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6.5 Bullet for Africa plains game
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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 1878111" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>I will accept that Africa costs more than a DIY hunt out west. Lets compare it a guided hunt to a guided hunt. A 1 week horseback hunt in west for elk will run $5-$10K. Average will be close to $7500 plus or minus. I can fly to Africa roundtrip for around $1500. I can kill 5 plains game animals on a package hunt for $3500-$5500. This does not apply if you are looking at high dollar animals like cape buffalo, sable and roan. Those will cost you more. My last RSA hunt was about $6K with tip for 7 animals and included 2 eland, which aren't cheap animals. Maybe it isn't "cheap" but the bang for the buck is pretty good. To go further, a guided elk hunt may average out perhaps 60-80% success rate. In a good area in Africa the success rate is often over 100% as it's fairly common to take 1-2 animals not on the original list. </p><p> If you choose to hunt Uganda, Tanzania or a few other areas then yes it is expensive. Those areas it's easy to spend over $30K. Dangerous game is expensive to hunt too. A WILD lion in a wild area will north of $50K. I try to go every other or every 3rd year. I have to save up to go, but I think its worth it. YMMV</p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 1878111, member: 25760"] I will accept that Africa costs more than a DIY hunt out west. Lets compare it a guided hunt to a guided hunt. A 1 week horseback hunt in west for elk will run $5-$10K. Average will be close to $7500 plus or minus. I can fly to Africa roundtrip for around $1500. I can kill 5 plains game animals on a package hunt for $3500-$5500. This does not apply if you are looking at high dollar animals like cape buffalo, sable and roan. Those will cost you more. My last RSA hunt was about $6K with tip for 7 animals and included 2 eland, which aren't cheap animals. Maybe it isn't "cheap" but the bang for the buck is pretty good. To go further, a guided elk hunt may average out perhaps 60-80% success rate. In a good area in Africa the success rate is often over 100% as it's fairly common to take 1-2 animals not on the original list. If you choose to hunt Uganda, Tanzania or a few other areas then yes it is expensive. Those areas it's easy to spend over $30K. Dangerous game is expensive to hunt too. A WILD lion in a wild area will north of $50K. I try to go every other or every 3rd year. I have to save up to go, but I think its worth it. YMMV Bruce [/QUOTE]
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