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I was recently at the Indianapolis NRA Show, there were several African outfitters at the show and some of them had prices of less than $5000 for a starting African hunt . That did not include airfare. Hunts in Africa are like a buffet that you paid for each different meal. Each animal has a price tag on it I’ve even seen where you can shoot a baboon for $150. Why anyone would shoot a baboon I do not know but to each his own. So yes this can be done for $5000 when some of outfitters are running specials. But when you go to Africa you are not allowed to bring the meat back. Usually what you shoot will be your meal that night or possibly the next day. One of the big expenses you will have coming back is the transportation of your heads or if you have the taxidermy work done in Africa having them sent back to you. I have done several elk hunts in New Mexico. The price he is asking is very fair if he is including the landowner permits. Airfare to Africa is usually going to run you over $1000. That’s if you get a direct flight. If you have to have a layover and you stop in England you will have to pay somebody to transport your guns to a holding place and also in the morning to transfer them from the holding place to your flight, that will cost you several hundred dollars. Flights to New Mexico Typically are around the five to $600 range during hunting season.typically . Many of the outfitters will not pick you up at the airport so you will have to have your own transportation to hunting camp typically you’re looking at around four to $500 for car or truck rental. For the week. Elk hunting is one of my favorite types of hunting Nothing more than exciting than having a big Bull screaming at you first thing in the morning. Africa is definitely on my bucket list I have not gone yet but would love to go. I’ve done quite a bit of research on it and my first African hunt would be definitely for plains game. One thing to consider if you go to Africa some of the Hunts are High fence Others are free range, Make sure you have that clear with your outfitter before you go.

Bump for a great sounding elk hunt in a beautiful part of NM.

The type of African hunt this fellow talks about might appeal to some and that is fine, but these are not wild animals they are sheep in different clothing. When I did my Moose and then Brown bear I was able to tag them on the next to last of 12 days of hard hunting, the hunt is what makes it worth while. When I Deer hunt in the US yes a couple times I scored on respectable buck on the first couple of days but many went the full term and sometimes nothing worth shooting showed up but again its hunting not shooting. I dare someone claim to get 7 different species in Alaska in one week, unless they are domestically animals let out the day you show up. Good outfitters for the most part are worth their price since they know how to hunt them where they may hang out, if you had to go up weeks before the season the price would come out very similar plus they have the equipment and muscle to get the job done. Sure some charge high prices but just keep looking, like they say why do divorces cost so much?...because they are worth it

Serious manners are lacking when someone soils a respectable persons post. Then he goes on and compares it to an African hunt , apples and oranges.

The original poster has provided his full name and contact information and is very transparent.

A couple of interesting points $5K does not get much in the US and for the most part it would be for 1 animal and that is fine with me. When I did my drop hunt for moose in 2000 it cost me roughly 6K with no taxidermy, Caribou a few years latter roughly $4K, Brown Bear with a 1on1 guide with taxidermy full mount just shy 0f 30K. My shipping was cheap in my opinion, a couple years ago I hunted Musk ox, not cheap but what woke me up to get the cape horns and remainder hide was in the 3.5K range, everyone had their hands out the package went half way around the world for various reasons and the US imported and F&W US was about 30% of this amount and the crate only weighed 50 pounds. I did the hunt in March 2017 and received the crate a couple of weeks ago, a little over 2 years.
I have no interest with Africa but a few of my friend have and most will only take pictures now and leave everything there since the handling charges many times exceed the cost of the hunt, a couple of the hides where destroyed due to improper preparation.

Another dip chit who has NO clue.

Different hunts, different continents, different logistics, different priorities, different prices...Seems likes reasonably priced hunt to me, wish I had the time and money.

GLWS and GLTP

Charlie

I have not been to NM for elk in several years but the last time I was there landowner tags were going for 4K. So the outfitter has 4K out of pocket before you get there. If the price of the hunt is 7500 and the outfitter has 4K in the tag he is actually charging you for 3500 for a 5 day hunt. $700 a day less whatever he is paying the guide, cook, wrangler and his costs for food, gas and other supplies, etc., etc.

Not as much left in it for the outfitter as you might think.

Seems like a reasonably priced hunt to me. Unless you draw a tag, this is what you can expect to pay to hunt a trophy bull elk in NM,

Jim runs a fabulous operation and is honest as they come. Is he says it, take it to the bank. $7500 is very fair for a quality elk hunt, those that think otherwise are out of touch.

the elk hunt would be a safer hunt for a white guy for now ? if i had the money i think this N.M. elk hunt would be a great deal if you see and get a chance at a nice bull within 300 yards for a kill shot.

Well I've been on a couple Elk hunts in NM and I've even been out there coyote hunting about 6 times to be exact because that's my favorite thing to do is predator hunt. I've called in things that, well that's a different thread. I know the state of NM as well or better than the state I live in now as far as knowing where to go and for what to hunt. I've got a couple nice Elk through the years but nothing like what this guy is offering by a long shot because I guided myself. I met a rancher in Roswell at Walmart one time and I have full rein of his ranch. I've seen pronghorn there that would make B&C blush but I don't care nothing about killing a goat. I have no need or any interest to go to Africa with a bunch of spear chucking guides or wonder if I'm going to end up in a pot of soup the next night. Hell I've been all over the world and I've even seen kids fight over a Snickers bar, almost to the death in Honduras one time I was there. Anyway if I got a hankering to go hunt animals that are not indigenous to North America I'll go to Texas. There are guides and ranchers there that have high wire fencees in Texas that hold all that type of that same game and it is surely not the kind of hunt that I would go on as long as I breath. Any hooo, this seems like a wonderful hunt and a hunt of a lifetime. I surely can't afford it but you guys that can, I would not hesitate for a moment. Good luck to hoomever goes and have a great time. If anyone wants to go on predator hunt out west and need a partner, I'll pay half and we will definitely have a good time. This is all my opinion and not the gospel.

Mike
RLTW

why are running down a guy and a hunt that you know nothing about

More like internet retard night... Good news, you're winning.

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