Africa’s most famous hunting districts with unusually well managed populations of game

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Hunting in Tanzania

There can hardly be a single rifle hunter with even just the slightest interest in “the dark continent” who won’t nod in recognition at the mention of such legendary place names as the Serengeti, Selous, Masailand and Kilimanjaro.

There is also a very good reason for this as Tanzania is regarded as the finest big game destination in Africa amongst international big game hunters - a position the county has laid claim to for more than three decades. Tanzania is the biggest country in East Africa, the hunting districts amongst the best in Africa and the game populations are very well cared for. The country has set-aside one quarter of its total land as wildlife habitat, a strict game management program is carried out and constant efforts are made to control poaching.

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African Civet

Scientific Name: Virerra civetta Subspecies: There exist several subspecies of Viverra civetta, but they are not described here as they have little or no significance as hunting trophies. Distribution: Most African countries south of the Sahara Desert. Habitat: All types of savanna, sometimes dense forest. Description: Dog size animal, looking like a mixture between a stoat and a badger....

Baboon

Scientific Name: Papio sp. Sub-species: Five species are currently recognised (this is some disagreement on whether they are true separate species or sub-species. The true number of sub-species is also currently unknown) Hamadryas baboon (P. hamadryas) - Horn of AfricaGuinea baboon (P. papio) - Far western AfricaOlive baboon (P. anubis)- north central african savannahYellow baboon (P....

Blue Wildebeest

Videnskabeligt navn: Connochaetes Taurinus Underarter: White-bearded Wildebeest (C.t.mearnsi), Cookson's Wildebeest (C.t.Cooksoni) Udbredelse: Blue Wildebeest: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Sydafrika, Namibia. White-bearded Wildebeest: Tanzania, Kenya. Cookson's Wildebeest: Luangwa Valley i Zambia Levested: Findes i alle former for bushlandskab, men foretrækker åben bush og...

Buffalo, Cape

Videnskabeligt navn: Syncerus caffer Underarter: Dværgbøffel (Cyncerus c. nanus), Savannebøffel (Cyncerus c. S. c. brachyceros ), Nilbøffel (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis). Cafferbøffel (Cyncerus caffer caffer Udbredelse: Nilbøflen er den af de fire arter der har det nordligste udbredelsesområde: Fra Senegal i vest i et bredt...

Burchell's Zebra

Videnskabeligt navn: Equus burchelli Underarter: Grant's Zebra (E.b. böhmi) Chapman's Zebra (E.b.antiquorum) Udbredelse: Burchell's Zebra: Botswana og Sydafrika. (den ægte burchell's zebra er uddød). Grant's Zebra: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda og Ethiopien. Chapman's Zebra: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia. Levested: Åben bush og...

Bush Pig

Scientific Name: Potamochoerus porcus Subspecies: Up to 18 recognised species, here described as one. Distribution: All of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, excepting the desert of Namibia. Habitat: High forest, their fringes and thick bush country, often near rivers. Frequents fields where they cause much damage. Description: A domestic pig-like animal, weighing around 100 kg and measuring...

Bushbuck Masai

The Masai Bushbuck is found in the East African countries and in the southern areas of Somalia and Ethiopia. Kenya has banned hunting, making Tanzania the primary hunting destination in the region. This slightly larger Bushbuck is predominantly brown in color with spots rather than stripes, but considerable color variation within the species is a common occurrence.

Bushbuck, Cape

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus Scriptus Subspecies: Science dissagree as to how many species there are. We have chosen to include those most relevant to trophy hunters: Tragelaphus s. ornatus, Tragelaphus s. massaicus, Tragelaphus s. sylvaticus. Distribution: Tragelaphus s. scriptus: The West African States Tragelaphus s. ornatus: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zaire and East Angola Tragelaphus s. massaicus:...

