if you had $20,000 what would be your ultimate hunt

[blackie9999]

here is a fun thread.if you had $20,000 dollars for a hunt where would you go and what would you hunt.but the money is for travel there and back plus taxidermy as well plus all extras.i myself would go on a brown bear hunt on Kodiak Island.the reason for the dollar amount is i think this a amount a person could save over a few years.

 

[starpuss]

i would stay when i am. and spend the $$ on taxidermy

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

Probably some dangerous game somewhere, have to upgrade the old iron to something a tad stiffer, or use the bow.

 

[bellero]

Marco polo sheep in Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan

 

[foxytrapper]

Snow leopard.

 

[northern skies]

I'd go for caribou, elk, moose........ over and over and over again.

 

[deagle2008]

my hunt would be a SCAR/ Gold Desert Eagle 50AE/ and ................................... No animal hunt lol

 

[3strokes]

Are "Girls with Guns" huntable?
No taxidermy for them.
I'd like a tag for Barbara (forgot her last name but they make Italian guns.)

 

[martinbns]

I would probably go to Argentina, hunt Red Stag and then on to Patagonia for trout fishing at the bottom of the world.

 

[blargon]

 

[crazy_davey]

$20,000 wouldn't cover the costs of the animal I want to kill some day. I guess it might if I could get in on a cancellation hunt at the last minute...

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Some time back I made preliminary inquiries. My choice for for a hunt with that dollar value would be for Moose in Alaska, using the 500 S&W. In the meantime, I've got my hopes for funds concentrated on the next 649 draw.

 

[53moose320Elk]

Moose or elk with 44 magnum handgun, scoped , either alaska or montana where you can hunt with a handgun, Have gun already need money

 

[jaydog]

Holy small world! I know the guy who took that photo!

Back on topic.... I'm dying to know what crazey_davey is dreaming of hunting that 20K$ won't solve.
No idea what I would hunt but its a good excuse to have a beer and think about it.

 

[Crazy_Farmer]

Alot of sheep not just here but worldwide would go easily over the 20k. Trophy fees on the big 5 would do it. Big tusked Ele.

 

[jjohnwm]

Marco polo sheep in Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan

For 20 grand?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!


Shopping carefully, I could probably pick up a tuskless elephant in Zimbabwe for that money....

Either that, or Brown Bear in Alaska.

 

[Dogleg]

$20,000 wouldn't cover the costs of the animal I want to kill some day. I guess it might if I could get in on a cancellation hunt at the last minute...

So, are you going to make us guess?
$20,000 is a funny number, more than enough for some things, and not nearly enough for others.

 

[Bistchen]

I would hunt any game in BC, afterall, BC has the most variety of game after some countries in Africa.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Trophy fees on the big 5 would do it. Big tusked Ele.

You must not have priced them out recently. Even with the strong dollar you're looking at about $14K for a bull ele, $15K for a lion, $2700 for a buff, $3500 for a leopard and $30K for a rhino. Not counting day rates at about $1400 a day for 21 days. Easy way to make a $100 (thousand) dollar bill disappear.

I would take the $20K (which would just about cover it) and wade into brownies with Phil Shoemaker, or one of his kids. It ain't Kodiak (which I grew up reading about) but he gets some wicked bears. Barring that I would head back to Africa, maybe Tanzania or Botswana and have a go at buffalo again. Would be nice to hunt Masailand or the Selous before Tanzania closes for good.

 

[BigUglyMan]

So, are you going to make us guess?
$20,000 is a funny number, more than enough for some things, and not nearly enough for others.

My guess is Botswana Ele. Maybe thsi should be it's own thread... "What woudl Crazy Davey hunt with $20K of someone else's money?"