Im sure D&Y can get you into a bull and cow slightly under $40K
CMS is 10k above this figure...I don't think CMS will meet that budget goal. Maybe Dalton & York would offer a special? Maybe someone here? This is a good place to ask as between the members here, we know all of the operators. It would probably have to happen in Zim.
I'll give them a look...do you have their contact info ?Im sure D&Y can get you into a bull and cow slightly under $40K
I don't think CMS will meet that budget goal. Maybe Dalton & York would offer a special? Maybe someone here? This is a good place to ask as between the members here, we know all of the operators. It would probably have to happe
Green,Hopefully you can make it work. At a minimum, you are saving the flight costs and extra travel days. In my world, that's a real savings from missed work. Travel days are such a hassle...can't work, can't hunt...just lost time.
When do you want to leave? Do you want 2 trophy bulls? A trophy and non trophy bull? How many days do you want to hunt? What’s your target trophy size?Oh...this is my first trip to Africa. I have been saving the best for later in my life. Hunting in the USA has left me with a " poor taste" in my mouth.
All the BS of purchasing points and waiting for the "draw." Having to bribe a state to give me a tag is senseless to me.. and i am tired of it. Not to mention all the questionable outfitters. Many iof these hunts are just riding around with a gun. Now not all but many are steallng our dollars.
I have hunted all over the USA with many professionals who give wonderful service and some good success. And some who are not very good at all...let the buyer beware.
I am in the process of putting together a good grizzly hunt. Probably in Alaska as i just hate to give my hard earned dollars to somebody who
does not really care about my success. I have a family member who went to BC for stone sheep...yes he was successfull...but if you heard his story you would probably never go. He told me he was glad he only had to go once and would NEVER go to BC again...it wasa money thing.
So the grizzly may be my last American hunt. Might go for another goat but i m gettin old and not sure my legs can take that kind of use. A big brownie would be nice but the pricing is so high as to put me off. So I have to find alternatives...hence Africa.
Your dollar definitely will go further there.
Just an old man thinkin out loud,
Geo
Mtn,When do you want to leave? Do you want 2 trophy bulls? A trophy and non trophy bull? How many days do you want to hunt? What’s your target trophy size?
I know of an outfitter with some quota this year that will accommodate multiple elephants on a single hunt. Shoot me a PM and I’ll connect y’all.
I hear you. I'm running a small business and missed days are unrecoverable...a real fixed cost...but I look forward to hearing how this turns out for you. First ele hunt or just taking more of them? They are an addiction for some of us.
Shoot me a PM and I’ll connect you with someone you can chat with.Mtn,
Thx for chiming in.
I cannot go this year...recovering from surgery as we speak.
This will be in 2025...one bull and one tuskless. Probably near the end of the season as the anxious clients are gone and I like a slower paced hunt with little pressure. Trophy expectations are as expected: Whatever the country offers. If you let numbers and inches get in the way you are sure to be disappointed. Just my thoughts.
Any recommendations are welcome.
Thx u
Geo
Sureshit,I’m the same way. Each day of missed work cost more than the day of hunting. In my business my time is the only thing I sell. I need to make a career shift, but it’s not easy to do when you do well at what you do.
Before my first elephant hunt I told my buddy, this is going to go one of two ways. We are either going to say well that was cool and check it off the list, or we are going to become total addicts.