Cape Grysbuck

Videnskabeligt navn: Raphicerus melanotis Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Sydafrika. Levested: Tæt bush og høje græsbevoksninger. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 8 - 12 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 50 cm. Grysbucken er gråbrun med hvide aftegninger over øjnene og under halsen. Hornene, der er meget små,...

Crocodile, Nile

Scientific Name: Crocodylus niloticus Subspecies: No subspecies are currently formally recognised, however up to seven have been proposed. Distribution: The most common African crocodile, present over much of the sub-Saharan Africa from Lake Nasser in Egypt and the River Nile Sudan to the north to the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the Olifants River of South Africa in the...

Duiker, Grey/Duiker, Grimm's (Common)

Scientific Name: Sylvicapra Grimmia Subspecies: Classification of subspecies is very variable, we have chosen only to count two: Western Bush Duiker and East African Bush Duiker. Distribution: From the desert rim in Northern Africa to the Southern tip of the Continent, the West African rainforest excepted. Habitat: As the species is a typical bush duiker it lives, as the name suggests in...

Duiker, Red

Videnskabeligt navn: Cephalophus natalensis Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Udbredelsesområdet for denne art følger et bredt bælte langs den afrikanske østkyst fra Somalia i nord til Natal i Sydafrika i syd. Levested: Foretrækker tætte skovbevoksninger men findes også i visse områder i bush. Beskrivelse: Lille rødbrun antilope med en...

Eland, Cape/Livingstone, Patterson's

Scientific Name: Taurotragus oryx livingstoneiSubspecies: SCI lists Cape Eland as Tragelaphus oryx with three subspecies, which means that SCI counts the Cape Eland with the spiral horned antelopes. We have chosen to list Cape Eland under it's scientific name Taurotragus with two subspecies: Livingstone's Eland (Taurotragus oryz livingstonei) East African Eland (Taurotragus o....

Elephant (Africa)

Videnskabeligt navn: Loxodonta afrikana Underarter: Forest Elephant (Loxodonta a. cyklotis) Pygmy Elephant (Loxodonta a. pumilio) Udbredelse: De tre arters samlede udbredelsesområde: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Dog bør det nævnes at i Vestafrika lever elefanterne i dag i små isolerede bestande, og først fra Cameroun og østover kan man tale om...

Genet Cat

Scientific Name: Genetta spp. Species: The number of species in this genus is controversial, as of 2005, 17 different species are recognised. It is possible to hunt three of these species:Common Genet (Small spotted) G.genetta - found throughout Africa.Cape Genet (Large spotted) G. tigrina - found only in South AfricaRusty-spotted Genet , G. maculata - found in eastern, southern and...

Gerenuk, Southern

Scientific Name: Littocranius Walleri Subspecies: Litocranius w. sclateri Distribution: Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Dry thorn-bush country with trees, and even desert. Description: A large gazelle, with an exceptionally long neck (hence its common name: Giraf-gazelle). General colour ruddy brown with the upper back distinctly darker, contrasting with lighter sides....

Grant's Gazelle

Scientific Name: Gazella granti Subspecies: Gazella petersi, Gazella brighti, Gazella robertsi. Distribution: From Southern Somalia to the southern parts of Tanzania. Habitat: Open grassland and bush Description: Middlesized gazelle with a shoulder height of 95 cm and a weight of 60 - 85 kg. General colour fawn. Hunting method: Pursch Hunting available in: Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Grysbuck, Sharpe's

Videnskabeligt navn: Raphicerus sharpei Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Zimbabwe, Zambia, den nordøstlige del af Sydafrika, Mozambique, Tanzania. Levested: Tæt bush og høje græsbevoksninger. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 8 - 12 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 50 cm. Grysbucken er gråbrun med hvide aftegninger...

Hartebeest, Lichtensteins

Videnskabeligt navn: Alcelaphus b lichtensteini Underarter: Er selv en underart af Alcelaphus buselaphus Udbredelse: Tanzania, Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe og Angola. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mellemstor antilope, der vejer ca. 170 kg og måler 120 - 140 cm over skuldrene. Skindfarven er lys brun. Hornene der er de mindst kraftige hos...

