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Baboon hunting is a hunting adventure that ticks all the boxes in terms of excitement, challenge, and unusual trophy rewards. These large, intelligent, and highly social primates live and travel in large troops of up to 100 members, depending on the subspecies. Their habitats are varied and include rocky outcrops, savannas, and woodlands, while preferring to be close to a water source.
Hunters require a great deal of patience to firstly find the troops, approach them undetected by the sentries on lookout duty, and lastly to identify a viable trophy to hunt on the safari. Baboons are highly dangerous, especially when wounded, so ensure that your shot placement is accurate for a quick, humane kill.
Baboon hunting trophies usually form part of an African plains game safari, which generally starts from 5 hunting days upwards, depending on the species targeted.
These intelligent primates are scattered throughout Africa, depending on their species. Baboons are highly adaptable creatures, living and thriving in a variety of habitats, including savannas, woodlands, and rocky hills. They are also often found near human settlements.
The Chacma Baboon is the largest and most widespread of the primates, found throughout southern Africa, while the Olive Baboon inhabits east and central Africa. The Yellow Baboon is also found in East Africa, while the Guinea Baboon is native to West African regions. The Kinda Baboon is found in areas of Angola and Zambia, and the Hamadryas Baboon inhabits the Horn of Africa as well as sections of Arabia
Baboon hunting in South Africa requires a TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) permit. Popular areas to engage in baboon hunting include the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal. Baboons enjoy a varied habitat, and Namibia’s Khomas Highlands, Kalahari Desert, and surrounding areas play host to these intelligent primates.
Matabeleland and the Zambezi Valley are popular hunting areas for Baboons in Zimbabwe, while Tanzania’s Maasailand and Selous regions provide nice Olive Baboon trophies. Three species of Baboons are hunted in various regions of Ethiopia, with Baboon hunting in Mozambique available throughout the country.
Baboons are more active early morning or late afternoon as they head to drink water or forage for food. It would be a good idea to plan your hunt around this time to increase the chance of success.
Hunters often ambush baboons on the regular paths that they use to move between sleeping and feeding sites, planning their hunts early in the day or later in the afternoon. Ambushing these primates is one hunting method used to target them, with other options including spot-and-stalk, hunting from a blind, or targeting them as they raid crops in agricultural areas.
A medium caliber rifle, such as a .243, .270, or a 30-caliber, along with 12- or 20-gauge shotguns, is often used to harvest Baboons.
Many hunters enjoy the challenge of the hunt, man against beast - or primate in this case. Baboons are intelligent creatures and are quick to adapt to circumstances as they arise, adding more thrill and excitement to the hunting safari. Completing a baboon hunt by approaching the troop undetected and then harvesting a trophy is seen as a great reward for many hunters.
Baboons also make striking trophies, with their long tails, doglike muzzles, and prominent canine teeth. A full-body life-size mount of a Baboon is an impressive and unusual trophy and talking piece.
Baboons are often involved in wildlife-human conflict as they tend to raid crops and damage property. Hunters are often called in to deal with damage control.
A standard African plains game safari will include the basic service offerings such as accommodation, meals, drinks, a professional hunter, camp staff, trackers, on-territory transport, and field preparation of the Leopard trophy.
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