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Namibia #138 SIMPLY THE BEST LEOPARD DEAL IN AFRICA! This PH hunts nearly TWO MILLION ACRES near the famed Etosha Park in North Namibia He, together with a block of 28 other ranchers, have formed a conservancy, which all together comprises over 650 thousand acres that he hunts. If that is not enough ground for you, he has perhaps another one million five hundred thousand acres in addition to that!! True Wilderness- you can travel 50 miles in the bush! He tries to rotate it each year, to keep quality high. As of 2006, his last 50 hunters took 47 kudu exceeding 50 inches, with the best a whopping 62 inches!! Butch hunted here in June of 2006, taking a nice leopard, and having two of his clients also take leopards- going 3 for 3 in July, 2006! And 2 came in during daylight, proving how lightly hunted this area is!! Nearly every client of ours has succeeded on leopard and he was 15 for 17 in 2008! The PH grew up in the area and of course knows it intimately, and understands and loves to hunt leopards! What makes his area so special is that much of it lies near to the Etosha Pan, which is a huge non-hunting Park of about 22,000 square kilometers! Within that park, lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephants are free roaming. They frequently leave the Pan to prey upon crops and farm animals of the conservancy, thereby insuring good animal stocks that are regularly replenished. This area is virtually all unsettled, and he will have good leopard hunting for the next 50 years!! There is also excellent plains game, and Gemsbuck, Kudu, Eland, Hartmanns Mountain Zebra, Hartebeest, Klipspringer, Damara Dikdik, Warthog, Baboon, Hyena, Giraffe, Steenbok, Genet cat and others are available. Butch was simply amazed as the immensity of the wild lands hunted. You could have been in deepest darkest Africa! Yet, each night returned to the lodge! Much is never hunted! The daily rates and the packages include field transportation, lodging, meals, drinks, tracking, skinning and your guide. Please note the exceptionally reasonable daily rates and the rates for observers and children under 16 who hunt with a parent. His area is all- private hunting land located about a 4-hour drive from Windhoek. Any trip here should also include extra time to visit Etosha National Park and the cheetah camp. One of our 2003 clients said to Butch that we should send every one of our clients there! He said it was his best experience ever. Since then he has returned four times! THE BEST LEOPARD PACKAGE IN AFRICA!!! $12,495 all inclusive! With 80% to 90% success with leopard, this guy is among the best there is. By comparison, on leopard, our better Zimbabwe operators require a 14 day safari at between $750 to $1000 per day, plus trophy fees in the $4000 range, plus miscellaneous charges plus charters- so around $19,000 (--- and Zim is about the most reasonable leopard country around) Other countries are $20k to $30k! This Namibian hunt is 40% below the price, and if you book our special deal – the PH will refund to you $5500 on the spot if you do not have a shot at a leopard!! And no charters needed- saving you at least $1000! Save about $8000!! Oh year, and the includes a gemsbock, and springbock and a warthog!! Lots of other game is also available very reasonably!! Best Deal in Africa!! A full 14 day hunt 1x1 – LEOPARD PACKAGE INCLUDES: Leopard, Oryx, Springbuck and Warthog. Also Included: guiding, meals, lodging, trophy fees, skinning, trackers, and beverages. And this is a full service 14 day hunt! And 1 on 1 guiding! ONLY $12,450!!! And you get a $5,500 refund before you leave—if you do not have a shot on a leopard!!!!!!! Baits cost you $80 each, with a ceiling of $480 no matter how many baits are used!! DAILY RATE: The daily rate 1 hunter per guide is $300 US. A 2X1 hunt is $200 per day. Non-Hunters and hunters under 16 years old are only $120/day/person. SAMPLE TROPHY FEES: KUDU $950; RED HARTEBEEST $550; GEMSBUCK $650; HARTMANNS ZEBRA $950; GIRAFFE $1350. Call us for the full list of species and prices as it is lengthy. SAMPLE PACKAGES: PACKAGE #2: BEST BUY! Our custom package! 10 DAYS!! PLAINS GAME , SMALL CATS AND BIRD HUNTING TOO!!! This is a custom designed safari! It is set up as a 1 on 1 hunt. You get to harvest a kudu, oryx, Mountain zebra, warthog and a steenbuck for $6950. Same package 2X1 is $5950. TEN full days hunting! And we have included a day of bird shooting!! If you wish he will hunt small cats one night-quite exciting. There is a Charge of $250 if you take a caracal. Hyena is as per trophy fee chart. You may also get a chance at genet, honey badger, jackal, etc., at night. We promise this hunt will keep you smiling and very busy!! PACKAGE #3: A BEST BUY!! BMOA SPECIAL PLAINS GAME PACKAGE: 14 DAYS AND 9 TO 11 ANIMALS PLUS FISHING!One each of eland, kudu, oryx, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, springbuck, warthog, red hartebeest, impala, and choice of either a duicker or a steenbuck. Also includes one night of hunting for caracal, jackal etc, plus 4 days of surf fishing off the Skeleton Coast Park! Great fun!! Only $11,350!! 2X1- Only $9750!!!! There is a trophy fee of $250 for a caracal. Hyena per trophy fee list. ARCHERY Pricelist for 2009/2010 Hunting season: BOWHUNTING PACKAGE: 10 days, 2X1, ONLY $2950 per hunter!!!! Pay trophy fees only on what you wound or kill!! Butch feels this is a fairest way to treat bow hunters- why pay for a package and feel pressured to fill the package by taking an inferior animal?!! Butch during his inspection of the area, had kudu, gemsbock, warthog, hartebeest, giraffe, baboons and other game come in to waterholes! Most stands were no more than 25 yards from water, easy bow shot range. He had ground blinds, elevated blinds, portable double bull blinds too! For bowhunting we suggest going late during the dry season so game is concentrated on the waterholes, although earlier will also work. Late is from mid August thru mid- October. Check the trophy fee list for pricing on your trophy animals. For hunters wishing to do a shorter hunt (we do not advise this with bow- you have challenges enough and the daily rate is very cheap!)—you can simply contract for the number of days you want. Also if anyone wants a package price for themselves – we will custom build it for you- and it may save you money to boot! Here is the daily rate: Day rates: $ 300 per person, per day. Non hunters ( youth hunters under 16) $120/day. The day rates INCLUDE: Hunting Guides, Trackers & Skinners, Field preparation of trophies, lodging and meals, Transport to and from the Airport, and your Trophy hunting permits,

