Hunters wounded by weak rand

20 January 2016 - 02:38
By Shaun Smillie

South African hunters are hunting less because of a weak rand and surging costs. According to a study by Professor Melville Saayman, of North West University, local biltong hunters on average now hunt three times a year, down from four a few years ago.This, he said, was because the price of an average hunt had increased by 23% to R20328 per trip over the last two years.

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