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Game
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Leopard |
| Shoulder height |
70 - 80 cm |
| Mass |
20 - 90 kg |
| Average horn length |
N/A |
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An elegant, powerfully built cat, with
a beautiful spotted coat. The basic body colour varies
from almost white to orange-russet, with black spots
on the legs, flanks, hindquarters and head. The spots
on the rest of the body consist of rosettes of broken
circles of irregular black spots. The tail is about half
of the total length, with rosette spots above and a white
tip. The ears are rounded and white tipped. The under
parts are usually white to off-white. Cubs have dark,
wooly hair and less distinct spots. |
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Zebra |
| Shoulder height |
1.5 m |
| Mass |
1400 kg |
| Average horn length |
N/A |
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Natural History- Sport hunted for their
skin and as a source of bait for both lion and leopard.
Can weigh over 700 pounds. Extremely efficient grazers,
always fat. Water-dependent; never too far from water
even though they can occur in extremely arid areas.
Gregarious herd animals, most often encountered in
small family units. Slow maturing and long-lived animals.
Stallions obnoxious creatures-always kicking, biting
and fighting among themselves.
Sex Determination – Very difficult; reason why most
hunting permits do not specify the sex to be taken. Stallions
and mares have similar pattern configurations and similar
body size a d weight. Stallion neck thicker, head larger
compared to overall body size.
Behaviour in the herd important: When spooked, a family
group will always be led away by a mare; Stallion follows
at the rear and often stops to look back. Whenever a herd
approaches water, stallion will lead. When the herd is
feeding peacefully or resting, the stallion will usually
be on the periphery. More brown between stripes of stallion.
Trophy Assessment – For trophies, old stallions usually
have scarred/damaged, lower-quality hides; young bachelor
herd stallions have the best skins, a fact that makes them
the targets of choice. For baiting purposes, any stallion
or old, barren male will do.
The hunt- Zebra most active during the early morning
and late afternoon. Non-territorial but have home ranges.
Frequent and regular drinkers; prefer clean, clear water;
rarely venture far from this source. Usually drink at
night. Donkey-like spoor distinctive and easy to follow.
Find fresh spoor at a water source and follow it, or
glass all likely areas of suitable habitat. In mountainous
areas, glass from elevated point at first light.
Rifle, Caliber and bullet selection – Zebra require
a minimum caliber/bullet combination in the .270,7mm
or .30calibre range and controlled-expansion soft point
bullets of at least 150 grains in weight. They also require
precise shot placement.
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Impala |
| Shoulder height |
90 cm |
| Mass |
50 kg |
| Average horn length |
50 cm |
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Medium-sized, lightly built antelope. Upper
parts reddish-fawn becoming paler on sides; chest,
belly, throat and chin are white. Tail is white with
central black line on upper surface, and each buttock
has vertical black blaze. Tuft of black hair on lower
rear edge of hind leg is a characteristic unique to
the Impala. Ears are black-tipped. Only rams carry
the long graceful lyrate horns. The Black-faced Impala
(Aepyceros melampus petersi) of northern Namibia
differs at subspecies level from the eastern populations
of Impala (A. melampus melampus); black blaze
down front of face of petersi is distinctive. |
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Blue wildebeest |
| Shoulder height |
1.5 m |
| Mass |
250 kg |
| Average horn length |
60 cm |
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The Blue Wildebeest has lightly built hindquarters
and is more robust at the shoulders. The head is large
with a broad snout. Adult animals are dark grey tinged
with brown, and in certain light conditions a silvery
sheen is discernable. A number of vertical darker
stripes are present from the neck to just behind the
rib-cage. It is frequently referred to as the Brindled
(brown-streaked) Gnu for this reason. There is a mane
of long black hair down the back of the neck and a
beard of black hair on the throat. The front a the
face is almost black, although an are of brown
hair may be present at the horn base., particularly
in younger animals. the calf is rufous fawn with darker
face and has a dark vertebral stripe. Both sexes have
horns, although those a cow is less robust. The horn
base from a boss over the top of the head and the horns
themselves grow outwards, turn sharply up and the inwards.
The tail is black and horse-like. |
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Njala |
| Shoulder height |
115 cm |
| Mass |
108 kg |
| Average horn length |
60 cm |
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Between Kudu and Bushbuck in size. Like
other members of genus Tragelaphus only male has horns,
but sexes are markedly different in other respects. Ram
has fringe of long hair hanging from under parts from
just behind chin to between hind legs, and a mane of
hair from back of head to rump. Mane normally lies flat
but is raised during certain behavioural interactions
such as on encountering another ram. Buttocks and under
parts of hind legs are also lined with long hair. From
8 to 14 vertical white stripes are present on the sides
but these disappear or become less distinct in older
rams. Ground colour is slate-grey to dark brown. Lower
parts of legs are rufous to yellow brown. There are 2
- 3 white cheek spots and chin and upper lip are also
white. Shallow V-shaped white line runs between eyes.
