LittleJoes discussion on the first African animal taken got me thinking about what species hunters have taken the most. I'm not trying to pry into your personal life or finances but it is very interesting to me. Personally, I like to shoot warthogs or any pig for that matter, but the African species I've taken the most is Gemsbok with 4 taken but I've only been on safari 4 times. So what is it for you and how many? Again, I'd expect impala but we might be surprised!

5 dassies!

3 Springbok

3 Gemsbok

2 steenbok

That should be it, I think?

4 warthog
3 impala
2 kudu


Torbjorn

23 Black Wildebeest.

14 kudu
40+ oryx
11 zebra
80+ baboons

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Originally posted by Blair 338RUM:
14 kudu
40+ oryx
11 zebra
80+ baboons

My hat is off to you mate!

You beat me at baboons!

8 hippo

With me it's Impala. Without Impala,liver and eggs for breakfast......it just isn't Africa.

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Gee, I thought it would be Impala for bait, but I shot Buffalo for bait for my Lion. I shot some Impala for my Leopard, but not many.

Strangely, I guess it's Buffalo at 5. Two for Lion bait and three for trophies/meat for camp.

I assume this was African hunting. If it's all hunting, then definitely, it would be pronghorn antelope. I take 3 or 4 every year ( for the past 20 years or more ) and my wife takes 2 or 3 a year.

We eat pronghorn like regular people eat hamburger. And we love it by the way! Cooked backstraps on the grill last night, coated in olive oil and generously sprinkled with garlic salt and pepper. Eaten medium rare to rare, there is no finer meat IMHO, except maybe Zebra backstraps!

Good hunting and eating to all of you.

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Originally posted by Blair 338RUM:
14 kudu
40+ oryx
11 zebra
80+ baboons

Wow, you may have a record here! I thought I was doing well by shooting one baboon on my first trip!

I think my best is 3 impala and 3 warthog. I have a lot of work to do in July I guess

Tsetse

Hundreds...

Been on two safaris and number three is less than 45 days away.

Kudu - 5 (3 southern and 2 cape)
Impala - 4
Zebra - 4

Hoping to add a couple of Mtn Zebra to the list and of course more Kudu this year.

7 Zebra

about 75 impala (i hunted leopards alot)

Only been twice, and tried not to duplicate too much, so...

3 springbok

I've killed four gemsbok, but three were here in New Mexico.

I have not shot tons of any one species as the variety offered in Africa is always what has attracted me. Looking around in the house though I see 8 bushbuck and I'd happily shoot another particularly if it was a variety I did not have.

Mark

3 Buffalo
1 Ellie

On my last (third) safari, I almost shot a nice Impala Ram, but I didn't want to contaminate my brand new Buffalo Rifle with taking a plains game as the first animal.

BH63

9 buffalo
8 warthog
4 impala
4 gemsbok

A couple dozen Impala for Leopard bait. Quite a few warthogs for the same reason. Unfortunately most of the bait was consumed by locals before the cats got a chance.

57 Springboks

18 Gemsboks

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Originally posted by Kevin375:
57 Springboks

18 Gemsboks

Looks like someone did a cull hunt

22 oryx
10 blue wildebeest

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Originally posted by samir:

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Originally posted by Kevin375:
57 Springboks

18 Gemsboks

Looks like someone did a cull hunt

Yes I did But all animals have not only been hunted in this way

5 Buff
10 Wildebeest

33-35 Buffalo. Can't remember exactly.

19 buffalo...

50 or so doves and sand grouse!

It surely must be impala. I have no idea of the number. It has to be well over 100. I can remember individual trips where I shot over 20 for rations or bait.

Of the animals I know the count, 49 buff.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Blair 338RUM:
14 kudu
40+ oryx
11 zebra
80+ baboons

My hat is off to you mate!

You beat me at baboons!

I really don't know what the figure is Saeed but 80 is conservative.

My best ever shot in Africa was a bobo running at 480 yards.....with my 22-06 and 70gr TSX's

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Originally posted by larryshores:
It surely must be impala. I have no idea of the number. It has to be well over 100. I can remember individual trips where I shot over 20 for rations or bait.

Of the animals I know the count, 49 buff.

That's a lot of buff, Larry

I only can think of one other person on the forum that could beat that figure

6 wildebeest
4 or 5 jackals

For me, zebras and buffalo.

5 Buffalo
5 Impala
5 Jackals
5 Baboons

Hope to make it to Larry's Buffalo count one day, that is my favorite hunt, bar none.

Although, it is fun beyond description to knock a baboon over... and much more affordable!!

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Originally posted by larryshores:
It surely must be impala. I have no idea of the number. It has to be well over 100. I can remember individual trips where I shot over 20 for rations or bait.

Of the animals I know the count, 49 buff.

How many Quail

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by larryshores:
It surely must be impala. I have no idea of the number. It has to be well over 100. I can remember individual trips where I shot over 20 for rations or bait.

Of the animals I know the count, 49 buff.

How many Quail

Not enough!

Impala and blue wildebeest

Seven gemsbok in four safaris with Sebra Hunting Safaris in Namibia. Three were trophy animals and four were "ration" gemsbok to feed the PH's workers or for his church group. A close second is baboons with five taken. That number could be much higher, but shooting a big male baboon early in a day's hunt can booger the hunt for a targeted animal like an Eland or a Waterbuck. The baboons tended to be "drive by" shootings usually when driving to another part of the ranch or at day's end or just before a lunch break.

I have taken the most Buffalos in Africa , until now 14.

5 Buffalo
A double truck load of springbok
5 or 6 wildebeest black and blue
1 elephant
Lots of other plains game
213 beers of various types

100+ Impala
70 Blue Wildebeest
25 Zebra
10 Gemsbok
1 Buffalo
1 Warthog
1 Puku
1 Hartebeest
1 Reed buck