Done a few Africa trips and here’s the Coles Notes on booking from my small change.
-Likely on the order of 99% of South Africa and 90% of Namibia are high fence, canned ranch hunts. If they’re not expect well into five figure hunt fees, like the park hunts, these won’t show up as specials or packages. Many hunt farms are of good quality and a good experience but envision fishing a stocked lake, not wild, open African hunting. My brother and I won one of these trips in 2011 or 12 and had a good time, but it’s hunting themed vacationing. These ranches are important and keep species alive in concentrations that wouldn’t exist naturally, and would be poached out without the industry. But you will see fences, water pipes and artificial aspects in general, have AC, and likely sleep in a rather corny permanent “camp” with thatch rooves over brickwork and electrical power. These trips are affordable and there is massive competition in the industry. I’d do another with my brother to sit by a fire drinking brandy and hunting warthog, one of the few species that self populates.
-Zimbabwe, and Mozambique offer the best value in my eyes on real African hunting. Premium places like Tanzania would be exceptional but beyond most budgets. Zim and Moz offer some exceptional hunting at reasonable prices if you are willing to tolerate a good deal of “TIA”. I didn’t get the animal I sought until day 10 of 10, and thought I was going to strike out with a smile. Game numbers were maybe 1% of the South African ranches and we had to shovel out trucks, tensely meet poachers, and have more ticks on my balls than I thought could populate a few square inches of skin. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
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