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If you were deciding between adding a blue wildebeest or a bushbuck to your next safari which would you choose and why? "In the worship of security we fling ourselves beneath the wheels of routine, and before we know it our lives are gone"--Sterling Hayden-- David Tenney US Operations Manager Trophy Game Safaris Southern Africa Tino and Amanda Erasmus www.tgsafari.co.za | ||
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Wildebeest. Poor man's buffalo. Brian "If you can't go all out, don't go..." | |||
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Bushbuck, definitely. They are challenging to stalk, their meat is delicious, and they make a much more attractive mount. George  | |||
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I agree with Allout, I love hunting willies. I'd like to have a good example of every sub-species of wildebeast, and I still need a black , and a blue willie. Of course, a good Bushbuck is something I don't have either, so.............  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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I haven't shot a Willie yet, but I have shot a Bushbuck. I really liked hunting bushbuck so that would get my vote. Mink and Wall Tents don't go together. Especially when you are sleeping in the Wall Tent. DRSS .470 & .500 | |||
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Sniper, I've been fortunate enough to take some of both bushbuck and wildebeest. I think the bushbuck is definitely more challenging to hunt but if you wound a wildebeest you could be in for a long follow up. It would seem you might be wondering which one to add to a package. If that is true you will be much more likely to take the wildebeest. Bushbuck are not stocked animals and they come and go through game fences at will so there might be bushbuck on the property but not while you are there. If you are not hunting on a package ask the operator for both and see how it plays out once you are there. If it isn't a package you'll only pay for what you shoot anyway. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Good post. Two entirely different animals and two entirely different hunting techniques. No doubt the bushbuck makes for a more beautiful trophy, but hunting them is closer to hunting whitetail deer. Wildebbest is more "african" to me and I prefer that. jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I've taken both....BUT...I ONLY took the bushbuck because my PH said it was an exceptional example (17"). I really like hunting for the Wildebeest....but now I need a black to go with my blue. That ramble didn't answer your question very well....sorry...Africa's like that. By the way, my bushbuck is the Limpopo variety; I'm going to Zambia in '08 for leopard and buff and want to take a Chobe variety. I vote you just shoot them both. Gary DRSS NRA Lifer SCI | |||
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Given the choice I'd go for a bushbuck. Really though, I'd happily hunt either. Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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Bushbuck, make a great hunt & the BW makes a great Rug!!! I'm of the mind that you leave it to the gods and shoot the first of whichever species turns up at a good trophy size. This is one of the reasons that I'm not keen on packages, cos so much changes when you get there and see the animals. I never wanted a Waterbuck until I saw a juvenile on the first afternoon... I spent the rest of the week looking for his big brother but it never happened. Rgds, FB | |||
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That's a tough choice. Both can be a challenge to hunt and are equally desirable, IMO. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Having hunted both, I would rank the Bushbuck as a much higher challenge. Meat is at the top, but of course most PG is excellent table fare. You won't be taking any meat home, so other than possibly sampling some while in Africa, meat isn't a high consideration. Wildebeast as mentioned are an animal of the open plains. Doesn't mean you won't find them in heavy bush, especially the Blue. They can be difficult to stalk and heed our fellow members advice: they aren't called "poor mans Buffalo" for nothing. They can absorb a great amount of lead, and a wounded Wildebeast will give you fits in finding him. They are so ugly (to many) they are beautiful to me. Getting a trophy Wildebeast is the game. However, I'm still a bigger fan of the Bushbuck. Sly and elusive, a mature Bushbuck of any species is a grand event. I get many more comments on my 3 Bushbuck than the super Black Wildebeast I've taken. I return to Africa in a few weeks and although I'll hunt Blue Wildebeast, I will seek Bushbuck once again. Best of luck on your trip. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Sniper, take both, both of the aniamls should not be off the chart when it comes to their prices. So it's not such an expensive decision like deciding between bushbuck and nyala for instances $600 for bushbuck compared to sometimes $2000 for Nyala. Save up and do both !  Frederik Cocquyt I always try to use enough gun but then sometimes a brainshot works just as good. | |||
