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BENIN

Benin was a French colony until 1960. It is located in western Africa on the South-facing coast of the Atlantic Ocean, sandwiched in between Togo and Nigeria. It was known as Dahomey until 1975 and since then as Benin. The country is slightly larger than Cuba and slightly smaller than the State of Pennsylvania. The southern half of the country is covered by rain forest and agricultural plantations and is heavily populated. All hunting takes place in the savannah county in the far north. The primary hunting season is from January through April. Safari's begin and end in the country’s largest city, Cotonou. Hunting in Benin is physically demanding as much of it must be done by tracking in thick bush. The savannah temperatures, especially in late season, often exceed 100º F.

Benin offers many West-African species of game including western roan antelope, western savanna buffalo, Nagor reedbuck (only found in Benin and Burkina Faso) and western kob, etc. Elephant, leopard and crocodile are protected.

Species List:

Lion

Hippopotamus

West African savannah buffalo

Western roan

Western hartebeest

Western kob

Nagor reedbuck

Sing Sing waterbuck

Harnessed bushbuck

Oribi

Western bush duiker

Red-flanked duiker

Warthog

Baboon

I would be raw meat in a pool of sharks, without Bob’s sage direction and advice. There is no way that the businessman/hunter can even begin to navigate these convoluted and dangerous safari waters without Hunting Consortium at the tiller. I owe the Hunting Consortium team for the most wonderful and successful experiences of my hunting life! Especially during the economic recession, when outfitters and safari companies are struggling to survive and the temptation to overstate capabilities is often overwhelming, the Hunting Consortium’s experience and first hand knowledge of the operators and their areas is even more valuable and important to the planning and purchase of expensive hunts.

-Ray Paolucci