Menu
The area boasts large herds of resident buffalo and elephant. We do hunt a limited number of these elephant bulls and a much larger quota of tuskless cows. We try to concentrate on the many groups of “Dugga Boys” in the hopes of harvesting only very old Buffalo trophies. Well managed and ethical hunting techniques have ensured that high quality leopard and lion are hunted every year out of a growing population.
All hunting is conducted on foot, in an ethical manner in accordance to Zimbabwean National Parks regulations. Generally elephant and buffalo are hunted by following sizable spoor until the quarry is located. Most plainsgame is hunted by walk and stalk. Cats can be baited, but only hunted in daylight hours which has proven to be hugely successful in recent years. We conduct hippo and crocodile hunts in the many inland pans, but also with the assistance of a boat on the Zambezi to locate the hippo and crocodile before approaching them on foot. Hunting the majority of our hippo on land makes it a much more exciting hunt.
The hunting party consists of a professional hunter, client, tracker and mandatory government scout. Only high quality vehicles and equipment are used on safari.
Buffalo hunting in Sengwa is very good, with over 1000 resident buffalo in the concession. Success rates on mature, representative bulls is very high and for the hunter who is prepared to put the time and hours into concentrating on buffalo, excellent trophy bulls in excess of 40 inches are not uncommon. The best time of year to hunt buffalo is in the drier months from June through October.
Elephant Hunting in Sengwa is typical old school hunting requiring long walks tracking and many minutes spent scanning from strategic viewpoints. The area is home to a large resident population of elephant as well as migratory elephant moving in from the adjacent Chizarira National Park. There is a very limited number of trophy bull permits in the area annually. Tuskless elephant hunting is excellent and success on tuskless hunts is close to 100%.
Leopard hunting in Sengwa is also restricted to daylight hours hunting as it is governed by National Parks regulations. There is no shortage of cats and three out of four baits hung up during the hunt will be eaten by a leopard. So for the purist hunters, intent on shooting leopard in daylight hours, Sengwa is as good as it gets when it comes to leopard hunting and success on a leopard hunt here is as rewarding as it can get.
Lion populations in Sengwa were previously affected adversely by poisoning from the surrounding areas but are now making a strong comeback. Permits are not issued every year and only with the consent of the operator.
Plains game hunting in Sengwa is typical of big game wilderness areas and cannot be compared to the more sterile hunting of private game ranches and conservancies surrounded by high fences. Hunting is therefore harder but ultimately more rewarding and excellent specimens of eland, kudu, bushbuck, impala, waterbuck, zebra and warthog are hunted each year. Other species such as reedbuck, grysbok, klipspringer, baboon, hyena and duiker are all found in good numbers and if targeted can be taken on the majority of safaris with no problem.
