Erich
AH member
Hi, I'd like to start off by saying I have only hunted in North America so far and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about hunting in Africa. I will one day hunt Africa but I'm only in the very first stages of research now.
I have read many story's of historic hunting in Africa but not much on modern day safari hunting. I have been trying to look up information about the types of hunting in Africa. I will be rifle hunting and I have picked a few species so far I'd like to hunt. As of right now the species I'm most interested in are Crocodile, Hippo, Cape Buffalo, Warthog, Giraffe, Gemsbok, Sable, Kudu, and Lord Derby Eland.
Since I only have experience hunting in North America I know how the terms game ranch and fair chase apply here. I just simply go to public land or private land I have permission to hunt on and it's all wild animals for fair chase. The ranch I hunted in Wyoming was a cattle ranch and the fences were simple barbed wire cattle fences that had no impact on the deer and antelope movements. There are also game farms here where animals are bred specifically to be hunted and are released into high fenced areas for the hunter to go after them. They will also usually have permanent stands or blinds to sit in. Those are not my cup of tea when it comes to hunting. I'm not judging by any means, I'd rather be sleeping in a tent with no electricity or running water for a week in the wild and come back empty handed then go the other route, but that's my preference.
So as far as Africa is concerned what is meant by terms like hunting concession, game reserve, game only territory and fair chase. I am just trying to understand the terminology and way things work there vs what I know here in the states. I also appreciate that there are many independent nations with different laws and types of habitat that share borders.
I look forward to learning more for a future safari.
I have read many story's of historic hunting in Africa but not much on modern day safari hunting. I have been trying to look up information about the types of hunting in Africa. I will be rifle hunting and I have picked a few species so far I'd like to hunt. As of right now the species I'm most interested in are Crocodile, Hippo, Cape Buffalo, Warthog, Giraffe, Gemsbok, Sable, Kudu, and Lord Derby Eland.
Since I only have experience hunting in North America I know how the terms game ranch and fair chase apply here. I just simply go to public land or private land I have permission to hunt on and it's all wild animals for fair chase. The ranch I hunted in Wyoming was a cattle ranch and the fences were simple barbed wire cattle fences that had no impact on the deer and antelope movements. There are also game farms here where animals are bred specifically to be hunted and are released into high fenced areas for the hunter to go after them. They will also usually have permanent stands or blinds to sit in. Those are not my cup of tea when it comes to hunting. I'm not judging by any means, I'd rather be sleeping in a tent with no electricity or running water for a week in the wild and come back empty handed then go the other route, but that's my preference.
So as far as Africa is concerned what is meant by terms like hunting concession, game reserve, game only territory and fair chase. I am just trying to understand the terminology and way things work there vs what I know here in the states. I also appreciate that there are many independent nations with different laws and types of habitat that share borders.
I look forward to learning more for a future safari.