WildRose
AH enthusiast
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2015
- Messages
- 373
- Reaction score
- 276
- Location
- Halfway between Lubbock and Dallas
- Website
- www.texasquail.com
- Member of
- AKC, GSPCA, SCI, NRA
- Hunted
- Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, N/S Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Africa
The Sable Antelope has been a "Dream Hunt" for as long as I can remember even knowing of them. To the they are among the most beautiful animals ever to walk on four legs.
3 years ago when I first started seriously looking at a Sable Hunt in South Africa I could have taken a 48" bull for under 5000.00 US.
Since that time however the prices on these animals have been going up steadily and over the last year have just skyrocketed.
According to a friend of mine in RSA there was an Auction this week of breeding stock Sable bulls with one Selling at around 27,000,000 and total sales topping 140,000,000 for 40 some odd animals.
With breeding stock prices going to such insane levels there can be little doubt that the per inch price of trophy animals will soon go absolutely nuts.
If I had not been fortunate enough to take a nice trophy Sable this year, I would definitely be trying to nail one down as fast as I can before the price shock trickles down to every farm and outfitter in the business.
3 years ago when I first started seriously looking at a Sable Hunt in South Africa I could have taken a 48" bull for under 5000.00 US.
Since that time however the prices on these animals have been going up steadily and over the last year have just skyrocketed.
According to a friend of mine in RSA there was an Auction this week of breeding stock Sable bulls with one Selling at around 27,000,000 and total sales topping 140,000,000 for 40 some odd animals.
With breeding stock prices going to such insane levels there can be little doubt that the per inch price of trophy animals will soon go absolutely nuts.
If I had not been fortunate enough to take a nice trophy Sable this year, I would definitely be trying to nail one down as fast as I can before the price shock trickles down to every farm and outfitter in the business.