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| We have access to some of the best plains game and dangerous game hunting in Zimbabwe, including most of the Eastern Zambezi Valley for big four, private farming areas for PAC elephant, leopard and plains game, and a large chunk of the lowveld where we hunt hippo, croc and plains game. Bona fide potential clients may email us for a free copy of our DVD illustrating the variety of hunts that we offer. You may view the introduction (unfortunately in low res) to the video by clicking on the icon to the right. (The complete DVD is high res, runs for two hours, and is too lengthy to view online). |
| CONCESSION | CAMP FACILITY | SPECIES AVAILABLE | LOGISTICS | Doma (Leased by us) | Thatched lodge w ensuite toilet & shower, electricity (Tchechenini Lodge) overlooking spectacular rugged hunting area | Leopard, excellent Sable, opportunistic buffalo and elephant, limited plains game | 2.5 hours from Harare by road | Vuti (Leased by us) | Rustic tented camp in area of low-intensity small private farms | Leopard, PAC (Marauding) Elephant; good plains game available on private game ranches nearby | 80km N of Karoi, 3 hours by road from Harare | Rutenga/Chiredzi (Privately owned by us plus surrounding leased communal) | Two thatched chalets with separate ablutions, outdoor kitchens; or new luxury en-suite thatched lodge overlooking lake | Good Hippo, Croc, Bushbuck with excellent bass and bream fishing on the lake; plains game and limited dangerous game on surrounding communal land (400,000 acres); and from 2009 on Buffalo and Plains Game | 500KM (8 hours by tarred road) SE of Harare | Dande North/Chewore N/Chewore S (Leased by others) | 4 Separate permanent bush camps in heart of lower Zambezi Valley | Trophy buffalo (plenty of them), Trophy Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Plains Game | 6 Hours by road, NE of Harare, or 1.5 hours by charter flight | Mukwichi | Permanent camp overlooking Angwa river, double chalets with shower/toilet | Good elephant/leopard area with occasional buffalo and PG | 4 Hours by road from Harare | Eaglemont | Private ranch in SE Lowveld | Buffalo, Sable, Leopard and PG | 6 Hours by road from Harare | Gona Re Zhou | Campfire area bordering National Park in SE near Moz border | Best trophy elephant area in Zimbabwe. Also good for leopard and croc | 6 Hours by road from Harare |
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| Elephant hunts for trophy, tuskless and PAC elephants | Concession known for large Leopard | Quality hunting for trophy Cape Buffalo |
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| Excellent Sable | Another Black Brute | Your intrepid PH |
Zimbabwe is blessed with a large elephant population, beyond sustainable levels. These elephant cause substantial damage to the ecosystems as well as to agricultural production. Hence, Zimbabwe offers a spectrum of inexpensive elephant hunts to visiting hunters, at prices substantially below those prevailing in other African countries.
PAC (Problem Animal Control) hunts: elephants travel long distances and are extremely intelligent. Even though vast areas of Zimbabwe are set aside as National Parks and Safari Areas, none are fenced and the elephant are free to move out of these areas, which they do when it suits them. They have learned that subsistence and commercial farming activity in neighboring areas offer easy pickings at certain times of the year...March/April during the harvest of grain crops. In addition, late in the year when the bush is unusually dry, they will make excursions for water at windmills and stock watering points. These elephant, mainly the younger bulls who are bolder than cows and not as smart as older bulls, are quite destructive. Thus, the Parks Dept issues permits for marauding elephant and these permits are the basis of PAC hunts. The hunting is conducted mainly at night, on foot using portable spotlights, since the elephant have learned that areas of human habitation are dangerous so they tend to do their mischief under cover of darkness. The client is expected to shoot at the first safe opportunity to take a bull, regardless of size; and only one elephant is taken from a group, this being sufficient to deter the remaining animals, at least for a period of several weeks during which time the harvest can be completed. These hunts are inexpensive and hair-raising. The trophy is not exportable, however one can have fiberglass replicas made of the tusks. The meat is utilized by the community.
Management hunts are offered in certain Safari areas (beware of operators offering hunts in National Parks, as this is illegal), for younger bulls taken on foot during daylight hours. The meat is utilized by the Parks Dept for their staff, and the tusks are taken to the central stores. Only younger bulls, or very old bulls with broken tusks are taken. These hunts are also inexpensive. Other species such as buffalo and hippo can be taken at a discounted no-export price. Plains game can be hunted for export at normal trophy fees.
Trophy hunts, where the hide and tusks can be exported, are offered in all the major Safari areas and in some communal areas and Campfire areas. These hunts are for mature bulls although it must be stated that a 40lb per side elephant is considered shootable in Zimbabwe due to genetics and herd demographics. These hunts are more costly, almost three times the cost of PAC or Management hunt, but still about half of the going rate in other countries. Tuskless cows can be taken as well, at a cost comparable to a PAC or management bull hunt. These hunts are of a longer duration, for while many elephant will be spotted each day, heavy-tusked bulls and tuskless cows (without calves) are few and far between.
2009 PRICING
For 2009, we have a special quota for hunts in Parks-supervised safari areas on Lake Kariba and the lower Zambezi. The quota is limited to 4 bull elephant, 4 tuskless, 4 hippo and 6 buff. Accommodation in permanent lodge. We are offering these 7 day hunts at a special daily rate of $500, plus the usual 2% gov't levy and $10/day medevac insurance. The elephant are not exportable in any form; hippo and buff are exportable. You can choose your hunt "on the fly", subject to remaining quota. Any remaining time on these hunts can be allocated to fishing on the lake or plains game hunting near Karoi on private land. See plains game trophy fee schedule for pricing.
PAC hunts are similar to management hunts in that the elephant are not exportable, but are conducted on private land and thus night hunting is legal. This is a big plus when hunting leopard, which are exportable. We do have two elephant CITES permits for this area so if the elephant is a good one, it can be exported at the client's option, at the normal trophy fee ($12000).
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