Posting on this web site and similar web sites regarding hunting offers in Mozambique concerns me for the following reasons:

PAC. (Problem animal hunts), all problem animal control in Mozambique required the official written authorisation. This is normally given to the government game scouts or in some cases to the concession holder is ask to assist or take care of the animal in question, this have to be done intermediately and not after weeks or months! Any offer for problem animal control hunts to be booked in advance is at least questionable.

Tusk less cow elephant hunting: Ladies and Gentleman there is no such thing in Mozambique! To hunt any elephant in Mozambique you a required to purchase a full elephant license at a cost of about 5000$US plus you must be in procession of a valid hunting licenses. For your information there are no first grade, second grate or local hunter licenses for less$$$ issued. License fees are the same for resident and non-resident hunters!

Fines for illegal hunting are stiff, the minimum is 8x the license fees plus plus….. and jail sentence is also on the card, obviously guns vehicle and other gear including trophy’s get confiscated! (no refund)

In Mozambique the Minister of Tourism is responsible for allocating game quotas to all concession and to some controlled hunting areas! For game farms and other controlled hunting areas quotas are given by the Minister of Agriculture! My advise if you have any doubt about an offer contact them.

We have like all country’s good, not so good and bad operators, the whole spectrum including “famous(BBC)” lion hunters operating in Mozambique. I come across a lot of references and statements on this web sites and in printed brochures which include the statements of “our” or “owned” concession ‘s Mozambique got only 11 concessions in total!!! And less than, a hand full of licensed game farms and some controlled hunting areas! Not all of the concession are operating and some have limited animal resources.

Contact if you got any doubt the relevant Minster to confirm operator and species quota allocation.

Mozambique got good and sound hunting laws but enforcement is weak this can and have been misused by unscrupulous Professional Hunters, Outfitters and Officials.

It is not uncommon for PH’s to show up on shows and marketing hunts in Mozambique to clients without actually having an area themselves or a authorisation to hunt in an area allocated to an operator.

Making false statements about ownership is not a good start to a African hunting experience!

Most of above applies to all African hunting and can be avoided by doing a little research.

Lots of these problems can be avoided if you deal with an established Mozambican operator but also new once have to be given chances it just required a little research effort!

The safari operators in Mozambique would like to welcome you and try to make your safari in Mozambique a enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

Some, hope fully, contact details:

Minister of Tourism, Maputo, National Director of Conservation areas,
MR. Afonso Madope Tel. 303616 Fax. 306212

Minister of Agriculture , Maputo, National Director Fauna and Flora
Mr. Arlito Cucu Tel. 460036 Fax. 460060

I will try to get a updated list of current operators from AMOS which is the Mozambican outfitters association and post it.