Kudu Pricing?

[Corylax18]

Not all SA operations are "solely" put & take... perhaps the original breeding stock was trans-located, but in many larger concessions, the game was born and raised right on the property. Truly wild free roaming game is more likely to be found outside of SA however, and ironically those prices are likely to be lower.

Makes sense, if you aren't paying for stock, feed, etc. The outfitters cost basis should be lower.

That is correct though. All game at the ranches are treated as livestock, that is not something new. Not much different than elk and deer high fence ranches here in the States.

As @hoytcanon said, I think there are degrees of it. The president of PHASA mentioned he leases 2,000 acres and hunts it all year, every year, dozens of clients a year. Even rabbits would have a hard time keeping up with that kind of hunting pressure. That kind of operation is pure put and take. In my opinion, its hard to call that a game ranch. Shooting Gallery seems like a more accurate description.

I know there are other outfitters with leases/ownership of much larger properties, that are not hunted as aggressively. 15,000, 20,000 acres. Still not "free range" as a we're used to in other countries, but if managed properly, a lot closer than the example above.

I'm aware of high fence deer and "exotic game" ranches down in Texas, but I wasn't aware Elk could be farmed in the same way. I know there are some amazing Private Elk Ranches here in Colorado, but they are amazing because of where they are and the fact that wild Elk can come and go freely. Living in, Colorado, I have never even thought about paying someone to Hunt Elk on a game Ranch. Is that really a thing?

 

[Tanks]

I have never even thought about paying someone to Hunt Elk on a game Ranch. Is that really a thing?

Yes, it is.

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[Corylax18]

Yes, it is.

Guided Trophy Elk Hunts | High Adventure Elk Hunting Ranch

High Adventure Ranch offers a variety of guaranteed trophy elk hunts all backed by a No Game, No Pay Policy

www.highadventureranch.com

I had no idea. You learn something new every day.

Those prices are even crazier than what we've discussed in this thread. And only 2 hunting days/nights included. Thats Killing, not hunting. Some times it takes two days just to find the herds in places I hunt regularly.

 

[Hunt anything]

Last year I visited a game breeder just to see what it was all about. I’ve raised cattle for a little while and just wanted to check it out.
He was really straight forward and was honest about the put and take operations that bought his animals offspring.
One thing he did say was if I wanted a big kudu in South Africa shoot it soon. I’m totally satisfied with my old eastern cape bull so I haven’t shot another. Prices were going to skyrocket. It seems during Covid a lot of farm owners were needing income so they allowed locals to come out and shoot way too many immature bulls that in a few years would have been fabulous trophies. So that created a huge supply problem, the supply should catch up with the demand for good kudu bulls soon but prices rarely if ever come down.

 

[3chunter]

2022 east cape:$1800
2024 Namibia greater:$1550

 

[Sailfish9453]

Southen Greater Kudu are more money than Cape Kudu. Can't compare those prices.

Well that may be but I am very happy with my Eastern Cape Kudu which scored Gold on SCI.