Other than Kudu, Gemsbok, Hartmann's Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Eland, Springbok, Warthog, Red Hartebeest, Giraffe,....what critters may be native to an area just South of Windhoek on the Khomas Hochland.

I know there are hunting ranches that offer many other species but I am more interested in what really was "wild" there as opposed to what may have been introduced or raised.

Thanks
Jim

Steenboks are pretty widely available in Namibia.

In some parts of the country, Klipspringers are also widespread, although I ran into those further south than what you indicate.

Up North, you can find Implala (sometimes of the Angolan sub-species). In the Caprivi, many of the "non-dry" species can be found - e.g. waterbuck and sable.

- mike

I saw lots of Steenbok and Klippie's on my hunt with Mike Kibble in 2006.

You of course will find the Damaraland Dik Dik up north west as well.

Leopard and Cheetah if you are after cats.

Good Elephant and buffalo (though low quotas) in the Caprivi

Impala (black faced impala, too, in the NW), and as Mike says, sable, and I would add, even roan, in the Caprivi. But those are largely transients, so luck plays a large role in bagging one.

Jackal, serval, ground squirrel, warthog, Cheetah, leopard...

Ostich and baboon, if you want to count them as game species.

Not sure, but possibly blesbok and black wildebeast. I know that on most ranches they've been stocked, but there may be also some remnants of indigenous populations.

All black rhino are restocked animals, but they were originally indigenous to what is now central-south Namibia. Lion has not been restocked in the area, but was indigenous. Lions have recently expanded southward in the coastal desert.

Oh yes, and there are scant populations of both brown and spotted hyena.

And aardvark.

Sitatunga and Red Lechwe may be found in the Caprivi. Why would these not be considered currently "huntable"?

Don't forget the Ardwolf! Yes, I actually saw one

We need to be careful in identifying species as native or introduced. Many of the introduced species are indigenous species that were extirpated in local areas due to agricultural practise. It would be more correct to call them re-introduced species to distinquish them from true exotics.

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
Ostich and baboon, if you want to count them as game species.

Not sure, but possibly blesbok and black wildebeast. I know that on most ranches they've been stocked, but there may be also some remnants of indigenous populations.

All black rhino are restocked animals, but they were originally indigenous to what is now central-south Namibia. Lion has not been restocked in the area, but was indigenous. Lions have recently expanded southward in the coastal desert.

Black Wildebeest and Blesbuck are native to the grassveld of South Africa. Not one of these species have ever [at least in the present climatic period of the past few thousand years?] occurred in any area in Namibia.

In good hunting.

Andrew McLaren

There are also Duiker, Caracal, and Cape Eland up north.

If you look in the 2008 Huntinamibia magazine on page 21, they have a good listing of indigineous animals and their distribution throughout the country.

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Originally posted by Blank:
There are also Duiker, Caracal, and Cape Eland up north.

If you look in the 2008 Huntinamibia magazine on page 21, they have a good listing of indigineous animals and their distribution throughout the country.

Where can someone get the magazine you mention or can a scan of the page be posted here?

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Originally posted by Wooly ESS:
Don't forget the Ardwolf! Yes, I actually saw one

We need to be careful in identifying species as native or introduced. Many of the introduced species are indigenous species that were extirpated in local areas due to agricultural practise. It would be more correct to call them re-introduced species to distinquish them from true exotics.

Bloody hell............that's one animal I'd love to see.

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Originally posted by Wooly ESS:
Don't forget the Ardwolf! Yes, I actually saw one

It would be more correct to call them re-introduced species to distinquish them from true exotics.

What would you consider a Black Wildebeest as far as Namibia is concerned?

What about the mountain Zebra?

Pegleg- Hartmann's is the same as mountain zebra and was included in his original list.

Frostbit-To get a copy try e-mail at tnn@iafrica.com.na or www.huntnamibia.com.na
The magazine is put out by Venture Publications.
Hope this helps.

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by Wooly ESS:
Don't forget the Ardwolf! Yes, I actually saw one

It would be more correct to call them re-introduced species to distinquish them from true exotics.

What would you consider a Black Wildebeest as far as Namibia is concerned?

I cannot comment on the black wildebeest. The blue wildebeest is no longer native to the particular area I hunted, but I was informed that prior to agricultural development, it was indiginous. It has been reintroduced on various large fenced farms in the area, so I consider it a "sort of native" species.

As far as the aardwolf is concerned, it is a wooly, vertically striped creature that proceeds through the bushveldt making a snorting sound. I heard it before I saw it. Apparently it is quite harmless and lives on a diet of ants and termites.

Here is a link to what an Aardwolf is -

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/aardwolf.htm

Frostbit:
In addition to eyedocs info on www.huntnamibia.com.na, you may also want to try www.africanhuntingdirectory.com, published by the same folks who publish the African Hunting Gazette. Good info in both.
Regards.....

I have hunted in the same general area, klipspringers, steenbuck, duikers, maybe springbuck, caracal, baboons, should be quite available and as far as I know are native. South of Windhoeck, I'm not sure you will see Hartmann's zebra, I hunted them near the escarpment near Okajanda.

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South of Windhoeck, I'm not sure you will see Hartmann's zebra, I hunted them near the escarpment near Okajanda.

There is a healthy (in some places abundant) population of Hartmann's in the Naukluft Mountains south and southwest of Windhoek.