Two for me.

Eland and wildebeest

The eland was amazing, tracking and stalking behind bushmen trackers. Hearing them chewing before you could see them. Quite the rush.

And the wildebeest. My oh my how one of the culls we shot could soak up the bullets.

Strangely enough, Leopard.

I thought that the baiting and sitting in a blind would be, in a word, tedious. I really wanted to get one, but thought it would just be plain work.

The experiences have actually been different. The hunting of plains game for the bait in itself is fun; then add it the chess match of finding a good spot and set up so that you can get the cat to come to your blind without revealing yourself, and then the adrenaline of all the sudden seeing him. It's a great rush.

As I have done more of it, I begin to realize how much mental work the hunt is- at first, I just let the PH's do their thing, but after asking lots (probably too many) questions and getting more experience, I am getting more involved in the decisions of the hunt and that makes it even more enjoyable. Now if I could find a way to just make it cheaper...

Zebra, eland and red hartebeest for me. All were far more challenging than I ever dreamed possible. The eland took the better part of two days and nearly 20 miles on foot and we were either on them or their tracks the entire time.

So far - blue wildebeest ... awesome animals in the rocks, heat and thorn-bush!! I didnt have any intention of even hunting one - till I saw my first herd. My PH was excitable when we were stalking them too... he got a bit upset when I snapped a twig!! That's when I realised that even HE thought they were really cool...



Crusader Safaris owner and PH Andrew Pringle. This was near the Tugela River in KZN. A great hunt!!!

The little guys. Duiker, klipspringer, steenbok, etc. But then again who can pass up the warthog.

Bushbuck, sneaking along the river bank with Alan Shearing on Nuanetsi. Gotta go back and do it again!

Mountain Zebra in Namibia, thought they would be easy, they can sure climb some rocks and disappear in a second.

Baboons for sure. What a challenge and fun! They are smart, sneaky and tough to sneak up on.

Bush Pigs. They are a poor man's leopard. You bait, you wait and you shoot quickly before they vamoose. Of course, a wounded pig in the jesse is most interesting, too, to say the least.

And, they make wonderful mounts, especially if you get one colored as well as this one.

Enjoy much more than expected

Eland

Wildbeest

Red Hartebeest

Impala

Thought I would enjoy but I shot my fist and last

Warthog

Mike

ZEBRA!!!
On my 1st safari, I wanted both the Burchells & Hartmanns species, I don't think we ever got any closer than a thousand yards to them.
2nd safari, got them both, I was 1 happy hunter.
I also love bushbucks!!!!

Spot and stalk Mountain zebra in their natural habitat. After taking a Plains zebra previously, was expecting the same ease of hunting. Was very surprised at level of difficulty. Took roughly 7-8 days to finally bag one on the last day. Drought and predator pressure had an effect also.

Suni in Mozambique.

Eland. Best hunt ever.

For me it's been eland and bushbuck. Eland was something I always wanted to do just because, well, they're part of the fauna and they're huge. What surprised me, though, was how much tracking is involved, which I greatly enjoy.

Now bushbuck is something that I wasn't hugely interested in until we started actually looking for them. Still-hunting through the riverine vegetation turned out to be a blast. You can be sure that in future hunts, if there are bushbuck in the area I will be hunting them!

Hippo - A lot more challenging and exciting than I thought it would be. Fun too!!

Larry Sellers
SCI (International) Life Member

Bushbuck for sure and then the warthogs.

Hartmann's Zebra.

Spot and stalk crocodile.

Mine would have to be mt.reedbuck. A real challenge the way they blend in on the slope of a mountian.

Without question the Nile crocodile completely surprised me. They are by far one of the most switched on aniamls I've ever hunted anywhere. I've hunted them spot and stalk and on bait. In both cases it was a great hunt. They are a very underated trophy.

My second choice and another animal that does not get enough credit is the spotted hyena. They are a very wary species and to target them specifically is a very interesting challenge.

Mark

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Bushbuck for sure and then the warthogs.

My choices, too!

Bill Quimby

Vaal Rhebok (Rhebuck) as they are the epitome of a challenging hunt.

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Vaal Rhebok (Rhebuck) as they are the epitome of a challenging hunt.

You can say that again. Eastern Cape at its best.

Yellow Backed Duiker, really exotic. Calling in thick jungle, precious little time to act.

Also, the darted Rhino was super exciting. Gotta get really close, completely open shot. Fun hunt and would do it again.

Steve

anything that you call in, even jackal, but especially hyena, hearing them answer, coming closer and closer, then the thumping of those big feet ... BANG!

Zebra. Surprising how difficult they can be.

I can say from experience that most of my clients will rate Eland as #1. Many guys tell me that they didn't think too much about it until they actually did it.

I tend to agree, Eland is my top PG hunt.

Zebra and Croc does get very high marks as a surprisingly enjoyable hunt as well.

First place to Mountain Zebra in its natural habitat in beautiful Namibia.

Second place taken by stalking the cunning Bushbuck along the banks of the old Limpopo River in South Africa

Suni in Mozambique. Lovely animals and lots of them!~

Eland in the thick, Mtn Zebra in North Central Namibia, and Bushbuck along the Zambezi.

Vaal Rhebok, without a doubt.

I actually enjoyed all the plains game I shot, but for total excitement it was the Mountain zebra as things happened quick!

I didn't expect that I would want to hunt baboons due to their presumed similarities to humans. Wow, was I wrong! These devils are despicable vermin and shooting one just brightens up your whole day.

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Originally posted by SDSpink:
Vaal Rhebok (Rhebuck) as they are the epitome of a challenging hunt.

You can say that again. Eastern Cape at its best.

+1

Bushbuck, along the Limpopo.Very challenging and beautiful place to hunt them.

Blue Wildebeest

Didn't expect to be that difficult!

- Lars/Finland

Lion

Surprise to me, hippo and Nile crocodile. Much more challenging than I would have imagined. If I could go back, I'd spend all my time after hippo and croc. I have a score to settle with crocs.

Blue wildebeest, zebra...both a lot of fun.

Ed