Eland, Warthog and Blue Wildebeest you might add to your list. After getting the bigger game and if time allows you can have fun hunting jackal and baboon.

Don't overlook giraffe. I didn't really consider them until I saw one, but after that I got fired up. I ended up not taking one, but really wanted to. You should consider a nice dark "stink bull" if possible.

Of course, gemsbok and springbok are required. Look hard and you could find a good one. I shot a 17 incher that should go in the top 30.

You'll like Namibia!

Kudu, Gemsbok and Zebra are tops on my list. What are some other don't pass on opportunities in Namibia?

The little Duiker is very nice as are the Blesbok and Springbok.

What are some other great possibilities for Namibia?

Don't forget the native animals found there such as the red hartebeest and the Kalahari springbuck. Also if you only take one zebra, go for the mountain (Mrs. Hartmann's) zebra.

You might check the black-faced impala and Damaraland dik-dik availability too.

jim

You don't say where you are hunting, but if on one of the bigger ranches, they sometimes have exceptional blue and black wildebeest. Duiker, steenbok, or klipspringer would round out a mixed bag. There's always leopard with hounds for some added excitement, but the trophy fee's are around $3500.

BigGuy,

I agree with Hunter Jim, the Hartmanns Zebra, Spingbok and red hartebeest are very good in much of Namibia. And of course the oryx are some of the best. You can find wildebeest (black and blue), very good kudu, warthog if they have a good season, and eland. In my opinion in order of quality in Namibia, compared to other plains game countries I would rate
1- Hartmanns Zebra
2- oryx
3- springbok
4- red hartebeest
5 -kudu
Just my opinion. Hunting the Hartmanns Zebra can be very exciting depending on the terrain.

BigBullet

I plan on Hunting near Outjo.

Oryx (Gemsbok), Springbok and Kudu are for sure on my list. And honestly I will try to take the first good Stallion of either the Hartmanns or Burchells Zebra's. Which ever one I get then, I will try for the other later on the trip.

I am trying to limit myself to six animals (we'll see ). But two Zebra's are not out of the question.

Red Hartebeast definately peaks my interest. Of the Wildebeast I like the blue the best (just my opinion).

Thanks for all the replies. This is great food for thought.

Any more?

Talk to your PH about the zebra you should take on the property you are hunting on. The "trophy" with a zebra is of course the skin. I shot a gnarley old stallion where my two hunting partners took younger speicmens. Their hides are much, much nicer looking. Mine's all bit up and looks like an old tarp compared to their much whiter albeit a bit smaller skins.

How many days will you be hunting? I think you would need about 7 days minimum to take good specimens of any 6 animals chosen. Depending on the time allotted I would focus on getting a kudu, gemsbok, eland, red hartebeest, Hartmann's zebra, and springbok. Of course if you don't get what you want or see other animals, that you'd like to hunt, then you will have to go back.

I hunted near Outjo last year. What ranch are you on? We were on Holstein Ranch and took Zebra, eland, hartebeest, kudu, gemsbok (oryx), springbuck (that area is loaded with very good springbuck), blesbok and warthog. All but the blesbok are native to that part of Namibia. The blesbok were stocked on the ranch from South Africa.

Additionally, all the "little" antelopes were available, as well as impala, which also were transplanted from RSA.

Good to hear GAHUNTER. Gunther's establishment is exactly where I plan on going!!

I would definately like to hear more about your trip.

You are in for a treat, BigGuy. Gunther runs a first class operation. His ranch is 25,000 acres -- half plains and half mountains. He has a good population of all the game I mentioned above, plus both black and blue wildebeest.

He has a two young PHs that will take you hunting. Eric, his youngest son, and Chris (like a son), will more than likely be in charge of your everyday hunting. There is a Bushman tracker named Trogot, who looks and sounds for all the world like the star of "The Gods Must Be Crazy". And he is good! Chris believes that Bushmen are just genetically superior to anyone else when it comes to tracking game.

His lodge is very comfortable and your sundowners will be had on the balcony bar, overlooking an active waterhole. Just an ideal setting for a first-time trip. The food there is beyond description -- all wild game -- all delicious!

I took the whole family--wife and three teenage boys. In ten days of hunting we shot two 50-inch kudu, two 27-inch hartebeest, two old gemsbok, two mountain zebra, one eland, one warthog, one blesbok and one springbuck. Another friend, Rex Baker (the world famous sheep hunter), shot a 63-inch kudu there the year before, and a German hunter that was there with us shot a 57-incher. He has VERY good trophy quality.

When are you leaving? Any questions you have, just PM me or email me. I'd be glad to answer them.

In addition to the "normal" species, we offer Waterbuck, and in the near future, Roan and Sable. You can also legally hunt Cheetah, but you can't bring the trophy in to the USA. And leopard can be found throughout, esp. in the mountainous regions.

In the North, you can hunt elephant. Only a few available each year.

Warthog and Impala are expensive in Namibia relative to RSA. If you want value for money, Gemsbok (Oryx) and Hartebeest can't be beaten, also Kudu of course (the whitetail of Namibia) and Wildebeest. Black and Blue. Steenbok and Duiker are fun hunts, if one looks for a good trophy.

And don't forget the excellent wingshooting!