Has anyone gone on a hunt for excotic animals in Africa or similar...How does it work?

[Craig23]

I'm curious as to how these hunts work. I assume in most cases where you are taking a lion, elephant, hippo, giraffe, etc it is a predetermined animal that for some reason is expendable. Being it too old, can't reproduce, takes resources that can be consumed by other animals in the herd whatever the reason.

How do these hunts work? Is there any real stalking involved to find the animal? Do they do something with the animal to keep it in a certain area of a park?

I assume if you pay such a large permit fee for taking a specific animal that you won't come home empty handed. Are you guaranteed to get the animal? Are you hoofing it on foot for days to find that animal or do guys in a jeep drive right up to it and take the animal?

Has anyone ever been or going on one of these hunts in the future? How much do these trips costs?

[Aquabach]

You pay a lot of money
Travel there
they capture an animal,tie it to a tree and you shoot it in the face.
they leave the animal to rot and you go home

deja vue all over again. I feel I'm in Canada
enjoy the veal

[GunsNGolf]

I think it was LiChris that recently went on an African safari. Maybe he will chime in.

[LazyLab]

You pay a lot of money
Travel there
they capture an animal,tie it to a tree and you shoot it in the face.
they leave the animal to rot and you go home

deja but all over agin.
enjoy the veal

I'm in!

[crashguy]

Sorry I can't give a real answer but ..It seems like you pay a whole lot of money to prepare for the hunt and the trip...pay a whole lot of money to the "local" game wardens, guides and government officials ..then ..you take a picture with your harvest and when you get back to the States... people want to kill you or put you in jail..... but at least you can be a step closer to being able to say ..."I shot that giraffe right in the face."

[GunsNGolf]

Yep, it was LiChris. Here is the thread. https://www.longislandgunclub.com/fo...ns-game-safari

[Aquabach]

I think it was LiChris that recently went on an African safari. Maybe he will chime in.

Why should he?
dont you recognize a troll thread when you see one?

[Craig23]

Yep, it was LiChris. Here is the thread. https://www.longislandgunclub.com/fo...ns-game-safari

I just finished reading his posts. Awesome pictures. The price didn't seem that unreasonable to me - $10k for 2 people. He said he is going back in 2 years and a giraffe is on the list. Are different animals more money? I assume certain animals are easier to find which would be cheaper as long as it is not a protected species.

What does it cost to hunt the Big Five?

I would love to go on an African safari one day. Not a hunt, but I have a feeling a hunt is way more intimate than a regular safari where the put you in a safari jeep and travel the same safari roads as every other tourist.

[Craig23]

Why should he?
dont you recognize a troll thread when you see one?

Promise you this is not a troll thread. You all know how I feel about the giraffe thing but I do find this very interesting. I'm a big hiker who has camped a lot and seen plenty of black bears, but I can't imagine camping in an area with lions, cheetahs, etc.

I assume most people here have seen the show The Hunt. It was on discovery or history channel. James Hetfield was the narrator. It was about hunting brown bears in Alaska. I would love to experience something like that.

[The Blur]

I'm in for a plains animal. Something with big fancy horns. Maybe I'd do a Zebra, probably not. Lions & Tigers are not my thing. But a fancy exotic deer, or antelope. Something cool like that.
and I'd definitely NOT do pictures. Memories are good enough for me.

[Craig23]

Found this list on a website. DAMN! This can get expensive fast!! A giraffe is only $3,450 for those interested. An elephant rings in at $38,000!!

http://www.africanskyhunting.co.za/pricelist.html

BIG FIVE & DANGEROUS GAME TROPHY FEES


Trophy Name
TROPHY FEE 2016
TROPHY FEE 2017
Buffalo
$ 13 250
$ 13 250
Crocodile
$ 6 450
$ 6 450
Elephant
$ 38 000
$ 38 000
Lion
$ 19 500
$ 19 500
Lioness
$ 8 450
$ 8 450
Leopard
$ 15 000
$ 15 000
Hippopotamus
$ 7 950
$ 7 950 PLAINS GAME TROPHY FEES


Black Wildebeest
$ 990
$ 990
Blesbok - Common
$ 420
$ 420
Blesbok - White
$ 640
$ 640
Blue Wildebeest
$ 920
$920
Bontebok
$ 1 750
$ 1 750
Bush Pig
$ 450
$ 450
Bushbuck
$ 950
$ 950
Caracal (With dogs)
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Common Reedbuck
$ 890
$ 890
Duiker (Common, Grey)
$ 310
$ 310
Eland (Cape)
$ 2 350
$ 2 350
Eland (Livingstone)
$ 3 950
$ 3 950
Gemsbok
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Giraffe
$ 3 450
$ 3 450
Grey Rhebuck
$ 890
$ 890
Impala
$ 420
$ 420
Kudu
$ 2 650
$ 2 650
Lechwe - Red
$ 3 400
$ 3 400
Mountain Reedbuck
$ 890
$ 890
Nyala
$ 2 600
$ 2 600
Ostrich
$ 550
$ 550
Red Duiker
$ 800
$ 800
Red Hartebeest
$ 1 150
$ 1 150
Roan Antelope
$ 9 500
$ 9 500
Sable Antelope
$ 7 800
$ 7 800
Springbok - Black
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Springbok - Common
$ 390
$ 390
Springbok - White
$ 950
$ 950
Steenbok
$ 310
$ 310
Warthog
$ 300
$ 300
Waterbuck
$ 2 150
$ 2 150
Zebra - Burchell's
$ 1 490
$1 490
Zebra - Mountain
$ 2 800
$ 2 800

