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Hi Ducmarc:

I was faced with the same decision, and it quickly became apparent that Namibia would be a better and more cost effective choice, given limited funds, and being a far more exotic and interesting destination, at least from my perspective.....

Yes, you can bring the trophies home with you, but each jurisdiction has its own quirky rules.... Lion and elephant tusk and spotted cats are all CITES listed animals for which the US government FWS get all pouty about, but most plains game are not CITES listed and the trophies are easy to import... The meat would stay behind in Africa after you've eaten your fill of course......

There are quite a number of reputable safari outfits in Namibia. I used Duggaboy Hunting Safaris. They have a really nice operation about an hour outside of Windhoek, hunting on a 20,000 acre "farm" with hunting privileges on surrounding farms...... All fair chase, and it's NOT a high fence operation..... Their plains game hunting rates are quite reasonable, and the PH and his partner run things very well, with customer service as their top consideration. Accommodations are really cool..... The place is a classic colonial house and compound. Very comfortable, food excellent, and service, service, service.

For DG, they hunt the Caprivi strip, and again, they know how to treat clients with first class service... A remote bush camp, with a really good chef, king sized bed, pillow top mattress, and fine Egyptian linen... First rate accommodations..... Excellent food, and the PH, Dawid Muller is a first rate guy.... He's good people all the way.

I think you would be very pleased indeed. I hunt moose here in Ontario, in the cold, rainy crap weather, but for me it's incredibly cheap as a resident hunter compared to a non-resident Alaskan or Yukon hunt. For considerably less money than an Alaskan moose hunt, you could go to Namibia, and hunt in warm weather wearing shorts, and I stress: for quite a bit less money and very plentiful game.... It's a pretty simple decision if you ask me..... To hell with Alaska or a Yukon hunt given the alternative, unless of course it's a bucket list item and you're bound and determined to do it. It's a pain in the ass to fly to Africa, but well worth it IMHO.

I should add that both Alaska and the Yukon are special places in their own right with their own unique character and game that grows REALLY big, but to me, a hunt in Namibia is far more interesting and exotic because it is so very different from hunting at home.

Edited by Postman (15/10/16 05:29 PM)