			Butch's 2006 Leopard.



				Butch’s client Bill J with a Big Kudu



		Kermit Wagner’s huge male leopard.


Namibia # 47 Located on the southwest coast of Africa, Namibia boasts the lowest human population density of any country on the African Continent and the highest game density, which makes for exceptional hunting. Many people are still unaware of just how great the hunting is in Namibia! Namibia values the Safari trade and that is reflected in the quality and quantity of the hunting available for you to enjoy. Namibia is safe, clean and politically stable. The cities are modern, and English is the official language. A little known fact is that Namibia has THE most stringent requirements and training of any African country to become a fully licensed PH! We think that is important!! This PH’s main lodge and camps are located about 210 kilometers from the airport in Windhoek (about 2 hour drive). There he hunts approximately 250,000 acres of open, unfenced ground with a huge game capacity. You hunt at about 5,000 feet of elevation in the bushveld, strewn with acacia trees and with wide open plains and savanna, and some big hills. Leopard, Kudu, gemsbok, hartebeest, springbok, warthog, blue and black wildebeest, Burchells zebra, impala, waterbuck, giraffe sable and eland- and much more! All wild, all free ranging. You can go to Botswana or Tanzania, spend double or triple, and not have a better experience! This is unfenced and game is plentiful and country is quite wild! He also has a number of other concessions totaling over a million acres or so, and has just acquired a truly wild and remote Damaraland concession for 2007. It borders the famed Etosha National Park and is 400 000 acres of wild land. We expect him to have a quota for 2 lions and 2 elephants plus plains game there. Etosha is a true gem -a totally wild area with no fences and plenty of game. He also just obtained one of best concessions in the famed Caprivi Strip. The Caprivi is a strip of Namibian land lying between Botswana and Zambia- prime game country. The Mahango Park concession has been tangled up in Governmental wrangling for eight years- and has gone unhunted during that time! So the jumbo's have had time to add tusk weight and plains game has been unpressured as well! Our PH has just (June 09) acquired the area for the first 4 year term the government has issued. He has spoken with the PH who had the area 8 years ago, and was told that the last year in which it was hunted, the "AVERAGE" elephant was around 50 pounds; but that ivory of 85 pounds had been taken and three over 90 pounds were previously taken! This concession has one of the highest populations of elephant in the Caprivi and in the "old days, virtually everyone took an elephant”. He also reports that on Sable and Roan-- the top 5 in Namibia came from this area and he saw kudu well over 55 '' and one of 58"!! This will be a hot concession!! His Caprivi area lies just north of the famed Okavango Delta of Botswana and is bordered by Botswana on the South and Zambia on the North. The elephant prices here are half of both of those areas! He has 4 remaining bulls on quota for 2009!! BOOK RIGHT NOW --- 2009-- FOR ONLY $30,000! For 2010 the pricing will jump to around $40,000!! But you get a huge bargain this year!! His buffalo quota is only 4 and is booked for both 2009 and 2010. He does have available for this year one remaining leopard hunt, plus one lechwe and one roan and a couple warthog. For 2010, there may be limited quota for hippo, croc, sable and kudu (some huge kudu!). You can also book elephant for 2010 now! But ONLY 4 BULLS LEFT for this year! Why pay $60,000 for a jumbo in the Okavango when you can do it here for half ?!! In our opinion Namibia is the best bargain in the Safari world right now, plus is a very politically stable