 Ethiopia is Eastern African country with maximum opportunities for hunting. Ethiopia has no set season and general best hunting periods are October through June with July, August and September usually being too wet in most regions.
Most of Ethiopian terrain is steep, heavy old-growth forest with the areas above 10,000 feet thinning to the beginnings of heather and lobelia. You can hunt year round in the lower areas because they do not produce fog when the rains come. Mtn. Nyala is the main species hunted here and a very wealthy population of Menelik’s bushbuck is also present. You can hunt here riding the horse. In the thick forest shots are normally less than 200 yards: however, you should be prepared for the possibility of a longer cross canyon shot in excess of 350 yards. Mornings are often damp and there is always the possibility of rain. Good rain gear helps keep one dry from early morning dew and since temperatures can be in the upper 30’s in the mornings and 80 by noon, the best way to all day comfort is to dress in layers. Other species found in the area besides Mtn. Nyala and Menelik’s bushbuck include spotted hyena, Abyssinian Bohor Reedbuck, East African Bush Duiker, Klipspringer, Leopard, Giant Forest Hog and Colobus monkey.
Omo Valley
The Omo River lies in the Ethiopia Great Rift Valley, with chains of the mountains of Kenya to the south are the hills of Sudan to the west. This area offers one of Africa’s largest and most unique game populations. Among the common game are Lesser Kudu, Southern Gerenuk, Northern Grants Gazelle, Guenther’s Dik Dik, Abyssinian Greater Kudu, Tiang, Serval, East African Bush Duiker, Golden Jackal, Silver backed jackal, Spotted Hyena, Klipspringer, Anubis Baboon, Colobus and Crocodile. Other species which can be encountered are Abyssinian Bushbuck, Warthog and Defassa Waterbuck.
Sala Area
Another popular concession is called Sala. The road will take you through the Mago National Park and across the Mago River, through the Mursi Hills and down onto a huge plain known on early maps as the “Plain of Death”, as here the only sources of water are the Sala River and the Omo River 50 miles west. Here also the Mursi Tribe dwells, noted for its women who still wear the clay lip plates. And actually many other tribes are located around. The still extremely wild and uninhabited land is home to herds of Nile Buffalo and Neumann’s Hartebeest, a species only found in the lower Omo Valley area. Other species found here include Defassa Waterbuck, Oribi, East African Bush Duiker, Serval, Abyssinian Greater Kudu, Caracal, Warthog, Hyena, Lion, Abyssinian Bushbuck and Chanler’s Mountain Reedbuck.
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