Baboon Cull Hunt 2025 US$2,500

hay guys, here is a brief rundown of this hunt and how it all panned out

this was a first for us and we had a good chat with the clients on arrival and before the hunt as to how we would hunt, goals and guidelines etc

pre baiting was done for around 2-3 weeks before the hunt
we didnt actively hunt any baboons for a month or so before the hunt
we also purposely just looked the other way when seeing them for the few weeks leading up this hunt, this was very hard for some of the PHs
the cull animals were expanded to include baboons, monkeys, jackals
the reason we did this cull, or focused hunt, was because our baboon population is very high and keeps climbing, they are a pest and cause excessive damage to-food sources, trees where they roost, infrastructure (pipes, ball valves, thatch roofs, fences, citrus orchard, hides, solar panels etc etc)

checking rifles complete all shooting well, we head out late the first morning as we arrived in camp 01-30am
plans were mainly sitting in hides over bait, then following the troop or then hunting for other animals

tallyho does not have much elevation when a long range vantage point over a big bait pile could be achieved. so this was far more of a "focused hunt" for a primary species, over and over

some plans were adapted as the week wore on to achieve success

baboons are extremely clever and have amazing eye sight. dreams of just laying them down with an AR or something similar if just not a reality. but a nice dream nonetheless.

barring all the boring details of each and every day much success was achieved

every client also got to experience something truly unique using thermal technology and i am pretty sure these night vigils were the highlight for all 3 clients

total for the week was around 35 baboons(some hit and not recovered), was this a huge success, in my book, under these conditions.
a couple monkeys were taken too and few jackals
each client tagged on some plains game, both cull animals and a few trophy animals

i think every attendee on this hunt had a really great time, great food, and much camaraderie.
it is hard not to have fun at tallyho, while getting some good hunting done.

i really appreciate the support from the 3 hunters, management hunts like this really do help us achieve our goals of stewarding this amazing little piece of africa as best we can.

much success all round

some pics to follow

regards

Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS said:

hay guys, here is a brief rundown of this hunt and how it all panned out

* * * every client also got to experience something truly unique using thermal technology and i am pretty sure these night vigils were the highlight for all 3 clients

total for the week was around 35 baboons(some hit and not recovered), was this a huge success, in my book, under these conditions.
a couple monkeys were taken too and few jackals
each client tagged on some plains game, both cull animals and a few trophy animals

i think every attendee on this hunt had a really great time, great food, and much camaraderie.
it is hard not to have fun at tallyho, while getting some good hunting done.

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Sounds like the cull averaged 10 baboons per hunter.

Was it all night shooting with thermal optics? Or did you hunt from blinds in the daytime too?

Also, did the hunters bring their own rifles, and were they rented camp rifles from Tally-Ho?

Jack Stevens said:

Sounds like the cull averaged 10 baboons per hunter.

Was it all night shooting with thermal optics? Or did you hunt from blinds in the daytime too?

Also, did the hunters bring their own rifles, and were they rented camp rifles from Tally-Ho?

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hi Jack

it was all of that sir
i did mention we hunted from blinds in the day, as well as walk and stalk, and night time outings

some brought their own rifles, others used our rifles

average was closer to 12 per hunter for just baboons, excluding monkeys and jackal, and all the hunters also shot a few other species too

kind regards

We had an amazing time and made lifelong friends along the way. Thanks to everyone at @Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS that was one of the best weeks I've ever had.

some pics

didnt want to bore you all with a bunch of hunted baboons so here is some variety of what was taken during the week

That's an impressive diversity of species taken on the hunt.

Three hunters

So yes it was a good spread of species and a great effort on the babs

Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS said:

Three hunters

So yes it was a good spread of species and a great effort on the babs

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And you got a pic of the alpha baboon (with Oryx) after we captured him!

Ntchwaidumela said:

And you got a pic of the alpha baboon (with Oryx) after we captured him!

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Oooohhhhh. Shots fired

Our baboon cull hunt turned into a hunt for the books. Baboons are smart, sharp-eyed animals, and getting them onto the bait without being spotted proved a real challenge — baiting, sitting, waiting and a whole lot of patience.
Each hunter also managed some magnificent trophies along the way.
Seriously good fun from start to finish.