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20,000.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 May 06 @ 21:30UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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8-day 1x1 sitatunga and yellow-backed duiker hunt for one hunter and one non-hunter in the Kabo hunting area of the Republic of Congo - includes trophy fees. Method of take is rifle or bow. This hunt is available May-October 2023 or 2024 and may be upgraded to a 13-day hunt for bongo and dwarf buffalo at $20,000, plus the cost of trophy fees (bongo at 4,500 Euro and dwarf buffalo at 4,000 Euro), six species of duiker at 750 Euro each and red river hog at 1,500 Euro. Additional hunters are welcome at $22,000; non-hunters are welcome at $5,000. Transportation during the hunt is mostly by vehicle and foot with hunting done by spot & stalk, blinds on salt licks and Baka trackers with dogs. This package includes field prep, assistance at Brazzaville and Ouesso Airports and RT transfers to hotel, RT ground transfer from Ouesso to hunting area, full board, air-conditioned bungalow accommodations with ensuite bath, 1x1 guide service with English-speaking guide, beverages and all meals. Not included are dip & pack service at 2,000 Euro ($2,158), transportation to shipper, RT domestic flight from Brazzaville to Ouessa at 400 Euro ($431.60) per person, hunting permit at 2,000 Euro ($2,158), which includes rental of one rifle with ammo - importation of rifle not permitted, local communities' improvement/development tax at 15% of trophy fees, freight charges/shipping of trophies from Congo to final destination, personal insurance, accommodations before the hunt in Brazzaville at approx. 300 Euro/night ($323.70) and gratuities. Euro to dollar conversion rates are calculated at press time and subject to change. Cyrus Khodai, 011 33 6 13 14 68 21, 25 B. Rue Trouillet-Derel, Asnieres 92600, FRANCE, cyrus@travelsandexpeditions.com, TravelsandExpeditions.Com.
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13709 Gamma Road, Dallas, Texas, 75244, United States
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
5,000.00 |
5% |
| 5,000.00 |
Infinite |
250.00 |
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