DIY cape hunt

[Journey]

Been thinking about posting this for a while, knowing I am gonna get roasted and alot coments of "you have no idea what your getting into". Which is true!

I take emense satisfaction in learning about the animals I hunt and a "small" buffalo procured by my own skills would mean more to me than a giant by someone else's

Anyone else thought about this?
This legal in any African countries?

 

[Sarg]

Yes many times & done a few.

Unfortunately times, rules & countries have changed.

Once upon a time most of the France colonies offered “Chasse Libre”
C.A.R, Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon & I came very close to hunting in Rawanda just before the War & the opportunity never opened again.

Most if not all of those are closed or so difficult & dangerous to be off the menu.

I think Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) still has the auctions where you can bid on a camp but again expensive & difficult to really make happen in this day & age !

 

[grand veneur]

As far as DIY hunting in Africa is concerned, hunting buffalo alone is above all dreaming. It is simply not possible to do it completely alone, because who among us can perfectly assess and follow a buffalo track, and also perfectly identify the game? This means that in every case, you are dependent on a local guide and trackers. This is noticeable throughout the entire hunt and creates an atmosphere that not everyone, especially those who have not a prior experience with Africa and its peoples, can appreciate. This is not the same as what most people know from the camps in southern Africa, where they are most of the time among Europeans. Comes to this that there are very big differences between the countries that were under French administration and those under British administration.

 

[375Fox]

I’ll take it you’ve never been on a guided hunt? If you think about it as an opportunity to learn it might change your mindset. You hunt as a team with PH and trackers.

To your question, I know of no practical opportunities today. Africa isn’t the big place it was once. You might consider looking into a plains game hunt on farms where the PH is willing to take more of a backseat. Something more similar to a local biltong hunt. A PH must sign off and be present on your hunt to be legal.