The world's great exotic hunting destinations, from South Africa and Namibia to New Zealand and Argentina, and the one place you can hunt animals from all of them.
For serious hunters, a handful of places stand above the rest. Each is famous for a few animals and a certain kind of country. Here are the world's great exotic hunting destinations, and the one place where you can hunt species from nearly all of them in a single trip.
South Africa
The most popular plains-game destination in the world. The Eastern Cape and Limpopo are known for kudu, impala, blesbok, springbok and wildebeest, with excellent infrastructure and lodges.
Namibia
Wide-open desert and bushveld country, famous for gemsbok, kudu, eland and hartebeest. Long stalks in the Kalahari are a classic African hunt.
Tanzania and Zimbabwe
The great dangerous-game safaris. Hunters travel here for Cape buffalo and the rest of the Big Five on vast wilderness concessions, usually on hunts of ten days or more.
New Zealand
Mountain hunting for red stag, Himalayan tahr and chamois, plus fallow and sika deer, all in spectacular alpine country.
Argentina
The red stag roar of the La Pampa region each fall draws hunters from around the world, along with blackbuck and water buffalo.
Central Asia and the Himalaya
The rarest mountain game on earth, including markhor and urial. Permits are extremely limited and hunts are physically demanding.
The Texas Hill Country
Texas is the one destination where you can hunt animals from almost every place on this list without leaving the country. At Black Eagle Ranch in Harper, a single trip can include African kudu and sable, Asian axis and Père David's deer, European red stag and fallow, North American elk and bison, Central Asian urial and Cape buffalo, on more than 3,700 acres and year-round.
Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, on one ranch, a long weekend from home.
It is also far simpler: no international flights, no firearm import permits and no trophy export paperwork. See how a Texas hunt compares to an African safari.
Fully guided hunts for 33 species on 3,700+ acres in Harper, Texas. In the Hill Country since 1986.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to hunt exotic animals?
South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand and Argentina are world-famous for specific species. The Texas Hill Country is the one place to hunt species from all of them on a single ranch, without international travel.
Can you hunt African animals in the United States?
Yes. Texas ranches like Black Eagle Ranch offer guided hunts for kudu, sable, oryx, wildebeest, Cape buffalo and other African species.