Hippopotamus

Videnskabeligt navn: Hippopotamus amphibius Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: I stort set samtlige lande syd for Sahara. Levested: Langs floder og i søer. Beskrivelse: Flodhesten er næst efter elefanten det største landlevende pattedyr. Flodhesten har en kompakt krop og korte kraftige ben. Den opnår en vægt på op til 3,5 tons og en højde på 1,5...

Honey Badger

Videnskabeligt navn: Mellivora capensis Underarter: Der findes 15 underarter hvor kendtegnene imellem typerne er så små, at de er meget svære st skelne fra hinanden. Udbredelse: Sydspidsen af den arabiske halvø, den østlige del af Mellemøsten, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal. Levested: Skov og tørre landskaber, samt bjerge i op til...

Hyena, Spotted

Videnskabeligt navn: Crocuta crocuta Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Det meste af Afrika med udtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov og Sydafrika. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mellemstort hundelignende dyr med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Den opnår en vægt på ca. 70 kg og en højde på 80 cm målt over skuldrene. Hovedet er...

Hyena, Striped (Oceania)

Scientific Name: Hyaena hyaena Subspecies: None. Distribution: India: Sind, Kutch to the Nilgiri Mountains. Habitat: Dry, rocky regions covered in shrub. Description: Long-legged Hyena weighing up to 55 kg and measuring up to 80 cm over the shoulder. It reaches a total body length of 1.20 m without tail (35 cm). Striped down the sides, longish mane on the neck. Attractive animal with the...

Impala

Scientific Name: Aepyceros melampus Subspecies: East African Impala (Aepyceros m. rendillis) Angola Impala (Aepyceros m. petersi) Distribution: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and Acacia savanna Description: The three species are here descriped as on as the difference in appearance is negligent...

Jackal, Side-stribed

Videnskabeligt navn: Canis adustus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Fra Centralafrika og sydpå til det nordlige Namibia og Botswana samt det sydlige Mozambique. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre rævelignende dyr der vejer ca. 10 kg og måler 45 cm overskuldrene. Pelsfarven er gråbrun med lyst bryst og hvid halespids. Langs siden har den...

Kirk's Long Snouted Dik-Dik

Scientific Name: Madoqua Kirki Subspecies: Damara Dik-Dik (Madoqua damarensis) Distribution: Kirk's Long Snouted Dik-Dik: Tanzania and Kenya Damara Dik-Dik: Namibia and Angola. Habitat: Bush and thickets, often in the vicinity of rocks or mountains. Description: Small antelope weighing up to 6 kg with a shoulder height normally not exceeding 45 cm. The Dik-Dik's nose is moderaterly elongated,...

Klipspringer

Videnskabeligt navn: Oreotragus oreotragus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Congo, Etiopien Sudan. Levested: Små isolerede klippeformationer samt bjerge. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 10 - 15 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 60 cm. Klipspringeren er...

Kongoni/Coke's Hartebeest

Scientific Name: Alcelaphus b cokeii Subspecies: Is itself a subspecies of Alcelaphus Buselaphus. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Habitat: Open bush and savanna Description: Middlesized antelope that weighs around 170 kg and measures 120 - 140 cm over the shoulder. General colour light brown. The horns are heavy and deeply ridged, lyreshaped at first then curved sharply backwards...

Kudu, Greater

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus strepsiceros Subspecies: Southern Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros) East African Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus str. bea). Western Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus str. cottoni) Distribution: From Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia in the North through all countries along the East coast as well as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Angola and South Africa. Habitat:...

