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Gemsbuck:
Shoulder Height:
1,2meters
Body Weight: 180-210 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
scattered thorntree flats. Feeds in herds. Usually a long shot
(up to 250 yards) as they have very good eyesight and senses.
Very tough animal and important for good shot placement.
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Eland:
Shoulder Height: 1.5-1.7
meters
Body Weight: 460 - 700 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
scattered thorntree flats and valley slopes. Feeds in herds
sometimes found in bachelor herds with old and young bulls.
Sighting them from a distance and stalking into them on foot.
Because of their feeding habits, one usually gets in within
100 yards, sometimes longer. Eland are big animals so it is
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Kudu:
Shoulder Height: 1.3
meters
Body Weight: 150 - 300 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
Bushveld and always associated to thick bushy areas. Feeds in
herds sometimes found in bachelor herds with old and young
bulls, or solitary old bulls. Depending on the terrain, shot
varies from 50- 250 yards; sometimes one can stalk in closer
if the terrain allows for it. We usually sit for them in the
mornings and evenings and stalk on foot into them if we can.
Good shot placement is important as they slip into thick bush
when wounded. |
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Bushbuck:
Shoulder Height:
0.7-0.8 meters
Body Weight: 25-70 kilograms
Hunt: Found
in Bushveld and always associated to thick bushy areas.
Solitary animals but can be found together when feeding.
Depending on the terrain, shot varies from 10- 250 yards;
sometimes one can stalk in closer if the terrain allows for
it. We usually sit for them in the mornings and evenings and
stalk on foot into them if we can. Sometimes walking along dry
riverbeds gives a good chance of bumping into them at a close
range (10 yards). Good shot placement is important as they
slip into thick bush when wounded and are very ferocious when
wounded. |
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Nyala:
Shoulder Height: 1 - 1.2
meters
Body Weight: 50 - 130 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
Bushveld and always associated to thick bushy areas and
ravarine forests. Solitary animals but can be found together
when feeding. Depending on the terrain, shot varies from 10-
250 yards; sometimes one can stalk in closer if the terrain
allows for it. We usually sit for them in the mornings and
evenings and stalk on foot into them if we can. Sometimes
walking along dry riverbeds gives a good chance of bumping
into them at a close range (10 yards). They are graceful
animals and usually don't run far if wounded. They are not as
aware as Bushbuck so getting in closer on foot is easier if
the terrain allows for it. |
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Springbuck:
Shoulder Height: .75
meters
Body Weight: 30 - 50 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
grass plains or scattered throntree areas. Found in breeding
herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually a long shot from
100-300 yards, depending on the terrain, but they usually feed
where there is no cover, making stalking difficult. They
usually fall with a reasonable shot and following up wounded
Springbuck is usually easier as they find safety in the open
terrain, making sight easier. |
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Impala:
Shoulder Height: 1
meter
Body Weight: 40 - 80 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
scattered bush along flats and valleys. Found in breeding
herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually we get in within 150
yards. Good shot placement is important as they are tough, and
if wounded can run long distances and usually head for thick
cover. |
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Grey Duiker:
Shoulder Height: .51
meters
Body Weight: 15 - 25 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
scattered bush areas and riverbanks. They are solitary or in
pairs. Usually shot within 100 yards whilst walking through
the bush. They usually fall with a reasonable shot, but can
disappear into the thick bush if lightly wounded. |
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Blue Duiker:
Shoulder Height: .3
meters
Body Weight: 4 - 5 kilograms
Hunt: Found in thick
indigenous forests. Solitary or in pairs. Very territorial and
fights off other intruders with great enthusiasm. We use
silent beaters, which flush them out at very short range.
Usually shot within 15 yards with a shotgun. They usually fall
with a reasonable shot. |
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Mountain Reedbuck:
Shoulder
Height: .75 meters
Body Weight: 30 - 40 kilograms
Hunt:
Found in grassy mountain slopes and dry river valleys. Found
in breeding herds as well as territorial rams on their own.
