The Hunting Consortium | Ethiopia Hunting Safaris

ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia and its autonomous province of Eritrea are about one and half times the size of Texas. Ethiopia is bordered by the Red Sea and Djibouti to the north, Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south. More than half of the country consists of the Ethiopian Plateau with elevations averaging over 5,000 feet. The Great Rift Valley splits the plateau from northeast to southwest. The highlands of Ethiopia are unquestionably one of the most magnificent settings on the African continent.

There are three primary ecosystems that clients will be hunting in Ethiopia - the mountains of Bale, Odo Bulu, Arusi and Munessa, where the coveted mountain nyala and other mountain forest species are hunted. The Omo and Sala valleys in the southwest, where Nile buffalo, lesser kudu and other savannah game are hunted, and finally the Danakil Desert, in the desolate and hot Afar region where unique desert species such as Soemmerring’s gazelle and Besia oryx are found.

Hunting in Ethiopia revolves around the magnificent mountain nyala which is the primary attraction for hunters, but Ethiopia also boasts a number of other unique species, which can be hunted nowhere else. These include the Soemmerring’ gazelle, Beisa oryx, Abyssinian greater kudu, Abyssinian bushbuck, Menelik’s bushbuck, Neumann’s hartebeest, Northern Grant’s gazelle, Northern gerenuk, as well as the Salt’s dik dik and Cordeaux dik dik. The largest lesser kudu in Africa come from Ethiopia.

Harvest quotas have been drastically reduced in recent years and license fees are the highest in Africa, leading to an ever decreasing number of hunters each year- nevertheless, Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa and safaris there are as different in experience as the distinct ecosystems that are found there.

We are proud to represent the best safari companies in Ethiopia, each with its own exclusive hunting concessions. The choice of operator is made based on the species desired and the degree of difficulty in hunting that each client is willing to accept.

Species List:

Lion

Leopard

Nile buffalo
Nile Crocodile

Mountain nyala

Abyssinian greater kudu

Lesser kudu

Beisa oryx

Defassa waterbuck

Abyssinian bushbuck

Menelik’s bushbuck

Salt’s dik dik

Cordeaux dik dik

Guenter’s dik dik
East African bush duiker

Sommering’s gazelle
Northern Grant's gazelle

Northern gerenuk

Southern gerenuk

Giant forest hog

Hippo

Klipspringer

Abyssinian Bohor reedbuck

Sudan Bohor reedbuck

Chanler's mountain reedbuck

Neumann's hartebeest

Oribi

Tiang

Warthog

Spotted hyena

Bat-eared fox

Black-backed Jackal

Golden Jackal

Anubis baboon

Gelada baboon

Blue monkey

Colobus monkey

Caracal lynx

Serval cat

Genet cat

African wild cat

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