Mouflon
Introduction to Croatian Mouflon Hunting Companies
If you are interested in purchasing Croatian mouflon hunting companies with existing long-term
hunting lease contracts in Dalmatia, this is the right page for you.
Available Mouflon Hunting Estates in Dalmatia
Currently, we can offer several mouflon hunting estates in the Dalmatian region of Croatia,
ranging from a minimum of 330 hectares to a maximum of 14,000 hectares of hunting area. These
estates are primarily populated with mouflon, fallow deer, kiri - kiri, chamois, and wild
Croatian sheep, but also feature fallow deer, roe deer, red-legged partridge, pheasants,
woodcock, and quail as the main game species. Most of these islands consist of rocky terrain
with bush vegetation.
Hunting Lease Contracts in Croatia
In Croatia, the long-established method of obtaining hunting rights over a particular area is
through a hunting lease contract, which can be easily extended every 10 years, provided the
areas are managed according to the designated hunting management plan.
Cost of Acquiring Hunting Companies
Most existing owners of hunting companies in Croatia hold leases for less than 10 years of
hunting rights on forestry land. These owners may ask for anything from 620,000 EUR to 2,760,000
EUR to take over their hunting company, which may include property such as hunting lodges,
hotels, or just freehold forestry and arable land. The valuation of a hunting estate depends on
the value of assets, mainly property, as well as the size and intensity of investment in trophy
animal stock within the hunting area. Hunting leases are automatically extended to the present
user every 10 years, and the originally agreed annual fees to the Croatian government remain
unchanged until the end of the lease contract.
Profitability and Management of Hunting Estates
Hunting estates in Dalmatia pride themselves on proven mouflon sheep trophy results, which
contribute significantly to the annual profits in these mouflon hunting areas. The owner of
hunting rights on a particular estate enjoys the same freedom as on private land, as long as
they operate in accordance with Croatian hunting laws and employ a registered and licensed
gamekeeper to manage the hunting estate year-round. Investing in the Croatian hunting industry
is straightforward and trouble-free because the forestry commission is responsible for
maintaining forests and roads in good condition, while the owner of the hunting company controls
hunting activities over specific areas. This arrangement saves money on road maintenance,
allowing owners to focus solely on game management.
Lease Extensions and New Opportunities
In 95% of cases, you will be purchasing a company with first-choice rights to remain in
particular areas for a period of up to max 30 years under a new automatically extendable 10-year
lease contract. In Croatia, when a lease agreement signed in 1995 expires (mostly in 2025), it
offers new opportunities to leaseholders. The new leases that would be signed very soon in 2025
will be automatically extended after 10 years under the original conditions by the government.
This is established common practice in Croatia, but leaseholders must provide good care of
wildlife and animals on government land. If hunting areas are abused, overhunted, poorly
managed, or not in line with the annual management plan, lease rights can be revoked without
compensation by the government to the owner of the hunting company.
Negotiations and Confidentiality
Every few months, we come across new deals on arable farmland, private forest land, and hunting
land, which are subject to negotiation with the current owner. This is not an easy process, and
for all these transactions, our initial fees are £10,000, plus 4% of the total purchase amount
of the Croatian Mouflon hunting company. In the past, many attractive offers appeared when we
did not have the right client ready to commit to such an investment at the time. However, there
are not many mouflon hunting estates available right now for sale while we have few genuine
offers every month that we have to turn down. It is advisable to stay in touch with us until we
can update you when something of interest appears on the market through our network of
established hunting contacts. Due to client confidentiality, we do not advertise these large
hunting estates and especially private castles for sale on our website.
Investment Overview and Potential Returns
However, in general, with a budget of 550,000 EUR to 800,000 EUR it is possible to purchase a
Mouflon hunting company in Dalmatia with:
- Around 8-10 years of lease, automatically extended every 10 years (up to a total of 30
years)
- 4,000 hectares of hunting land.
- Annual quotas for: 70 Mouflon, unlimited wild boar, 600 woodcock & snipe, plus unlimited
reared quail, partridge, and pheasants.
- Management costs of around 90,000 EUR per year.
- Income of a minimum of 170,000 EUR per year.
- A clear profit before tax of a minimum of 90,000 EUR (based only on big game hunting tickets
such as driven wild boar, red stags, and roe bucks)
Additional income can be generated from driven pheasants, driven duck, driven partridge, doves,
and quail for the right hunting syndicate keen to enjoy great weather and good food.
Opportunities for Private Land Purchase
Within large tracts of government-owned forestry land, there are always a few acres of private
land that can be purchased for building private villas. On this land, it is possible to
construct a new hunting lodge in some of the most breathtaking scenery in Croatia. We organise
trophy Mediterranean-type mouflon stalking on the Dalmatian coast as well as across a range of
Dalmatian islands, where we currently have a few mouflon hunting estates available for sale.
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