By: Robert M. Anderson
Cape buffalo are probably one of the most sought after dangerous game species in Africa due to their relative abundance. Depending on your preferences for additional species, most cape buffalo hunts will run between 10 and 15 days. The best value for hunting buffalo today is in the country of Zimbabwe. While there is still political turmoil in Zimbabwe, the country remains relatively safe for the international hunter and presents good value for your hunting dollar. Most Cape buffalo hunts occurs in two primary areas of the country including the lowveld in southern/southeastern Zimbabwe north of the South African border and in the Zambezi river valley in northern Zimbabwe south of the border with Zambia. Hunting in the lowveld will generally occur on private conservancies while the hunting in the Zambezi valley will occur on concessions owned by the Government of Zimbabwe and leased to particular hunting companies/safari operators. A selection of hunting areas will depend in part upon your desire to hunt plains game in addition to the buffalo. The lowveld generally has better populations of the more commonly sought after plains game species including kudu, impala, warthog, wildebeest, zebra, etc. while the Zambezi valley is somewhat better known for big/dangerous game including crocodile, elephant, hippo and lion. That is not to say that plains game is not available, just not in the numbers found on the conservancies in the lowveld. The quality of the buffalo between the lowveld and the Zambezi valley is probably about the same and you can expect to take a mature bull in the…..
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