Daily Rates to be Charged by Andrew McLaren Safaris in 2010.
Finding yourself on this daily rates page should be enough proof that you do in fact want the dream of hunting in Africa come true!
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Do you also dream of booking that flight to a faraway place,
that before this Africa hunting bug bit you, used to be just a name on a map? You wish to search for a good specimen and then stalk some of those weird-horned creatures to within shooting range? You also want to speak with some authority on the tastiness of Karoo springbok if properly prepared on an open fire? |
If you want these things to happen, then only YOU can do something about making these dreams come true: Start making it happen!
Like others, you also wish to have some of those magnificent African
trophies on your wall Or you may opt to just have some decent photos of your trophies
framed to hang on your wall?
You also want some memories to cherish in your old age? Want to have stories of a wonderful place to tell your grandchildres?
Well make it all happen. Start now! Do you think you cannot afford it? Think again: It does not cost all that much!
Do the reality check: What does it cost to hunt with AMS?
Less than a similar hunt would cost with most other HO's!
Here at AMS we take pride in the fact that we claim to offer unsurpassable value for money spent on any safari.
A very good introductory hunt with AMS will cost less than a midrange quad bike. Or less than a single animal guided hunt in many parts of North America. You can surely afford that!
See this offer by Andrew McLaren Safaris to help you arrange a hunt to your desires and withing your budget as an unequalled opportunity to make your dream of hunting in africa come true!
Don't just dream about hunting in Africa. Act! Act now and so start making your dream come true! Send Andrew McLaren a message now and tell about your wishes. Do it now, even if you have not yet formulated exactly what you want. It will cost less than you think! You can go to the planning section later to fully formulate your wishes. Send that crucial first e-mail message now!
Here is some guidance of what the actual daily rates for a safari are likely to be.
Andrew McLaren Safaris arrange many custom safaris to a diverse selection of hunting concessions where trophy fees as well as the cost to hunt there vary widely. Short of by publishing a price list for each concession area we can simply NOT give a single price list without overcharging for hunting at some concessions. Although the hunt you have with Andrew McLaren Safaris will be of far above average in quality and enjoyment, mostly as a result of and through thorough prior planning, I can invariably beat many of the competition's actual prices in the actual binding Remuneration Agreement.
Please not that the prices listed below are just intended as a guide for you to get a feeling for possible safari costs. Well before any hunt you will be provided with a draft copy of the Remuneration Agreement (RA)proposed as the 'Hunt Contract". The prices in the RA may be different to those listed below, and it will always be the RA prices that hold.
Once you have made a definite enquiry, I will plan your hunt and then quote you prices that will apply for that particular hunt in a draft Remuneration Agreement.
My prices are always negotiable until you have signed the RA!
Note that these guideline prices given below are quoted in South African Rand. If you convert these prices into a currency with which you are more familiar, that is just guidance that does not take cognizance of the current exchange rate. These cost should therefore only be used as a first approach very rough guide to what to expect. In response to your specific enquiry Andrew McLaren Safaris will quote you for a custom safari in South African Rand, the amount which you can enter in a currency converter to get a feel of the cost at the exchange rate that applies on the day you do the conversion.
Pricing for Daily Rates for Different Types of Hunt Booked for 2010:
Andrew McLaren Safaris offer a variety of ethical fair chase hunting at, what we consider to be, truly competitive costs. As the size and quality of the trophy desired by different hunters vary so much, and the cost implications associated with these choices are so severe, Andrew McLaren Safaris have decided to try to cater for each specific type of hunter individually.
Varminting, Wingshooting, Budget and Culling Plains Game Hunting Safari:
. These are really intended for the guy who up front indicates that he wants to do a lot of shooting. It is quite true that in Hunting Outfitting 'blood on the ground means money'. If someone is going to put a lot of blood on the ground, I do not need to have a high profit margin to do well. During this type of hunting you will be expected to also shoot females with no dependent young as well as younger, and therefore not near trophy sized, male animals. The cost of these hunts are very dependent n the number of participating hunters and non-hunting observers. The actual cost per hunter may be as low as ZAR 2000 per hunter per day for one of a group of budget varmint hunters or wingshooters. However the cost for a single wingshooter wishing to collect trophy bird specimens may be as high as ZAR 5000 per gun per day.
