WILDERNESS BUFFALO HUNTING IN ARNHEMLAND AUSTRALIA

[PaulT]

COMPANY; SOUTHERN SAFARIS AUSTRALIA.
OWNER/OPERATOR ; PAUL TRUCCOLO.

LOCATION; FAR EASTERN ARNHEMLAND, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA.

MAIN GAME; ASIATIC BUFFALO, WILD BOAR, WILD AND WILD OXEN.(fishing also avail).

FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE HUNTS; http://www.africahunting.com/hunting-australia-new-zealand/2680-buffalo-hunting-australia.html

GETTING THERE;
We are a 50 minute, small aircraft, flight Sth of Gove.
Commercial flights are available to Gove via Qantas. Hunts are scheduled to co-incide with small aircraft commercial flights available every Tuesday and Thursday to an airstrip 30 minutes from our camp where you will be met. These flights cost (2011) $350 A.U.D p/p e/w and are not included in the hunt costs.

SEASON; LATE JULY - END OCTOBER (inclusive).

BASIC, BUT COMFORTABLE HARD CAMP, STAFFED WITH CAMP COOK AND CAMP HAND.
SAFARI-STYLED TENTED ACCOMODATION.

ONE HUNTING GROUP PER ANY BOOKING PERIOD.

ALL QUOTED FEES IN U.S $.

** HUNT 1,
1X1 TROPHY BUFFALO BULL HUNT.
6 FULL DAYS HUNTING, (7 NIGHTS) @ 1X1.
DAY RATE $5900 + TROPHY FEE $3500 = $9400.

** HUNT 2,
1X1 HERD REDUCTION (MANAGEMENT) HUNT.
6 FULL DAYS HUNTING, (7 NIGHTS) @ 1X1.
DAY RATE $5900 + ANIMAL FEES (FOR 5 H.R BUFFALO) $1750 = $7650.
(REFER TO NOTES ON HERD REDUCTION BUFFALO).

** HUNT 3,
2X1 TROPHY BUFFALO BULL HUNT.
8 FULL DAYS HUNTING (9 NIGHTS) @ 2X1.
DAY DATE P/P $5000 + TROPHY FEE P/P $3500 = $8500 P/P.

** HUNT 4,
2X1 HERD REDUCTION (MANAGEMENT) HUNT.
8 FULL DAYS HUNTING (9 NIGHTS), @ 2X1.
DAY RATE P/P $5000 + ANIMAL FEES (FOR 5 H.R BUFFALO P/P) $1750 P/P = $6750 P/P.

** HUNT 5,
2X1 TROPHY BUFFALO BULL HUNT.
6 FULL DAYS HUNTING (7 NIGHTS) @ 2X1.
DAY RATE P/P $4500 + TROPHY FEE P/P $3500 = $8000 P/P.

** HUNT 6,
2X1 HERD REDUCTION (MANAGEMENT) HUNT.
6 FULL DAYS HUNTING (7 NIGHTS) @ 2X1.
DAY RATE P/P $4500 + ANIMAL FEES (FOR 5 H.R BUFFALO P/P) $1750 P/P = $6250 P/P.

** HUNT 7,
3X1 TROPHY BUFFALO BULL HUNT.
8 FULL DAYS HUNTING (9 NIGHTS) @ 3X1.
DAY RATE P/P $4000 + TROPHY FEE P/P $3500 = $7500 P/P.

** HUNT 8,
3X1 HERD REDUCTION (MANAGEMENT) HUNT.
8 FULL DAYS HUNTING (9 NIGHTS) @ 3X1.
DAY RATE P/P $4000 + ANIMAL FEES (FOR 5 H.R BUFFALO P/P) $1750 P/P = $5750 P/P. continued on next page .

** HUNT 9,
ADULT AND JUNOIR, (21 AND UNDER), TROPHY BUFFALO HUNT.
6 FULL DAYS HUNTING, (7 NIGHTS).
DAY RATE $7000 (FOR BOTH) + TROPHY FEES $7000 (FOR BOTH) TOTAL $14000.


