Bowhunting in South Africa
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Plains game to Cape buffalo

South Africa

Best season
May – September (prime)
Trip length
7 – 10 days
Species
4+ headline species
Pricing
packages from $6,450

Why hunt South Africa with a bow.

South Africa is where most bowhunters meet Africa, and where many keep coming back. Our concessions span more than 400,000 acres of genuinely varied country: coastal forest, the Karoo, the red sands of the Northern Cape, and the mountains and savannahs of Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal.

With a species list that exceeds fifty animals, and hunting from blinds, treestands and spot-and-stalk, there is no better place to start or continue a bowhunting journey. Every one of our concessions is malaria-free, so families are welcome.

What's included

  • ✓Professional hunter & full field team
  • ✓Accommodation, meals & camp services
  • ✓Daily field transport & trophy field prep
  • ✓Hunting permits & licences

Headline species

Greater kudu
The grey ghost, Africa's most coveted spiral horn.
Sable
The most regal antelope in Africa, with sweeping scimitar horns.
Gemsbok
Desert-adapted, striking, and tough as nails.
Cape buffalo
The ultimate test of nerve inside bow range.

Full species list

What you can hunt in South Africa

Every animal on the South Africa list, subspecies and colour variants included. Tap an animal for its bowhunting specs.

* Permit-controlled / specialist species, hunted on request.

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Where you stay

Between hunts you come back to a comfortable, full-board lodge in the heart of the hunting grounds. Warm rooms, hearty home-cooked meals and hot showers, with the quiet of the bush all around.

It is a place to recover after a long day on the track, swap the day's stories around the fire, and get ready for the next morning. Families and non-hunting partners are welcome.

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Take it home

Film your hunt

The stalk, the draw, the moment. Relive your African bowhunt forever with a professionally filmed and edited record of the whole adventure.

Dedicated videographer

$500 / day

A professional video photographer alongside you for the full duration of your hunt.

  • · Full-length cinematic film, shot in 4K
  • · HD edited pictures of the whole safari
  • · Short-format videos, ready for Instagram

Filmed by your PH

$1,500 / hunt

Your professional hunter films the action as you hunt, edited into a keepsake after the safari.

  • · Full-length edited film of your hunt
  • · HD edited pictures

Every hunt is also backed by our state-of-the-art thermal drone recovery: if an animal is wounded, the drone dramatically raises the odds of finding it.

Ready to plan your South Africa bowhunt?

Tell Danie what you're chasing, he'll design the hunt and reply personally within 24 hours.

Enquire about hunting South Africa