The Namibia Agricultural Union announced this week that this year's hunting season will run from 1 May to August 31.
The union said game species can be hunted in the case of commercial farms of not less than 1000 hectares and which are enclosed with registered game proof fences and on registered conservancies where quotas have been approved for game species. No restrictions are placed on the number of game on these farms, the union said.

On farms, which are enclosed with normal livestock fences, the hunting period is from June 1 to July 31, the union said. On these farms, the limit on game by a single hunter is three large game animals, or two large game and four small game animals or one large game and eight small game animals for 12 small game animals. Large games species consist of Kudu and Oryx and small game species consist of Springbok and Warthog, the union said.
“The importation of hunting rifles for the hunting of game will only be allowed on the presentation by the hunter of a letter of invitation from the farm owner, or the person who lease the farm or conservancy committee where the hunt will take place. Hunting permits will only be issued to farm owners or persons who lease the farm or in the case of registered Conservancies to those conservancy committees and not to the hunter,” the union said.
Namibia has the second biggest hunting industry in Africa, second only to Tanzania and is regarded as one of the best hunting grounds.
According to the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA), there are currently 505 registered hunting professionals in Namibia. In 2004 the country was visited by 5363 international hunters who took 22500 trophies home.
According to the NAPHA, the hunting industry in Namibia has grown into a multimillion dollar industry. According to the NAPHA, hunting in Namibia has been of great benefit to wildlife conservation.
Since the late 1970’s wildlife have been protected by game farmers on privately owned land and the game population of Namibia has increased by more than 60% since the start of commercial hunting in these areas.