Which is the signature animal for each Hunting country?

[Kevin Peacocke]

Imagine if you could travel anywhere to hunt (it will come back!). Let's get together a list of the signature must-do animal in each Hunting Country, and the not so well known ones too. There will surely be overlaps, and if so, which country wins that animal on the whole general feel of the thing.
Another spice into the adventure stew!
Here are a few contenders:

The gemsbok in Namibia.
The elk in the USA

 

[fish hunter]

Whitetail in Canada, Saskatchewan to be more specific!

 

[nztimb]

Big Reds in NZ

 

[mark-hunter]

Well, first thought is the animals in coat of arms, in each country.
Nabia has oryx, and fish eagle.

Another example, Uganda:

 

[Streifengnu]

Red deere for Germany.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Well, first thought is the animals in coat of arms, in each country.
Nabia has oryx, and fish eagle.

Another example, Uganda:

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Hey Mark, I hope you don't shoot crested cranes, they will put you in jail!

 

[mark-hunter]

Hey Mark, I hope you don't shoot crested cranes, they will put you in jail!

Ha, ha I also havent been to Uganda, as well!

My target birds are phaesant, quail, partridges, ducks, geese, jays, and in Africa - guineafowl.

And for my country, I gave some thought what would be THE animal.
We have same or similar species of animals as other countries in middle europe, but one thing differs.

We have biggest huntable population of bears, and even we export them for reintroduction ito other countries.

CROATIA: European Brown Bear Hunting

My good friend from the U.K., whom uses me to organise his European hunting recently came and hunted with me in the mountains of Croatia. Croatia is a bit of an unknown, but in my opinion is an up and coming desitination,for both business and hunting. Anyway back to the story... I arranged a 4...

www.africahunting.com

So, for my Country, my vote goes to bear as most iconic animal! We call bear, the Tsar of the woods.

 

[spike.t]

Ha, ha I also havent been to Uganda, as well!

My target birds are phaesant, quail, partridges, ducks, geese, jays, and in Africa - guineafowl.

And for my country, I gave some thought what would be THE animal.
We have same or similar species as other animals in middle europe, but one thing differs.

We have biggest huntable population of bears, and even we export them for reintroduction ito other countries.

CROATIA: European Brown Bear Hunting

My good friend from the U.K., whom uses me to organise his European hunting recently came and hunted with me in the mountains of Croatia. Croatia is a bit of an unknown, but in my opinion is an up and coming desitination,for both business and hunting. Anyway back to the story... I arranged a 4...

www.africahunting.com

So, for my Country, my vote goes to bear as most iconic animal! We call bear, the Tsar of the woods.

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Neat...never knew that about Croatia...mostly it's about how beautiful the the coast is for holidays

 

[spike.t]

Zambia I suppose it's the kafue lechwe and black lechwe...there is a big statue of a kafue lechwe in the airport terminal at KKIA ...Lusaka airport...hopefully it will be moved to the new chinese built terminal when it opens...but that probably hasn't even entered into anyones thinking....sable here are renowned for being big....but with the industrial breeding with genetic selection in certain other country that's been changed unfortunately...

 

[Timbo]

Kangaroos for Australia. Ironic how they're the national emblem of Australia, yet when I was a professional kangaroo shooter, I'd shoot a tonne of kangaroo meat each night for pet food companies. For that, I'd be paid $330/tonne, less nightly expenses (fuel, wear and tear, ammunition, supplies etc).

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Neat...never knew that about Croatia...mostly it's about how beautiful the the coast is for holidays

Mark, do you want to narrow that down to a type of bear

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I am hardly qualified to choose for Zimbabwe, but it has overlaps with all of the countries around us. Being blessed with Kariba and the Zambezi i would say hippo and croc are big here. We have buff, but Mozambique probably has more. Elephant, yes, but others have those too. What about impala? Hmmmm, I think it's down to croc. What think the 'real' Zim hunters?

 

[mark-hunter]

Mark, do you want to narrow that down to a type of bear

Ursus Arctos, European brown bear.
The one, and only!

it is also on the backside of the largest national coin.

 

[Dudders]

for the uk
Scotland for red deer and grouse
England roe deer / muntjac and grouse or wild grey partridge
Wales woodcock and snipe

 

[Dudders]

Namibia a dik dik would have to be in the running

 

[CoElkHunter]

Jackalope in Texas.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Do we have any members actually living in the DRC?

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Cape Bushbuck for the Eastern Cape. No doubt.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

And for RSA in general?

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

And for RSA in general?

Eastern Cape is the center of the universe so don't really know....