Southern Impala hunting

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Where to hunt Southern Impala

Southern Impala is by far the most numerous and the most widespread variety of Common Impala, one of the most popular trophies in Africa. The herds of this graceful antelope roam the savannah, scrub and bush landscapes in the southern and eastern part of the African continent. Southern Impala hunting is legal in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Tanzania 16 hunts

South Africa 13 hunts

Mozambique 10 hunts

All countries (4)

Price distribution

Southern Impala shooting fees can be priced as low as $250. To the trophy fee you should add the daily rates, which will bring the price of the total hunt to $1,000 or so. Few hunters, however, would travel all the way to Africa to hunt just one species; Impala are usually hunted as part of a “plains game” package. Such packages are usually priced in the $3,000-$5,000 range.

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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?

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When to hunt Southern 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 the rut, when males fight for dominance, and the biggest and oldest are easy to recognize. The rut takes place in May. The rest of the African winter, June to October, is also a good time for a plains game hunt.

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Hunting methods

Impala inhabits shrub and savannah type habitat where a hunter and the PH can see far to spot the animals, and yet there’s enough cover to stalk them. Spot-and-stalk is the method of choice for trophy hunters, because the hunter and the PH usually have the time to estimate the trophy quality and make the decision whether the hunter wants this particular animal or not. Impalas are social animals, and the hunter must make sure there is no chance of a pass-through bullet hitting another antelope. An alternative way is hunting from a ground blind or tree stand positioned over a waterhole, as Impala drink almost daily.

Rifle Hunting 42 hunts

Stalking 35 hunts

Bow Hunting 9 hunts

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Why hunt Southern Impala?

Southern Impala is a graceful medium-sized antelope. The males may stand up to 92 sm. (36”) at the shoulder and weigh up to 76 kg. (170 lb). Only the males carry horns, that keep growing all their lives. Impala has reddish-brown flanks and white underbelly, with a bushy tail and black stripes running on the hind legs. They are amazing jumpers, and may easily clear the typical 7-feet fence that African game farmers surround their property with. Impala is the most popular trophy with international hunters in South Africa, according to a recent survey, and this graceful, elegant antelope should be on the bucket list of everyone who plans to hunt Africa.

Eland & Waterbuck Hunt Safari

9.9

10 reviews

Namibia

Southern impala, Black-backed jackal, Blue wildebeest, Brown hyena, Burchells zebra, Cape eland, Caracal, Cheetah, Common duiker, Common springbok, Giraffe, Leopard, Livingstone eland, Oryx, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Southern greater kudu, Spotted hyena, Steenbok, Warthog, Waterbuck

Management Hunt, Rifle Hunting, Stalking

Season: Feb 1, 25 - Nov 30, 25

Daily rate fee

$410

$570

for 1 day, 1 hunter, 1 guest

Buffalo cow + Plains Game Hunt

8.0

1 review

North West, South Africa

Southern impala, Blue wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Cape buffalo, Southern greater kudu, Waterbuck

Rifle Hunting

Season: Mar 1, 25 - Nov 30, 25

Package price

$10,755

for 10 days, 1 hunter

2:1 Limpopo Hunt

Limpopo, South Africa

Southern impala, African wild cat, Baboon, Black impala, Black-backed jackal, Blue wildebeest, Brown hyena, Burchells zebra, Bushbuck, Bushpig, Cape buffalo, Cape eland, Civet cat, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common reedbuck, Crocodile, Gemsbuck, Genet cat, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Grysbuck, Hippo, Honey badger, Klipspringer, Mountain reedbuck, Nyala, Ostrich, Porcupine, Red hartebeest, Roan, Sable, Saddleback impala, Southern greater kudu, Steenbok, Tsessebe, Vervet monkey, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White-flanked impala, White-tailed mongoose

Bow Hunting, Rifle Hunting, Stalking

Season: Jan 1, 25 - Dec 31, 25

Daily rate fee

$3,840

for 7 days, 2 hunters

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