Chete Safari Area - Hunting Success Rates



Situated on the shores of Lake Kariba between the Senkwe and Muenda rivers lies the government controlled hunting area known as the Chete Safari Area. One of Zimbabwe's wildest and most rugged concessions the Chete Safari Area forms an integral part of HHK Safaris operation. Lake Kariba offers superb hippo and crocodile hunting and the rugged hinterland is thick with buffalo, leopard, elephant and other plainsgame.

The rugged, hilly country has meant that the area has not been well developed in terms of roads and the hunter must be prepared to walk in order to fully appreciate what the area has to offer.

In addition to the hunting the Lake is famous for its fishing, and HHK Safaris offers its clients the opportunity to make use of the tender fishing boats to take time off and try for the famous tiger fish.

Species available to hunt, annual quota and 2007 statistics
Please note "ease of hunting" is rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being very easy and 10 very difficult.


Species
Quota
Ease of hunting
2007 success rate
2007 Largest trophy
2007
average size
Best time of year
Elephant bull
7
3
90%
51 lbs
35 lbs
All year
Elephant t/less
3
3
100%
N/A
N/A
 All year
Buffalo bull
16
3
95%
43"
40"
 May - Oct
Buffalo cow
4
1
100%
N/A
N/A
 All year
Lion
1
3
50%
25"
25"
 May - Sep
Leopard
8
2
60%
15"
15"
 All year
Sable
1
3
100%
40"
40"
 May - Oct
Kudu
8
2
100%
57"
55"
 April - Oct
Zebra
8
5
100%
N/A
N/A
 All year
Waterbuck
2
4
100%
30"
30"
 May - Oct
Hippo
2
2
100%
25"
25"
 All year
Impala
50
1
100%
23"
20"
 All year
Eland
3
5
75%
37"
35"
 Aug/Sep
Crocodile
2
1
100%
13'
13'
 All year
Klipspringer
7
2
100%
5.5"
4.5"
 May - Oct
Grysbok
4
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
 July - Oct
Hyena
4
4
90%
N/A
N/A
 All year
Bushpig
2
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
 All year


Other non important species available are warthog, baboon, jackal, duiker, guinea fowl, francolin, dove and sandgrouse.