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Your friend should of course know that his best option financially is probably a package type hunt that includes certain animals one of which is a Kudu, but this of course leads to other questions, because it may not be the best all around approach.

I readily agree with Tophet's statement:

"Please remember I am now a sceptic of 'pay for hunting'."

Paying by the inch cheapens the whole affair if you ask me, and marginalizes the rest of the hunting experience as well as another animal's life and place in nature simply because his horns are smaller.

However I must respectfully disagree with this line of thought:

"For a first time trip, South Africa or Namibia are the better choices till you find your feet."

This was the mistake I made, and I'll forever be sorry that I did. The real question for your friend is what type of hunter is he?

If he has no issues with hunting on what is most likely a fenced property, and potentially shooting an animal that may have been bred, bought, and trucked in for the purpose of someone shooting it, then that is his choice, but make sure he asks the specific questions and gets specific answers.

There are several members of these forums that are outfitters as well. Since they are well aware of the level of communication that occurs here you could probably expect them to be good possible choices.

My advice (based of course on my personal preferences) would be to contact a reputable fair chase hunting outfitter in Zimbabwe, where I have had nothing but first class experiences in truly fair chase hunting concessions.

I do also agree with this approach;

"The best thing is to contact as many operators as possible."

And, when asking friends or web forums for referrals, he should combine the report of a good or bad experience with the same question to the people that he is asking, specifically, what type of hunter are you? If that person loves riding around in a truck and shooting everything he sees, it wouldn't be too hard to please him, to which he will return home and report to anyone who asks what a great time he had "hunting."

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