Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Merry Christmas! Hope yours is more fun than mine was slammed back into reality and just returned from a quick Mexico hunt to just shy of 60 north this morning in one marathon of flights and driving. To think yesterday's breakfast was under a palm tree...
Thought this could be a reasonable round table on hunts abroad or different at home you've found to be very cost effective. Some may sound expensive, but for what they are, very reasonable. For those who want to be clever and say an "$X tag in the back forty" that's neat, and we're all familiar there, I have more in mind "getaways" from your usual routine and backyard. In a word, adventure, bang for your buck style.
My top pics,
1. Big Island of Hawaii self guided. With airfare and a condo, you can hunt pigs and sheep for $2,000 for a week in paradise. You will need to rent a Jeep ($500ish) to get the best access to the public hunting areas (any season).
2. Mexico Dove & Duck hunting (winter), a one day hunt is $350 solo, or $250 each for a pair of hunters, for a lot of action in the middle of our winter. Dec-Feb ideal. A lot busier behind the gun than anything else on the continent, with waves of doves, lot of ducks too.
3. Zimbabwe management Cape Buffalo (broken horns, over-mature, small horn genetics they want culled, etc). I did this one all in, including airfare for $10,000'ish in 2010. Actual hunt was $7,000 at the time, airfare a couple thousand or a bit more, then tips, I did not export the trophy as management hunt exports are difficult and generally should be considered a no go. I do believe the price has climbed to $9,000ish now, but all in all for ten days in Zimbabwe that's a hell of a price, basic tourism can approach that there.
4. BC Interior upland pheasants, about $180 for a morning full of fun, you need your own dog. Beautiful area near 100 Mile.
I'm all ears on pronghorn and a few members here have done Wyoming, and if anyone has lines on good Elephant management deals I'm always shopping and eager. Not exactly the best forum for the exotic stuff so not expecting a lot there, but sheep you mentioned some good sheep hunting in central asia that was reasonable. Alligator in Florida can be reasonable too and I'm shopping there for a hunt / winter jaunt with a side of boar.
Thought this could be a reasonable round table on hunts abroad or different at home you've found to be very cost effective. Some may sound expensive, but for what they are, very reasonable. For those who want to be clever and say an "$X tag in the back forty" that's neat, and we're all familiar there, I have more in mind "getaways" from your usual routine and backyard. In a word, adventure, bang for your buck style.
My top pics,
1. Big Island of Hawaii self guided. With airfare and a condo, you can hunt pigs and sheep for $2,000 for a week in paradise. You will need to rent a Jeep ($500ish) to get the best access to the public hunting areas (any season).
2. Mexico Dove & Duck hunting (winter), a one day hunt is $350 solo, or $250 each for a pair of hunters, for a lot of action in the middle of our winter. Dec-Feb ideal. A lot busier behind the gun than anything else on the continent, with waves of doves, lot of ducks too.
3. Zimbabwe management Cape Buffalo (broken horns, over-mature, small horn genetics they want culled, etc). I did this one all in, including airfare for $10,000'ish in 2010. Actual hunt was $7,000 at the time, airfare a couple thousand or a bit more, then tips, I did not export the trophy as management hunt exports are difficult and generally should be considered a no go. I do believe the price has climbed to $9,000ish now, but all in all for ten days in Zimbabwe that's a hell of a price, basic tourism can approach that there.
4. BC Interior upland pheasants, about $180 for a morning full of fun, you need your own dog. Beautiful area near 100 Mile.
I'm all ears on pronghorn and a few members here have done Wyoming, and if anyone has lines on good Elephant management deals I'm always shopping and eager. Not exactly the best forum for the exotic stuff so not expecting a lot there, but sheep you mentioned some good sheep hunting in central asia that was reasonable. Alligator in Florida can be reasonable too and I'm shopping there for a hunt / winter jaunt with a side of boar.
