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Hunt Pricing

2010 Rifle Hunting Package

The 2010 hunt package will consist of 7 full days and 3 animals. This basic package will be $4,500.00 USD complete, which includes everything but airfare, taxidermy and preparation of and shipping of trophies. This is a 2x1 rate. If you desire to hunt 1x1 the rate will be $4800.00. This package has changed from last year based on the desires of the hunters from the past years of my business. It seems these 3 animals are on just about every hunter's wish list. From this base line, the desires change quite a bit from hunter to hunter. Thefore, we can offer a trophy fee list that the hunter can choose exactly what he wants to hunt for.

Your trophies will be perfectly skinned and salted by us. From there you can decide what you want to do with the trophies. You can choose any Dip Pack, or Taxidermy business you wish to further process them. Capricorn Taxidermy has been doing this work for our hunters for many years now, promptly and without a single complaint. They will come to the camp your last day and pick up all your trophies, or you can choose your own taxidermy business to come collect them for you.

The prime dates for hunting are May 15 through the end of June, as this is the peak of the rutting season. We are typically sold out before November first each year. We have only a limited amount of hunting space, as we hunt natural wild game, not put and take or stocked animals.

The 2010 Package is for 9 total days, 7 full days of hunting. The day you arrive is travel to the camp and the day you leave is travel to the airport. You will be able to hunt the half days of arrival and departure if needed, and depending upon the flight schedules you have. You will typically arrive early enough in the day to sight in your rifles and take a drive through the bush for a couple hours hunting before it gets dark. This is actually the best time of the day for hunting. Daylight begins about 6:00am and it's too dark to shoot by about 6:00pm during our peak hunting seasons of May through July. The day you depart will include a stop along the way for curios at some nice shops. The 7 days are full hunting days from first light until to dark to shoot, or even later if you choose. The meals are all included, as are all soft drinks wine and beer. We will make a stop at the bottle store so that you can buy any hard liquor that you may wish to have during the trip.

We prefer to cater to small groups, with 4-6 hunters in camp maximum. We also like to have 4 as a minimum. If you have a group of four people or more I will secure the entire 7 day period for your group alone. The non-hunting visitors will be $1,200.00 USD for the 9 days at the lodge.

Driving round trip to the airport to pick up one or two hunters is not practical therefore it cannot be charged the same as a package rate. There will be an additional charge for individual airport pickup or drop off when not on a scheduled group arrival or departure date. There is sometimes a possible delay leaving the airport when hunters from different flights arrive on the same day. Often they are an hour or so apart. We must wait to get all the hunters before we return back to the camp. It's a 4 hour drive each way.

Another issue that has come up for the Safari business in 2006 was the elimination of most morning arrival times. With most flights now arriving in the late afternoon or early evening It is a good option to stay in a hotel the day you arrive and depart for the lodge early the following morning. This gets you that extra ½ day evening hunt when you arrive in the afternoon.

I'm trying to think of all the things you should know about. I try to treat this for you folks as if I were planning this major event for myself.

Deposits are $2,500.00 USD and are 100% refundable until January 1, 2010, after that I pay my staff and the deposit is gone.

The Game:

• 1 Kudu
• 1 Impala
• 1 Warthog

2010 Bow Hunting Special

Archery group hunt culling special. Four or more hunters in camp at one time. $3,950 all inclusive. The package will consist of 7 full days; 9 total days with a day on each end for travel. This is a 2x1 rate. If you desire to hunt 1x1, add $500.00.

Included: all meals, bottled water, beer and soft drinks; airport pickup; transportation in RSA; all skinning and on site taxidermy preparation (No dip pack or taxidermy work)

You must add airfare, tips, alcohol, and trophy shipping and processing. $1,300 for a non-hunting companion. Double occupancy rooms.

The Game:

• 3 female Impala
• 1 cow Kudu
• 1 cow Wildebeest
• 1 non-trophy Warthog
• 1 Jackal
• 1 Vervet Monkey
• Unlimited Guinea Fowl
• *Additional female animals available at special culling price levels. All other game at published trophy fees.

