Hi Andy..
IN GENERAL MOST PLAINSGAME HUNTS WOULD RUN IN THE 250-350 US$ PER DAY, DEPENDING ON WHAT COUNTRY YOU WANT TO HUNT, AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO ON A 1 X 1 OR 2 X 1 BASIS..
FOR THE GUYS WHO ARE WORKING TO A BUDGET..I PERSONALLY WOULD SUGGEST FINDING END OF SEASON TYPE DEALS..USUALLY TAGS LEFT OVER FROM THE PRIME TIME SEASON HUNTERS FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER....YOU GET SOME REALLY DISCOUNTED DEALS..THE DOWNSIDE TO THESE DEALS, TRAVEL / BOOKING THESE HUNTS IS LATE IN THE YEAR..AND SOMETIMES AVAILABLE AT REALLY SHORT NOTICE, WHICH UNLESS YOU`RE YOUR OWN BOSS AND TAKE OFF FROM WORK..
A TYPICAL END OF SEASON HUNT FOR PLAINSGAME WOULD RUN SAY US$300 X 7 DAYS =US$2100 AND THEN YOU COULD HUNT THE FOLLOWING:-
KUDU US$950
ZEBRA US$900
IMPALA US$300
WARTHOG US$300
HYENA US$350
BUSHBUCK US$600
DAILY FEES US$2100, TROPHY FEES US$3400 DIPPING/PACKING OF YOUR TROPHIES US$350.......TOTAL OF AROUND US$5850
THE ATTRACTION OF END OF SEASON TYPE DEALS IS, IF THE OUTFITTER HAS SAY AN ELEPHANT OR LEOPARD TAG LEFT OVER, YOU CAN HUNT THESE FOR TROPHY FEES ONLY...AS THESE `TROPHY` ANIMALS ARE NORMALLY PAID FOR EITHER IN ADVANCE, AND HAVE TO BE PAID FOR WHETHER SHOT OR NOT, ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENT / BIG GAME CONCESSION...SO OUTFITTERS WANT TO HAVE AS MANY OF THESE `TAGS` TAKEN/PAID FOR BY THE SEASONS CLOSING.
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