$25,000 in Africa excluding, flights, tips, and trophy shipment what would you do?

[Lone Star Bluegrass]

Probably an attorney to defend me in court after my wife found out about all the money you bastards cost me…I mean US…I love you baby…

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I’d use it as a down payment on a full bag in Tanzania, with a portion of the hunt in Massailand for those unique species.

Other options would be putting it towards part of a leopard hunt in Zim or a Mtn Nyala/Lesser Kudu in Ethiopia.

 

[HookMeUpII]

I think I’d hunt buffalo in Zambezi valley in Zimbabwe along with a few PG and some tiger fishing. Thankfully there are a lot of good options inside that budget.

This would be the way I would go as well. I had fun in RSA but I think Zim for a true wild-chase buffalo would be hard to beat. Along with the tiger fishing, as well.

 

[thi9elsp]

10 days trophy elephant with Tokoloshe or Nyamazana and you might have some money for something else that comes along

 

[Muskox]

I’d use it as a down payment on a full bag in Tanzania, with a portion of the hunt in Massailand for those unique species.

Other options would be putting it towards part of a leopard hunt in Zim or a Mtn Nyala/Lesser Kudu in Ethiopia.

Still another $100,000 to 150,000 for a full bag in Tanzania.

Even in Zimbabwe or Mozambique you would be scratching $100,000 pretty hard.

reminds me I never looked to see if I won.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

Still another $100,000 to 150,000 for a full bag in Tanzania.

Even in Zimbabwe or Mozambique you would be scratching $100,000 pretty hard.

reminds me I never looked to see if I won.

Im very aware of what it costs to hunt Tanzania as well as the other countries on a full bag. The full bag comment was just for the premium license which is required to hunt a lesser kudu. My focus for Tanzania would be their Massai plains game species (with lesser kudu as the focus), leopard and buffalo. I’d love to hunt a Lion or an Elephant there but that’s where the prices really start to climb.

Ethiopia for Mtn Nyala got thrown in the mix for the Lesser as well, and I know the $25k is just a percentage of the overall hunt cost.

If someone’s giving me $25k, I’m using it as a 15-25% down payment on something absolutely epic a few years out and working my ass off to make it happen.

 

[AZDAVE]

Two buffalo in Moz or 1 leopard in Namibia

 

[Captain Munro]

I would do the most "classic" style safari I could and in the most remote territory possible (after crying with joy for the sudden windfall of money). Of course, it would be a mixed bag dangerous and plains game with Buff at the top and a croc thrown it (I want the skull!).

 

[Tamboti]

I would ask if I can use the amount for two hunts, one safari this year, the others the following year.

So I could go on a buffalo hunt twice. I'm not interested in any other game.

 

[Muskox]

I didn't win.

https://worldwidetrophyadventures.com/product/25000-hunt-credit/

 

[Houston Bill]

For me, without a doubt, it would be elephant in Zim, either tuskless and some plains game or exportable bull and try and find the best bull I can.

 

[Philip Glass]

For me I would go hunt buffalo and tuskless with @DALTON & YORK SAFARIS

 

[Tusker]

Fun to see all the same profiles over and over in these questions:
- Type 1: undercover outfitters trying to convince to hunt what they sell.
- Type 2: hunters that have never been beyond a SA fenced ranch talking about how exciting Africa is.

 

[375Fox]

Fun to see all the same profiles over and over in these questions:
- Type 1: undercover outfitters trying to convince to hunt what they sell.
- Type 2: hunters that have never been beyond a SA fenced ranch talking about how exciting Africa is.

I find this to be a very disingenuous comment. It suggests there are no experienced hunters here simply trying to give good advice. You’ll find numerous hunt reports from many here who don’t fall into your Type 2. Although from time to time I do question the motives of some individuals.

 

[MarkB]

I would call Wayne @NYAMAZANA SAFARIS, 14 days in a wild, no fence, no locals area in Zim. Hippo on land #1 then spend rest on Buf or Ele again? Plus some small PG that are not in memory room yet. Clippy, honey badger, grysbok. Even adding extra $ would be like getting a wild DG hunt at SA PG price.

Oh to dream.

MB

 

[rookhawk]

Fun to see all the same profiles over and over in these questions:
- Type 1: undercover outfitters trying to convince to hunt what they sell.
- Type 2: hunters that have never been beyond a SA fenced ranch talking about how exciting Africa is.

Rather disingenuous.

Type 1: They really can't exist here, its a sponsor driven forum and they wouldn't take kindly to RSA operators undercutting paying sponsors. As to non-RSA operators, there just wouldn't be enough juice in the squeeze to justify sponsorship on their margins, nor would it be worth the aggravation of trying to "sell" someone on Zim/Zam/Tanz/Uganda to try to persuade people to come over on the down-low. I doubt 1:100 enquiries to the above places results in a booked hunt. For the more exotic no-fence places people either do word-of-mouth or hunters go to the big shows seeking specialized hunts.

Type 2: RSA hunters certainly abound, its the most prolific game under husbandry destination on the planet. They have to represent 99% of all African hunts, maybe 99.9%, so naturally you're going to get comments that favor what is far more known to the average hunter.

While I have no dog in the hunt on this topic, I could sell people on Zimbabwe as a hunting destination until I was blue in the face and most people would still opt for RSA. RSA is the king for convenience, variety, accommodation, and the sheer menagerie of animals from all over the world that reside on ranches.

Putting it all another way: If you can afford to sponsor on this forum your business has the margins and sales volumes to justify doing so. Those factors are going to steer strongly towards RSA and strongly against most of the other options, particularly at the $25,000 pricepoint the OP stated.