| Antelope |
| Species |
Bow Hunting
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Identification |
Image |
| from Hide |
Walk & Stalk |
| Blesbuck |
yes |
yes |
The white blaze on the forehead is divided into two. The legs, belly and rump are lighter in colour than the rest of the body. Male and female have horns |
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| White Blesbuck |
No |
Yes |
Distinct white blaze on face. Belly and inner parts of the buttocks and legs and below the knees are white. This species has larger white patches especially on the croup. Male and female have horns and the male is slightly larger than the female, and the horns are thicker. |
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| Cape Bushbuck |
no |
yes |
Timid medium-sized antelope. White spots on the buttocks, against the legs, at the base of the neck and against the throat. |
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| Common Duiker |
yes |
yes |
Black stripe on the snout from the forehead to the nose |
|
| Cape Eland |
yes |
yes |
This regions largest antelope, and resembles a Brahman bull with his large hump and dewlap. Both sexes have horns. As the male ages it becomes darker on the neck. |
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| Fallow Deer |
no |
yes |
Magnificent small Deer like antelope. The male has the typical deer horns |
|
| Gemsbuck (Oryx) |
yes |
yes |
Large Antelope, with both sexes having long, straight horns. The face is black with white marks and the tail is long and black. |
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| Impala |
yes |
yes |
Athletically-built medium-sized antelpoe. There are characteristic black bands on the tail and buttocks. Patches of black hair occur above ankles. |
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| Cape Kudu |
yes |
yes |
Large, elegant antelope with impressive horns and white stripes on the flanks. The female has prominent ears. The male becomes darker against the neck when the hair falls out. |
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| Red Lechwe |
yes |
yes |
Medium sized antelope with characteristic dark markings on the forelegs. The shoulders are lower than the croup, body slants forward. |
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| Common Reedbuck |
no |
yes |
Medium-sized antelope with yellowish grey-brown colour and sometimes black spots below the ears. The front of the forelegs is dark brown. |
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| Mountain Reedbuck |
yes |
yes |
Medium-sized antelope with yellowish grey-brown colour and sometimes black spots below the ears. The front of the forelegs is dark brown. |
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| Nyala |
yes |
yes |
Elegant slender antelope. The male has a white chevron marks between the eyes, white tipped mane and yellow "socks" |
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| Red Hartebeest |
yes |
yes |
Glossy Reddish brown. Tail, blaze on the face and the outer side of the legs are black. The male and feemale have horns. |
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| Sable |
yes |
yes |
A large antelope with dark brown to black and have white bellies. The face is white with dark stripes and both sexes have scimitar-like horns. |
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| Springbuck (Cape) |
yes |
yes |
Distinct dark brown stripes on the flanks above the white belly. Male and female have horns |
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| Springbuck (Black) |
no |
yes |
Darkish brown. Male and female have horns |
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| Springbuck (White) |
no |
yes |
White. Male and female have horns |
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| Steenbuck |
no |
yes |
Small antelope with large ears. The insides of the ears are white with black stripes. There is a black stripe on the top of the muzzle. |
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| Grey Rhebuck |
no |
unlikely |
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| Waterbuck |
yes |
yes |
A large greyish brown antelope with white circle around the tail. The hair is coarse, shaggy and long. |
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| Warthog |
yes |
yes |
Small hardy animal with tough skin and the male has tusks. |
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| Wildebeest (Black) |
yes |
yes |
Cattle like, appears to be sulky. Characteristic beard, hair on the nose. Distinctive long, almost white horse's tail. Horns on both male and female. |
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| Wildebeest (Blue) |
yes |
yes |
Cattle like animal, the face, mane and horse's tail are black. Dark vertical stripes on the neck and flanks. Both males and females have horns. |
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| Zebra (Burchells) |
yes |
yes |
Horse like animal. The stripes on the flanks continue on to the belly. There are dull shadow stripes on the white stirpes. Lower down towards the hooves the stripes become indistict. |
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