Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe offers world class big game hunting
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- World Class Big Game Hunting
- Genuine Safari Feeling
- Sought-after Game Species
- Huge Hunting Areas
- Long Shooting Chances
Hunting in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is without a doubt the absolute greatest destination for big game hunting. Here you can find solid populations, that can easily sustain hunting, of four of the big five: elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard. We work with some of the best safari outfitters in this classic hunting destination, which is naturally mirrored in the success of our customers.
Nearly all of our hunts in Zimbabwe take place in districts with big game. This gives all hunting here an extra dimension, just imagine for example, having to stalk around a feisty elephant or a pack of lions while you are hunting plains game. A hunting tour to Zimbabwe is always an African adventure of the very best kind.
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Hunting in Africa
Game
African Civet
Scientific Name: Virerra civetta Subspecies: There exist several subspecies of Viverra civetta, but they are not described here as they have little or no significance as hunting trophies. Distribution: Most African countries south of the Sahara Desert. Habitat: All types of savanna, sometimes dense forest. Description: Dog size animal, looking like a mixture between a stoat and a badger....
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African Wildcat
Scientific Name: Felix silvestris cafra Sub - species: One of the five sub-species of wild cat Distribution: Sub-saharan Africa, excluding the deserts of the Namibian coast and areas of rainforest Habitat: Found in a wide range of habits, as long as they can provide cover. Description: Similar in appearance to a domestic cat but with longer legs. Two colour phases iron gray and...
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Baboon
Scientific Name: Papio sp. Sub-species: Five species are currently recognised (this is some disagreement on whether they are true separate species or sub-species. The true number of sub-species is also currently unknown) Hamadryas baboon (P. hamadryas) - Horn of AfricaGuinea baboon (P. papio) - Far western AfricaOlive baboon (P. anubis)- north central african savannahYellow baboon (P....
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Blue Wildebeest
Videnskabeligt navn: Connochaetes Taurinus Underarter: White-bearded Wildebeest (C.t.mearnsi), Cookson's Wildebeest (C.t.Cooksoni) Udbredelse: Blue Wildebeest: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Sydafrika, Namibia. White-bearded Wildebeest: Tanzania, Kenya. Cookson's Wildebeest: Luangwa Valley i Zambia Levested: Findes i alle former for bushlandskab, men foretrækker åben bush og...
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Buffalo, Cape
Videnskabeligt navn: Syncerus caffer Underarter: Dværgbøffel (Cyncerus c. nanus), Savannebøffel (Cyncerus c. S. c. brachyceros ), Nilbøffel (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis). Cafferbøffel (Cyncerus caffer caffer Udbredelse: Nilbøflen er den af de fire arter der har det nordligste udbredelsesområde: Fra Senegal i vest i et bredt...
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Burchell's Zebra
Videnskabeligt navn: Equus burchelli Underarter: Grant's Zebra (E.b. böhmi) Chapman's Zebra (E.b.antiquorum) Udbredelse: Burchell's Zebra: Botswana og Sydafrika. (den ægte burchell's zebra er uddød). Grant's Zebra: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda og Ethiopien. Chapman's Zebra: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia. Levested: Åben bush og...
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Bush Pig
Scientific Name: Potamochoerus porcus Subspecies: Up to 18 recognised species, here described as one. Distribution: All of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, excepting the desert of Namibia. Habitat: High forest, their fringes and thick bush country, often near rivers. Frequents fields where they cause much damage. Description: A domestic pig-like animal, weighing around 100 kg and measuring...
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Bushbuck, Cape
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus Scriptus Subspecies: Science dissagree as to how many species there are. We have chosen to include those most relevant to trophy hunters: Tragelaphus s. ornatus, Tragelaphus s. massaicus, Tragelaphus s. sylvaticus. Distribution: Tragelaphus s. scriptus: The West African States Tragelaphus s. ornatus: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zaire and East Angola Tragelaphus s. massaicus:...
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Crocodile, Nile
Scientific Name: Crocodylus niloticus Subspecies: No subspecies are currently formally recognised, however up to seven have been proposed. Distribution: The most common African crocodile, present over much of the sub-Saharan Africa from Lake Nasser in Egypt and the River Nile Sudan to the north to the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the Olifants River of South Africa in the...
