Tanzania Plains Game -- Gazelle??

[Wildwillalaska]

Gents, thank you all for the information so far. I reached out to Spear and will to the others mentioned.
Someone asked budget, I have not set one, other than I know I am not looking to do the full bag with cats, elephant, etc. I had planned to take a stone sheep hunt by last year, but after the prices have continued to rise and quality/number drop, I cannot see me booking a $100k+ for a stone sheep when I get to hunt dall sheep so reasonably. Sooner or later I will want a slam I am sure, but will worry about that after I tag a rocky bighorn.

Honestly not really interested in most of the other plains game outside the gazelles, but will say I had not considered the gerenuk, but after seeing the reference and looking, it is pretty interesting animal. I have limited trophy space these days after downsizing homes and until new shop/gunroom is built next year. I hope to fill a couple walls with sheep still before I leave this planet. As it is, I have several dall, desert bighorn, some large bear rugs and a bunch of big moose laying around wanting wall space...so I simply am not looking necessarily for one of everything, everywhere I go. Just the ones that really pique my interest.

I'd likely go just for a grants gazelle, but can see wanting to take the others if the chances arose. And for some reason as I am starting to look at seeing/hunting other countries, got this weird interest suddenly to maybe take a buffalo from each country where they are available. Currently trying to do the same with dall sheep, hoping to take one from each of our mountain ranges.

 

[ActionBob]

Scott - you just listed my ideal Tanzanian safari. Agree with you on Buffalo as well. All great information, except, now I want to go to Tanzania!

Me too! Been on my bucket list for about 5 years now.... except I'd add a week doing the tourist thing to see a bit of the Great Migration, and few days back on Zanzibar with @Just Gina to relive our Honeymoon

 

[gillettehunter]

Gerenuk are a really cool animal. Most people have no clue what they are.

Lessor kudu are beautiful in their own right. Hunt those that intrigue you. Good luck!
Bruce

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

IMHO, Robert’s gazelle is the hardest animal to line up. I have yet to see one despite hunting in an area where they were on quota. Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, gerenuk, lesser kudu, fringe-eared oryx, Coke’s hartebeest and white-bearded wildebeest are easier. In addition, there are areas with very good buffalo in Massailand. I could have taken buffalo but it wasn’t my focus. IMHO, you can hunt buffalo all over Africa so it should be secondary to the endemic plains game only found in Massailand. It is challenging to find everything on one trip, especially Robert’s.

Great advice from someone who’s been there and done that

 

[Scott CWO]

Me too! Been on my bucket list for about 5 years now.... except I'd add a week doing the tourist thing to see a bit of the Great Migration, and few days back on Zanzibar with @Just Gina to relive our Honeymoon

Yeah we also went to the Ngorogoro Crater and Serengeti NP. Definitely worth the time. Very dusty roads between the Crater and Serengeti so make sure your tour company has Cruisers with A/C and closed cabs or you will get coated with dust. I’m not much for beaches so didn’t make it to Zanzibar. Kilimanjaro more my jam.

 

[wesheltonj]

My trip coming up is a vacation first. Zanzibar - Beach, snorkeling/diving; Rwanda - Mountain Gorillas; Kenya - Amboseli (to see the super tuskers), Nairobi; and, mainland Tanzania - Ngorogoro and Serengeti and Hunting after the vacation.

My wish list: Lessor, Gerenuk, Thomson, Grants, Zebra (no Shadow), Buffalo in that order and the Buffalo would have to be over 42". Top priority is the Lessor and Gerenuk was they are on the premium license and I doubt that I would ever pay that again. If I had to go back, the Thomson, Grants and Buffalo are on the cheap license.

 

[Wayde.Schroeder]

I also am interested in a similar hunt as the OP described but would like to hunt all 3 gazelle and possibly Fringe-Eared Oryx. I had someone working on this and it seems like all traction has halted. Looking for 2027 if possible.

 

[Spear Safaris]

I also am interested in a similar hunt as the OP described but would like to hunt all 3 gazelle and possibly Fringe-Eared Oryx. I had someone working on this and it seems like all traction has halted. Looking for 2027 if possible.

PM sent

 

[wesheltonj]

My Tanzania review:

Thread 'TANZANIA: Mto wa Mbu: African Buffalo Safari Trackers'

Jun 16, 2025

I was at DSC in 2024 to meet Tanzanian outfitters and obtain prices and locations of their Concessions. With my Michelin map of Tanzania in hand, I had each outfitter mark their concession on my map. I was looking for Maasailand only. I made a spreadsheet for each outfitter, listing the prices of the daily fee and animals that I was interested in hunting – Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk, Thomson’s, Grant’s, Zebra & Buffalo. I next matched outfitters against each other for comparisons. I settled on African Buffalo Safari Trackers (ABUSAT). Not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either. After I...

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[Mtn_Infantry]

I also am interested in a similar hunt as the OP described but would like to hunt all 3 gazelle and possibly Fringe-Eared Oryx. I had someone working on this and it seems like all traction has halted. Looking for 2027 if possible.

Who did you have working on it?

Have you reached out to the operators and concession holders with higher Roberts numbers? Many outfitters can put something together, many will have them on their price list, but only a few have concessions in the areas where they’re more prevalent. With FE Oryx on the Premium License you might want to take advantage of the other Maasailand species too and hunt multiple areas if needed.

 

[Spear Safaris]

Here are the 3 different gazelles, we took these in Feb of 2025

 

[Jakerthesnaker79]

I also am interested in a similar hunt as the OP described but would like to hunt all 3 gazelle and possibly Fringe-Eared Oryx. I had someone working on this and it seems like all traction has halted. Looking for 2027 if possible.

Keep me posted on what you find out - similar search on my end

 

[318AE]

Natron West is one of the only areas to have all three. Michele had it for years and I think Kilombero North has it now. It’s a beautiful area, close to the crater and Serengeti and is very good for gazelles. The Lengai camp is a really pretty spot.

Adam Clements has the east side of the lake now. It has Grants and they have taken Robert’s there. It is not a good place for Thompson’s. South of Adam is Green Mile’s concession now, which is largely private.

I have hunted all of these concessions over the years and have taken six of these gazelles all together.

I’ve seen lots of Grants and Thompson on the south side of the lake, but I don’t think there are any Robert’s down there, or anywhere east of there. It seems like the Robert’s are mostly on the high side (West) of the rift valley wall.

I’m headed to Maswa today. There should be Grants and Robert’s both there, so we’ll see…

 

[dchum]

Natron West is one of the only areas to have all three. Michele had it for years and I think Kilombero North has it now. It’s a beautiful area, close to the crater and Serengeti and is very good for gazelles. The Lengai camp is a really pretty spot.

Adam Clements has the east side of the lake now. It has Grants and they have taken Robert’s there. It is not a good place for Thompson’s. South of Adam is Green Mile’s concession now, which is largely private.

I have hunted all of these concessions over the years and have taken six of these gazelles all together.

I’ve seen lots of Grants and Thompson on the south side of the lake, but I don’t think there are any Robert’s down there, or anywhere east of there. It seems like the Robert’s are mostly on the high side (West) of the rift valley wall.

I’m headed to Maswa today. There should be Grants and Robert’s both there, so we’ll see…

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You legend!

What are you heading to Maswa for? You hunting with mike?

 

[318AE]

Honey Badger . I’ll let you know what Mike and I stir up…

 

[Cme1983]

I hunted Natron South earlier this year. Thomson’s and Grants were plentiful, but no Roberts in the area. It is one of the thicker areas of Massailand, so Gerenuk and Lesser kudu were seen throughout the entire concession, not just in certain areas.