Kudu, Lesser

Scientific Name: Tragelaphus imberbis Subspecies: Tragelaphus i. australis Distribution: Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Dense Bush Description: Looks much like the Greater Kudu, but has got a shoulderheight of 100 cm and an average weight of 90 - 100 kg. However, Lesser Kudu has more white side stripes than its larger cousin (Greater Kudu ca. 7, Lesser ca. 9) Hunting...

Leopard (Africa)

Videnskabeligt navn: Panthera pardus Underarter: Ingen Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Levested: Alle typer af terræn (selv udkanten af boligområder). Beskrivelse: Mellemstort dyr af kattefamilien med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Leoparden kan opnå en vægt på 60 - 90 kg og en højde på ca. 70 cm. Skindet er gyldent med sorte ringe. Leoparden...

Lion (Africa)

Videnskabeligt navn: Panthera leo Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 geografiske underarter af løve. De beskrives her alle under et. Udbredelse: De forskellige løveunderarter har et fælles udbredelsesområde, der strækker sig fra Senegal i vest til Ethiopien og Somalia i øst samt i et bredt bælte langs Afrikas østkyst til det nordlige...

Oryx, Fringe-eared

Scientific Name: Oryx g callotis Subspecies: Fringe-eared Oryx is a subspecies of commmon Oryx (Oryx gazella) Distribution: The Northern part of Tanzania and the Southern part of Kenya. Habitat: Dry open bush and short grass savanna Description: Large antilope (180-200kg) with a compact body. The colour is grey-fawn with a well defined pattern on head and body so typical of the Oryx...

Ostrich

Scientific Name: Struthio camelus Subspecies: There are three living and one extinct subspecies of common ostrich: North African Ostrich(S. c. camelus), South African Ostrich (S. c. australis), Masai Ostrich (S. c. massaicus) and the extinct Arabian Ostrich( S. c. camelus). Distribution: The Sahel, parts of East Africa and Southern Africa Habitat: Plains, open thorn bush country and...

Reedbuck (Common)

Scientific Name: Redunca arundinum Subspecies: None Distribution: Angola, Southern part of Congo, Southern Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia (Caprivi) and South Africa. Habitat: Open bush and savanna Description: Middlesized antelope with a shoulderheight of up to 100 cm and a weight of 70 - 80 kg. General colour uniform greyish fawn, tinged with brown, with a white...

Reedbuck, Bohor/Reedbuck, Bohor

Wissenschaftlicher Name: Redunca redunca Subspecies: Western Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. nigeriensis) Eastern Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. Wardi) Distribution: Western Bohor Reedbuck: Nigeria, Cameroun,Chad, CAR, Burkina Faso and Benin. Eastern Bohor Reedbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and grassland Description: Middlesized antelope with a shoulderheight of up...

Reedbuck, Mountain

Scientific Name: Redunca fulvorufula Subspecies: We use Asell's classifying which recognizes 3 subspecies: Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca f. chanleri) Redunca f. adamauae (this species has not a common name, and very little is known about it.). Distribution: Mountain Reedbuck: South Africa Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck: Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. Redunca f. adamauae: Cameroun and...

Sable Antelope (Africa)

Videnskabeligt navn: Hippotragus niger Underarter: Hippotragus n. kirkii, Hippotragus n. roosevelti. Giant Sable (Hippotragus n. Variani) beskrives ikke da den på nuværende tidspunkt er truet af udryddelse. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania og Kenya. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter men findes også ofte i miombo- og...

Steenbuck/Steenbok

Scientific Name: Raphicerus campestris Subspecies: Authors dissagree on the number of subspecies, and 1 to 8 subspecies are more or less recognized. Distribution: South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania. Habitat: Open plains with bush and very little woodland. Description: Small antelope weighing 10 - 15 kg with a shoulder height normally not...

Striped Hyena (Asia)

Videnskabeligt navn: Hyaena hyaena Underarter: ingen Udbredelse: I Asien er udbredelsen af den stribede hyæne relikt-agtig og meget lokal, f.eks. på den arabiske halvø, i Nærøsten, Transkaukasien, Indien, Nepal og Tibet. Levested: Tørre, klippefyldte områder med tæt krat. Beskrivelse: Relativt lange ben, og har på flankerne vertikale...