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Duiker, Grey/Duiker, Grimm's (Common)
Scientific Name: Sylvicapra Grimmia Subspecies: Classification of subspecies is very variable, we have chosen only to count two: Western Bush Duiker and East African Bush Duiker. Distribution: From the desert rim in Northern Africa to the Southern tip of the Continent, the West African rainforest excepted. Habitat: As the species is a typical bush duiker it lives, as the name suggests in...
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Eland, Cape/Livingstone, Patterson's
Scientific Name: Taurotragus oryx livingstoneiSubspecies: SCI lists Cape Eland as Tragelaphus oryx with three subspecies, which means that SCI counts the Cape Eland with the spiral horned antelopes. We have chosen to list Cape Eland under it's scientific name Taurotragus with two subspecies: Livingstone's Eland (Taurotragus oryz livingstonei) East African Eland (Taurotragus o....
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Elephant (Africa)
Videnskabeligt navn: Loxodonta afrikana Underarter: Forest Elephant (Loxodonta a. cyklotis) Pygmy Elephant (Loxodonta a. pumilio) Udbredelse: De tre arters samlede udbredelsesområde: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Dog bør det nævnes at i Vestafrika lever elefanterne i dag i små isolerede bestande, og først fra Cameroun og østover kan man tale om...
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Genet Cat
Scientific Name: Genetta spp. Species: The number of species in this genus is controversial, as of 2005, 17 different species are recognised. It is possible to hunt three of these species:Common Genet (Small spotted) G.genetta - found throughout Africa.Cape Genet (Large spotted) G. tigrina - found only in South AfricaRusty-spotted Genet , G. maculata - found in eastern, southern and...
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Giraffe
Videnskabeligt navn: Giraffe camelopardalis Underarter: Girafferne deles normalt op i to grupper: de nordlige og de sydlige. De Nordlige: Nubian Giraffe (G.c.camelopardalis) Reticulated Giraffe (G.c.reticulata) Baringo Giraffe (G.c.rothschildi) De Sydlige: Kenya Giraffe (G.c.tippelskirchi) Southern Giraffe (G.c. Giraffa) Udbredelse: De forskellige girafarter har et fælles...
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Grysbuck, Sharpe's
Videnskabeligt navn: Raphicerus sharpei Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Zimbabwe, Zambia, den nordøstlige del af Sydafrika, Mozambique, Tanzania. Levested: Tæt bush og høje græsbevoksninger. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 8 - 12 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 50 cm. Grysbucken er gråbrun med hvide aftegninger...
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Hippopotamus
Videnskabeligt navn: Hippopotamus amphibius Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: I stort set samtlige lande syd for Sahara. Levested: Langs floder og i søer. Beskrivelse: Flodhesten er næst efter elefanten det største landlevende pattedyr. Flodhesten har en kompakt krop og korte kraftige ben. Den opnår en vægt på op til 3,5 tons og en højde på 1,5...
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Hyena, Spotted
Videnskabeligt navn: Crocuta crocuta Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Det meste af Afrika med udtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov og Sydafrika. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mellemstort hundelignende dyr med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Den opnår en vægt på ca. 70 kg og en højde på 80 cm målt over skuldrene. Hovedet er...
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Impala
Scientific Name: Aepyceros melampus Subspecies: East African Impala (Aepyceros m. rendillis) Angola Impala (Aepyceros m. petersi) Distribution: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and Acacia savanna Description: The three species are here descriped as on as the difference in appearance is negligent...
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Jackal, Side-stribed
Videnskabeligt navn: Canis adustus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Fra Centralafrika og sydpå til det nordlige Namibia og Botswana samt det sydlige Mozambique. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre rævelignende dyr der vejer ca. 10 kg og måler 45 cm overskuldrene. Pelsfarven er gråbrun med lyst bryst og hvid halespids. Langs siden har den...
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Klipspringer
Videnskabeligt navn: Oreotragus oreotragus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Congo, Etiopien Sudan. Levested: Små isolerede klippeformationer samt bjerge. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 10 - 15 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 60 cm. Klipspringeren er...