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Sniper, Have you looked at any of the smaller antelope for your third? Myself I#m interested in trying to get a good steenbuck next time round. I spent ages trying to get one but we kept bumping them out of tree roots before we saw them!! Just a thought for an inexpensive addition that would be fun to hunt. FB | |||
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I take it your hunting South Africa. If the choice was between a bushbuck and a White Bearded or Nyassa Wildebeast and a any bushbuck I would probably take the wildebeast. Mostly because those safaris are already expensive enough. And you should collect the regional ones as you can. Bushbucks bore me, but I am sure sorting through the herds of gnu will bore some folks. If I had the oppurtunity to choose between a small gnu and a good bushbuck. I wouldn't shoot a gnu. | |||
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Yes I am hunting the Limpopo region of South Africa. "In the worship of security we fling ourselves beneath the wheels of routine, and before we know it our lives are gone"--Sterling Hayden-- David Tenney US Operations Manager Trophy Game Safaris Southern Africa Tino and Amanda Erasmus www.tgsafari.co.za | |||
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Bushbuck gets my vote. I've hunted and taken two and I've hunted and taken a wildebeast. I prefer the bushbuck. JPK  Free 500grains | |||
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If you're hunting the Limpopo go with the bushbuck. I have blacks and blues and bushbuck and I believe that the bushbuck will offer more of a challenge to you. A full body mounted Limpopo bushbuck will be a very beautiful trophy, only surpassed by that of a good nyala. | |||
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Assuming you plan to hunt other areas on subsequent hunts the bushbuck would seem to be the better choice. Boddington says the Limpopo bushbuck is the largest of the clan (horns) and the one I took on the banks of the limpopo was one of my favorite hunts and trophies. (17" and good mass) We were hunting northwest of Alldays near Zanzibar border post across the river from Botswana. The nyasa wildebeest and the white bearded are both subspecies of the blue and more attractive to some. The blue is much more common in your hunting area . Adrian | |||
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Bushbuck is my vote. Bushbuck is a more challenging hunt. You get out and hunt them on their home turf on foot. Where I was in Zimbabwe it was a river bottom. I didn't get a one however as we only saw a few females but no males. Wildebeest are more of a spot and stalk stituation. We saw tons of them from the landcruiser. However, I will have a special spot in my heart for my blue wildebeest however as it was the first animal I harvested in Africa. | |||
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Between my wife and kids, we have five wildebeest, 3 blue and 2 black. My daughter also took a limpopo bushbuck. All of the animals were challanging and make beautiful mounts. I see no proper way to decide so beg, borrow, or save up and take them both. You won't be sorry. | |||
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bushbuck. Blue wildebeest are numerous. | |||
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I've shot both, and between the two, I think I'd pick the wildebeest; like some others have said - a poor man's buffalo. ____________________________ .470 & 9.3X74R Chapuis' Tikka O/U 9.3X74R Searcy Classics 450/.400 3" & .577 C&H .375 2 1/2" Krieghoff .500 NE Member Dallas Safari Club | |||
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I have two wildebeest, one in Limpopo and one in the Selous. So far, the score is bushbuck 1, me, zero. They are elusive up around Ellisras. I'd love to get one. Given the chance, I'd hunt both. The wildebeest is Africa. Love 'em, and they're very tasty, too. | |||
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Bushbuck...the little bastards deserve to die!  They have given me the slip every time, so far. Besides, they are a beautiful addition to the wall or floor. | |||
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Bushbuck-the challange, better looking, more fun, or save up and do both as the airfair is more!!! When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults! | |||
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Wildebeest are dime-a-dozen, you find them everywhere for not a lot of money, and they are relatively easy to hunt. Stupid animals actually, they just die hard. A good bushbuck, on the other hand, is a hard-won trophy and not easy to hunt. Very smart, stick to the thick brush, and more dangerous than a wildebeest when wounded. Russ Gould - Whitworth Arms LLC BigfiveHQ.com, Large Calibers and African Safaris Doublegunhq.com, Fine English, American and German Double Rifles and Shotguns VH2Q.com, Varmint Rifles and Gear | |||
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