Usually a long shot from 100-250 yards, depending on the
terrain. Sometimes stalking closer is possible with sufficient
cover. Good shot placement is important as they can cover long
distances if wounded and have excellent camouflage in their
grassy habitat. |
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Blesbuck:
Shoulder Height: 1
meter
Body Weight: 60 - 85 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
grass plains or scattered throntree areas. Found in breeding
herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually a long shot from
50-300 yards, depending on the terrain, but they usually feed
where there is no cover, making stalking difficult. Good shot
placement is important as they can cover long distances when
wounded and usually run a few hundred yards even if mortally
shot. |
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Red Hartebeest:
Shoulder Height:
1.25 meters
Body Weight: 105 - 182 kilograms
Hunt: Found
in grass plains or scattered throntree areas. Found in
breeding herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually a long shot
from 100-300 yards, depending on the terrain, but they usually
feed where there is good cover, making approach on foot
reasoable. Very tough animals and shot placement in important.
They can run long distances if wounded and as they are one of
the fastest antelopes on earth, following up is
difficult. |
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Black Wildebeest:
Shoulder
Height: 1.2 meters
Body Weight: 90 - 160 kilograms
Hunt:
Found in grass plains or scattered throntree areas. Found in
breeding herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually a long shot
from 100-300 yards, depending on the terrain, but they usually
feed where there is no cover, making stalking difficult. Good
shot placement is important as they fall with a reasonable
shot but usually get up and run off back into the herd, making
a second safe shot difficult. |
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Blue Wildebeest:
Shoulder Height:
1.35 - 1.5 meters
Body Weight: 180 - 280 kilograms
Hunt:
Found in grass plains, scattered throntree areas as well as
valley slopes. Found in breeding herds as well as bachelor
herds. Usually a long shot within 150 yards, depending on the
terrain. Often find old bachelor bulls on their own where one
can usually get in close on foot (up to 15 yards). Good shot
placement is very important as they are very tough animals and
dash off into very thick bush. |
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Caracal:
Shoulder Height: .40 -
.50 meters
Body Weight: 15 - 20 kilograms
Hunt: Found
just about anywhere if there is food around. Solitary, pairs
or in family groups. Usually shot at opportunity or with dogs
on scent. Very graceful and silent hunters. |
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Black-Backed Jackal:
Shoulder
Height: .38 meters
Body Weight: 5 - 10 kilograms
Hunt:
Found anywhere where there is food. They are found hunting in
pairs or packs of up to 10. Sometimes found during the day,
but usually in the early morning or late evening, as they are
mostly nocturnal. Usually hunted at night with a
spotlight. |
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Burchells Zebra:
Shoulder Height:
1.36 meters
Body Weight: 320 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
grass plains or scattered throntree areas. Found in breeding
herds as well as bachelor herds. Usually a long shot from
100-300 yards, depending on the terrain, but they usually feed
where there is no cover, making stalking difficult. A good
shot is important although they are usually easy to follow
up. |
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Bushpig:
Shoulder Height: .9 - 1
meters
Body Weight: 40 - 90 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
river valleys, thick forests farm crops and thick bush. Found
in sounders of up to 10 pigs. Usually shot at close range with
a shotgun from a tree stand on bait. Depending on the time of
the year, hunting on foot at night by moonlight is possible
where one walks into the feeding sounder noise. Very dangerous
when wounded. |
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Warthog:
Shoulder Height: .6 -. 7
meters
Body Weight: 40 - 110 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
scattered bush openings and riverbeds. Usually shot within 50
yards. They feed on their own or in family groups of up to 8
pigs. Good shot placement is important as they are tough and
can get into their holes if not caught in time. |
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Baboon:
Shoulder Height: 1 - 1.6
meters
Body Weight: 20 - 45 kilograms
Hunt: Found in
anywhere where there is food. Found in troops of up to 50
baboons. Usually a long shot from 100-300 yards, depending on
the terrain, they have excellent eyesight and have sentries
posted as observers. They are tough and very dangerous if
wounded. |
