Hunt in the wilderness of the African rainforest on Bongo or follow the tracks of the majestic Lord Derby Eland in the savannah. Experience with Versch Jagdreisen a unique and unforgettable hunting trip.
Game species
Cameroon
The bongo is an antelope found in the rainforests of West and Central Africa. Both sexes have horns. Male bongos have a shoulder height of about 1.25 m with live weights up to 280 kg. The red to chestnut brown blanket is striking, with 10 to 16 white stripes on each side of the body. According to many hunters, the bongo is the 'most beautiful' antelope in Africa.
Our forest areas offer you an incredible game population of bongos and forest sitatungas with an excellent trophy quality.
The hunting season on Bongo is from April to July, because silent stalking is only possible during the rainy season. The bongo hunt with local trackers is almost exclusively stalking. Bongos are often in action after a downpour or when it rains continuously. When a fresh and promising track has been found, the trackers begin their impressive work and follow the trail in the dense rainforest. The dogs are released as soon as you are near the bongo. Then you have to be there quickly - a big bongo bull can't be stopped by dogs for long.
Rainforest: Huntin season: April - July
The habitat of the Lord Derby Elands are the savannahs and open forest areas of Cameroon. Our savannah areas are in the north of Cameroon, between the Boubandjida and Bénoué national parks. It is the largest antelope in the world with a shoulder height of about 1.50 m and a live weight of almost a ton. Both sexes have horns.
Our savannah areas are in the north of Cameroon, between the Boubandjida and Bénoué national parks. You can expect good game populations with interesting game species, such as the Lord Derby Eland, elephant herds, western roan, buffalo and many different antelope species that are only found in very few countries in Africa!
Hunting in the savannah is usually carried out as stalking. At dawn the camp is left with all-terrain vehicles and one begins to look for fresh tracks. Experienced professional hunters and the local trackers can judge this precisely. Age, gender, how old is the track, as well as the droppings are used for assessment. Based on this information, the decision is made whether to follow the animal or not.
Hunting season: December until mid-April
The hunting season for the Lord Derby Eland is from late December to mid-April. The best time is December and January.
The temperatures are 10 degrees in January and 18 degrees in early April. During the day, temperatures rise to 25 degrees with peaks of over 30 degrees. The relative humidity is low from January to March. From April it will rise again.
Gallery
Which game species are here, see above. Below you will find the trophy gallery for the wild species that occur.
Trophy gallery
Cameroon
Country
Cameroon - a country for the experienced Africa hunters. A hunt in the savannah for the mysterious Lord Derby Eland - this is only something for specialists. You must be fit, walk and shoot well.
Our savannah areas are in the north of Cameroon, between the Boubandjida and Bénoué national parks. You can expect good game populations with interesting game species, such as the Lord Derby Eland, elephant herds, western roan, buffalo and many different antelope species that are only found in very few countries in Africa!
A hunt in the rainforest on what is probably the ´most beautiful´ antelope in Africa is an experience and nothing for inexperienced Africa hunters and nothing for those who ask for a 5-star hotel afteran exhausting stalk. Our forest areas offer you an incredible game population of bongos and forest sitatungas with an excellent trophy quality.
All safaris are guided 1: 1, with each professional hunter having their own hunting vehicle and a team of trackers and porters. On all safaris there are a maximum of two hunters in one camp at the same time. In our 15 day safaris, the first and last days are travel days, so you have 13 full hunting days at your disposal. Depending on the flight connections, you may still be able to hunt on the travel days.
- Airport
- Hunting areas - Savannah
- Hunting areas - Rainforest
Accommodation
Savannah:
For the hunt for the majestic Giant Eland, you travel to Douala. You will be met in Douala and taken to your hotel, where you may spend a night, depending on the dates of the domestic flight. The next day you will be driven from the hotel to the airport where you will start your domestic flight to Garoua. When you arrive in Garoua, you will be met by your professional hunter and driven to the camp in an off-road vehicle. The travel time depends on the camp in which you hunt. You should expect 3 - 6 hours of travel time. All accommodations are solid brick houses, which are equipped with kitchen, laundry room, dining room, small bar and fireplace. Your bungalow is equipped with a bedroom and a bathroom with running warm water.
Rainforest:
For the bongo hunt, travel to Douala. You will be met in Douala and taken to your hotel, where you may spend a night, depending on the flight times of the charter flight. The next day you will be driven from the hotel to the airport where you will start your charter flight to Lokomo. When you arrive in Lokomo, you will be met by your professional hunter and driven to the camp in an off-road vehicle. The travel time depends on the camp in which you hunt. You should expect 3 - 6 hours of travel time.