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Blesbok |
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| Hunting tip: Male horns noticibly thicker and when viewed front-on appear light in colour (this is due to lighter colouration of the ridges). |
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Impala / Bushbuck / Reedbuck |
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| Hunting tip: When horn tip is vertical the animal is fully matured. |
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Warthog |
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| Hunting tip: While both sexes have tusks only the male has a second set of "warts" below the eye. |
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Blue Wildebeest |
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| Hunting tip: When shot and not downed, a wounded animal will often circle round, leading the hunter back almost to the original point where first shot. |
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Kudu / Nyala |
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| Hunting tip: (Kudu) Horn tips pointing back usually indicate a young adult. Mature bulls have tips which point up or out. |
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Zebra (Burchells) |
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| Hunting tip: Herds have a strict hierarchy amoung females and juveniles, and when moving will often do so in single file - the most senior at the front. |
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Eland |
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| Hunting tip: Older males typically loose hair, giving a greyish colouration as the dark skin shows through. When walking, Eland often emit a "clicking" sound audible over great distances. |
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Waterbuck |
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| Hunting tip: Waterbuck have a strong “goat-like” odour, often detected before visual contact is made. |
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Duiker / Steenbok / Suni |
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| Hunting tip: This pygmy group of antelope have sharp straight horns. Horns which are level with or extend past the ear tips are a good trophy. |
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Hartebeest / Tsessebe |
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| Hunting Tip: Observation is important to accurately distinguish between males and females especially where vegetation obscures penis "button" or scrotum. Males often have mud caked on their horns and forehead from ground-horning. |
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Buffalo |
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| Hunting Tip: A buffalos position is often betrayed by ox-peckers calls long before the animal is visible. |
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Gemsbok |
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| Hunting Tip: If the head is tilted back and the horn tips touch beyond the start of the black portion on the rump, the trophy will score well. |
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Springbok |
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| Hunting Tip:Horns with thicker bosses which protrude 4" or more above the ears, are straight for about 2" above the head and curl out to touch the tips of the ears, offer good trophy scores. |
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