Suni, Common

Videnskabeligt navn: Neotragus moschatus Underarter: Livingstone's Suni (Neotragus m. livingstonianus). Udbredelse: Common Suni: Kenya og Tanzania. Livingstone's Suni: Mozambique og Sydafrika. Levested: Tæt krat og underskov. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på op til 6 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 40 cm. Sunien er lysebrun med hvide...

Thomson's Gazelle

Scientific Name: Gazella thomsoni Subspecies: Gazella th. albonotata Distribution: Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Grasslands and open plains, avoiding dense bush and long grass. Description: Small gazelle with a shoulder height of 70 cm and a weight of 20 - 30 kg. General colour deep sandy fawn, broad and sharply defined black lateral band in direct contrast with white underparts. The...

Warthog

Videnskabeligt navn: Phacochoerus aethiopicus Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 underarter, der her beskrives under et. Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara med undtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov samt ørken områder i Namibia. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre griselignende dyr der opnår en vægt på 100 kg og en...

Waterbuck

Videnskabeligt navn: Kobus Defassa Underarter: Common Waterbuck (Kobus d. ellipsiprymnus), Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus d. defassa) Crawshay's Waterbuck (Kobus d. crawshayi). Sing Sing Waterbuck (Kobus d. unctuosus) Udbredelse: Defassa Waterbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopien Sudan. Common Waterbuck: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan. Crawshay's Waterbuck:...

Wildebeest white-bearded

This subspecies of wildebeest has a white beard, unlike most other subspecies which have black beards.

Kilombero Valley

The Kilombero Valley consists of over 14,000 square kilometers of African wilderness. Here you will find a minimal human footprint. The area contains one of Africa's most scenic ecosystems with large perennial rivers, forests, miombo forests and mountains. Here you will find, among other things, the greatest density of buffalo in all of Tanzania. The native buffalo herds attract large...

Lake Natron

Lake Natron Game Controlled Area lies in Masailand. In this district you can find the Masai’s holy mountain, the nearly 3,000m high active volcano O’ldonyo Lengai together with lake Natron with it’s breeding population on no less than 2.5 million flamingos. Huge areas of open savannah, dense forest and a great range of altitude give the district it’s wild character and...

Lukwati South Game Reserve

Lukwati lies in western Tanzania and this fantastic big game district is one of the absolute best that Tanzania can offer. It is one of the most productive and best taken care of hunting districts anywhere. For many years the former concession holders made great efforts in the fields of wildlife management and poaching control, while the district’s remote location also helps to protect the...

Masailand

The beautiful but dry Masailand has been one of the favorite areas of big game hunters for generations. Lake Natron is probably the most beautiful and varied hunting area in Tanzania in terms of scenery. The area stretches from The Great Rift Valley in the south, bordering the highlands of the Ngorongoro Crater and the terrain from here transitions into the fantastic open savannah landscapes,...

Michel Mantheakis Safaris

Michel Mantheakis Safaris was established in 2010and is owned and managed by Michel and his Dutch born wife Nicole. We have had a great working relationship with Michel over the last 17 years, who was formerly co-owner of Miombo Safaris/Kilombero North Safaris. Michel is a very experienced hunter and a great nature lover. Michel who is of Greek descent, is a 3rd generation Tanzanian and has an...

Partner in Tanzania

Kilombero North Safaris is managed on a daily basis by Quintin Whitehead and Zidane Janbeck, who offers unique hunting experiences for the discerning hunter in Tanzania. Quintin and Zidane together have over 25 years of hunting experience in Tanzania and have large hunting areas in the Kilombero Valley, good hunting blocks in Masailand and not least in the Ruaha Ecosystem. Quality and unique...

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