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The Roan is considered rare and occupy hard, hot and rugged country. The harder the better for this secretive antelope. You will them in barren craggy hill country and they often seek the high ground of shadeless ridges and knife edge scarps. This calls for hunting.

Roan possess amazing eyesight and will always see you first. They are blessed with extraordinary hearing and generally are of a nervous disposition. To sight a Roan is not too difficult but to hunt that particular animal is hunting at it's finest. Nine times our of ten it will outwit you.
Given a choice and money was no option which would you chose?

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The Roan is considered rare and occupy hard, hot and rugged country. The harder the better for this secretive antelope. You will them in barren craggy hill country and they often seek the high ground of shadeless ridges and knife edge scarps. This calls for hunting.

Roan possess amazing eyesight and will always see you first. They are blessed with extraordinary hearing and generally are of a nervous disposition. To sight a Roan is not too difficult but to hunt that particular animal is hunting at it's finest. Nine times our of ten it will outwit you.
Given a choice and money was no option which would you chose?

I actually took my Roan before I ever got an opportunity on Sable. Everything you said is totally correct about my Roan hunting experience. We saw huge herds in the open and they would take off when we were within 5 miles of them. (Ibanda Camp, Tanzania at the Uganda/Rwanda border) However, this one thought he was camoflauged. I took him at about 250 yds.

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...and very handsome.

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...and very handsome.

And of course you were referring to the hunter!!!

Best regards, D. Nelsono