It's 2025, where are the most affordable guided hunts domestic and abroad?

[medvedyt]

Be careful with any European hunt...You will see prices like "X species up to X size for $5000" but normally ontop of that price you are paying a 15-21% tax on top of the hunt price. Even when bidding on auction hunts read the fine print and see what is or isn't included and if any mandatory costs are associated.

For Africa...100% look at hunting/conservation auctions...

depending of the country VAT is included or not but yes it can ve a shock,...

 

[Northern Safari]

Thank you to everyone that contributed ideas to this thread. I have my first guided elk hunt coming up this fall followed by guided mountain goat the following year. Both of these western hunts fell well under my stated budget.

Unfortunately they may be my only 2 western big game hunts as everything else I’m seeing in BC/Yukon cost multiples more (Grizzly, Moose, Caribou, Sheep etc).

In terms of international hunts it’s looking like a multi-species plains game hunt in South Africa will be my first hunt abroad. I have already reached out to several outfitters and am getting quotes far under budget.

NZ is also doable for free range Chamois & Tahr combo.

Europe has many options for chamois, mouflon, fallow deer, boar and single species ibex hunts under my budget. Spain, Romania and Croatia are the standouts.

These 3 destinations should keep me busy for the next decade.