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C.A.R.

 

The C.A.R., is a huge country approximately the size of Texas.  It lies between the Oubangui River to the south and the Aouk River to the north, with forested area in the south, shading towards true savannah along the Chad border in the north.  Inhabited by fewer than four million people, of which about a third live in or around the capital of Banqui, the majority of the country is literally unoccupied.  This is one of the last true wilderness hunting areas in Africa.  As the C.A.R. encompasses two distinct ecosystems - the tropical rain forest and the savannah - two types of safaris can be had there. We are pleased to represent three of the leading safari companies operating in the C.A.R., offering both forest (jungle) hunts, savannah hunts and combination safaris, which spend time in both areas.

 

Service is of a high standard.  Camps usually consist of permanent rondavels, or huts made out of natural materials, equipped with private showers and flush toilets.  Electricity is provided by generator.  In French tradition, the meals are excellent served by a well-trained staff.

 

It  is in the C.A.R. that Africa’s largest antelope, the giant, or Lord Derby’s eland, reaches maximum size and this is the most sought after trophy of the savannah.  Savannah safaris are conducted from December until May.

 

The primary quarry of the frost is the Western bongo.  Forest hunts are undertaken from April through June.

 

Those companies who have concessions in several areas, or areas that have both gallery forest and savannah habitat, can conduct combination safaris, in which both forest game and savannah game can be hunted.  These safaris must be longer in order to provide sufficient hunting time to collect the required bag from the different ecosystems.

 

Species List, Forest:

Bongo

Forest sitatunga

Dwarf forest buffalo

Forest elephant

Giant forest hog

Red river hog

Yellow-backed duiker

Bates antelope

Blue duiker

White-bellied duiker

Black-fronted duiker

Peters duiker

Bay duiker

 

Species List, Savannah:

Lion

Leopard

Giant eland

Western roan

Central African savannah buffalo

Sing Sing waterbuck

Western greater kudu

Korrigum

Lelwel hartebeest

Nigerian Bohor Reedbuck

Harnessed bushbuck

Central African kob

Oribi

Western bush duiker

Red-flanked duiker

Warthog

Bushpig

Red river hog

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Best in the business!  I have entrusted more than 20 major hunts on 6 continents to Bob and his team at the Hunting Consortium and they have never failed me.  Their knowledge and experience has been a great help to me.  I can rely on them to know the best operator and the best area for every hunt I want to do and they handle the visas, gun permits, air tickets, hotels, and every other detail - it is a one-stop shop for me, allowing me to focus on my medical practice while Bob and his staff “make it happen” for my hunting trips around the world.  They do EVERYTHING, and they do it really well!   

 

Dr. Brad Black