Cape Buffalo hunting
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Where to hunt Cape Buffalo
Considered as one of the most dangerous “Big Five”. Cape Buffalo are the most common wild bovine species on the African continent widely distributed throughout Southern and East Africa. Free range Cape Buffalo can be hunted in Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Even when hunted on the enclosed territories of South Africa, these Buffalo can be quite a challenge to hunt.
Price distribution
Cape Buffalo prices range significantly from an all-inclusive game ranch hunt in South Africa to a full blown traditional East African safari. A typical Cape Buffalo 5 - 10 day package hunt cost will range from $9,000 - $20,000. Often the lower end prices are for management bulls. Research your hunt thoroughly to find the hunting conditions that most suit your needs and take note of the excluded extra costs involved in the hunt. On the bigger open territories of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique, the buffalo package prices range from $12,000 - $20,000. Dangerous game daily rates range from $600 - $1200 per day with a trophy fee of approximately $6,000 - $8,500. Note, the latest trend on the South African ranch hunts is to sell trophies by the inch.
Learn more from our blog story
Cape buffalo hunting always involves the probability that things will not go as planned, and result in a close encounter of a dangerous kind. Read how one such encounter turned out for James Reed, BookYourHunt.com Director for North America, in the Caprivi Strip.
6 Jan 2017 Staredown with the DevilWhen to hunt Cape Buffalo?
Cape Buffalo may be hunted all year round In South Africa and Zimbabwe. In Namibia hunting is closed in January and February, and in Mozambique the season is open from April 1 to November 30. In Zambia the hunting season runs from I May until 30 November and in Tanzania from the 1 July to 31 December.. The best months for hunting Buffalo are the dry autumn months, especially when the grass is short and water becomes scarcer. In areas where tracked and hunted on foot, the drier the conditions, the better. Hunting in the swamps of the Zambezi Delta of Mozambique and the Luangwa areas of Zambia may be unpleasantly hot in October and November.
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