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Our Boar Hunting Experience !
Our team of boar hunters is
backed by over 20 years of experience in organizing wild boar driven
hunts with most professional and experienced team of hunting guides,
beaters and trained dogs, who are very well familiar with our chosen
hunting grounds and always ensure that our hunters are positioned most
appropriately to accomplish their guaranteed hunts.
Pakistan Boar Habitats
The Wild boar prefers area with think vegetation. They are found in
reed beds as well as scrub and forest areas and are often found living
in the vicinity of larger cities of Pakistan. In Pakistan the wild
boar is common in the Indus riverine forest of river Indus throughout
the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Increased sugar plantation has
increased the wild boar population in some areas of Punjab so high
that they are now consider a pest. Numbers in Sindh have declined, but
it is not endangered and is still found in good numbers. Wild boar are
plentiful in forest plantations of Changa Manga and Piranwala. They
are common in Margalla Hills and are regularly seen on the streets of
Islamabad, despite government efforts to control their population.
Wild boars are not found in the higher hill ranges in the north of the
country. They are rare in Kohat and Peshawar. Despite government
efforts to reduce Wild boar populations, by using pesticides and
hunting there has been no significant effect on the population of wild
boar in Pakistan, and they are increasing in many areas of Punjab.
Depending on the terrain of your hunting grounds, your hunts could be
on grassy plains, along the rivers, irrigated plantations, block
forests, thorn bush forests, cane grass, crop fields, small hills,
moorlands, river islands, sugar cane fields, wild canyons, foothills
and mixed good lands.
Hunting Difficulty Grade
At times short walks to the individual shooting position have to be
undertaken, however, in most cases the hunters are driven by cars or
jeeps quite closer to their assigned shooting positions. This permits
even the older hunters to participate easily.
How
Do We Hunt Boars ?
Once you’ve arrived the boar habitat / hunting grounds, we normally
give you 04 full days for hunting the wild boars in and around
your game field with complete, assistance from our most professional &
experienced team composed of our Chief Hunting Guide, Local Hunting
Guides, Local Govt & Community Heads and dozens of experienced beaters
with their trained dogs.
How Many Hunts
A Day ?
Subject to the available time and interest of group
members, we may offer from 3 and up to 4 driven hunts every day
from dawn to dusk. Driven hunts during bad weather & on rainy days is
subject to the approval of our chief guide whose decision will be
final.
Our minimum bag limit is 05 (five) boars per person per hunt
safari (entire trip), however, since boars are reckoned as pests in
Pakistan & their population is plentiful, there is no maximum
bag limit set by our Govt. So our guests may hunt as many
boars as they want and they are usually rewarded with a quantity which
is far beyond their expected bag limit. As regards their quality, all
boars are shot under exciting circumstances and oftenly includes a
high percentage of old tuskers.
All overnights are spent either in the old British made colonial
bungalows or forest department residential guest houses or our
spacious tents. The interior of these bungalows is of the same vintage
but coupled with a roaring fire in the fireplace, radiate a true sense
of romantic comfort in the evenings after a successful hunt. The
attached bathroom is tiled but naturally does not meet the modern
standards. Guests usually sleep 3 to 4 persons to a big room but some
guest houses may also have double rooms.
Camping Sites
Some hunting grounds that do not offer motels or guest houses, we
provide either our spacious 3 men dome tents for each member or large
sized mess tents (13ft X 11 ft) with separate camp beds @ 02 to 03
persons per tent. The foam mattresses we provide are extra spacious
and comfortable. The dinning tents are spacious (13ft x 11ft)
furnished with spacious dinning tables and chairs. And two separate
tents are provided for bath and toilet. While our mess tents are
mostly lit by petromax lamps, which also keep them warm, we also
provide low wattage electric lamps in each tent powered by a petrol
generators. ☼ The sun usually shines at
temperatures that remind us on sunny spring & autumn days in Europe or
on the Indian summer on the east coast of the USA.
The day begins with a cup of tea or coffee in your tent at
around 6 AM, followed by a full breakfast, which includes cereal,
milk, eggs, bread, paratha (chapati), jam, honey, corn flakes etc.
The beating begins at around 8 AM. We stop for lunch around noon. Our
hot lunch is composed of at least three main courses but to quench the
European taste, we always supplement our lunches with crackers,
cheese, nuts, fruit, juice, fish, salad, bread & tea/coffee.
Dinner is served around 7:30 p.m. & includes soup, followed by 2 to 3
main courses of stews, rice, lentils, vegetables, chicken or mutton
and chapattis. There is always a desert (custard, pudding, kheer,
halwa or sheer khorma) at the end of dinners which is served with
coffee or tea (black or green). Meals are served in rotation with a
blend of local & international cuisines to maintain variety. Plenty of
fresh vegetables & seasonal fruits are always served. Please inform us
about any dietary concerns that you may have. We will be more than
glad to fulfill your request.
