Guineafowl hunting
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Where to hunt Guineafowl
Guineafowl refers to several medium-sized game bird species native to Trans-Saharan Africa. Three of those species - the plumed, the black and the white-breasted guineafowl - are listed as vulnerable. Their numbers are on the decline and hunting, of course is not allowed. The vulturine guineafowl occurs in North-Eastern Africa. Hunting opportunities for this species exist in Ethiopia, northern Tanzania, and even Kenya (which banned big-game hunting, but bird hunting is still allowed. The crested guineafowl is divided into three subspecies: the Western, the Eastern, and the Southern. The latter two can be hunted in Northern Tanzania, and in parts of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa. The most numerous and widespread subspecies is the helmeted guineafowl, found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
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The cost of guineafowl hunting varies depending on the region and the scope of the hunting package. When harvested as a game of opportunity, the trophy fees for guineafowl are usually nominal or even nonexistent; in Tanzania, for example, birds are included in the cost of the standard hunting license. Driven bird shoots in South Africa may go into several hundred to several thousand, but considering the number of drivers and the complications of organizing such a hunt, these hunts usually provide excellent value.
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The best time to hunt guineafowl generally aligns with the cooler and drier months of the year, when birds are more active during the day and easier to spot. In Southern Africa, this typically includes the period from May through September. During these months, guineafowl are often found in flocks, roaming the underbrush and providing exciting hunting opportunities.
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Crested and vulturine guineafowl are generally hunted as a trophy of opportunity. Helmeted guineafowl hunts can range from a multi-gun social affair to smaller hunting parties. The two most common ways of hunting guineafowl are driven hunts where beaters drive the birds towards multiple hunters waiting to ambush them as they fly overhead. Where the grass is long enough for the birds to conceal themselves, working and pointing dogs may be used for smaller walk-up and shoot hunting parties.
Why hunt Guineafowl?
Upland bird hunters always enjoy the challenge of shooting birds in flight and marvel at the skills of well-trained gundogs working in the field, pointing and flushing birds on command. For the dog owner, there is nothing so gratifying to see all that time spent training your dog(s) come to fruition. This is also more of a social adventure than a conventional plains game hunt, a bit like a round of golf with your buddies. Some hunters are also keen collectors and go to great lengths to collect a specimen to full mount in their collection.
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