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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 important
for good shot placement.
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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 is 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 verythick 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.
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