Bird Shooting

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Bird shooting

Bird shooting safaris are another of the many wonderful experiences that Nick Nolte Hunting Safaris has to offer.

We are home to one of the world's finest sporting birds such as Namaqua Sandgrouse, Double banded Sandgrouse, Burchell Sandgrouse, Laughing Doves and Cape Turtle Doves, in addition to Helmeted Guineafowl, Redbilled Francolin, Kurrichane Buttonquail and Harlequin Quail.

Even a skillful sportsman will be impressed with the sheer speed, agility and formidable number of Namibia's worthy African game birds.

Huge numbers of Sandgrouse is found in our region, flying great distances to drink at favored water holes during the morning hours.

These agile birds are hunted as they approach the water in large numbers and descend at high speeds. Doves challenge Sandgrouse in many ways, flying with extreme swiftness and remarkable acrobatic skill.

As challenging as anywhere else in the world, these fine sporting birds are hunted at water holes in the late afternoon and are sometimes so numerous, choosing which one to shoot can be the hardest part.

Typically found on open grassland, Guineafowl, Francolin and Quail are tricky escape artists proving hard to flush and are usually hunted, walked-up with our trained hunting dogs.

A twelve-gauge shotgun is advisable.

HUNTABLE GAME BIRDS

SPECIES	HUNTING SEASON	LENGTH OF SEASON	LIMIT PER HUNTER PER DAY
Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)	1 June – 30 September	4 Months	10
Kurrichane buttonquaila (Turnix sylvatica)	1 May – 31 July	3 Months	10
Harlequin quail (Coturunix delegorguei)	1 June – 31 August	3 Months	5
Redbilled francolin (Francolinus adspersus)	1 May – 31 August	4 Months	10
Swainson`s francolin (Francolinus swainsonii)	1 May – 31 August	4 Months	10
Orange River Francolin (Francolinus levaillantoides)	1 May – 31 August	4 Months	10
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)	1 Jan – 31 March	3 Months	5
Cape teal (Anas capensis)	1 August – 31 October	3 months	10
Redbilled teal (Anas erythrorhyncha)	1 August – 31 October	3 Months	10
Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola)	1 May – 31 October	6 Months	10
Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)	1 May – 31 October	6 Months	10
Rock pigeon (Columba guinea)	1 July – 31 October	4 Months	10
Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)	1 September – 30 November	3 Months	10
Doublebanded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)	1 September – 30 November	3 Months	5
Burchell`s Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)	1 October – 30 November	2 Months	5

For more information on exciting bird hunting please do not hesitate to contact us.

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