Birds to hunt in Limpopo

[DieJager]

Hello everybody. In @Moe324 expose of a hunting outfitter in Limpopo, he mentions hunting multiple species of hornbill. What birds and special permit birds can be hunted in Limpopo.

Would be a nice add on while hunting big game. Takes lesser space in the room after taxidermy work.

 

[Tgood1]

i have enjoyed several shoots for sand grouse over waterholes late in afternoon. Very fun and delicious birds

 

[Hunt anything]

I’m scheduled to hunt birds in the Limpopo next year.
They told me they hunt francolin, guinea fowl, some doves and may be able to find some waterfowl dependent on if the seasons are in when we arrive. Exactly one year from today. I need to research if there’s a good bird taxidermist there. I’m very particular about my bird taxidermy.

 

[DieJager]

I would love to know if there are some colourful birds like the hornbill that can be hunted. Heard pigmy goose can be hunted in some parts of South Africa but do not know if that is the case in the Limpopo. My Google searches are not really helping. Normally I can find almost anything with my internet searches but my skills are letting me down this time. Hopefully some members can chime in.

 

[Hunt anything]

I would love to know if there are some colourful birds like the hornbill that can be hunted. Heard pigmy goose can be hunted in some parts of South Africa but do not know if that is the case in the Limpopo. My Google searches are not really helping. Normally I can find almost anything with my internet searches but my skills are letting me down this time. Hopefully some members can chime in.

Most of the geese I’ve seen have been Egyptian and spur winged. I think I saw a couple of Pygmy geese in Mozambique but we were too far for proper identification.

 

[Moe324]

There are alot of options from what I have seen but you need to have the permits. The other problem is having them mounted. I have seen a couple taxidermist that do ok work on some of the song birds, hornbills, and upland. I have yet to see anyone there do great ducks and geese. I really wish someone would learn to do them great like here. I actually know some guys that went to RSA just for waterfowl and they froze everything and are working on having a broker ship them frozen to the states. As most waterfowl guys here don't want to deal with salted skins.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Limpopo_Hunting Gazette_

 

[Firebird]

What is legal to shoot and what is legal to import are very different. The same people you use to import big game capes and skulls will have the current regs and help with permits. I looked into birds in Namibia it was very restrictive on shipping birds home. I want to say you could only export two of each species. . .
One of those situations where a photo book might be the better option.
If you want to get serious about birds, I recommend you check with Ramsey Russell getsomeducks.com

 

[Firebird]

Chris Dorsey has a coffee table book which contains a good deal of info about bird hunting Africa (and other amazing places) including some about the rare collectible ducks and geese. My copy is loaned out and I believe it came with a dvd. Might be a fun resource if you have the inclination
Not exactly Limpopo, just some resources and ideas

 

[Safari Dave]

I got francolin and guinea fowl with a borrowed shotgun when I was there.

 

[Ryan]

My last trip was in the Limpopo. One morning going up a track into a wooded ridge we spotted some crested guinea fowl for a fleeting moment running across an opening. I immediately noticed they were not the far more common helmeted guineas I saw by the bushel in Namibia around waterholes. My PH said they were less common and required a permit to hunt.

 

[Mekaniks]

Hello everybody. In @Moe324 expose of a hunting outfitter in Limpopo, he mentions hunting multiple species of hornbill. What birds and special permit birds can be hunted in Limpopo.

Would be a nice add on while hunting big game. Takes lesser space in the room after taxidermy work.

I have hunted guinea fowl, Francolin, sand grouse, teal, and Egyptian geese.
I would love to hunt rock pigeon over sunflowers. I think that would be a blast.

 

[DieJager]

Thanks everybody for the information. Some great advice. If somebody knows a great taxidermist in South Africa that specializes in birds let me know.

 

[RockSlinger404]

Thanks everybody for the information. Some great advice. If somebody knows a great taxidermist in South Africa that specializes in birds let me know.

Blue Duiker Taxidermy (https://blueduiker.com/). He does amazing work!

 

[DieJager]

Blue Duiker Taxidermy (https://blueduiker.com/). He does amazing work!

That looks very good, best work I've seen yet on birds in South Africa. Only worrying that I is too far away from Limpopo. But will definitely ask what would be possible.

 

[HookMeUpII]

Most of the geese I’ve seen have been Egyptian and spur winged. I think I saw a couple of Pygmy geese in Mozambique but we were too far for proper identification.

I am as well and I unfortunately heard a lot of the fowl mounts coming back to the USA are beat to holy hell. Some of the work is shoddy, some of it is good, but the constant I continue to hear is that they get practically destroyed during shipping. There was someone on the board who posted a pic of a spur wing goose they shot. Beautiful bird but it apparently went through the wringer getting shipped back.

 

[DieJager]

If all things work out next year I will be going to the Limpopo. Want to hunt some cool birds like for example the knob-billed duck and some hornbills besides some big game. But hard to find people who have good experiences with doing taxidermy on birds in South Africa.

 

[HookMeUpII]

If all things work out next year I will be going to the Limpopo. Want to hunt some cool birds like for example the knob-billed duck and some hornbills besides some big game. But hard to find people who have good experiences with doing taxidermy on birds in South Africa.

I'm a huge waterfowler and it's depressing hearing that a lot of places won't even allow import of birds and then they just don't ship well. It's not even just RSA to be fair.

I'd love to hang something on the wall like an African black duck or a spur wing. Even a cape teal.

 

[Hunt anything]

I’ve had 35 or so waterfowl mounts shipped to me I Alabama from Wisconsin, Iowa and California. They came through just fine. It’s all in the crating and the poses. Standing ship better than flying. IMO. I guess if I was dead set on getting some African birds from my safari next year mounted I could buy specimens from a breeder here in the states. But I’m not into that sort of thing so if I can’t find an outstanding bird taxidermist in South Africa I will just take lots of quality photos.