All our cooks and support staff are thoroughly trained in kitchen and
table hygiene & observe strict hygienic code. You may give your
personal water bottles to our kitchen staff every night & they’ll fill
them up with boiling water … which will not only warm you up in your
sleeping bags for a sound sleep but also provide you with safe boiled
drinking water for the following day’s walk.
Boar Hunting in Pakistan is absolutely
FREE of Cost and there are NO Permits or Fees. However, there is a
minor charge for Gun License and a Shooting Permit.
Import of Guns & Ammunition
Guns and ammunition for Boar Hunting may
easily be brought into Pakistan for which we'll help you process your
formal application through the ministry of tourism and interior.
Shooting Permits
There is a nominal shooting permit fee of
US$ 100/= per gun and we'll process its permit for our hunters.
Exports of Trophies
Hunters may take their trophies home
without paying any fees, taxes or duties.
Our inclusive boar hunting packages are
available for 05, 07, 10 & 14 days duration. For more details of our
inclusive packages, please e-mail us
guides@ptcl.net or
pakguides@yahoo.com
Hunting
Trip Summary
Official Hunting Time : 01 Nov – 31 March (varies per province) ,
Total Stay in Pakistan : 07 Days / 06 Nights, Arrival City :
Islamabad, Departure City : Islamabad, Stay in Habitat : 05 Days / 04
Nights, Accommodation in Habitat : Rest Houses or Camps, Stay in
Hotels : 01 Night, Breakfasts in Hotels : 02, Lunches in Hotels : 01,
Dinners in Hotels : 01, Breakfasts in Habitat : 05, Lunches in Habitat
: 05, Dinners in Habitat 05: , Optional City Sightseeing Tours : 01
(Taxila or Rawalpindi & Islamabad), Domestic Flights : Nil, Altitude
Range : 400 – 700 meters, Average Temperatures : 04 to 15 Degree
Centi Grades (Mid Jan – Mid Feb). Hunting Zone : Open.
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01 Night stay (on double occupancy) in 4 Star Hotel in
Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
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Provision of full board meals at your hotels in Rawalpindi or
Islamabad.
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05 Night stay in Govt / Private Guest Houses &/or camps in hunting
grounds.
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Full board meals in the guest houses or camps in/or around hunting
grounds.
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One camp fire with barb-b-q dinner & live indigenous music & dance.
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Mineral water & tea/ coffee during long haul journey, hotels, rest
houses &/or camps.
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Round trip transfers from airport to hotels & vice versa in Islamabad
/ Rawalpindi.
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Complimentary sightseeing (optional) in the twin cities of Rawalpindi
& Islamabad.
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Air conditioned motor coaches from Rawalpindi / Islamabad to the
hunting grounds.
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4Wd Jeeps (@ 3 persons per jeep – excluding driver) in & around the
hunting grounds.
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Liaison with all concerned Govt offices for procurement of all
documents & permits.
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Govt fees for import & custom clearance of arms & ammunition at
Islamabad airport.
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Wages, food, tents, transport, equipment & medications for beaters &
their dogs.
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Wages, food, tents, transport & equipment for guides, scouts, cooks &
drivers.
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Tips, food, transport & tents to the official escorts from the wild
life department.
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Dome tents, mattresses, dinning & kitchen tents, toilet tents, camp
tables, chairs & cutlery.
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All necessary camping & outdoor equipment, tools, repair kits, ropes,
lamps, fuel ..etc.
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Provision of first aid kit along with services of a qualified
paramedic &/or nurse.
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Camping grounds fees, parking fees, toll taxes, octrois and local road
taxes.
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All entrance fees into museums, monument, national parks and
archaeological sites.
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Tips to waiters, bell boys, drivers & servants at airports, hotels,
restaurants & other sites.
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Free baggage allowance of 60 Kg or 02 duffle bags or 02 suit cases on
hunting trips.
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Charges for trophy flushing, skinning, taxidermy, exports &/or
quarantines.
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International or domestic air tickets & airport taxes for any client
or agency staff.
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Arms, ammunition, tripods, binoculars, telescopes, clothing & other
personal gear.
► Portage, cargo, shipment, transportation or custom clearance of any
excess baggage.
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Sleeping bags, rucksack, day sacks, ponchos, umbrellas, rain gear &
other such gear.
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Phone & fax calls, room services, meals on ala-carte or any special
food.
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Costs of medications, immunizations, hospitalizations & services of
doctors.
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Charges for evacuation or rescue by ground ambulance, helicopter or
aero plane.
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Hard drinks (liquor) while hunting and in camps (available in hotels
on permits)
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Any other service or product that is not agreed or mentioned herein
this document.
Our Terms & Conditions
Boar hunting is subject to our
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