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Kudu, Greater
Scientific Name: Tragelaphus strepsiceros Subspecies: Southern Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros) East African Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus str. bea). Western Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus str. cottoni) Distribution: From Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia in the North through all countries along the East coast as well as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Angola and South Africa. Habitat:...
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Leopard (Africa)
Videnskabeligt navn: Panthera pardus Underarter: Ingen Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Levested: Alle typer af terræn (selv udkanten af boligområder). Beskrivelse: Mellemstort dyr af kattefamilien med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Leoparden kan opnå en vægt på 60 - 90 kg og en højde på ca. 70 cm. Skindet er gyldent med sorte ringe. Leoparden...
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Lion (Africa)
Videnskabeligt navn: Panthera leo Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 geografiske underarter af løve. De beskrives her alle under et. Udbredelse: De forskellige løveunderarter har et fælles udbredelsesområde, der strækker sig fra Senegal i vest til Ethiopien og Somalia i øst samt i et bredt bælte langs Afrikas østkyst til det nordlige...
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Nyala
Videnskabeligt navn: Tragelaphus angasi Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia og Malawi. Levested: Tæt bush og i krat langs floder og vandløb. Beskrivelse: Middelstor antilope på 110 - 130 kg og en højde på 110 - 120 cm. Pelsfarven er gråbrun med hvide og lysebrune aftegninger. Nyalaen har ca. 11 hvide tværstriber....
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Porcupine, Cape
Scientific Name: Hystrix africae-australis Sub - species: None Distribution: Sub-saharan Africa, excluding the Namib desert. North to southern Kenya and Gabon. Habitat: Found in most areas with vegetation, up to 200m above sea level. Prefers rocky hills and outcrops, as it can find shelter in caves and hollows during the day. Description: The largest rodent in the region, with very...
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Sable Antelope (Africa)
Videnskabeligt navn: Hippotragus niger Underarter: Hippotragus n. kirkii, Hippotragus n. roosevelti. Giant Sable (Hippotragus n. Variani) beskrives ikke da den på nuværende tidspunkt er truet af udryddelse. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania og Kenya. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter men findes også ofte i miombo- og...
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Warthog
Videnskabeligt navn: Phacochoerus aethiopicus Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 underarter, der her beskrives under et. Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara med undtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov samt ørken områder i Namibia. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre griselignende dyr der opnår en vægt på 100 kg og en...
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Waterbuck
Videnskabeligt navn: Kobus Defassa Underarter: Common Waterbuck (Kobus d. ellipsiprymnus), Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus d. defassa) Crawshay's Waterbuck (Kobus d. crawshayi). Sing Sing Waterbuck (Kobus d. unctuosus) Udbredelse: Defassa Waterbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopien Sudan. Common Waterbuck: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan. Crawshay's Waterbuck:...
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Beitbridge
This is a large, 450,000 acre CAMPFIRE area stretching along the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers bordering South Africa and Botswana. The area has excellent Leopard and plains game, Crocodile and Hippo and good numbers of Elephant. The Elephant trophy size averages 30-35lbs with the occasional 50lb bull. Additionally the private, 55,000 acre Nottingham Estate hunting is incorporated into...
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Save Valley Conservancy
Roger Whittall Safaris can offer a really outstanding Big-5 hunting district called Humani, which makes up part of the world’s largest privately owned nature reserve - the Save Valley Conservancy - which is over 3,200 square kilometers in size is bigger than the country of Luxembourg. Here you can find the full spectrum of plains game in good numbers and all of the Big-5 species: elephant,...
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Nengasha Safaris
Nengasha Safaris, based in Bulawayo, has been operating extensively throughout Zimbabwe for more than ten years. As an established and renowned operator only experienced and knowledgeable Professional Hunter’s (PH’s) are utilized to offer quality hunts, packaged to suit the individual hunter’s needs. A wide range of hunts are offered, from plains game to big game safaris...
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Roger Whittall Safaris
A working partnership with Guy Whittall from Roger Whittall Safaris has meant that Roger Whittall Safaris having been offering hunting in Mozambique since 2007. The hunting districts of Nungo and Messalo beliggende which lies south of the Niassa National park make up this 500.000 ha. hunting concession.
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