WE WELCOME YOUR INQUIRIES AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME AH.COM MEMBERS JOIN US IN 2012.


REGARDS,
PAUL.

 

[PaulT]

My apologies for omitting the following information which should have been included in the above post;

** 2nd Trophy Buffalo $3800 (inc Trophy cape prep).
** 3rd Trophy Buffalo $4000 (inc Trophy cape prep).
** Management Buffalo bull $2000 (inc recovery/prep of skull and horns).
** Wild Oxen Trophy $2500 (inc Trophy cape prep).
** Wild boar Trophy $450 (includes jaw removal & boiling out)
** Wild boar Trophy cape prep $400.
** 1st Lot of 5 Herd Reduction Buffalo $1750 (no Trophy recovery).
** 2nd Lot of 5 Herd Reduction Buffalo $2000 (no Trophy recovery).
** 3rd Lot of 5 Herd Reduction Buffalo $2500 (no Trophy recovery).
** Extra days; 1x1 $900, 2x1 $650 p/p, 3x1 $500 p/p.
** Non-hunters $150/d.
** Loan rifles $150/duration of hunt, ammunition at store price.
** Packing/crating & transport of trophy from camp to Darwin $150/buffalo or Oxen, $80/Boar Trophy.
** Visitors Firearms license $50.
** Fishing free of charge, equipment provided on replacement cost if broken or lost.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Just wanted to wish you the best for next year hunting season Paul! Your extensive remote hunting area is fantastic to chase those buffaloes...

 

[PaulT]

Jaco, the last two days site shut down apears to have erased my relpies to your inquiry.

I hope you got my response before it was lost.

If not feel free to ask again or p.m me on my e-mail address listed below.

Thank-you,
Paul.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Here are the posts:

Up-date on this hunt offering.

All Herd Reduction/Management quota is booked out for the 2012 season but we have ample openings for Trophy hunts for Buffalo, wild Oxen and Boar begining early September onwards.

I would personally love the oportunity to host some of the regulars here on Ah.com

Bow-hunters, double rifle hunters, big bore shooters and buffalo manics all welcome and encouraged to join us in Australia's remote Northern frontier, Arnhemland.

Thanks for looking,
Paul.

Paul t that is awesome could you put me on one like the top pick It is a serious consideration as I will be visiting Family in AUS during 2013, what would the price escalation be towards next year?

My best always

Hey there Jaco thanks for your inquiry.

We take bulls like the top one pictured, each year.

Prime Trophy times are Sept onwards when surface waters have dried forcing remote-area living bulls to leave their remote sanctuaries.

I would certainly do my damndest to get you the very best bull we could but cannot make any assurities of exactly what size as this is a pure wilderness hunt, much is in the hands of Dianna.

Over the course of each season we would average + or - 100 s.c.i.
Some being much larger and some being smaller.

Because the area we operate in is so remote it is extremely difficult for us to predict required price rises from season to season. All supplies (food, fuel etc) are trucked in from quite a distance and we rely on contractors pricing.
We try and absorb minimal rises but must pass on major ones.
E.G fuel has hit $3.00/lt in our hunting area and we use A LOT of fuel for each hunt !
Next year it could still be $3.00 or it could be $6.00.

Jaco, "never put off to tommorrow what can be done today".
If you are already visiting Aus this year we have prime dates available from Sept onwards.
Get one or two buddies organised (rates are much better as 2x1 or 3x1) and come on down and hunt some bulls with me.

That top bull is what dreams are made of its on my list of things to do believe me.

Very nice Paul

 

[PaulT]

Wholey smokes Jerome, I hope for your wife's sake your as good and efficient around the house as you are on AH.com !
Don't know how you do it but thanks for salvaging those posts.


Frederik, thanks for the very kind words and yes that top bull is a dream bull, but with a lot of walking and covering lots of ground they ARE there.
One of my staff photographed this bull on a swamp less than 20km's from my camp several years back and he has not been seen since. He is more than likely still around as he was only just entering his prime years when pictured and has surely only just moved on to his own new territory as they tend to do. "We WILL meet again !".


Good hunting,

Paul.