We can also offer a daily fee and trophy fee list if you prefer. The 1x1 daily fee is $275.00 USD per day and the 2x1 daily fee is $225.00 USD per day. We will also reduce the 1x1 hunt price to $240.00 USD per day for a 1x1 hunter with a non-hunter. The trophy fees for the hunters choosing daily fee and trophy fee hunts are as follows:

We can hunt many other species if you want; for something not on this list, let me know. These are the most common species hunted. Springbok and black wildebeest require moving to their indigenous habitat which will be a day of travel each way. We only hunt natural wild game which is indigenous to the areas we hunt. We do not operate a put and take style of hunting.

There are some new regulations regarding many smaller varmint species which we used to hunt as targets of opportunity. Some of these species require special permits now. Animals like Jackal, Civet cat, baboon, Vervet monkey, Serval, Caracal cat, etc. These animals must have a prepaid permit form Nature Conservation. We will offer hunting for all these species so long as you pay for the nonrefundable permit and trophy fee. These species require full and non-refundable trophy fees prior to your arrival in RSA. If it’s something you wish to hunt we will hunt them and are usually very successful getting them. However the Country of RSA requires permits now that go beyond the price control of the South African outfitters.

Typically the permit cost per animal is about $50 USD and the trophy fee will be about $150-300 depending upon the species and the difficulty or effort to locate them.

Firearms Issues

In our experience, rifles less than .30 caliber are marginal at times. While they can be excellent choices in many places, they are on the small side for herd animals that depart at the shot and leave everything covered in dust, including the little blood that may have been visible. Let's discuss your rifle and caliber choice when you telephone - there are limitations to the weight of cartridges you may import, for instance. That is something we can work out. You are always welcome to use my .30/06 or .375 H&H if you would like. They are loaner guns that have been used over the years by dozens of hunters. Both are fully custom rifles and not some camp "beater" guns. Each has PacNor bench rest barrels and synthetic stocks with absolutely fine tuned triggers and Leupold Vari-X III scopes. All the loads are with premium bullets, and I've never lost a head of game when using them.

Every hunter must go through my permit process so that the permits are finished months in advance of your arrival and that hassle is eliminated when you get to Johannesburg. We include the fees in our packaged hunt price. It will not cost anything extra, just the responsibility of doing this with my permit folks 3-4 months before you arrive in RSA. Accomplishing this ahead of time will allow us to leave the airport within 15 minutes, rather than the six-hour delay that's common for those who apply at the airport. We don't want to have 6 people arrive and 5 get pre-issued permits only to have to wait many hours for the last guy who chose not to do it. I cannot run the business that way and be fair to the guys who got their permits ahead of time. After that 17 hour flight nobody wants to wait at the airport for 4-6 more hours!

Non-Hunting Significant Others

Non-hunter's cost is $1,100.00 for the 9 day trip. There are side-trips we can have your wife go on while you are hunting or you can both go to Kruger or another closer park for a few days prior to hunting. There won't be an opportunity for the side trips during the hunt itself, as the vehicles and employees are aiding hunters! Many wives are fine with the hunting portion, as the game viewing is fantastic while we are hunting. We also have some fantastic stone blinds that are comfortable for 2-4 people and nice and cool in the heat.

I live in the USA 9-10 months a year near Seattle, the remainder in South Africa mostly near the Botswana border in the town of Elisras. Our web site, www.huntingadventures.net will answer many general questions. For further questions or to book a hunt, my email is jjhack@earthlink.net. I will have a lot of new photos put up on my site in the next few weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

I hope that if you're looking for a safari in RSA you give me an email with any questions you may have. I live in the USA about 10 months a year and will be with most if not all the hunters who come over to hunt with us in RSA. Let me know how I can help you set up a great hunt at our beautiful lodge.