08-04-2023, 08:35 AM
Also, for curiosity's sake - how does hunting work in the US? Meaning, is hunting only done on reserves, or privately owned land as well? When are tags required and when not, who issues them and at what price?
Here, hunting is done on privately owned land, and the deal is between farmer and hunter. These farms are usually fenced so that game cannot migrate between areas, and the animals are considered property of the owner, just like domestic animals. We then pay for the animal itself, as well as other fees like day fee, use of vehicle etc. Regulation in terms of the ecology is between land owner and whichever governing entity relevant in that area.
For this particular one, we paid R2750 for the animal and R650 in other sundry fees. Total R3450, which is about $170. For that price we could buy about 150l of fuel, 50 or 60 BigMac regular meals, or beef of the same weight. A bit more pork and chicken, a bit less lamb.
P.S. I realise the above may sound like "canned hunting". Note that typical game farms can range from about 200ha (500 acres) to 30 000ha (75 000 acres), and in 99% of cases, owners take great care to manage things like grazing capacity, breeding seasons, animal health etc. Main difference between these setups and game reserves would be the absence of natural predators, which leads to breeding surplus that get hunted.
Here, hunting is done on privately owned land, and the deal is between farmer and hunter. These farms are usually fenced so that game cannot migrate between areas, and the animals are considered property of the owner, just like domestic animals. We then pay for the animal itself, as well as other fees like day fee, use of vehicle etc. Regulation in terms of the ecology is between land owner and whichever governing entity relevant in that area.
For this particular one, we paid R2750 for the animal and R650 in other sundry fees. Total R3450, which is about $170. For that price we could buy about 150l of fuel, 50 or 60 BigMac regular meals, or beef of the same weight. A bit more pork and chicken, a bit less lamb.
P.S. I realise the above may sound like "canned hunting". Note that typical game farms can range from about 200ha (500 acres) to 30 000ha (75 000 acres), and in 99% of cases, owners take great care to manage things like grazing capacity, breeding seasons, animal health etc. Main difference between these setups and game reserves would be the absence of natural predators, which leads to breeding surplus that get hunted.