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Nighttime Specialty Small Animal Hunt in South Africa
Rifle-Black Powder-Bow 1x1 ( 1 Hunter – 1 Guide) ONLY $2,850!!
2021 / 2022
This is a nighttime hunt for specialty animals such as brown hyena, bushpig, civet, genet and more. You will hunt with one of Southern Africa's most advanced nighttime hunters. Using red lights and trail cameras on baited sites, this outfitter has taken hunting for these collector animals to a new level. This is where the other outfitters take their clients when they need to get it done!
3 Day Caracal and Serval Hunting Safari In Kwazulu-Natal
Rifle, Bow or Black Powder 1 x 1 ONLY $2,400 per Hunter
2019 / 2020
This is the ideal discounted safari for the specialty cat collector. You will hunt with one of Africa's most experienced rare animal specialists for Caracal and Serval in Kwazulu-Natal. They are one of the few outfitters in South Africa that can pull permits for some of the most sought after species by collectors. Hunting will primarily be done during the daytime, utilizing experienced hound packs to corner your trophy Serval or Caracal until you can reach the scene. It is a highly effective way of hunting these elusive predators, and if you haven’t hunted with a great team of hounds before, it is a different way of hunting that you will enjoy!
Specialty Animal Hunts in Africa
Most first-time hunters to Africa do not start out taking specialty animal hunts. Rather, they start their African hunting with a plains game safari or two. Many hunters will move on to big game hunting, while others will start searching out the odds and ends that make up the specialty animal category. Specialty animal hunts in Africa are a quest, but can become an obsession. The taking of some of the rare and unusual species of Africa can be quite satisfying and in some cases, these trophies produced by specialty animal hunts may become the stars of a hunter’s trophy room.
Specialty animals are any animals that don’t fit into the dangerous game or plains game classifications. Specialty animals also include the small African cat species, but those will be included in a separate section of this website. There are a lot of odds and ends animals in Africa, starting with the aardvark. The aardvark is protected in many areas, but it is still possible to get a permit every now and then.
The striped, spotted and brown hyenas all fit in to the specialty animal category. Many other nighttime animals are also considered specialty animal hunts. The honey badger, aardwolf and black-backed jackal are specialty animals that are mostly hunted at night. Bat-eared fox and Cape fox are also collectable species that may be taken on specialty animal huns in certain areas in Africa. So is the bushpig. Bushpigs are hunted with spotlights or over bait such as corn or rancid meat. The bushpigs are not looking to eat the rancid meat but are mainly after the maggots that rotten meat piles produce.
Red river hogs and giant forest hogs are also the targets of specialty animal hunting safaris. Then there are the primates such as vervet monkeys and baboons. The baboon is a hunter favorite and a male baboon with his teeth exposed makes for a fearsome looking trophy mount. Specialty animal hunts may also include small mammals like the mongoose and the rock hyrax. Some African countries allow the harvesting of rock pythons and other snakes. Specialty animal hunts in Africa offer the hunter a challenging hunt for some of Africa’s most exotic animals.
Testimonials
"I was hunting with my son and my batchmate from school. We had an experience of a life time and will definitely repeat the experience again. The weather was perfect. We shot Kudu / Zebra / Wildebeest / Impala / Red Hartebeest / Blesbuck / a day of bird shooting."
"We took back memories for a life time and will surly recommend the experience to other hunters."
Ash Katoch
India
May 2017
"I spent weeks visiting websites for outfitters in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, comparing pre-made packages and regular fees. In the end, for a 7-day, six animal hunt with my son as an observer/hunter, John Martins had the best price."
Andrew and Garet
Georgia, USA
October, 2014
"Talk about dreams being handed to you!! From John's recommendation to stay at the AfricaSky Hotel to the outfitter he booked me with, I was treated like royalty. Next year's hunt won't require research past his website. Thanks John."
David Mabe
Kentucky, USA
September 2016