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About Cape Buffalo hunting
Cape buffalo aren't known as “Black Death” without reason. The Zulu people of South Africa call a Cape Buffalo an “Inyati” as a sign of respect for its strength and hunters say that if your first shot is a bad one, the next 14 will only annoy him even more. A wounded Buffalo hunt can make for an exciting hunt and in some instances end in a deadly experience. This is the most enthralling dangerous game hunt where shot placement is critically important. This is likely to be your hunt of a lifetime, a bucket list hunt for most hunters and for some Buffalo hunting becomes an addiction. Buffalo make great shoulder mounts as each animal has their own characteristic markings, some with broomed off horns, torn ears and battle scars.
Where to hunt Cape Buffalo
Considered as one of the most dangerous “Big Five”. Cape Buffalo are the most common wild bovine species on the African continent widely distributed throughout Southern and East Africa. Free range Cape Buffalo can be hunted in Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Even when hunted on the enclosed territories of South Africa, these Buffalo can be quite a challenge to hunt.
Price distribution
Cape Buffalo prices range significantly from an all-inclusive game ranch hunt in South Africa to a full blown traditional East African safari. A typical Cape Buffalo 5 - 10 day package hunt cost will range from $9,000 - $20,000. Often the lower end prices are for management bulls. Research your hunt thoroughly to find the hunting conditions that most suit your needs and take note of the excluded extra costs involved in the hunt. On the bigger open territories of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique, the buffalo package prices range from $12,000 - $20,000. Dangerous game daily rates range from $600 - $1200 per day with a trophy fee of approximately $6,000 - $8,500. Note, the latest trend on the South African ranch hunts is to sell trophies by the inch.
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Cape buffalo hunting always involves the probability that things will not go as planned, and result in a close encounter of a dangerous kind. Read how one such encounter turned out for James Reed, BookYourHunt.com Director for North America, in the Caprivi Strip.
Jan 6, 2017
Staredown with the Devil
When to hunt Cape Buffalo?
Cape Buffalo may be hunted all year round In South Africa and Zimbabwe. In Namibia hunting is closed in January and February, and in Mozambique the season is open from April 1 to November 30. In Zambia the hunting season runs from I May until 30 November and in Tanzania from the 1 July to 31 December.. The best months for hunting Buffalo are the dry autumn months, especially when the grass is short and water becomes scarcer. In areas where tracked and hunted on foot, the drier the conditions, the better. Hunting in the swamps of the Zambezi Delta of Mozambique and the Luangwa areas of Zambia may be unpleasantly hot in October and November.
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Hunting methods
Hunting Cape Buffalo the traditional way requires a certain amount of fitness and time on your feet. First your tracker needs to break the tracks of a big bull. The best place to look is around waterholes and along the hunting tracks. Then the follow-up tracking process will begin. Once your tracker indicates the bull is nearby you need to go into stalk mode. This often leads you into very thick bush. Now things get up close and personal and you are totally reliant on the swirling wind to not give your position away. Hand signals will now become the order of the day, as you can see the Buffalos feet or a dark patch in the bush but cannot make out the shape of the Buffalo. Make sure your first shot counts as these docile animals can become extremely aggressive, vindictive and cunning when wounded. Always take a back-up shot. Bow hunters can also walk and stalk, or wait in a blind over water as Buffalo are a water dependent species.
Meet your guides
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Rob Birch
South Africa
Our privately owned hunting area is 25 000 Acres in one block with the a Boutique Lodge on site and a further 100 000 Acres of private concessions areas are available within an hour's drive of the preserve. Located in the mountains that form the interface between Valley Bushveld and Karoo veld types, are some of the most varied hunting areas in South Africa - from open Karoo plains to densely wooded mountain valleys with grass topped plateaus.
Bush TV
Check out an amazing footage from outfitters and landowners properties.
Big Buffalo herd
Big Buffalo herd in a mud pool
Buffalo herd run
Buffalo herd running in the bush
Cape Buffalo Herd
Beautiful Buffalo Herd
Wide Dagga Boy
Wide Dagga Boy at McDonald Safaris
Grazing Buffalo
Old Buffalo carelessly grazing at Chapungu-Kambako Safaris
Monster Buffalo
Monster Buffalo with huge bosses!
Big Buffalo
Big Buffalo staring at the trail-camera
Buffalo herd
Healthy Buffalo herd at Eland Safari
Buffalo rolling in mud
This is how the name Dagga Boy came about! Buffalo rolling in the mud
Dagga Boys
Two Dagga Boys standing in a river
Cautious Buffalo
Very cautious Buffalo approaching a water hole
Buffalo Niassa Mozambique
Always an impressive sight watching a herd of buffalo coming in to drink. Exclusive footage from one of our listed outfitters in Mozambique
Dagga Boy
"Dagga boy" is name used for large old Buffalo bulls that have been kicked out of the herd and spend almost all day wallowing in Mud. And that is exactly what this Buffalo did!
Buffalo swim
When it gets really hot in the Limpopo Province, even Buffalo wants to cooldown and take a swim.
Why hunt Cape Buffalo?
Cape buffalo aren't known as “Black Death” without reason. The Zulu people of South Africa call a Cape Buffalo an “Inyati” as a sign of respect for its strength and hunters say that if your first shot is a bad one, the next 14 will only annoy him even more. A wounded Buffalo hunt can make for an exciting hunt and in some instances end in a deadly experience. This is the most enthralling dangerous game hunt where shot placement is critically important. This is likely to be your hunt of a lifetime, a bucket list hunt for most hunters and for some Buffalo hunting becomes an addiction. Buffalo make great shoulder mounts as each animal has their own characteristic markings, some with broomed off horns, torn ears and battle scars.
Buffalo / FREE Black Wildebeest
Northern Cape, South Africa
Cape buffalo, Black wildebeest
Rifle Hunting, Stalking
Season: Mar 1, 25 - Oct 31, 25
Package price
$14,999
for 8 days, 1 hunter, 1 guest
Limited time offer
The Ultimate African Dream Hunt
Limpopo, South Africa
Cape buffalo, African wild cat, Baboon, Black impala, Black-backed jackal, Blue wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Bushpig, Cape eland, Caracal, Civet cat, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common springbok, Gemsbuck, Genet cat, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Impala, Kudu, Limpopo bushbuck, Livingstone eland, Nyala, Ostrich, Porcupine, Red hartebeest, Roan, Sable, Tsessebe, Vervet monkey, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck
Bow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Rifle Hunting, Stalking
Season: Jan 6, 25 - Dec 15, 25
Daily rate fee
$800
for 3 days, 1 hunter
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