Why nobody on this forum talks about Jeff Rann Safaris?

[skydiver386]

After watching this Chris Dorsey video a while back, the dream of hunting Red Lechwe by boat is stuck in my head.

At this years SCI in Nashville, I stopped to chat with the folks at Jeff Rann Safaris about Red Lechwe, Eland and Buff hunting in Botswana. Everyone, including Jeff were very polite and answered my questions thoroughly. At one time, their concession in Botswana had Lechwe on license, but this is no longer the case.

I've looked at the Jeff Rann Safaris website, and watched plenty of videos featuring Jeff, but can't find any threads about him on this forum, or anyone here who's hunted with him in Botswana.

Is it a price thing? Is there something that I'm missing? Just curious due to the lack of information here.

BTW, on the advice of several members, I've started to look at the Caprivi strip of Namibia for a Lechwe hunt of this type.

 

[Wooster]

For a great authentic Lechwe experience in the Caprivi, you should contact Emile Kirchner at Kou Kuas. He has the Bwabwata West concession. @KOU KUAS ADVENTURES

 

[Wooster]

For a great authentic Lechwe experience in the Caprivi, you should contact Emile Kirchner at Kou Kuas. He has the Bwabwata West concession. @KOU KUAS ADVENTURES

 

[mark-hunter]

Is it a price thing? Is there something that I'm missing? Just curious due to the lack of information here.

Most likely this is because he is not sponsor here. Main reason.

His promo videos are attractive, but pricing is turn off for me.
There are hundreds of outfitters in Africa, that nobody mentions here. Not sponsors.

Speaking of Lechwe, I was in Caprivi last year, August, Plenty of Lechwe there,

 

[WoodFire]

For a great authentic Lechwe experience in the Caprivi, you should contact Emile Kirchner at Kou Kuas. He has the Bwabwata West concession. @KOU KUAS ADVENTURES

Can confirm!

 

[Rubberhead]

I like Jeff Rann and would 100% (or better if that's possible) trust him (or Mark Sullivan for that matter) with a safari of mine. But, and this may sound silly, I want my PH to have a southern African accent. It's just part of my life-long expectations I have for Africa.

One of the most intense memories I have from Africa was my PH greeting me at the air port with his South African accent. My mind did a backflip telling me, "you are in Africa". I wouldn't trade that for anything.

 

[skydiver386]

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That's EXACTLY what I hope to do someday. Absolutely beautiful Lechwe.

 

[375Fox]

There are a lot of outfitters I see very little mention of. Usually the higher the cost and fewer hunters an outfitter takes the less mention you see of them such as the case with concession areas in Botswana.

 

[skydiver386]

What I gathered from talking with the guys at SCI was that the concession close to the OKV is a fantastic area for Elephant and other DG, and this is as much as they can handle. The PG hunts are mostly for clients that have finished their DG hunt. Oh to have an area like that to hunt.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I shot mine on the Northern Cape, RSA. It was respectable. Just respectable. We saw quite a few both days hunting up there. It was quite a long drive (5+ hours) from our lodge so we stayed with the property owner. Got good animals but I really did not care for that guy.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

I personally know Jeff. True gent & unmatched dangerous game hunting skills.

 

[skydiver386]

I personally know Jeff. True gent & unmatched dangerous game hunting skills.

Were you able to hunt with him on one of his concessions in Botswana, or in another location?

 

[375Fox]

I shot mine on the Northern Cape, RSA. It was respectable. Just respectable. We saw quite a few both days hunting up there. It was quite a long drive (5+ hours) from our lodge so we stayed with the property owner. Got good animals but I really did not care for that guy.
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It’s an area they are not native and in no way resembles the environment they are designed to live in. Hunting them in their natural habitat is a different discussion.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

It’s an area they are not native and in no way resembles the environment they are designed to live in. Hunting them in their natural habitat is a different discussion.

Right. Excuse me for hunting pheasants in Montana instead of China. I'm sure the experience of shooting them over authentic rice paddies would be so much more rewarding.

You have no clue where I was hunting lechwe. Both properties were comprised of river bottoms and large reservoirs. I believe that is their "natural habitat"?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Were you able to hunt with him on one of his concessions in Botswana, or in another location?

Our mutual friend Dave Bourban introduced me to him at the 777 Ranch in Texas (Dave was a client of Jeff's). We correspond a few times over the year.

It's my dream to hunt lion with him in Zambia someday soon. Or leopard over hounds with him in Botswana.

 

[375Fox]

Right. Excuse me for hunting pheasants in Montana instead of China. I'm sure the experience of shooting them over authentic rice paddies would be so much more rewarding.

You have no clue where I was hunting lechwe. Both properties were comprised of river bottoms and large reservoirs. I believe that is their "natural habitat"?

Northern cape with your famous Two waters safaris “lodge.” The northern cape does not resemble their natural habitat (see photos above). They have Lechwe in Texas as well if you’d like to save travel and see no difference in the hunt.

 

[deewayne2003]

For the reasons mentioned in other posts as well as the cost of the hunts.

When you are talking about people that drop $100K+ for one Elephant, your dealing with a crowd that generally doesn't like their recreation choices being made public.

Also with that clientele you really do not need advertising.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

That's EXACTLY what I hope to do someday. Absolutely beautiful Lechwe.

@skydiver386
Get off your arse and go and do it.
One day will be here sooner than you think and you don't want to be the one that says I should have done that but it's to late now.
You can't hunt when your dead so enjoy life while you can.
Bob

 

[Lance Hopper]

I have a buddy that booked a Hunt with Jeff several years ago. Circumstances changed and he ended up having to cancel the hunt a full year out. Jeff would not refund his deposit. Just so you know there may be some integrity issues.

 

[skydiver386]

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Wait a minute. Is this the same guy that I met in the Rigby booth at SCI?

I KNEW going into the Rigby booth was going to be dangerous!