Thank you for your input Anton. I put this list together for my own use in deciding what to go after, and I did it using various sources, and interpolating weights from weight ranges. I am always open to corrections, and it is just a guide I offer to first-timers (who often don't know a kudu from a springbok).

Here is my modified list:

giraffe - 1200 kg
eland - 550 kg
zebra - 313 kg
roan - 280 kg
greater kudu - 270 kg
water buck - 260 kg
blue wildebeest - 250 kg
gemsbok - 240 kg
sable - 235 kg
black wildebeest - 180 kg

Sorry Charl,
I do not know Steve Pascuan. Could it be Pascual?
Regardless, I know neither.

Hunter54, buffalo are also like bovine cattle, but surely a 260 or 270 caliber is not recommended. I have killed three eland on a management hunt with a 7.62 x 39 mini mauser. One cow was a problem animal that had killed a horse, one cow had a broken back, and the last bull was blind from eating a toxic fruit. Of course, all were head shots.

Geoff

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Originally posted by DCS Member:
This may be off topic, but I have been told the eland (regardless of which type) is the largest PG animal. Being with giraffes in the wild, would they not take that title?

Yes, giraffe is the largest of the plains game animals by far.

giraffe - 1200 kg
eland - 550 kg
zebra - 313 kg
roan - 280 kg
blue wildebeest - 250 kg
water buck - 250 kg
gemsbok - 240 kg
sable - 235 kg
greater kudu - 227 kg
black wildebeest - 180 kg

Eland weigh much more than 550kg. Quite recently I saw an article on and eland bull that slaughtered out at 415kg. 350+kg on carcass weight then you start talking about proper eland.

The range for bulls I've seen quoted is 800 - 2200 pounds (364 - 1000 KG). I settled on 550 KG (1200 pounds) as typical, but am open to suggestion.

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Originally posted by DCS Member:
This may be off topic, but I have been told the eland (regardless of which type) is the largest PG animal. Being with giraffes in the wild, would they not take that title?

My dad took Ernie (his eland) with a .300 ultra and 180gr TBBC. One of the best steaks I've had after cooking to your preference on cast iron flats that had been on the fire.

I suspect what may have been meant is Eland is the largest plains game antelope. Certainly Giraffe is larger.

Species / Live weight [kg] / Slaughter % / Slaughtered wgt
Kg



Impala / 39-80 / 58 / 22-46
Springbuck / 18-36 / 51 / 9-21
Roan / 227-273 / 55 / 125-150
Red Hartebeest / 160-182 / 55 / 88-100
Eland / 460-910 / 51 / 235-464
Gemsbuck / 180-216 / 55 / 99-118
Kudu / 150-300 / 57 / 86-172
Bushbuck / 63-73 / 55 / 35-40
Blue Widebeest / 215-250 / 58 / 125 145
Buffalo / 510-590 / 50 / 255-295
Giraffe / 600-1400 / 55 / 330-770
from "A Hunter's Handbook," edited by Tim Ivins

I trust that this helps a bit, and if anyone would like the weights of other animals, say so.

Sheet, I tried to set it out as a spread sheet and it went to hell??

I think an important thing to consider is legal minimum calabre, although this does not mean a badly placed shot with a biger calabre will help, the bigger the better. I have shot a big eland bull with a 223 using military solids and this works, was it clever, absoloutlly not but it worked. Legal minimum in Zim is .338 and I certainlly would suggest a .375 with premium ammo,