This is not true in the rest of Africa, particularly those countries that don't "get" the economics of big game hunting and have allowed their elephant populations to dwindle due to lack of habitat and ivory poaching. The African Elephant is another species that is thriving, to the point where there are far too many elephant for the remaining habitat in many Southern African countries. Buffalo hunts are very popular and widely available and the hunting of a buffalo hunt fetches $10-15K whereas a cow is worth perhaps $500. Cape Buffalo don't get along with cattle either due to the diseases carried by the former, but they are plentiful in the hunting areas and have been reintroduced on many former cattle ranches. Leopard hunting is done mainly in the traditional manner (from a blind over bait) but in certain areas it's possible to hunt them with trackers and/or dogs - a very exciting hunt indeed. in other words they don't need hunting revenues and the greens have a lot of clout with the government). Leopard are found and hunted in every country in Southern Africa (Botswana has just announced a ban reflecting that country's mineral riches and strong eco-tourist industry. The same can be said for Leopard but this species is much more elusive, being mainly nocturnal, and has adapted well, even thrived, in the midst of human settlement. Lion hunts are limited, due to a feline disease that has reduced lion numbers in recent years, and the fact that lions and humans, particularly cattle farmers, do not get along well. In these few remaining totally natural and unspoiled areas, hunts are offered for four of the Big Five species, ie all except rhino. These hunting areas are generally well-managed by the respective governments who recognize their increasing value as a source of foreign currency (and many of these areas are in any case unsuitable for farming due to climate and tsetse flies.the hunter's best friend). The traditional concession hunt is alive and well in Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, parts of Namibia, Mozambique and several Central and Western African countries. This feat may also be possible in Namibia but on an extremely limited basis with Rhino and Lion being the difficult pieces of the puzzle, but here at least some of your hunting will be on open range land. South Africa is the only country where one can take all five species legally, and then only on private land where huntable populations of Rhino have been nurtured back from the brink of extinction. The list of countries where one can still hunt the Big Five isÄwindling, and the cost of these hunts is now beyond the reach of many.
"Big Five" species ("Dangerous Game") and with romantic traditional tented safaris. Management Bull Elephant, Chirisa Zimbabwe, Taken With Bad Boy VIII Yours Truly with Kudu Taken with Valmet 412 Double Rifle Cal.
African Hunting Safaris for Dangerous Game and Plains Game