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How do you field judge a good Black Wildebeest? Any pics for examples? | ||
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This ones OK,looking for the point of the horns to be above the bosses,and the bottom U of the horn at the eye.He scored silver if I remember correctly on the Namibia scale for NAPHA. This guy was fun,spotted him earlier in the day running with Blue Wildebeest herd,while in a blind hunting baboon(connected on several of them also)He was alone later that day when we caught upto him....  Just have him back recently mounted.The male from Sept 2007 and the female from 2006...   Still need to make a backround for them.... Dan | |||
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Here's one from Southern Namibia in 2007 that scored well into the "Gold". I'm not sure how to field judge them, as my guide simply said "Jah, dat's a goot von, schoot im". The SCI/NAPHA gold score for blacks is 192 centimeters, and this one field scored 212.5 cm.  | |||
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I think that this animal would be hard to pass up by most of us. What do you think?  JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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Black Wildebeest can get tricky to judge because they are normally shot at quite a distance. What you want to look for is the to try and look at the animal from the front to try and determine if the boss is thick. Then you want to try and look at the animal from the side. You want the bottom curl to be at least at eye level or lower and then look at the tips, ideally you want tips to be same level or higher than the boss. JudgeG and Stonecreek 's trophies are great examples... Maybe the other outfitters could also give other guide lines as I have limited experience with Black Wildebeest.... Gerhard 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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jack o conner once said - a big one looks big - he was right, listen to your PH he's seen lots more than you. compare the animals. wildebeest are herd animals so you will see lots of them | |||
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JudgeG, That's an exceptional bull! Nice boss. That's why they call them a poor man's buffalo. | |||
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Here's the Stonecreek Namibian Black Wildebeest from the photo above as a Euro mount back at home in the U.S. As you can see, the heavy bosses don't begin to taper very fast, so the weight goes way down the horn. If felt very lucky to chance into one like this on my first Plains Game hunt.  | |||
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I think mine is smaller than the others, but it was a surprisingly healthy and handsome animal in person.  analog_peninsula ----------------------- It takes character to withstand the rigors of indolence. | |||
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Black Wildebeast are very tough. I shot one from a good rest broadside at 250yds, broke his shoulder, he fell down. About 5 seconds later he jumps up and runs over the hill out of sight. By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was 350yds below and walking towards the herd which ran at the shot. The second shot between the shoulder blades killed him. I was using a 270 WBY with 150gr nosler part.. On another note my PH said when God made all the animals the Black Wildebeast was built using the left over parts, and Damn they are ugly! | |||
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 26" Bull hunted in May last year Regards, Chris Troskie Tel. +27 82 859-0771 email. chris@ct-safaris.com Sabrisa Ranch Ellisras RSA www.ct-safaris.com https://youtu.be/4usXceRdkH4 | |||
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I love being able to post photos of my trophies. Like being there some more. Frank  | |||
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To me, the black wildebeest just has a lot more character than the blue. The blue's horns look more like something that comes off of a Jersey bull, while the black's horns are truly unique. Not that I don't think the blue is a great trophy (and has a larger body than the black), just that the black is more interesting and exotic. I'm sure others' tastes differs, but the black pops my cork more quickly. | |||
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450/400. That picture spells and smell AFRICA  The black wildebeest is defenately on my list for the next safari  Arild Iversen. | |||
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Thank you very much. We stalked and crawled to about 80 yards and I hit him with the Heym 450/400. He didn't even twitch. | |||
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Thanks for all the great info. I will be adding one to my must have list | |||
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I finally got one after missing 2. And after one hit with a 300 Win and one hit with a 375 it finally went down.  Good luck elkfitter.  | |||
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Love that Heym double! | |||
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One from SA:  Tony Mandile - Author "How To Hunt Coues Deer" | |||
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Back to judging trophies. My attitude to black wildebeest is the same as with buffalo: I don't mind the length as much as the value of maturity. A big tip is to see him from the front and not shoot if his forehead is at all gingery in colour. If his boss is shiny, it invariably means immaturity too. They say that his boss should resemble the rough trunk of an acacia and so will not glare in the sun. | |||
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After I shot this bull, I realized he wasn't the longest thing out there, but I think he's mature and has a nice boss  | |||
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The African Clown  Prayer, planning, preperation, perseverence, proper procedure, and positive attitude, positively prevents poor performance. | |||
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This is mine from South Africa in 2007.  | |||
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A good collection of Black Wildebeest indeed. Here's mine from Eastern Cape.  Can't remember measurements, but he was hard to pass up.. Anders Hunting and fishing DVDs from Mossing & Stubberud Media: www.jaktogfiskedvd.no ..and my blog at: http://andersmossing.blogspot.com | |||
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From a few years ago in South Africa:  | |||
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Nice to see the action open and the muzzle not pointing at the hunter. | |||
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