Cheetah hunting

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Where to hunt Cheetah

Once the cheetah roamed all open arid areas, deserts and semi-deserts in Africa and Asia, up to India. This famously fast creature needs wide open spaces and many small ungulates to survive. With human encroachment on the wilderness, and sheep and goat herders not too happy with the neighborhood of the predators. However, cheetah thrives on game farms and hunting concessions, with protection from poachers and abundance of antelopes, and CITES allocates a limited quota for cheetah hunting for Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Price distribution

Cheetah hunting usually comes as a part of a plains game hunt. Cheetah is not usually included in package deals. The trophy fee is in the $2,500-$4,000 range for most outfitters. Add to this the daily rate (from $1,500-$2,000 for 5-7 day hunt, although many operations require to book a 12-14 day hunt for cheetah), and the price of other trophies you might want to take, and there you have it.

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When to hunt Cheetah?

There is no particular “best” time for cheetah hunting, and you can schedule your cheetah hunt at any time during the trophy hunting season in Namibia, which runs from February 1 to November 30. However, given that the hunter will have to cover a lot of ground looking for cheetah, it’s probably better to schedule the hunt in the end of the dry season, when the temperatures are still not hot, but the game congregates around waterholes.

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Despite being diurnal animals, active mostly in the morning and in the evening, cheetahs are some of the most difficult cats to hunt. They don’t eat game killed by someone else, so the only situation when baiting is applicable is when the hunters disturb a cheetah at its kill. The predator will likely return to it, so it is a good idea to wait in a blind quickly put up there and then. But the most common method of cheetah hunting is by spot and stalk. Hunters will usually have to cover a lot of ground before they can find a cheetah or fresh cheetah tracks. Cheetah are not only predators, but also prey for larger felines, so they are constantly on the alert. The average harvest success rate for Namibia is said to be just 20%.

Cheetah

Once the cheetah roamed all open arid areas, deserts and semi-deserts in Africa and Asia, up to India. This famously fast creature needs wide open spaces and many small ungulates to survive. With human encroachment on the wilderness, and sheep and goat herders not too happy with the neighborhood of the predators. However, cheetah thrives on game farms and hunting concessions, with protection from poachers and abundance of antelopes, and CITES allocates a limited quota for cheetah hunting for Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Why hunt Cheetah?

Why hunt an endangered species? Because legal, regulated hunting can be a powerful tool of conservation. Hunting concessions create perfect conditions for wildlife, by keeping wilderness from being converted into farms and pastures, offering protection from poachers, and working to improve habitat conditions (i.e. make water holes). This ensures high densities of prey for cheetah, and cheetahs actually thrive on game farms and hunting concessions. Income generated by trophy cheetah hunting provides an additional incentive for the local population to tolerate the presence of the cat that is not above snatching a sheep or goat, and for hunting operators to protect and preserve this wonderful predator.

Plains Game Hunt 1x1

Plains Game Hunt 1x1

10 1 review
Namibia
Cheetah, Baboon, Black wildebeest, Black-backed jackal, Blue wildebeest...
Trip duration: 3 - 10 days
Season: 1 Mar 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
Price from
$4,140
for 3 days, 1 hunter
Best of Namibian Plains Game 1x1

Best of Namibian Plains Game 1x1

Namibia
Cheetah, African wild cat, Baboon, Black wildebeest, Black-backed jackal...
Trip duration: 5 - 14 days
Season: 1 Mar 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
Price from
$4,035
for 5 days, 1 hunter
Plains Game Hunt 1x1

Plains Game Hunt 1x1

10 2 reviews
Namibia
Cheetah, African wild cat, Baboon, Black wildebeest, Blue wildebeest...
Trip duration: 3 - 7 days
Season: 1 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
Price from
$3,330
for 3 days, 1 hunter
Cheetah

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