Chapter 14: Of Common Duiker & Blue Duiker
At times they can also be called in using a commercial brand handheld predator caller, or a rolled and flattened mopane leaf, or as is used to good effect by Makua tribal hunters’ in Mozambique’s Niassa Province, a modified dry stalk of elephant grass. All of which when blown into, closely mimic the distress bleating of a duiker, and if done correctly bring them in fast and determinedly (not to mention a few other species like jackal!).
Chapter 14: Photo Caption: A Makua tracker in Mozambique’s northern Niassa province calls in a common duiker using the stalk from a piece elephant grass.