Looking to book a trip next year with the primary focus being a Vaal Rhebok.

Who are the outfitters to look at in the Eastern Cape who have good numbers?

Thanks
Guy

Eastern Cape NOT the best place.

Biggest and best Valies are in the Western Cape from Hermanus to Riversdal.

They occur here naturaly and are in good numbers with VERY VERY good trophy quality. The record books speak for itself.

I hunt about 20,000acres of farm land in this area and have a villa by the sea that we stay in.

My email is below if you would like a quote Sir.

Regards,

This is what I am talking about:

Top Top Valies....

Note wheat fields in the back ground and the Outeniqua mountains. Also note client wearing my leavy suit for camouflage. I love hunting these buggers!

That is one hell do Vaal Rhebok..........

You should contact Noel Ross in the Baviaans River Conservancy. Madubula also hunts this area. Numerous vaal taken in the this area over 10". This area is in the Winterberg mountains.
Bill

Very nice! That's also on my short list for the future.

I've hunted with Charl twice, and he will do you a good job.

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I've hunted with Charl twice, and he will do you a good job.

Terry, did you wipe out all his cull animals? :-)

yup

Western Cape is good. Healthy numbers and good trophies but a little pricey. KZN also good in the drakensberg and you can combine it with a lot of other hunts. Eastern Cape, especially around tarkastad are full up with them an the trophy quality is excellent. For some reason they seem a bit more skittish than the other two areas. Go have fun. Without a doubt the most rewarding hunt in SA!

Who in the Eastern Cape, around the area that you are suggesting?

I took a great Vaal Rhebok last year with Blaauwrantz. Highly recommend.

Mountain hunting for me on that species.

Lots of Mtn Reedbuck in that area as well.

www.blaauwkrantz.com

Thats a monster!!!

I've just returned from my area in the Tarkastad area and we got this one there:



Also got these earlier in the year:



and



There are many areas to pick from but the Jamestown, Dordrecht areas I hunt in the EC also produces good specimens.

A hard but very rewarding hunt!

This is my last Vaalie I guided personally.This was taken behind the lodge, and we havent taken one since, so there should be 1 or 2 rams up there.



This is a great challenging hunt with shots of up to 350-400 yds so practice.

Good Valies from all! That of course was not my only one...hhahahaha.....

Look at the record books where the top Valies were taken. Talking above 10" My friend Peter not smiling much, as this was last day stuff and the Valie taken in the high mountain!

This was taken in this past November:

A 9"er from the East Cape taken with Russell Lovemore of Safari Trails International. I have to say it is one of the sportiest hunts I have ever done on the Dark Continent!

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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
A 9"er from the East Cape taken with Russell Lovemore of Safari Trails International. I have to say it is one of the sportiest hunts I have ever done on the Dark Continent!

I cannot agree more. I just love hunting them. Down in the Western Cape they love the wheat and barley fields. They can see miles away and are very skitish. This ram is very old and full of character, just the type of trophy my good friend Russ would want his client to take!

Well done!

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Originally posted by MD375:
Western Cape is good. Healthy numbers and good trophies but a little pricey. KZN also good in the drakensberg and you can combine it with a lot of other hunts. Eastern Cape, especially around tarkastad are full up with them an the trophy quality is excellent. For some reason they seem a bit more skittish than the other two areas. Go have fun. Without a doubt the most rewarding hunt in SA!

Every now and again Tarka produces 10" inchers....But they are shot at a lot. What I love about the Western Cape Valies is that there is not a BIG hunting culture there with the farmers. In 20,000acres we only tak 2-3 rams per year. Yes they are a bit pricey, but not much more so than other Valies in S.A. after they were added to the TOPS listing. I promise you, serious trophy hunters do not mind $200.00 up or down on trophy fees. They want a fair deal, good hunt, and TOP trophy for their money.

A suggestion, look at RW book of records, There was an article in the African Outfitter a couple of years ago on Valies. The author mentioned something like 5 of the Top 10 coming from a small area between Riversdal and Hermanus!

I get carried away a bit with them, but that's just me, I love hunting them. They are totaly free roaming, and we hunt them on the fields or the big mountain slopes. Tag's can be a bit of an issue to get, but if booked well in advance, are taken care of easily.

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Very nice! That's also on my short list for the future.

I'm going to tackle you into our booth at SCI and not let you go untill we have sorted this one out

I have had the best luck on vallies in the Karoo, The first picture is of one I took there a few years ago. It was 10 1/2". The second picture is one taken on the farm next to the one I hunted on and is over 11".

465H&H

Best PG hunt there is!
Combines African hunting with a touch of mountain game hunting. I loved it.

I took a ram in 2010 in the northern EC that was a shade over 10".

I want to do it again.. Next time will be in the WC to see some new country and try for another big ram.

Great rams, guys.

I hunted vaalie with Russell Lovemore in 2006. Great experience! We shot one in Tarkastad. I came back from another hunt with him a couple of months ago. Among other game we hunted bontebok in the Baviaans Conservancy. What a fantastic place to be! And he said there were lot's of vaal rheboks in those mountains as well. But they're not easy. Long shots required

Thanks for all the replies and photo's to whet the appetite etc

Any more ideas very welcome

If you are looking for an exceptional trophy, the western cape is definitely the spot, however to hunt a vaalie in its typical mountain terrain I would definitely go for the eastern cape mountains.

Hunting vaalies high in the Eastern Cape mountains is an experience you'll remember forever.The added bonus of the Eastern Cape is that a relatively large variety of other species are available to hunt there as well.

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Originally posted by Eardley Rudman:
The added bonus of the Eastern Cape is that a relatively large variety of other species are available to hunt there as well.

Excellent point!