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HUNTING DESTINATIONS

Hunt to Preserve Africa Map - Elaine Ness

BOTSWANA

Season
First Tuesday in April – Third Tuesday in September

Weather
It is hot and dry for most of the year. Rain fall is during the summer months and is unpredictable and highly regional.

Summer:Nov-March: High rainfall and high temperatures 35-45 degrees C.

Autumn:April – May: Dry and warm, cool evenings and mornings

Winter: June – Aug: No Rainfall. Cold nights and early mornings. Days are sunny and generally warm. Temperatures: 15-30 degrees C. Nights can drop below freezing in some areas.

Spring: Sep – Oct: Dry and warm and can sometimes be very hot.

CAMEROON

Season
Savannah: 1st Dec – 31st of May

Forest: 15th March – 31st July

Weather
In the Southern Parts of Cameroon where the Forest hunting area is located the daily temperatures during the hunting season is between 21 – 28 degrees Celsius.
The Dry seasons is from Nov – Feb and between June – July
Cameroon get some light rain during the months of March – June and the heavy rains fall during August – September.

NAMIBIA

Season

1st of February – 30th of November

Weather

Summer: September – April with temperatures 20-40 degrees Celsius
Winter: May – August with temperatures from 16 -25 degrees Celsius
At night time temperatures can go down to -2 degrees Celsius.
Rainy season is Dec – March with mainly thundershowers.

SOUTH AFRICA

Season
All year

Weather
Summer: Nov-March with temperatures 32 degrees C. Scattered thundershowers during this time of year.
Autumn: April with temperatures 23 degrees C. Very little rain.
Winter: May-August: Temperatures 18 degrees Celsius, no rain, short daylight.
Spring: Sept-Oct: Temperatures around 23 degrees C. Some rain

TANZANIA

Season
1st of July – 31st December
The season will sometime end earlier because of the rains that makes hunting impossible

Weather
During the hunting season the temperatures in the North will range between 25 – 28 degrees Celsius and in the South it might reach 40 degrees C.

ZAMBIA

Season
May – November

Weather
The raining season is through the summer starting at the end of Nov until April or May. Daytime temperatures range from 30-45 degrees Celsius. This is too hot for hunting. The dry period , that will be their autumn and winder is from May to November when temperatures range from 20-40 degrees C. At night it can get colder.

ZIMBABWE

Season
Open all year, but most popular months is June-November

Weather
Winter: June-August – Temp between 12-13 degrees Celsius.

Rainy season from November to March and that is also the summer months. Temperatures between 40-50 degrees Celsius

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