Kudu, Waterbuck, Sable, Eland, Nyala, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Impala, Bushbuck, Warthog, Bush Pig, Duiker, Klipspringer, and Baboon, as well as the nocturnal species. Record quality trophies are taken annually. An 18-day elephant hunt will cost you around $45,000, and the tusk size that you can expect is up to 50 pounds. We suggest you combine Buffalo and Elephant if at all possible (the total combo hunt will be under $50,000).

Elephant hunting reopened in Zambia during the 2005 season, and the Lower Lupande area was one of the very few areas awarded an elephant license. Most clients harvest 50-pound tuskers and up. The largest was an 80-pound tusker taken in 2007. Total cost for an elephant hunt is $40,000 to $45,000. Again, we advise hunting buff and elephant as a combination.

It is also possible to add a 7-day safari to your elephant hunt that includes hunting the Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Swamp area where the following exotic species will be on your quota: Zambezi Sitatunga, Black Letswe, Tsessebe, Common Reedbuck, Oribi, and Kafue Lechwe. – Guided “1×1” $11,500 p.p.

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