Daily Rate 1X1 on Plains Game Culling or Budget Hunt: ZAR 2500 per hunter per day
Daily Rate 2X1 on Plains Game Culling or Budget Hunt: ZAR 2000 per hunter per day
Non-hunting Observer on a Culling or Budget Hunt: ZAR 1250 per person per day
The quickest way you'll find out what cost will apply for your dream hunt is to ask for a fixed quote by sending an e-mail message to Andrew McLaren Safaris. A
Herd Management Plains Gamei Hunting Safari:
The hunt recommended for the hunter coming to hunt in South Africa under a severe budget-constraint. On such a hunt the Professional Hunter will point out animals judged to be “fully mature male with horns of size and shape typical of the species” which the hunter/huntress can choose or refuse to take. Sometimes a true SCI Bronze, Silver, Gold Medal or even Roland Ward qualifier trophy may be taken while on such a herd management or budget hunt. On the other hand it "may" however happen that a herd bull with very desirable horns is seen, but the Professional Hunter may then tell the hunter/huntress that the particular specimen may not be taken; as the genes for the good quality horns needs to be bred into the herd. The basic point of departure for a herd management hunt is that fully mature males which do not possess the genes for development of top-quality trophy quality horns are shot in preference to those males that are still judged to be of breeding age with genes for breeding trophy quality offspring. Females of any species may normally be taken on a herd management hunt, even if a male of the species has not yet been taken. For planning a minimum of two full hunting days should be allowed for each species to be taken. As the prices of such hunts vary tremendously and the attempt that was made to compile these into a single a pricelist may not reflect the true picture accurately. Prospective hunters are advised to contact Andrew McLaren Safaris for individual quotes in every instance.
Daily Rate 1X1 on Plains Game: ZAR 3000 per hunter per day
Daily Rate 2X1 on Plains Game: ZAR 2250 per hunter per day
Non-hunting Observer: ZAR 1250 per person per day
A Representative of
Species Plains Game Hunting Safari:
The choice of the typical hunter who
wants a good time, and is not particularly interested in only collecting
specimens that qualify for any special record book entry. The hunter, with the
help of his Professional Hunter, will be allowed to select the best available trophy
from all specimens seen, if that be a SCI or Roland Ward qualifier, or even a new
world record, that is the hunter’s luck! A "Representative" hunt is what most Hunting Outfitters offer: Every animal that you shoot WILL be fully grown and with representative size horns/tusks. Some of your trophies will be Roland Ward sized animals, but that is not guaranteed. You may shoot the biggest you see. The trophy cost remain as in the
Remuneration Agreement irrespective of the actual final horn measurement.
On such a hunt the Professional Hunter will
only be responsible to judge if the trophy animal can be regarded as a “fully
mature male with horns of size and shape typical of the species”. The
hunter/huntress may refuse to take any particular specimen that was judged by
the Professional Hunter to be “fully mature and representative”, and insist on
searching for a better specimen. Once a male of any of species has been
successfully hunted, a female, weather such a female also carry horns or not,
the hunter may at his/her discretion also hunt a female of the same species. In
planning allow three full hunting days for each specimen desired.
Daily Rate for 1X1 on Dangerous Game: ZAR 5000 per hunter per day
Daily Rate 1X1 on Plains Game: ZAR 3500 per observer per day
Daily Rate 2X1 on Plains
Game: ZAR 2500 per hunter per day.
Non-hunting Observer: ZAR
1250.
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Record Book Specimen or “True” Trophy Plains Game Hunting Safari:
This is the choice of the
serious trophy collector. He/she can either choose to only hunt specimens that
qualify for inclusion into (a) Roland Ward- (b) SCI Bronze- record book entry.
On such a hunt the clients’ appointed Professional Hunter will be responsible
for the final judgment of trophy quality before the hunter is allowed to take a
shot. If the Professional Hunter makes an error in trophy quality estimation and
once shot and collected it is found that the trophy does not make the previously
agreed on record
book minimum size, the hunter will not be required to pay for the trophy at all,
just as if the shot never happened! With the single exception of gemsbok, of
which species females with superior horns may be taken at the hunter’s
discretion, females of other species will not be hunted on a true trophy hunt.
Trophy hunters are advised to plan such that a minimum of 4 full hunting days be
allowed for each species desired. Daily Rate for 1X1 on
Dangerous Game: ZAR 8000 per hunter per day Daily Rate 1X1 on Plains
Game: ZAR 5000 per hunter per day Non-hunting Observer: ZAR
1250 per person per day.
Daily rates are a big cost factor, but while planning your safari you should also have some idea of the likely costs to be charged for different species. Those are indicated on the Plains Game page.
You may want to start planning your actual safari now?
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See you in South Africa soon!