Am I correct in my understanding the the Chobe is found in the Zambezi river basin, not in southeastern Zimbabwe? The Limpopo is found in southeastern Zim.

D.O.J.

The Chobe starts in Northern Angola through the Kalahari before joining the Zambezi West of Victoria Falls. It forms the border between Botswana and Namibia for part of the Caprivi Strip.

Chobe bushbuck are found in Western and Northern Zimbabwe and also along the Zambezi from what I know.

I don't know the difference between a Chobe bushbuck and any other, but this is the one I shot on the banks of the Zambezi river in Northern Zim (Chewore)



Tim

Very nice

That looks different from my Limpopo Bushbuck, more spots and has stripes. The reason I am trying to get a handle on this is an outfitter with whom I am working on a plan for this fall is saying he has Chobe Bushbucks on his property in southern Zim near Beitbridge, this does not make sense to me. That is a beautiful Bushbuck I love the markings, much nicer than the Limpopo's markings.

DOJ,

Your assumption is correct. Tim, that's a nice Chobe bushbuck!

DOJ

Not an expert but I would have thought the Beibridge area would have Limpopo bushbucks.

Tim

Nice chobe BB.

These have been posted before but this is my Limpopo Bushbuck



My understanding is the adult Limpopo has darker colouring when mature. The 'redder' ones are immature.

A chobe bushbuck from the Gwayi Valley in Zim.



This fellow has been full mounted but I haven't seen it yet!

This URL also has a Cape Bushbuck and a Limpopo Bushbuck.

"A brace of bushbucks"

Love them bushbucks!

Nitro, you can see the differences in the body markings, which are considerable.

I have to brag on this animal. If you get the chance...shoot one like this! He came from Chinhoyi.



Best,

JohnTheGreek

Well Done John. I'd like to find one of those myself

Guests

Here you will see a ( good clear picture ) of the Chobe Bushbuck taken @ our ranch located in the Southern Kafue National Park region, ZAMBIA ...

MY Picture Album

Peter

quote:

Originally posted by JohnTheGreek:
If you get the chance...shoot one like this!

I'd love to, but Greeks aren't on the game licence.

Nice BB. He looks like a real killer with those tips.

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DOJ

Yes the body markings are different and really makes a full body mount the way to go.

Is there a physical difference between the Cape and Limpopo varieties? Anybuddy who knows.

I took this Chobe bushbuck between the Zambezi Escarpment and Lake Kariba about a year ago.





They are a bunch of fun to hunt.

Kyler

Reading the thread made me ring up the PH and check if we would be able tto hunt BB. Apparently we will be hunting the consession that borders onto where the new world record was shot last year...

I have no idea how I am going to last the 4months until I get out for the first time!!!

FB

There is a significant concentration of Chobe Bushbuck in the Zambezi Delta, central Mozambique. I have hunted a number of them and seen some pretty awesome trophy specimens on a daily basis.

Follow this link to see some examples from this part of the world:

http://www.africanhuntersguild.com/pictures/bushbuck.htm#

Good luck with you Bushbuck plans

Kyler,

that's a nice Bushbuck! The markings are super! I've taken 3 limpopo, I posted I photo below, I tryed for a Chobe last year but no luck........

I took a good Chobe in Moz. last fall. The concession was crawling w/ them. I'll see if I can get a pic up.

For those of you who don't know, in Kyler's photo, his left hand is covering the tag in the bushbuck's ear that reads

"Property of the Parkfield, CA Zoo"



I think he also shot an elephant at the same zoo.

Tim

Can`t give more information about distribution. Just needed to congratulate you all with great bushbucks. My heart became soft from all theese beautiful animals..
They`re on top of my wish-list (at least the one with economically do-able tasks)...

Thanks to all for the photos, I now have a very good idea what to look for with the Chobe and not take another Limpopo on the say so of PH.

Shumba,
Yeah, I took a bushbuck, elephant and you forgot the waterbuck.
That's the great thing about hunting in a zoo. You get to shoot right out of the golf cart!
The animals are PRE-scored and are woozy from the tranquilizer in their food... so they don't stray too far from the cart paths.

Kyler

O.K., if the Chobe is found in the Zambezi delta, what variety is in KZN? I thought the Limpopo was the Moz version and the KZN type was Chobe. Help?

Sarge

The bushbuck in KZN are the Limpopo variety. I know that because I'm kind of a collector and I have the Masai, Chobe and Cape varieties and wanted the Limpopo or Southern quite badly this last year and failed to get it.

Regards,

Mark

Chobe from Doma Zimbabwe.

Yep, that looks just like the one I shot. But which variety is found in Kwa-Zulu Natal? Same kind? That would be very disappointing . . .

quote:

Originally posted by NitroX:
He looks like a real killer with those tips.

Yup, he was king of the forest for sure. Amazing thing was, not 10 minutes after I got this one, my buddy shot one that also went RW.

Amazing.

Best,

JohnTheGreek

T

Excellent Bushbuck!

Sarge, the Limpopo are in Natal and southern Zim in the area of the Limpopo river. I think they are also the variety found in Moz. My first Bushbuck was taken in Natal near Pangola and the next year I got my Cape in the Gramstown area. I want a Chobe and the people I am hunting with say they have both Limpopo and Chobe in their areas around Beitbridge. I will also be hunting in the Omay but only have permit for Buffalo there but would love to hunt them there also.