dailordasailor
AH enthusiast
Unfortunately I bought and sold my first home in 2014 and moved from NY to SC for an opportunity for a promotion and a loss on my house. Due to this I'm looking at 2017 hunt. This will be my first guided hunt, and definitely my first time in Africa. I hunt whitetail/wild boar as much as possible but of course Africa has always been a pipe dream. Im in a financial/career position to finally make my first trip in a couple years when recover from my loss on my home.
The questions are many and hoping for some guidance for myself and my fiance to help us plan for our first trip of many I'm sure.
1. What do we need to do for the sake of health/vaccination for the trip?
2. I have my grandfathers Model 99 300 Savage and my "go to" remington 700 in 30-06. I am going for a budget hunt of plains game. Only requirement being i want at to hunt 5 animals, and at least one of my desired 3 must be part of the 5. (Gemsbuck, kudu, warthog). I want to take at least one animal with the 300 savage if not more as a momento to my late grandfather who hunted with it for 30+ years. Should those two rounds be an issue? Suggested loads/weight for each?
3. Whats the suggested gun case for traveling? I've looked at pelican cases. The ones in the $200 range suffice or whats the go-to for a two-gun case?
4. From all my readings i havnt seen what actually happens with the meat from the game taken? Is it given to locals? Sold? Etc? I assume it cant be sent back to the US safely.
5. This is going to be 100% a budget hunt. Just an opportunity to get my feet wet until i am able to spend higher amounts. I am planning purely to go for European mounts and tanned hides. Is it cheaper for the tanning/shipping to have that done in south africa or is it still better to have salt/packed there and shipped to US? Plan to do the Europeans myself as most of the work is done when they prepare it to ship over.
6. I know there are many costs to factor in, and unfortunately this first one needs to be at the minimum cost possible. Aside from the hunt package, adding an observer, tips, two flights, taxi/salt/packing, what other hidden costs do i need to factor into budget?
7. Once i get quote on taxi/salt, is there costs when recieved in US or in other ways? Can it come directly to my home?
8. A very loaded question but a big one, is there a suggested PH/Service for beginner package at budget price? I know from reading that people say you can have full budget hunt for $10,000, is that feasible?
Thank you for any help, reading the forum has already helped greatly!
Dale Perry
The questions are many and hoping for some guidance for myself and my fiance to help us plan for our first trip of many I'm sure.
1. What do we need to do for the sake of health/vaccination for the trip?
2. I have my grandfathers Model 99 300 Savage and my "go to" remington 700 in 30-06. I am going for a budget hunt of plains game. Only requirement being i want at to hunt 5 animals, and at least one of my desired 3 must be part of the 5. (Gemsbuck, kudu, warthog). I want to take at least one animal with the 300 savage if not more as a momento to my late grandfather who hunted with it for 30+ years. Should those two rounds be an issue? Suggested loads/weight for each?
3. Whats the suggested gun case for traveling? I've looked at pelican cases. The ones in the $200 range suffice or whats the go-to for a two-gun case?
4. From all my readings i havnt seen what actually happens with the meat from the game taken? Is it given to locals? Sold? Etc? I assume it cant be sent back to the US safely.
5. This is going to be 100% a budget hunt. Just an opportunity to get my feet wet until i am able to spend higher amounts. I am planning purely to go for European mounts and tanned hides. Is it cheaper for the tanning/shipping to have that done in south africa or is it still better to have salt/packed there and shipped to US? Plan to do the Europeans myself as most of the work is done when they prepare it to ship over.
6. I know there are many costs to factor in, and unfortunately this first one needs to be at the minimum cost possible. Aside from the hunt package, adding an observer, tips, two flights, taxi/salt/packing, what other hidden costs do i need to factor into budget?
7. Once i get quote on taxi/salt, is there costs when recieved in US or in other ways? Can it come directly to my home?
8. A very loaded question but a big one, is there a suggested PH/Service for beginner package at budget price? I know from reading that people say you can have full budget hunt for $10,000, is that feasible?
Thank you for any help, reading the forum has already helped greatly!
Dale Perry