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Warthog’s appearance is familiar to everyone, even those who don’t care for natural history, thanks to Disney’s Pumba character from The Lion King franchise. The species is widespread throughout Africa from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Cameroon to Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa, and in fact you can hunt warthog in every country in Sub-Saharan Africa where big-game hunting is legal.
Price distribution
Warthog is one of the most affordable animals to hunt in Africa, and the shooting fee can be as low as $300-$400. However, few hunters travel as far as Africa to hunt only the Warthog. It is usually included in a “plains game” package along with other popular species as impala, springbok, etc; the price of such packages usually starts at $2,000, and goes into $3,000-$7,000 range, depending on number of days and species.
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The Warthog, or Warzenschweine as they are called in German, got its name from the protruding facial warts on the head. From birth, you can identify a male from a female by the number of warts: a male has two pairs and the females only a single pair. Warthogs have small ears and large flat foreheads that culminate with a flat pig-like snout. The boars are often double the weight of a sow and grow heavier and longer tusks. These modified upward protruding canine teeth (tusks) grow from both jaws, with the larger set growing from the upper jaw. These teeth are razor sharp from the constant meshing of the upper and lower jaws, making the warthog a dangerous adversary. The warthogs can do serious damage with their tusks, and are far from the cuddly cute friendly soft toys depicted in Disney animated movies.
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Warthog and Warthog Hunting
When to hunt Warthog?
Opportunities to hunt Warthog exist pretty much the year round, especially on game farms. No month is necessarily better or worse for Warthog hunting, especially given the wide distribution of the species, but most people prefer to schedule their plains game hunts for the Southern Hemisphere winter, that is, April to October.
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Hunting methods
Most plains game hunts in Africa are spot-and-stalk, and if the hunter and the PH spot a good warthog, they might as well try and stalk it. But the most popular, and probably most reliable method of Warthog hunting is from a blind or tree stand over a waterhole. This is the method preferred by bowhunters. If you haven’t ever hunted any members of the pig family before, take your time to learn their anatomy and the best shot placement, as the porcines’ vitals are located in slightly different places than with deer.
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Warthog Chase
Mud covered Warthogs chasing each other
Big Warthog
Big old Warthog bore on his way to a waterhole
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Got to love watching Warthogs at the waterholes, especially when they investigate your TrailCams!
Warthog Wallow
Got to love a good wallow... especially of you're a big old boar! This impressive was found taking a midday bath in the Limpopo region of South Africa.
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Awesome footage of a warthog sounder in the Limpopo Province.
Why hunt Warthog?
You don’t become one of the top five most popular species to hunt in South Africa for nothing. Affordable prices, wide distribution, and Walt Disney Studios are only a few of the reasons for the popularity of Warthog. The beast itself is striking, with its dare-devil looks, fly-whisk tail, and enormous tasks, every aspect of the Warthog just screams “Africa!”. These tusks aren’t ornamental either, so be careful when approaching a wounded Warthog. And waiting in a blind over a waterhole, with the unlimited opportunities to observe the African wildlife, is in itself an experience not to be missed!
African Plains Game Safari 1x1
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Warthog, Baboon, Barbary sheep, Black springbok, Black wildebeest, Black-backed jackal, Blue duiker, Blue wildebeest, Bontebok, Burchells zebra, Bushpig, Cape bushbuck, Cape eland, Cape springbok, Caracal, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common reedbuck, Copper springbok, Fallow deer, Gemsbuck, Grey rhebuck, Grysbuck, Impala, Kudu, Mountain reedbuck, Nyala, Oribi, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Red lechwe, Steenbok, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White springbok
Baiting, Bow Hunting, Rifle Hunting, Stalking
Season: Mar 1, 26 - Oct 31, 26
Daily rate fee
$2,250
for 5 days, 1 hunter, 1 guest
Bushveld and Plains Game Hunt
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Warthog, Black wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Bushbuck, Bushpig, Caracal, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common reedbuck, Common springbok, Giraffe, Impala, Nyala, Oribi, Red hartebeest, Southern greater kudu, Waterbuck
Bow Hunting, Rifle Hunting
Season: Jan 1, 23 - Dec 31, 25
Daily rate fee
$600
for 2 days, 1 hunter
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