country, with strong US ties. There is also exceptional leopard hunting at very reasonable prices- perhaps the best deals in Africa! We prefer to hunt leopard from April on, and you might consider from Aug to Nov when it is dry and very hot and the cats have to move to water to find prey- concentrating them . This PH has his own hounds that he will use for leopards if the client wants him to, or you can stay with baits. If you add the hounds it costs an extra $1500 if you do not get a shot and or $3000 if you do. Expect a charge with dogs! This is exciting stuff! Right now we have the same leopard hunt in Botswana, with dogs, but with no plains game - and it is $28,000 ! This is 1/3rd of that!! Our clients have all really enjoyed their hunts here- this PH is a hard worker, and you get maximum efforts from him and his staff!! Given that his hunts stretch all over Namibia, and reach almost every specie there--he makes a great PH to work with! 2008 PLAINS GAME AND LEOPARD SAFARI PRICING: BASIC SAFARI: 8 - Day Plains Game * 6 Animals: $4999 2X1 / $5499 1X1 1 Gemsbok, 2 Springbok, 1 Hartebeest, 1 Warthog, 1 Steenbok/Duiker NON-HUNTER $150/DAY * Max 4 hunters NAMIBIA SPECIAL: 10 - Day Plains Game * 8 Animals: $6399 2X1 / $6999 1X1 1 Kudu, 2 Gemsbok, 1 Hartebeest, 2 Springbok, 1 Steenbok/Duiker, 1 Warthog, NON-HUNTER $150/DAY * Max 4 hunters DELUXE SAFARI: 12 - Day Plains Game * 10 Animals: $ 8199 2x1 / $ 8699 1X1 1 Kudu, 2 Gemsbok, 1 Mountain Zebra, 1 Hartebeest, 2 Springbok, 1 Steenbok, 1 Warthog, 1 Duiker, Baboons and JackalL NON-HUNTER $150/DAY * Max 4 hunters YOUTH HUNT: Parent and Child (8 to 14 years old) SHARE 12 ANIMALS 10 Days: 2 Gemsbok, 4 Springbok, 2 Warthog, 2 Hartebeest, 2 Steenbok, Baboons and Jackal. $7599 BOTH LEOPARD AND PLAINS GAME: 12 - Day Leopard and Plains game * 6 ANIMALS: $11999 1X1 1 Leopard, 1 Kudu, 1 Gemsbok, 1 Steenbok, 1 Mountain Zebra, 1 Warthog NON-HUNTER $150/DAY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT A LEOPARD YOU WILL BE REFUNDED U$ 1500. SHOULD YOU BE UNWILLING TO SPEND NIGHTS IN A BLIND: NO REFUND *NOTE: PRE-BAITING $800* LEOPARD WITH HOUNDS: LEOPARD - $8500 + PRE-BAIT $800 + HOUND FEE U$ 1500 + PLUS KILL FEE U$ 1500 12 DAY HOUND-LEOPARD HUNT: HUNT OCCURS EARLY MORNINGS BECAUSE GROUND MOISTURE HOLD LEOPARD SCENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT A LEOPARD YOU WILL BE REFUNDED U$ 1500. Package prices offer exceptional savings, and include: All daily fees and trophy fees are included Lodging and meals are included Licenses and field care of trophies are included The Package Price DOES NOT include: Hotel and meals prior to and following the hunt. Preparation, cleaning, dipping, documentation and transportation of the trophies from camp to the freight forwarder in Windhoek, Namibia. ($500 per hunter) Freight forwarder fees for export from Windhoek to final destination Alcoholic drinks in camp. There is a $100 round trip fee per person for pickup/return to airport. Unfortunately, if you arrive late we will have to charge you for all extra costs we incur to wait for you, including extra fuel, meals and possibly a hotel. We urge all clients to make a maximum effort to arrive when scheduled. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR TROPHY FEE LIST ON PLAINS GAME OR LEOPARD HUNTS!! 2009 CAPRIVI PRICING: ELEPHANT SAFARI: $30,000 Includes: 16 Hunting Days One Elephant Trophy Bull Concession Fee LEOPARD SAFARI: $15,000 Includes: 14 Hunting Days One Leopard Concession Fee 2010 CAPRIVI PRICING: ELEPHANT SAFARI: $40,000 Includes: 16 Hunting Days One Elephant Trophy Bull Concession Fee LEOPARD SAFARI: $20,000 Includes: 14 Hunting Days One Leopard Concession Fee Buffalo Safari: $22,500 (SOLD THRU 2010) Includes: 10 HUNTING DAYS One Buffalo Trophy Bull Concession Fee




	A Big Oryx (Gemsbuck)



			An Extremely Wide Bull Kudu.