Looking for Help or Advice on Free Range Dangerous Game Safari

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Good day all, I am in the process of planning a DG hunt for 2018 and have a few questions in that regard:
1) I am undecided on whether to hunt for Cape buffalo or Lion, which would be the best for a newbie to DG hunting.
2) Does SA have free range DG
3) What other African countries should I be considering?
4) I will be in Vegas for the SCI conference so I would be open to talking with any hunters or outfitters regarding DG hunting in Africa.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck
 
Good day sir. South Africa has some excellent free range dangerous game. I would suggest buff. I will attend SCI, although I don't have a booth. You are welcome to PM me if you would like to meet up.
Enjoy your research.
 
1) I am undecided on whether to hunt for Cape buffalo or Lion, which would be the best for a newbie to DG hunting.

Many more options for Buffalo than Lion. Especially Wild/Free range

2) Does SA have free range DG
Yes. There are some large properties, some abut parks.

3) What other African countries should I be considering?
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Benin.
 
Good day sir. South Africa has some excellent free range dangerous game. I would suggest buff. I will attend SCI, although I don't have a booth. You are welcome to PM me if you would like to meet up.
Enjoy your research.
Thanks for the reply, I will get in touch once I get my Vegas schedule together ( check with my cruise director/ wife)
 
Many more options for Buffalo than Lion. Especially Wild/Free range


Yes. There are some large properties, some abut parks.


Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Benin.

Thanks BRICKBURN, just curious about the free range in South Africa as there seem to be a lot of game breeders there and the prices their bulls are demanding at auction are astronomical. I had been on a PG hunt a couple years back on a property that had a breeding herd and they were more like our cattle. I guess I just want to be sure.
 
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@cls Pieter can hook you up. Walked up on this guy on a hunt!

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Thanks BRICKBURN, just curious about the free range in South Africa as there seem to be a lot of game breeders there and the prices their bulls are demanding at auction are astronomical. I had been on a PG hunt a couple years back on a property that had a breeding herd and they were more like our cattle. I guess I just want to be sure.

Auction prices have nothing to do with hunting. Those are breeding animals. Skip the news coverage of stupid prices and focus on hunt offers and Outfitter price lists.

There are several Outfitters here on AH operating in RSA that would be more than happy to take you onto their own LARGE properties with self sustaining herds and there are also those with Concession access inside the APNR (Associated private nature reserves) beside KNP where there are self sustaining herds.

In the end Buffalo are like cattle. They smell like them and in many respects behave like them no matter where they are located.

Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique all have significant WILD Buffalo herds. Some larger than others.
 
Auction prices have nothing to do with hunting. Those are breeding animals. Skip the news coverage of stupid prices and focus on hunt offers and Outfitter price lists.

There are several Outfitters here on AH operating in RSA that would be more than happy to take you onto their own LARGE properties with self sustaining herds and there are also those with Concession access inside the APNR (Associated private nature reserves) beside KNP where there are self sustaining herds.

In the end Buffalo are like cattle. They smell like them and in many respects behave like them no matter where they are located.

Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique all have significant WILD Buffalo herds. Some larger than others.
Thank you
 
Hi Chuck

Short write up of our Gonarezhou operation in Zimbabwe.

JWK Safaris offer hunts in 4 different concessions in the general area of the Gonarezhou. They are Naivaisha, Malipati, Sengwe 1 and Sengwe 2 and are in my opinion the best hunting concessions in Zimbabwe.

The Gonarezhou safari areas are each a part of a 300,000 hectare concession that borders on the Gona Re Zhou National Park of Zimbabwe in the Southern Lowveld and adjoined to Kruger Park.

The Gona Re Zhou is part of the Trans Frontier Park and is open between the Kruger Park and the Mozambique national parks, the name Gona Re Zhou means “place of many elephants” in these concession’s we hunt trophy elephant bulls and trophy buffalo bulls, the area is also very good for leopard and sable. We do get limited lion on quota.

This is about as free range, fair chase as you can.

Have a look at some of our 2016 concession trophies here: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/jwk-safaris-concession-hunting-trophies-2016.28690/


Gonarezhou Safari Areas Map:
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Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique all have significant WILD Buffalo herds. Some larger than others.

and poof, the AH Outfitter Sponsors come to the fore.
 
Good day all, I am in the process of planning a DG hunt for 2018 and have a few questions in that regard:
1) I am undecided on whether to hunt for Cape buffalo or Lion, which would be the best for a newbie to DG hunting.
2) Does SA have free range DG
3) What other African countries should I be considering?
4) I will be in Vegas for the SCI conference so I would be open to talking with any hunters or outfitters regarding DG hunting in Africa.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck

Hi cls

1) do a buff first
2) yes, but normally you have to look north for that
3) Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Namibia
4) Come by our booth (4675) and you can have a chat about hunting buffalo in Namibia's Caprivi strip or on our 40 000 acre private reserve in South Africa. While you are in that corner of the hall, you might as well also talk to Buzz or Myles of Chalton and McCullum Safaris about a hunt in Zim.

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Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Benin.

Great advice in this thread and I'd like to add on to Brickburn's list, or clarify rather.

To me personally, "free range " also means remote. And if you're the same then these countries deserve even more consideration.
 
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Hi cls

1) do a buff first
2) yes, but normally you have to look north for that
3) Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Namibia
4) Come by our booth (4675) and you can have a chat about hunting buffalo in Namibia's Caprivi strip or on our 40 000 acre private reserve in South Africa. While you are in that corner of the hall, you might as well also talk to Buzz or Myles of Chalton and McCullum Safaris about a hunt in Zim.

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Thanks, will drop by for a chat on Friday.
Chuck
 
A hunt in the APNR, South Africa for free range buffalo or elephant, is one of the best areas in Africa today. With huge numbers of buffalo. Except for the excellent hunting experience, the APNR also produces some of the best trophy quality in the industry!

Talk to @CAustin and Pieter from Paw Print safaris, or Marius at KMG safaris who have access to a private concession in the APNR. They are both outfitters here on AH as well.
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A hunt in the APNR, South Africa for free range buffalo or elephant, is one of the best areas in Africa today. With huge numbers of buffalo. Except for the excellent hunting experience, the APNR also produces some of the best trophy quality in the industry!

Talk to @CAustin and Pieter from Paw Print safaris, or Marius at KMG safaris who have access to a private concession in the APNR. They are both outfitters here on AH as well.
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Thanks HeinrichH
 

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