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Nyala trophy hunting

NYALA TROPHY HUNTING SOUTH AFRICA

The nyala is one of the species which can be trophy hunted on a hunting safari in South Africa accompanied by experienced professional hunters from the Grootpan Outfit.

The handsome slate-brown shaggy coat is marked with white vertical stripes and spots on the flanks. Rams appear more charcoal-grey in color. The Nyala rams have long inward curved horns (650 mm) and a white chevroned face. Nyala have a ridge of long hairs along the under parts, from behind the chin to between the hind legs; they also have a mane of thick, black hair from the head along the spine to the rump.

Nyala Rams weigh 115 Kg and measures 1.05 m at shoulders. Nyala Ewes are much smaller and do not have horns, and weigh 59 Kg and stand 900mm at shoulders. Ewes are chestnut-coated with even more prominent white stripes on the flanks. When two Nyala males confront each other they stiffen and raise their hair, circling each other before one usually gives way and runs, Nyala seldom hurt each other in fights.

Impala hunting

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The Impala is one of the species which can be trophy hunted on a hunting safari in South Africa accompanied by experienced professional hunters from the Grootpan Outfit.

The Common Impala is one of the most abundant antelopes in Africa and the most hunted species. Every first time visit to Africa will include hunting an Impala. Impalas range between 73 and 92 cm (29 and 36 in) tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg (100 to 170 lb), while females weigh about 37 to 50 kg (82 to 110 lb). Impala are normally reddish-brown in color, have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Impala Males have horns, which can reach up to 90 centimeters in length. Female Impala have no horns. Impala are extensively hunted in Africa, with most hunters hunting the Impala on every trip.

Impala are found in herds of up to 200 animals with the males forming bachelor herds, which only join in the rutting season. Hunting the Impala is usually done very early or in the late afternoon when they are more active.

Gemsbuck hunting

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The gemsbuck is one of the species which can be trophy hunted on a hunting safari in South Africa accompanied by experienced professional hunters from the Grootpan Outfit.

Gemsbuck are light brownish-grey to tan in color, with lighter patches to the bottom rear of the rump. Their tails are long and black in color. A blackish stripe extends from the Gemsbuck's chin down the bottom edge of the neck through the join of the shoulder and leg along the lower flank of each side to the blackish section of the rear leg. Gemsbuck have muscular necks and shoulders and their legs have white 'socks' with a black patch on the front of both the front legs and both genders have long straight horns. Gemsbuck are about 1.4 meters (4 ft 7 in) at the shoulder, and males can weigh between 230-250 kilograms (510-550 lb) while females weigh 200-210 kilograms (440-460 lb).

Gemsbuck are widely hunted for their spectacular horns that average 85 centimeters (33 in) in length. Female Gemsbuck have longer thinner horns that have a slight outward and rearward curve in addition to their angle. Female Gemsbok uses their horns to defend themselves and their offspring from predators while male. Gemsbuck primarily use their horns to defend their territory from other males. Gemsbuch (Oryx) cows are also hunted.

Sable antelope

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The Sable Antelope stands 120 to 140 centimeters at the shoulder and weigh 200 to 270 kilograms, males being larger than females. Female Sable Antelope are chestnut to dark brown darkening as they mature while males are very distinctively black. Both sexes have a white underbelly, white cheeks and a white chin. They have a shaggy mane on the back of their neck. Sable antelope have ringed horns, which arch backward, in females these can reach a meter, but in males they can reach over one and a tenth meter. The life span of these animals is up to 18 years.

Sable Antelope live in savanna woodlands and grasslands during the dry season where they eat mid-length grass and leaves. Sable Antelope form herds of ten to thirty females and calves led by a single male, called a bull. Sable Antelope males are very aggressive and will fight among themselves and also fend off attackers; they drop to their knees and use their horns.

In each herd, the juvenile males are exiled from the herd at about 3 years old. All of the female calves remain, however. When the herd gets too large, it divides into smaller groups of cows and their young. These groups will form new herds, once again with only one adult bull. The young males, which

have been separated from the herd, associate in "bachelor groups" of up to 12 individuals. Among the bachelors, the most dominant will be the first individual to join a new group of females when the position is open. When a predator, including lions, threatens sable antelopes they will confront it, using their scimitar-shaped horns. Many of these big cats have died during such fights.

Bushbuck

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The bushbuck ram is regarded by sports hunters as the most dangerous medium-size antelope, as it will hide in the bush after being wounded and charge the hunter when he comes looking for it, impaling the hunter with its sharp horns. Bushbuck stand about 90 centimeters at the shoulder and weigh from 45 to 80 kilograms (depending on sex). Bushbuck have a light brown coat, with up to seven white stripes and white splotches on the sides. The white patches are usually geometrically shaped and on the most mobile parts of their body such as the ears, chin, tail, legs and neck. The muzzle is also white and horns are found only on the males and they can reach over half a meter with only one twist. The Bushbuck is part of the spiral horn antelope with two distinct species. In the northern parts of South Africa you will find the Limpopo Bushbuck and in the South Eastern parts the Cape Bushbuck. The Cape Bushbuck is smaller in size.

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