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I have water buck on the "want" list for the next trip ---but -- not sure as to what dimensions I should be looking for in a way better than average animal??? G OMG!-- my bow is "pull-push feed" - how dreadfully embarrasing!!!!! | ||
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Anything over 28" is very good. Frederik Cocquyt I always try to use enough gun but then sometimes a brainshot works just as good. | |||
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Here is a photo of a 30 inch water buck from Tanzania. Hope it will help you out in the field.   Regards Aziz  | |||
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Mine was just short of 30". Taken in Limpopo province, South Africa, in 2005  _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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Mine is a bit lesser than good ( approx 25") but he is heavy at the base, huge in body, and the stalking took three days. For me he is an impressive trophy even though the tape dosen´t say so  Limpopo Bushveld August 2008  Arild Iversen. | |||
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One of my favorite african animals! Great pics. MY buddy took a 30 incher with bow last year, I'll see if i can find pics. Ryan | |||
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Here is a pretty good one.  ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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Here is a "very good" bull taken with Mike Kibble, in Namibia, last year....31.5". Good bases and he carries the mass all the way. 338 RUM-225 NF.  Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!! Blair. | |||
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In most places you should be happy with 28" but some areas 24"-25" is a big one. In some excellent waterbuck habitat such as Coutada 10 in Mozambique 30" would be the benchmark. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Only 27", but heavy and very pretty. Anything above this is a bonus. My friend has a 33" which is incredible! I will try to improve on it in Zim this year but it is not critical on inches. Properly hunted with good friends makes up for score.  | |||
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Here's another one just barely under 30" taken in the Limpopo area in 2007:  | |||
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Arvild's bull has amazing mass! Here's a long one from the Caprivi:  Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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This one was 32.  | |||
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This one is 28 1/3" Shot at Kwalata Wilderness   Salesagent Africa hunting | |||
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Steve, That is a loooong bull Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!! Blair. | |||
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Don't really know what a good waterbuck is... They all taste pretty awful.  Philip | |||
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Shot a Waterbuck that went 29 2/8 in South Africa, East Cap,last September (2008). I know there are much bigger ones out there but 29+ looked awful big to me. | |||
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As Mark mentioned, our area (Coutada 10, Mozambique) has very good Waterbuck - an many of them too. If you hit it right, you can have a 100 bulls in your field of vision at any one time - of which 40 will make book. I dont know of a better Waterbuck desyination anywhere. This one measured 34" or so and was taken in 2007 by John Wood. As Mark mentioned, about 30" is the norm and less than 28" will get seriously frowned on. We have had slightly longer as well but we don't keep too much score as it is not the most important aspect of the hunt for us.  Ignore the date on the photograph. The camera date wasn't set properly. I have more pics if you want! Johan | |||
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A couple of good Waterbuck.   | |||
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Here is mine after it was mounted 30 1/2  I bad photo after it was shot here it was 31 wet  The best was I saw a bull the next day about 200m from where i shot this one he was about 4" bigger ive seen some monsters in the hoedspruit/gravelot area "Buy land they have stopped making it"- Mark Twain | |||
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Generally speaking 26" = acceptable 28" = good 29" = very good 30" = outstanding +30" = Wow!! In the bushveld a good waterbuck can be an extremely challenging hunt. Coutada 10 sounds like an exceptional area. On a 7 day hunt in a "normal" area if you tell your PH that you want a 30" bull he may just roll his eyes at you. There are some truly exceptional bulls being posted on this topic - dont make the mistake of thinking that they are the norm! | |||
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That is a sensational waterbuck, Johan. Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!! Blair. | |||
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My brother shot a double and the smallest was 28 and the BIG is 34 !!   | |||
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This one was photographed by a friend in the Kruger park in December last year  Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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I took a really huge Waterbuck with a bow in 2003, hunting with Melorani Safaris in RSA. At the time it was #3 SCI with a bow, but haven't checked lately. I have a really good photo, but don't have the photo posting process at hand. If someone is willing, I can e-mail a pic and you may post it. Left side measured 32 4/8, right side 32 6/8, with bases at 10 6/8 and 10 7/8. Thanks for the help. Bahati - I have heard you have lots of really good ones over in your area, pics really verify that case huh? Larry Sellers SCI Life Member | |||
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email it to me.... gerhardd101@gmail.com and I will post it for you Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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Gerhard FFF Safaris Capture Your African Moments Hunting Outfitter (MP&LP) Proffesional Hunter (MP&LP) History guide Wildlife Photographer www.fffsafaris.co.za | |||
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Thanks a bunch for the help Gerhard!! Larry Sellers
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Thanks to all for the info and super pictures! G OMG!-- my bow is "pull-push feed" - how dreadfully embarrasing!!!!! | |||
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 The one that got away.. Is he over thirty? Naa... Couldn't be... Must not be. But honestly - if you have a memorable stalk? Full of effort and fury, full of pursuit and failure and success and happiness..who cares about inches? | |||
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Its a shooter "Buy land they have stopped making it"- Mark Twain | |||
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True and good advice ... Johan | |||
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Yes oh yes, I wish I had collected him. He has haunted me for five years. | |||
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Gary, Think of large elk spikes and get up to over 2 feet.. This last pic is a shooter in my opinion... | |||
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In a heartbeat! Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!! Blair. | |||
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Larry I think you can retire from the pursuit of waterbuck now mate Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!! Blair. | |||
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 31" bull I shot in Zimbabwe last September. | |||
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27" bull I took in Aug of 2008. SA, near the Kruger border..  some great bulls guys! | |||
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 29 inches from RSA. Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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Thanks Blair, that is exactly what my PH Stewart Dorrington said when he first saw my bull. Another twist, this bull was the new #2 when taken. 10 days later after I had been home 3 or 4 days, Stewart told me I had been bumped to #3 as another bull by the hunter after I left took a bigger one. After seeing the pic of the "bigger bull" it was one that I had turned down on two seperate occasions in another area that I had on video. It had one horn cocked a little farther back, kind of weird like, but obviously an even bigger waterbuck. I am very happy to have mine however. Thanks for your comments. Larry Sellers SCI Life Member
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