Kudu Pricing?

[Finprof]

I took a kudu as an add-on during a Zimbabwe buffalo hunt. It was $1600.
No fence concession area.

 

[tay50]

Maybe you could add a couple more days to the hunt and transfer to another outfitter to hunt Kudu and another animal, after all you're all ready there. As you will see the airfare is a good chunk of the costs of a African safari, if you are in the Eastern Cape, especially Port Elizabeth I suggest you call KMG Safaris and talk to Marius, he will put you on some great animals.

 

[Philip Glass]

Curious what those have paid in South Africa for Greater Kudu? The outfitter we are going with likely in 2028 has them on the price list from 4800 to 5800 seems like that maybe high compared to others. Not to be cliche but we bid on the classic hunt auction at DU and "won" for 4200 4 guys "5 full days of hunting" 2:1 PH with Blesbok or Impala, Warthog, Wilderbeast and Managment animal. Did find out Impala is no longer on that list 2026 and later after the fact which was a disappointment that was one of my hitlist but Impala is a fair add on at 600 and they let you drop the management animal for a 200 dollar credit. I want to hunt a Kudu and i probably wont go back to africa again until my kids turn 16 so they can hunt also which will be 2036. Part of me just wants to pay the add on for the Kudu but if the price is crazy high compared to others I don't want to be a chump.

Basically just curious what others have paid for greater Kudu in 2024 and onwards.

Please stay away from DU auction hunts! The list of disaster stories is a mile long. You might consider a package hunt that would be far cheaper than what you are looking at now. For an example Frontier has a 10day/12 animal safari for $9500 that includes Kudu etc. Just FYI to compare as it's always been cheaper than the bait and switch auction hunts in the end.

 

[hoytcanon]

Please stay away from DU auction hunts! The list of disaster stories is a mile long. You might consider a package hunt that would be far cheaper than what you are looking at now. For an example Frontier has a 10day/12 animal safari for $9500 that includes Kudu etc. Just FYI to compare as it's always been cheaper than the bait and switch auction hunts in the end.

Yup, I know of reputable outfitters that have 8 day, 7 trophy animal hunts, including Kudu for $5500... the auction hunts RARELY end up being a good deal.

Kudu & Wildebeest​

1x1; $5,500 / 2X1; $4,500 ea.
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Kudu, Black Wildebeest, Blesbuck, Impala, Springbuck, Warthog, Mountain Reedbuck

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I’ve done a couple of auction hunts, I took extra animals off of their published price lists on their websites. I wouldn’t pay extra just because it’s an auction hunt but I made it clear I would most likely spend $5000 or so on extra animals which I did.
If you’re going to the Limpopo province, they seem to have a higher price on kudu but with that being said they also have some of the biggest. Kudu are one animal along with a few others (buffalo, sable and roan come to mind) that often have a sliding pay scale, so you’ll have to decide if a couple of extra inches of horn is worth the extra cost.

As said earlier the Eastern Cape kudu are smaller but more affordable and as @jomw10 and @Tundra Tiger stated earlier @GAME 4 AFRICA SAFARIS is a great place to get one.

No matter what you decide go and have the hunt of a lifetime.

Smaller yes, relatively, from what I understand. My first was 50". Zero complaints from me.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

In the East Cape last year took a 54 inch Kudu for 1200.

 

[Muskox]

Kudu are $1200-2500 on most non-auction hunts outside of South Africa.

South Africa kudu are more expensive than kudu in Botswana, Namibia, and then it gets expensive.



Auction hunts price kudu as high as they can, because they know everyone wants one.

 

[Mother Plucker]

Curious what those have paid in South Africa for Greater Kudu? The outfitter we are going with likely in 2028 has them on the price list from 4800 to 5800 seems like that maybe high compared to others. Not to be cliche but we bid on the classic hunt auction at DU and "won" for 4200 4 guys "5 full days of hunting" 2:1 PH with Blesbok or Impala, Warthog, Wilderbeast and Managment animal. Did find out Impala is no longer on that list 2026 and later after the fact which was a disappointment that was one of my hitlist but Impala is a fair add on at 600 and they let you drop the management animal for a 200 dollar credit. I want to hunt a Kudu and i probably wont go back to africa again until my kids turn 16 so they can hunt also which will be 2036. Part of me just wants to pay the add on for the Kudu but if the price is crazy high compared to others I don't want to be a chump.

Basically just curious what others have paid for greater Kudu in 2024 and onwards.

I hunted last year on a DU auction hunt with same outfitter that you are going with probably. I was able to get the price for the Kudu when we bought the hunt. $3500. They had the Kudu priced at $4500 last year when we hunted. Never hurts to ask about pricing and negotiate. That being said, it was a great hunt to get my feet wet, but I will be going other places now. Lots to see and do in Africa!

 

[375Fox]

Smaller yes, relatively, from what I understand. My first was 50". Zero complaints from me.

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That’s a really exceptional cape kudu. I’m glad they are smaller (on average) than southern greater kudu. They are a great trophy and great hunt at reasonable pricing. Limpopo pricing on greater kudu is insane to me.