GOOD TO KNOW

GOOD TO KNOW

Things which are good to know around planing your hunting trip to Namibia.

Hunting Season*

The Namibian Trophy Hunting season opens on February 1 and closes on November 30 of each year.

Clients should ensure:

  • that you are booked and will be hunting with a registered Namibian operator
  • as well as a registered Namibian hunting professional.

Hunting Professionals*

The three classifications of hunting professionals are:

  1. Hunting guides
  2. Master hunting guides
  3. Professional hunters

MET Regulations*

Hunting professionals should comply with all the Ministry of Environment & Tourism’s (MET’s) trophy-hunting regulations.

  1. Trophy hunting may be practised from half an hour before sunrise, until half an hour after sunset
  2. Trophy hunting may take place only on properties where permission has been granted by the landowner.
  3. Properties where bow hunting is practised must be registered additionally with MET for bow hunting.

The following is required regarding permits for trophy hunting:

  1. Permits must be issued prior to the hunt commencing.
  2. A separate permit must be issued for each individual hunting client.
  3. An extra, special permit is required for the large cats (leopard, cheetah, lion).

It contains an additional list of conditions:

  1. A permit must be completed in full by the hunting client and the hunting professional (wounded or lost animals must also be indicated on the permit)
  2. Permits are issued by the MET only; and
  3. A maximum of two trophies per species may be harvested, per hunting client, per permit.
  4. All trophy-hunting operators must be registered with the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB)
  5. Hunting with dogs is not permitted.

Prohibited Practices*

It is illegal to hunt for trophies:

  1. at night and/or with an artificial light
  2. that do not qualify in terms of the minimum measurement requirements as specified by the MET, Namibian Quality Control. If trophies do not meet this requirement, they do not have to be paid for.
  3. Exceptions are trophies with abnormalities and age deformities, which are taken home by the client, (Refer to the NAPHA Medal Brochure for minimum measurements.); and
  4. in contravention of the Fair Chase principals as stated in the NAPHA Code of Conduct.

Prohibited firearms are: All handguns, All automatic firearms & All crossbows

Fire Arm regulations*

Hunting professionals should comply with all the Ministry of Environment & Tourism’s (MET’s) trophy-hunting regulations.

  1. Trophy hunting may be practised from half an hour before sunrise, until half an hour after sunset
  2. Trophy hunting may take place only on properties where permission has been granted by the landowner.
  3. Properties where bow hunting is practised must be registered additionally with MET for bow hunting.

The following is required regarding permits for trophy hunting:

  1. Permits must be issued prior to the hunt commencing.
  2. A separate permit must be issued for each individual hunting client.
  3. An extra, special permit is required for the large cats (leopard, cheetah, lion).

It contains an additional list of conditions:

  1. A permit must be completed in full by the hunting client and the hunting professional (wounded or lost animals must also be indicated on the permit)
  2. Permits are issued by the MET only; and
  3. A maximum of two trophies per species may be harvested, per hunting client, per permit.
  4. All trophy-hunting operators must be registered with the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB)
  5. Hunting with dogs is not permitted.

Payments*

  1. A detailed Tax Invoice must be issued for every hunt.
  2. Value-added tax (VAT) is currently 15% and must be paid on services and trophies that are not exported by the hunting operator on behalf of the client. (The VAT on trophies to be exported by the operator if accompanied with a copy of the passport of the client, the completed hunting permit and a copy of the invoice for the hunt is zero %.)
  3. Please enquire what means of payment is required by your operator;
  4. VAT is applicable on wounded game not recovered.

The immediate export of trophies from Namibia is possible only with a veterinary certificate, an export permit from the MET and the import permit as required by the country of final destination.

*All information was gathered through our own research. Etalelepo Adventure safaris takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this information.

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