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About Zebra hunting

Zebra thrives on every part of southern and eastern Africa where there are open grounds with grass for grazing and waterholes not far off. Of three species of Zebra, two - Plains and Mountain Zebra - can be legally hunted. Plains Zebra is bigger than Mountain Zebra but has relatively shorter legs. Mountain Zebra have dewlap, and a different stripe pattern including full white belly. Plains Zebra may form large herds, while Mountain Zebra live in small family or bachelor groups. Plains Zebra is further divided into a number of regionalised subspecies, including Burchell's, Boehm's, Chapman’s and Crawshay's Zebra. These regionalised subspecies can be hunted in various parts of Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Mountain Zebra is further divided into Cape Mountain Zebra, found the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and Hartmann's Zebra, that can be hunted in Namibia and on some hunting operations in South Africa.

Where to hunt Zebra

Zebra thrives on every part of southern and eastern Africa where there are open grounds with grass for grazing and waterholes not far off. Of three species of Zebra, two - Plains and Mountain Zebra - can be legally hunted. Plains Zebra is bigger than Mountain Zebra but has relatively shorter legs. Mountain Zebra have dewlap, and a different stripe pattern including full white belly. Plains Zebra may form large herds, while Mountain Zebra live in small family or bachelor groups. Plains Zebra is further divided into a number of regionalised subspecies, including Burchell's, Boehm's, Chapman’s and Crawshay's Zebra. These regionalised subspecies can be hunted in various parts of Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Mountain Zebra is further divided into Cape Mountain Zebra, found the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and Hartmann's Zebra, that can be hunted in Namibia and on some hunting operations in South Africa.South Africa 195 huntsNamibia 89 huntsTanzania 44 huntsAll countries (6)

Price distribution

The most affordable Zebra hunting opportunities are to be found in Botswana, where the trophy fee can be as low as $500. Another good option for a price-savvy hunter is a cull hunt, as it is the skin, and not antlers and horns, that is the trophy of a Zebra hunt. Shooting fees for cull hunts are usually in the $500 range as well. For trophy hunting, the price of the more common subspecies is within $1,000-$1500 range. The more exquisite subspecies, such as Cape Mountain Zebra, may cost up to $5,000. Don’t forget to add daily rates and other associated fees.$288$45,216$90,144$135,072$180,000Discount offers54 huntsPackage trips126 huntsNew trips1 hunt

Know Your Zebra: A quick guide to Africa’s striped wonder

How many zebra species occur in Africa? You might have heard about many different zebras – mountain zebra, Burchell’s Zebra, quagga, and more. In fact, there are only three species of zebra recognized by modern science, however, two of them have several subspecies. Click to learn more about zebra subspecies.Oct 4, 2024

Know Your Zebra: A quick guide to Africa's striped wonder

When to hunt Zebra?

Zebra hunting opportunities exist all year round. However, in a large part of its range, hunting is uncomfortable (and the season often is closed) in the summer and/or the wet season, because of weather conditions. Most Zebra populations don’t have a specific rut time, with mares coming into heat at random. It is usually believed that the best time for a plains game hunts is the last months of the dry season, that is, August to October.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Hunting methods

Zebra prefer wide open spaces with grass for grazing and water not too far away. They live in family groups, either a stallion with a harem of mares and their young, or bachelor groups of males. The Zebra don’t rely on “hide” strategy to escape predators; as soon as one animal senses danger, it gives an alarm call, and the whole herd takes flight. Spot-and-stalk is the preferred method for Zebra hunting, but both Plains and Mountain Zebra have their specific challenges. The former dwells on open plains with little cover, and often forms big herds, so a hunter has to escape hundreds of attentive eyes and be ready for a quick long shot. The latter inhabit rugged terrain that sometimes make the hunt resemble a true mountain hunt, and is usually hard to cover in vehicles, so the hunter should be prepared to do a fair bit of walking. Bowhunters may choose to wait for the animal in a ground or elevated blind over a waterhole.Rifle Hunting 343 huntsStalking 329 huntsBow Hunting 219 huntsAll methods (16)

Bush TV

Check out an amazing footage from outfitters and landowners properties.Mountain ZebraMountain Zebra herd runningZebra fightAmazing trail-cam footage of Zebra fightingZebra own the waterholeThis waterhole only has space for one species at a time! Cool footage of a herd of Zebra chasing a Gemsbuck away from the waterhole.Zebra chasing ImpalaGotta love em when they're young � Watching a young Zebra chase Impala around at a waterhole is pretty entertaining!

Why hunt Zebra?

The skin of the zebra is one of the most popular trophies of African safaris, and many hunters who tried Zebra steaks say it’s some of the best meat they’ve tasted. Zebras are mostly threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting concessions play an important part in their conservation. This especially concerns the Cape Mountain Zebra, which depends on herds from game farms for both numbers genetic diversity. Whether you should target the darker Cape Mountain Zebra in South Africa or the duff-colored Hartmann’s zebra in Namibia, the Chapman’s and Burchell’s Zebra with their brown “ghost” stripes or the contrasting black-and-white eastern variety in Tanzania, zebra hunting offers a unique challenge and adds a different edge to your plains game safari.

African Plains Game Safari 1x1

9.88 reviewsEastern Cape, South AfricaBurchells zebra, Baboon, Barbary sheep, Black springbok, Black wildebeest, Black-backed jackal, Blue duiker, Blue wildebeest, Bontebok, Bushpig, Cape bushbuck, Cape eland, Cape springbok, Caracal, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common reedbuck, Copper springbok, Fallow deer, Gemsbuck, Grey rhebuck, Grysbuck, Impala, Kudu, Mountain reedbuck, Nyala, Oribi, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Red lechwe, Steenbok, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White springbokBaiting, Bow Hunting, Rifle Hunting, StalkingSeason: Mar 1, 26 - Oct 31, 27Daily rate fee$2,250 for 5 days, 1 hunter, 1 guestRecently booked

Africa Plains Game Package

10.01 reviewNorthern Cape, South AfricaBurchells zebra, Blue wildebeest, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Impala, Southern greater kuduRifle Hunting, StalkingSeason: Apr 1, 26 - Nov 30, 26Price from$12,000 $13,900for 6 days, 1 hunter, 1 guest

Plains Game Hunt 1x1

Northern Cape, South AfricaBurchells zebra, Black springbok, Black wildebeest, Blue wildebeest, Bontebok, Cape eland, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common springbok, East African greater kudu, Gemsbuck, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Hartebeest, Impala, Kalahari springbok, Lynx, Nyala, Ostrich, Red lechwe, Roan, Sable, Steenbok, Tsessebe, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White springbokBow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Rifle Hunting, StalkingSeason: Feb 1, 26 - Nov 20, 26Daily rate fee$1,560 for 4 days, 1 hunterView 360 hunts

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