[Aquabach]

Promise you this is not a troll thread. You all know how I feel about the giraffe thing but I do find this very interesting. I'm a big hiker who has camped a lot and seen plenty of black bears, but I can't imagine camping in an area with lions, cheetahs, etc.

I assume most people here have seen the show The Hunt. It was on discovery or history channel. James Hetfield was the narrator. It was about hunting brown bears in Alaska. I would love to experience something like that.

Hillary promised she didn't use her emails for classified information.
your promise IMO is along those lines.
what does an African hunt have to do with hunting brown bears?
have you ever hunted anything?
you got all your answers on the other site and yet you start your BS here.
so I called you on it before it got crazy and members wasted therir time thinking you are anything but an anti hunter

[Paté]

I believe Chester has been on a few.

[Craig23]

Hillary promised she didn't use her emails for classified information.
your promise IMO is along those lines.
what does an African hunt have to do with hunting brown bears?
have you ever hunted anything?
you got all your answers on the other site and yet you start your BS here.
so I called you on it before it got crazy and members wasted therir time thinking you are anything but an anti hunter

You have your panties in a twist for some reason. There was no bs start anywhere.

I brought up the bear hunt because of the show I mentioned. I love the idea of stalking the animal and sleeping "with" the bears. I imagine an african hunt would be similar except with lions, elephants, etc. I would love to go on a safari but I doubt it would we as intimate as going on a hunt. Thought I don't know for sure.

I am very intrigued by the experience of an african hunt. Though I would probably never go on one.

And yes, I hunt. A lot of my posts are related to hunting. I was denied my 1st choice DMP two days ago, but I did get LI. Though I'm not sold yet on hunting here.

Please don't ever compare me to Hillary.

[LazyLab]

Found this list on a website. DAMN! This can get expensive fast!! A giraffe is only $3,450 for those interested. An elephant rings in at $38,000!!

http://www.africanskyhunting.co.za/pricelist.html

BIG FIVE & DANGEROUS GAME TROPHY FEES


Trophy Name
TROPHY FEE 2016
TROPHY FEE 2017
Buffalo
$ 13 250
$ 13 250
Crocodile
$ 6 450
$ 6 450
Elephant
$ 38 000
$ 38 000
Lion
$ 19 500
$ 19 500
Lioness
$ 8 450
$ 8 450
Leopard
$ 15 000
$ 15 000
Hippopotamus
$ 7 950
$ 7 950 PLAINS GAME TROPHY FEES


Black Wildebeest
$ 990
$ 990
Blesbok - Common
$ 420
$ 420
Blesbok - White
$ 640
$ 640
Blue Wildebeest
$ 920
$920
Bontebok
$ 1 750
$ 1 750
Bush Pig
$ 450
$ 450
Bushbuck
$ 950
$ 950
Caracal (With dogs)
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Common Reedbuck
$ 890
$ 890
Duiker (Common, Grey)
$ 310
$ 310
Eland (Cape)
$ 2 350
$ 2 350
Eland (Livingstone)
$ 3 950
$ 3 950
Gemsbok
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Giraffe
$ 3 450
$ 3 450
Grey Rhebuck
$ 890
$ 890
Impala
$ 420
$ 420
Kudu
$ 2 650
$ 2 650
Lechwe - Red
$ 3 400
$ 3 400
Mountain Reedbuck
$ 890
$ 890
Nyala
$ 2 600
$ 2 600
Ostrich
$ 550
$ 550
Red Duiker
$ 800
$ 800
Red Hartebeest
$ 1 150
$ 1 150
Roan Antelope
$ 9 500
$ 9 500
Sable Antelope
$ 7 800
$ 7 800
Springbok - Black
$ 1 450
$ 1 450
Springbok - Common
$ 390
$ 390
Springbok - White
$ 950
$ 950
Steenbok
$ 310
$ 310
Warthog
$ 300
$ 300
Waterbuck
$ 2 150
$ 2 150
Zebra - Burchell's
$ 1 490
$1 490
Zebra - Mountain
$ 2 800
$ 2 800

I'd like to shoot a Shrew, do you have a price?