HUNT. ADVENTURE. ABROAD

We hunt a lot… Some outfitters are great; others not so much. Check out the operations we recommend below.

With prime free-range areas in the mountainous regions in the Eastern Cape of South Africa as well as concessions in Mozambique and Zambia, Crusader Safaris has plenty to offer and is one of the finest safari operators in the business. Specialties in SA include excellent free-range Cape Kudu, monster Nyala, and outstanding bushbuck plus all the other classics such as zebra, warthog, and impala. Mozambique and Zambia provide opportunities to hunt Cape buffalo, Leopard, Lion, Hippo and so forth in classic, old Africa. Crusader owner and head Andrew Pringle is a master of logistics, a pioneer in hunting areas and methods, and a darned good human being to boot. If you have a large group that wants to all go on safari together, Crusader is perhaps the best option in all of Africa.

Crusader Safaris

GREAT EUROPEAN HUNTS

This outfitter has hunt areas across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. We like ‘em all, but consider Spain to be the great gem. Hunt four species of ibex, two species of chamois, monster roebucks, wild boar, red stag and more… in the country with the most colorful history of them all.

Victorian Estate, Scotland

An exclusive 150-year-old Victorian lodge in the Scottish Highlands, Kildermorie offers 17,000 acres of prime mountainous stag hunting. Hunt from an ancient stone lodge, stalk rutting red stags, and pack your deer out on a Scottish pony. Walked-up grouse and sika stag hunting can be arranged, as well as a bit of salmon fishing. This is a difficult place to book; we traditionally do one hosted hunt per year with 6 to 8 hunters. Cost is reasonable, and the experience is second to none!

If you yearn to hunt giant free-range Cape buffalo deep in the heart of Old Africa, here’s your fix. You’ll fly to Beira, Mozambique via Johannesburg, then on into wild bush country on a small charter plane. You’ll hunt the forests and deltas of the mighty Zambeze River, where seeing several hundred Cape buffalo a day isn’t uncommon. Indigenous sable, huge waterbuck, Livingston’s Eland, world-class warthog, and myriad other species are available too and will scratch your plains-game itch. It’s worth noting that this is one of the best places in the world to successfully hunt about half of the legendary Tiny Ten antelope species.

Zambeze Delta Safaris

If you want to hunt a world-class free-range Southern Greater Kudu, Kowas Hunting Safaris (pronounced “Kohvahs”) is the best there is. Their area is comprised of 420,000 acres of mountainous kudu habitat populated with some of the best genetics in all of Africa. This region on the edge of the Kalahari desert is truly the promised land for Kudu. The operation is family owned and run by the Strauss’s, who are known for leadership in conservation and for being part kudu themselves. No man alive is better at finding and effectively hunting monster bulls than Jacques Strauss, who heads up Kowas. Note: The giant kudu bull in this section header was shot by Adam Weatherby while hunting with Kowas. Jacques is also an ice-cold, unerring shot in the face of a Cape buffalo charge. Ask us how we know.

Kowas Hunting Safaris

ROSEDALE SAFARIS

Want a big free-range cape kudu? This operation delivers. Add waterbuck hunted in massive canyons, bushbuck hunted along Africa’s coastline, caracal (African lynx) hunted with hounds, or zebra, impala, wildebeest. Bomb across the Eastern Cape and hunt monster sable in beautiful reserves.

Avon Valley Safaris, NZ

A luxury lodge in the paradise found on the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, Avon Valley has outstanding hunting for giant red stag, fallow deer, tahr, chamois, wild boar, and even Roosevelt elk. Fishing and wildfowl hunting can be arranged. This is an estate-type hunt, and one of the very best.

4Bs Boat-based Alaska Hunts

Hunt the wild coastlines of Kodiak Island and southeast Alaska for sitka blacktail deer and black bear, returning to a warm bunk in a boat and premium grub each night. This self-guided, public-land hunt is conducted off the good boat Venturess, owned and operated by the Larson family out of Homer and Kodiak. In addition to hunting big game, each day you’ll fish, catching halibut, rockfish, Lingcod, yelloweye, and when in season King Salmon. During autumn, you’ll have the opportunity to hunt sea ducks, including the coveted Harlequin drake. Book well in advance, because this is one of the greatest adventures found around the world. Best of all, it’s not particularly expensive!

GBH Safaris

Offering a mixed bag of preserve-managed big game and wild birds, GBH Safaris is a small operation and one of the great gems of Argentina. Bird shooting is fast, sporadic, and challenging. Hunting for Red Stags is done on a block of native Argentinian forest and scrub that’s never been logged, cleared, or farmed and is now protected in a reserve. Red deer there are supplemented each year with a few hinds bearing good genetics, but the population breeds and maintains naturally. Big wild boar and blackbuck are additionally available. You’ll stay in a quaint historic farmhouse and eat wonderfully well. And need we mention the sunsets are spectacular—especially when framed by heavy, palmated antlers?

Tok Air Service

This drop-camp hunt is for the hardy DIY hunter with considerably experience in the backcountry. You’ll fly deep into the Alaskan bush and hunt incredibly remote country. Game numbers are low, but quality is high! Huge moose, great caribou, black bear, and wolf are all on the menu.

Wild Bison, Aleutian Islands

Looking for a bison hunt on the wild side? This is a rare, exclusive opportunity to hunt on tribal land, for truly wild American Buffalo. Terrain is brutally rough, but you’ll use a fishing boat and/or ATVs to access the hunt areas. Every day of hunting will take you into spectacular terrain. Bring a backpack—you may need to spike out. These adventures can only be arranged for one and sometimes two hunters. Your host will be an extremely experience, fully licensed moose, grizzly, and bison guide. Adventure quality: pegged to the max.

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