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Namibian Hunting Regulations In Brief

Trophy Hunting Season

The annual trophy hunting season in Namibia opens on 1 February and closes on 30 November.

Locations & Timings

Trophy hunting may take place only on properties where permission has been granted by the landowners.

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Trophy hunting is restricted to the following timing:
from half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset.

Hunting Professionals

- Hunting professionals have to comply with all hunting regulations as determined by the Ministry of Environment & Tourism (MET).

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- Hunting professionals are classified as follows:

PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS

The highest possible qualification, includes the license to hunt on farmlands & in concessions anywhere in Namibia, if permissions where granted by landowners.
Boet Nel carries such a "Professional Hunter" license.

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There are also two specialist qualifications:

BIG GAME PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS

- registered Namibian hunting professional who passed the Big Game Examination.

BOW HUNTING PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS

- registered Namibian hunting professional with an additional bow-hunting qualification.

Exclusions

Dogs are not permitted on cheetah hunts.

Permits & Registrations
- All trophy hunting operators have to be registered with the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), the Namibian tourism authority governed by the MET.

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- Various permits for trophy hunting are required.

 Permits are subject to the following conditions:

a. Permits may be issued by the MET only.

b. Permits have to be issued prior to the hunting season

c. A separate permit has to be issued for each hunter client.

d. An additional permit, containing a list of special conditions,

     is required for large cats, i.e. leopard, lion, and cheetah.

e. A permit has to be completed in full by the hunting client

    and the Namibian hunting professional (wounded and lost

    animals are to be stipulated on the permit too).

f. A maximum of two trophies per species may be harvested,

    per hunting client/per permit

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For more detailed information on trophy hunting in Namibia, please refer to the following pages:

- Hunt in Namibia/Overview page 1

- Hunt in Namibia/Overview page 2

- Hunt in Namibia/Firearm Selection & Import

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