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I was thinking of going for one on my trip to South Africa this year. Are they about like hunting impala? "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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Yes, but they are tough little animals, and very wary. | |||
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I musta run into smart impala and dumb blesbok the times I've hunted them. I found the impala (particularly the rams) similar to whitetail; stay close to cover and back behind the females. I've had to do plenty of sneaking through cover and working to get an open shot. Most of the blesbok I've stalked were in the open and rather predictable where they'd be located. Yes, they were a bit spooky but all that meant was a 200 yard shot after glassing which one was best. | |||
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Sniper, if you want the Blesbok life cycle, click on my web site and then click on Blesbok. If you want hunting advice, Matt sums it up. Getting a good ram (16 inch or better) is the challenge. Find one 17" or better with 7 inch bases and he's a cinch to score gold. Find them on open plains, usually in small herds. Glass a lot and find the ram you want. Hunt them as you would Pronghorn Antelope. Good hunting, 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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There are common blesbok, white blesbok, and their cousin, the bontebok. The bontebok is on the endangered list, and requires special permits to import; however, it is a beautiful trophy with essentially the shape of a blesbok but a deeper color particularly in the rear that nearly plum color. All are found in the RSA and the common blesbok in Namibia. They are a wonderful trophy with commons generally running around 400 to 500 USD, whites a couple of hundred more and bonteboks around double the latter. Often encountered in mountain country, they can require a flat shooting rifle (270 or 7RM) and a good stalk. The common has a very horse like face which is not the prettiest in the animal kingdom; however, the bontebok's coloring makes it a wonderful candidate for a full mount. Kudude | |||
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Sniper, my two blesbok were hunted in thick cover, were wary and were constantly on the run. They were not dumb in any way. Most of them that you see posted here under the other Blesbok post appear to have been hunted in wide open country which would make the shots much easier. So, it will depend on the terrain that you hunt. I would suppose that most blesbok hunting in South Africa will be in open country. Both of mine were very old rams approaching 17". By the way, here is the cousin to the blesbok as mentioned above. The bontebok requiresw a CITES permit if you decide to take one and one is available.  | |||
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A very nice trio, indeed! | |||
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