Ewe is very different from ram being much smaller and
lacking long shaggy hair. In addition, ewes and lambs
have yellow-brown to chestnut ground colour and up to
18 vertical white lines on sides of body. Ram's slightly
spiraled horns curve outward after the first turn. Horn
tips are whitish-yellow. |
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Kudu |
| Shoulder height |
1.4 - 1.55 m |
| Mass |
250 kg |
| Average horn length |
120 cm |
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This large and handsome antelope is grey-brown
to rufous in colour, with bulls being more grey than
the cows and calves. The sides are clearly marked with
6-10 vertical white stripes. There is a distinct white
band across the face, with white spots on the cheeks.
The bull has a prominent mane from the neck to beyond
the shoulders and a fringe of longer hair on the throat
and lower neck. The blackish or brown bushy tail is
white underneath with a black tip. The ears are very
large, showing pink on the inside. Only the male has
the long, spiral horns. |
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Waterbuck |
| Shoulder height |
1.3 m |
| Mass |
250 - 270 kg |
| Average horn length |
75 cm |
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Waterbuck are large, robust antelopes with
coarse and long coats. The body colour is grey-brown
with either grey or brown being dominant, scattered
through with grey or white hairs. A broad white ring
encircles the rump and a white band is present from
throat to the base of the ears. The flanks are lighter
in colour than the back and the hair around the mouth,
nose and above the eyes is white. The ears are short,
rounded, white on the inside with a black tip. The
tail is quite long with a black tuft of hair at the
tip. Only the bull has the long, heavily ringed horns
that curve backwards and then forwards towards the
tips. |
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Red Duiker |
| Shoulder height |
43 cm |
| Mass |
14 kg |
| Average horn length |
10.1 cm |
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This is a small, thickset antelope with
relatively short legs. The general colour is rich reddish-brown,
with the under parts being slightly paler. The chin
and throat are paler than the rest of the body. Although
short, the tail is the same colour as the body at the
base, with a well developed tuft of mixed black-and-white
hairs. A long crest is present on the top of the head
and this sometimes obscures the short horns. Both sexes
have horn, which slope backward at the same angle as
the face. |
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Blesbuck |
| Shoulder height |
cm |
| Mass |
kg |
| Average horn length |
cm |
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The Bontebok and Blesbok are separate
and distinct subspecies of Damaliscus dorcus.
Both subspecies are higher at the shoulder than at the
rump and have long, pointed heads with both sexes carrying
simple lyre-shaped horns. They are thus similar in general
appearance to the other hartebeest and the Tsessebe.
The ewe's horns are more slender than those of the ram. |
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Steenbuck |
| Shoulder height |
50 cm |
| Mass |
11 kg |
| Average horn length |
19.05 cm |
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Small, elegant, large-eyed antelope normally
rufous-fawn above but can vary from pale fawn to reddish-brown.
Under parts including insides of legs are pure white,
and there is a white patch on throat and above eyes.
Rufous-fawn tail is very short. Only ram carries the
short, sharp-pointed, smooth-surfaced, vertical horn. |
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Mountain Reedbuck |
| Shoulder height |
72 cm |
| Mass |
30 kg |
| Average horn length |
14 cm |
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Under parts grey-fawn and under parts white.
Hair of the head and neck is usually more yellow-fawn.
Bushy tail above and white below, is held vertically
when animals flees, prominently displaying white under-surface.
Ears are long and narrow. Only males has horns; they
are short, stout and forward-curved. |
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Warthog |
| Shoulder height |
70 cm |
| Mass |
60 - 105 kg |
| Average horn length |
N/A |
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Often described as ugly and grotesque but
not without appeal. Grey with sparse, dark, bristle-like
hairs scattered over body, and mane of long erectile
hair along back, which lies flat except when Warthog
is under stress; mane may be yellowish-brown to black
in colour. Tufts of pale-coloured whiskers lie along
side of face. Snout is typically pig-like and prominent
wart-like protuberances are present on face - two pairs
in male, one less-conspicuous pair in female. Canine
teeth of adults develop[ into long curved tusks; those
of the boar may reach considerable lengths and make
effective defensive weapons. Thin tail with its tuft
of black hair is held erect when Warthog runs, unlike
that of Bushpig. |
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Bush pig |
| Shoulder height |
55 - 88 cm |
| Mass |
60 - 115 kg |
| Average horn length |
N/A |
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More typically pig-like than the Warthog.
Boar slightly larger than sow. Body is well covered
with long bristle-like hair and although variable usually
reddish-brown to grey-brown. Mane of longer and paler
hair extends from the back of neck t shoulders and
facial hair is usually grey-white. Head is long and
ears are pointed with tuft of longish hair at tip.
Older boars may develop a pair of warts on muzzle,
but not as large as those of Warthog. Thin tail has
tassel of black hair at tip. Piglets dark brown with
several longitudinal pale stripes along body. |
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Ostrich |
| Height |
2.6 m |
| Mass |
155 kg |
| Average horn length |
N/A |
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The
ostrich is the largest living bird. They have
two toes on each foot. Ostriches have long legs
and a long neck. Full grown male ostriches have
black feathers , and long white feathers called
plumes on their tails and wings. The hen's feathers
are greyishbrown. The legs and neck have almost
no feathers. The skin on the neck may be red,
blue or black. Ostriches have big black eyes
and long eyelashes.
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