Black-Faced Impala hunting
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Where to hunt Black-Faced Impala
Black-faced Impala is a subspecies of Impala, It is bigger than Common Impala, darker in color, has a longer tail and a characteristic black stripes on the sides of the nose running to the forehead. A small endangered population of Black-faced Impala exists on the Atlantic Coast of Africa, in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. Only Black-faced Impala hunted in Namibia are accepted into the record books.
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Black-faced Impala is found only on a limited number of game farms, and the trophy fees are higher than for other kinds of Impala (excluding Black Impala). They start at about $1,700, and with daily rates the price of the complete hunt would be about $4,000, unless you want to add a few other species to the trophy list.
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It can be hard for a beginner to calculate a budget for an African hunting adventure. Some of the prices seem too good to be true, others may sound prohibitively expensive. Most outfitters list only “daily rates” and “trophy fees”, sometimes a “package tour”. There’s a long list of things that are “not included” in these costs, and some that are not even mentioned there (like air fare). What are the “other costs” and how much can the total price of the trip come down to?
17 Aug 2017 All said and done: What’s the bottom line for an average South African hunt?When to hunt Black-Faced Impala?
On game farms you can hunt Impala almost a year round, but in some places December and January may be too hot for comfortable hunting. The best time to hunt any species of Impala is May, when, during the rut, the biggest males fight for dominance.The rest of the African winter, June to September, is also a good time for a plains game hunt.
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