Permits and trophy fees in Botswana

[JamieD]

Can anyone tell me how the system works in Botswana. Is the permit like a license that you buy one for each animal and is not refundable if you don't get the animal? Or is it the same as a trophy fee but goes to the gov.

 

[James.Grage]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Single Game Licence: [/FONT]​

• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Entitles the holder to hunt one animal of such species and kind for a specified period in a particular area[/FONT]​
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Applicable to both citizens and non-citizens on different fee categories (Appendix 1).[/FONT]​
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This licence is not transferable between individuals or between areas. However, citizens are allowed to endorse single game licence to another citizen only once to allow one to hunt for the owner of the licence.[/FONT]​
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The proceeds of the hunt belong to the licence holder.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Private landowners enjoying landholder's privileges in their land are required to apply to the Director in order to hunt in their lands.[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Appendix 1: SINGLE GAME LINCENCE HUNTING FEES[/FONT]
Species	Fees to be paid for each licence in Botswana Pula (1BWP 0.2 USD)​	Maximum number of licences that can be held by a individual​
	Citizen	Non-citizen	Citizen	Non-citizen
Baboon/Tshwene	50	200	1	1
Bat-eared fox/Mothose	50	200	1	1
Black-backed jackal/Phokoje	50	200	2	1
Buffalo/Nare	1500	5000	1	1
Bushbuck/Serolobothoko	500	1000	1	1
Caracal/Thwane	100	500	1	1
Crocodile/Kwena	300	1000	1	1
Duiker/Phuti	100	300	2	1
Eland/Phofu	700	2500	1	1
Elephant /Tlou	8000	20 000	1	1
Gemsbok/Kukama	7000	2500	1	1
Hartebeest/Kgama	300	1000	1	1
Impala/Phala?	150	500	2	1
Kudu/Tholo	300	1000	1	1
Lechwe/Letswee	300	1000	1	2
Leopard/Letotse	1500	10 000	1	1
Lion/Tau	1500	10 000	1	1
Ostrich/Ntshe	300	1000	1	1
Porcupine/Noko	50	200	1	1
Reedbuck/Mhele	500	1500	1	1
Sable/Kwalata	1500	5000	1	1
Scrub hare/Mmutla	15	50	1	1
Side-striped jackal/Sekgee phokoje	50	200	1	1
Silver fox/Lesie	50	200	1	1
Sitatunga/Sebogata	1500	5000	1	1
Spotted hyaena/ Phiri yo moramaga	100	300	1	1
Springbok/Tshephe	150	400	2	2
Springhare/Ntole	15	50	4	2
Steenbok/Phuduhudu	100	300	2	1
Tsessebe/Tsessebe	500	3000	1	1
Vervet monkey/Kgabo	50	200	2	2
Warthog /Mathinthinyane	150	500	2	2
Wild cat/Tibe	50	200	1	1
Wild pig/ Kolobe ya naga	150	500	1	1
Wildebeest/Kgokong	500	2500	1	1
Zebra/Pitse ya naga	1000	5000	1	1

Small Game Licence
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[BRICKBURN]

Here you go Jamie.
I will not say another word.

Department of Wildlife and National Parks