International Hunting News

Dallas Safari Club lion policy adopted by International Council

Once again, this is a fine example of hunters being the true conservationists they are.

A recent international assembly of conservationists representing 84 countries adopted an African lion-hunting policy modeled after one advanced earlier this year by the Dallas Safari Club.

Recently, the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation credited DSC for early and ongoing leadership in urging lion hunters to self-impose harvest restrictions. 

Previously, DSC published its new definition of the recommended huntable male lion. More than 70 major safari operators and hunting industry leaders pledged their support. The new standard for huntable male lions  is “at least six years of age and is not known to head a pride or be part of a coalition heading a pride with dependent cubs."

Overharvest of young male lions could reduce lion populations overall, and such reductions in numbers would lead wildlife authorities to reduce quotas. Research  shows hunting older male lions has no negative effect on future populations.

DSC announced "Hunting only non-pride and non-adolescent male lions should be the goal of every hunter and every organization with a vested interest in conserving lion populations."

DSC also noted no member would be eligible for any awards for harvest of a male lion if it did meet the age criteria established by DSC.

U.S. Hunters traveling abroad with firearms

If your planning to leave the country on a hunting trip with a firearm this form is necessary for you to have.

• Call your local US Customs office and give them your name and let them know you intend to go hunting abroad and will be visiting their office with your hunting firearm to fill out a US Customs form 4457. This way, they are expecting you.
• Go to your local U.S. Customs office and fill out and sign this form, and have it signed and stamped by US customs prior to arriving at the airport with your firearm for your departure. When entering a US Customs office or any airport with a firearm you intend to take on a hunting trip- BE SMART!
  • Carry the firearm in a hard, locked gun case
  • Bolt out, action open
  • Unloaded
  • No ammo in the case along with the firearm or on your person
• Approach the US Customs office. Be courteous and notify them you are traveling abroad for a hunting trip and need assistance completing a customs form 4457. They will assist you from there.

* note: This information is no guarantee of knowledge of law and Riata accepts no responsibility for the accuracy and dependability of the information contained herein.

PH Erwin Kotze Killed

We were saddened to hear that PH Erwin Kotze of Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris was recently killed by a bull elephant in Africa. Mr. Kotze had been a professional hunter since 2006. He was 27 years old. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

Texas Free Range Whitetail

25,000 acre ranch and 45,000 acre ranch
Golden Triangle of South Texas
$3500 to 145BC | $6995 145-180BC+
Highly managed ranches, high deer density, big deer.

Dove hunts, Dove Cast & Blast Combo Hunts in South Texas

September/October  2013

Welcome to the finest South Texas high volume Dove hunting and cast & blast combo trip for trout and redfish on the Texas gulf coast!

2013 Rates:

Dove Only: 
$850 per hunter: 4 person minimum
(3 day hunt)
$795 per hunter: 10 person minimum
(3 day hunt)
$695 per hunter: up to 26 hunters maximum
(3 day hunt) 

The Dove hunt package includes: 

• 3 days/2 nights/4 hunt sessions - noon arrival/noon departure
• Mixture of Mourning Doves and White wings (primarily Mourning Doves)  
• Evening tank shoots and morning flyway shoots on feeding birds over disked fields and feeding areas
•  Meals, bar, lodging on ranch, guides Bass fishing, trucks and drivers, 5 stand sporting clays, bird cleaning, swimming pool

We have the first 3 weeks open on weekdays and the fourth weekend open.

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Cast & Blast Combo Hunt:

$1950 per person for a combo 2 day Dove hunt and 2 day bay fishing on the Texas coast in a 3 star fishing lodge. 3 fisherman to a boat including meals, guide, tackle, bait, open bar, and 3 star lodging.

Cast & blast Includes: Meals, lodging, open bar, boats, guides, tackle, bait, and captain.

Corporate Dove Hunts:

2 dates left for Fall 2013
South Texas, 9000 sq ft lodge, pool, skeet, fishing, and excellent hunting on 7000 acres of grain fields, flyways, and water holes

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300,000 acre New Mexico Trophy Elk hunt

4 tags remain for 2013
South central New Mexico
Adjoins 500,000 acre Indian reservation

Rates: 
$15,250 + 5% NM sate sales tax
License and tag $650 

2013 dates:
Oct 7-11: bull elk rifle
Oct 20-24 and Oct 26-30: combo elk/deer
Late December hunts are mainly on 20,000 acre the R-C Ranch  
Archery on the 300,000 GW Ranch Sept 1-12 and 1 spot the Sept 13-22

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Featured Hunts

Eastern New Mexico Mule deer

2 tags remain for 2013
Oct 26-29, 2013
$7750 guided hunt
2012 season produced a 205BC and 2011 a 207BC and 193BC!

