Black Impala hunting
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Where to hunt Black Impala
Black Impala is not a subspecies, but a melanistic colour phase of the Southern Impala. South African game farmers, by selective breeding, developed strains of Impala where almost every animal is black. For those who wish to add this unusual trophy to their collections, some game farms in Namibia and South Africa offer Black Impala hunting.
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Black Impala is found only on a limited number of game farms, and is consequently more expensive than Common Impala. The trophy fee for a Black Impala run in the $2,500-$3,000 range. You will have to add daily rates, which would bring the total hunt to about $3,500 or so, unless you want to add a few other species to the trophy list.
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It can be hard for a beginner to calculate a budget for an African hunting adventure. Some of the prices seem too good to be true, others may sound prohibitively expensive. Most outfitters list only “daily rates” and “trophy fees”, sometimes a “package tour”. There’s a long list of things that are “not included” in these costs, and some that are not even mentioned there (like air fare). What are the “other costs” and how much can the total price of the trip come down to?
17 Aug 2017 All said and done: What’s the bottom line for an average South African hunt?When to hunt Black Impala?
Hunting opportunities on game farms exist year round. However, the best time to hunt any species of Impala is the rut, when males fight for dominance, and the biggest and oldest are easy to recognize. The rut takes place in May. The rest of the African winter, June to September, is also a good time for a plains game hunt.
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