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Steenbok
A small, brick coloured antelope among the smaller buck. The ears are large and the tail is very short. Horns are upright spikes, smooth and widely separated.Steenbok should be taken with a smaller calibre or a solid bullet, so that the fragile skin will not be damaged.
Weight:24lb
Height:20in
SCI minimum score: 11
Habitat: Prefers flat, open country, grassy or lightly wooded

 

Grey Duiker
Among small buck, although of similar height, they are much heavier than steenbok. Has small simple horns, relatively straight back, long legs and large pointed ears. It's coat varies in thickness and length according to the altitude and temperature. As a rule, duikers from moist areas are darker in colour and those from arid regions are lighter.The best hunting is late in the season after the grass is down. Most productive time to hunt is either early in the morning or just before sunset.
Weight:28lb
Height:20in
SCI minimum score: 11
Habitat: Found in bush country, virtually everywhere there is cover

 

Blesbok (Common)
This tireless, nimble-footed athlete of the grassland can run rings around most of the other antelope, and certainly makes it one of the most challenging game animal.The horns of the Blesbok are usually straw coloured, especially on the top of the rings. Females are similar but smaller and have thinner horns.
Weight:143-176lb
Height:34-40in
SCI minimum score: 39
Habitat: Found in open grassland close to shade and water

Blesbok ( White)
Is a breed, not a subspecies, which was produced by selective breeding.They are pale in colour, seldom pure white. Except for the color, it is identical to the ordinary Blesbok, with horns of equal size.
Height: 37-38in
Weight: 130-140lb
SCI minimum score: 35
Habitat: Found in open grassland

 

Impala
A medium sized antelope, lightly built and graceful, with a short glossy coat and fine long horns. Alert and extremely elusive, a one-of-a-kind antelope.They are vulnerable to over-hunting and can be wiped out, however, they are able to repopulate themselves rapidly once given protection.
Weight: 117-167lb
Height: 30-36in
SCI minimum score: 50
Habitat: Found in lightly wooded or bushed country close to water

 

Gemsbok
Spirit of the desert embodied in an antelope, recognizable by its magnificent V-shaped pair of horns carried by both sexes. It has a striking black and white pattern on the head and body.The Gemsbok make spectacular trophies, females as much as males, although females should not be hunted except where their numbers are plentiful. Easy to locate because of the diurnal plains, and not to difficult to approach.
Weight:367-460lb
Height:46-50lb
SCI minimum score: 88
Habitat: Found in arid areas, such as open grassland, Kalahari duneland and bush savanna

 

Red Hartebeest
A tall, tan or reddish antelope with bracket-shaped horns and goatlike eyes make them easily recognizable in the bush. The horns are thick, V-shaped when viewed from the front.Red hartebeest is by far the most heavily hunted of the hartebeest and with it's spectacular shaped horns not to be passed up.
Weight:312lb
Height:47in
SCI minimum score: 62
Habitat: Found in open country, from grassland to semidesert

 

Blue Wildebeest
Though it is not actually blue, has a dark silvery grey color with a greyish brown tinge. This large, bearded antelope with it's humped shoulder and sloping backs, are tough and although normally timid, will fight ferociously when cornered.
Weight: 440-600lb
Height: 50-58in
SCI minimum score: 70
Habitat: Found in open savanna, woodland with short grass; open plains

 

Waterbuck
A big, shaggy antelope with an elliptical ring around the rump, females are similar, a little smaller, and without horns, somewhat resembling deer. Waterbuck has a shaggy coat and the males have long impressive horns. Overall colour varies from reddish to dark brown.Waterbucks are not especially wary or secretive, except where they are hunted hard. Their large horns are a fine trophy.
Weight:520lb
Height:51in
SCI minimum score: 70
Habitat: Found in open plains or woodland close to water

 

Kudu
Large antelope. Browse and grasses, woodland savanna; occurs in Northern parts of Southern Africa; prefer rocky hills; This elegant antelope is recognized for the two magnificent spiral horns in the male, which make a spectacular trophy.A fine game animal, it is probably the least difficult of the spiral-horns to bring down. There is a hump on it's shoulders, and it has long legs, large ears and a bushy tail.
Weight:418-693lb
Height:48-60in
SCI minimum score: 121
Habitat: Found in Savanna woodland or scrub, especially close to water and rocky terrain

 

Eland
This huge, oxlike antelope with long, straight, spirally twisted horns, is the largest of the African antelope. It has a hump on it's shoulders, a prominent dewlap and a long, tufted tail.When hunted on foot, the eland is a difficult game animal, far more so than most African species. When alarmed, they will run for a great distance without stopping or looking back.Food: Browsers, eats grass as well, dig for roots and bulbs, use their horns to knock down foliage.Characteristics: Dominant bulls mate with females. Eland features predominantly in Bushmen paintings, they are excellent jumpers and can clear a 2m fence easily, adapted for dry savanna and open plains.
Weight:990-2072lb
Height:60-73in
SCI minimum score: 77
Habitat: Found in open grass plains, scrubland, woodlands

 

Giraffe
Size: Height: 3,9-5,2m, mass: 970-1400kg
Identification: Large, long legs, long neck and patchwork patterns, easily identified.
Food: Grazer, rarely eating grass.
Habitat: Dry savanna woodland.

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