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Old 05-27-2015 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Muley Hunter
Congats, you shot a bongo.
Foolishness. Bongo is one of the hardest game animals in the world to put into the bag. It is also one of the most expensive. Nobody simply bumps into and shoots a bongo. But, if you really want one, I know a guy in Cameroon that runs a good camp for them. If you want to go after one, expect to pony up at least $50K for the hunt and even the best of PHs that specialize in bongo run less than a 30% success rate.

By the way, you'll be hunting them on foot, in very hot and humid conditions in the thickest and dense rain forest imaginable. No stands or road hunting in bongo country. If you get a shot it will be less than a 30 yard shot. Due to the difficulty in bongo hunting, a hunt will only be booked for 21 days and bongo is probably all you'll hunt since they won't waste time with other game until a bongo is taken.

Yeah, that African hunting is just a slam dunk, wack 'em and stack 'em deal! No challenge at all.
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