• 30,000+ acres of private ranch hunting
• $7750  per person 2x1 | $8750 1x1
• 4 day guided hunt - Guaranteed tags 2013 season
• Oct 26-29 | 4 hunters | 2x1 guided  (open)
• Nov 9-12 | 2 hunters | 1x1 guided  (booked)

More About this Hunt

Riata is the proud sponsor of an online Whitetail guide school. To take the course, simply log on. Its only $29!

Log onto guideschoolwhitetails.com today.

NM Indian Reservation trophy Elk hunts

"Among the finest free range elk hunting in North America"

500,000 acres 365BC average in 2012
Non-native guides
4 tags remain for 2013

When the reservation started it’s hunting program, it never imagined it would soon become a leader in the hunting industry. We are proud of the fact that this reservation has gained a reputation for producing exceptional trophy quality animals and just as excited about our management work which insures quality on a sustainable basis.

Click here for rates, dates and lodge info!

New Mexico Color Phase Bear and Cougar Hunts!  8 hour drive from Dallas!

October 2013 - 8 tags remain
Big bears, 99% color phase
Tan, cinnamon, brown, and blonde
98% success | $4995 + tag

Located on the private UB Ranch and the Filmont  Ranch both consisting of 160,000 acres each ( 320,000 total acres) hunted exclusively by our operator this is some of the best bear and cougar habitat in the lower 48. Additionally, he has access to the Singleton Family Ranches which consist of over 1 million acres. These ranches lie 40 miles south of Raton, New Mexico in the town of Cimarron in the Sangria De Christos Mountain Range. Clients hunt at 6000-9000 feet. Bear hunts have been 100% success and Cougar has been 80%+.

Bear Rates:

• Filmont: $3995-$4650 depending on date + $250 over the counter license
• 5 star lodge and UB Ranch: $5500 + $279 over the counter license
• 5 day all inclusive hunt depending on lodging
• $250 per day non-hunting guests
• + 6.7 % NM state sales tax

Bear Dates: Oct 7-11, or 12-16, 2013
6 hunter spots are available in 2013

Outdoor television personality Larry Weisuhn

Cougar Rates:

• Filmont Ranch: $5995 + $250 over the counter license
• 5 star lodge and UB Ranch: $6995 + $299 over the counter license    
• 6 day hunt depending on lodging
• $250 per day non-hunting guests
• + 6.7 % NM state sales tax

Cougar Dates: Thanksgiving week through the end of March
1-2 clients only per hunt date; 7 hunter spots are available in 2013

Learn more about these hunts, available exclusively through Riata!

Cancellation Hunt! Alaskan Mountain Goat by boat!

2 tags remain from "push out to 2014"

95% success - $1500 off
Forget cold tents and freeze dried food, sleep on a yaught, great meals, warn beds, hunt in style!

Our mountain goat hunts are conducted during late September aboard our private yacht. When not on the mountain pursuing goats we are living in comfort aboard the yacht where our full-time cook keeps us fed and the t.v. plays a good Western. These are true trophy mountain goat hunts. We harvest strictly large billies with long furred hides. We do not shoot female or small goats ever. The mountain goats in this area are an underutilized resource and provide a first class hunt. We limit this area to very few hunts a year, and the results speak for themselves. Abundant black bears in this area catch salmon in the streams near the yacht and can be combined with goats as an additional trophy. 

September 14th-20th | September 20th-26th

$11,900 regular rate - 2 spots to fill at $8,500!

 

This hunt takes place out of Prince William Sound. Clients fly into Valdez, AK. There are no charter flights involved.  This is a yacht based hunt. License is $85 and Goat Tag is $300.

Payment for this hunt require a 50% deposit with the remaining balance due 60 days prior to the hunt date. We accept payments by Check, Money Order, Wire Transfer, and Credit Cards (we do take credit cards, but a 3.9% fee is charged on top of hunt balance due).