Information by species

[JustinC]

Hello fellow hunters,

As hunters, knowing the animals we hunt is important. It is for this reason that I would like to start a thread to provide some basic information per species for anybody who is interested. I will add new animals as we go, starting from smallest to largest according to Rowland Ward.

Please feel free to correct any information that may have changed or is incorrect.

Sharpe's Grysbok

RW: 1" 3/8
SCI: 5"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Blue Duiker

RW: 1" 6/8
SCI: 4" 2/8

Female has horns: Yes
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 207 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Damara DikDik

RW: 2" 3/8
SCI: 7"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Grassland/Dense shrub
Food: Grazer/Browser
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 170 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Red Duiker

RW: 2" 4/8
SCI: 8"

Female has horns: Yes
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[ROCKET]

This will be a more than interesting animal/trophies report no doubt....!!!!

 

[JustinC]

Suni

RW: 3"
SCI: 9"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 150 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Cape Grysbok

RW: 3"
SCI: 5"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 180 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Klipspringer

RW: 4" 1/8
SCI: 10"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Bushveld
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Good thread

 

[JustinC]

Common Duiker

RW: 4" 4/8
SCI: 11"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Bushveld
Food: Browser/Omnivore
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[JustinC]

Steenbok

RW: 4" 4/8
SCI: 8"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Bushveld/Grassland
Food: Grazer
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 170 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[Royal27]

Hello fellow hunters,

As hunters, knowing the animals we hunt is important. It is for this reason that I would like to start a thread to provide some basic information per species for anybody who is interested. I will add new animals as we go, starting from smallest to largest according to Rowland Ward.

Please feel free to correct any information that may have changed or is incorrect.

Sharpe's Grysbok
View attachment 34804

RW: 1" 3/8
SCI: 5"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Forest
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: No
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

I didn't realize that the S. Grysbok had the smallest horns, although I thought mine would make the book. This is a great thread. I've had fun telling people that my two inch Grysbok was by far the largest animal I shot on safari. Then I tell them I also took hippo and buffalo. They get really confused. LOL

 

[JustinC]

Bushpig

RW: 5" 4/8
SCI: 12"

Female has horns: NA
Habitat: Forest/Bushveld
Food: Omnivore
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 120 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: No

 

[JustinC]

Oribi

RW: 5" 7/8
SCI: 13"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Grassland
Food: Grazer
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 210 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes

 

[Royal27]

Oh, and you starting off small isn't doing anything to help my tiny ten addiction....

Two down and eight to go,

 

[JustinC]

Oh, and you starting off small isn't doing anything to help my tiny ten addiction....

Two down and eight to go,

Congratulations on the two you have taken, I'm sure that you are going to have many good experiences hunting these elusive animals! Good addiction to have!

 

[JustinC]

Mountain Reedbuck

RW: 6" 7/8
SCI: 11"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Grassland/Mountains
Food: Grazer
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 245 days
Bachelor herd: Yes
Hide Young: Yes

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Best thing about this thread is that i now have a reference for those difficult questions clients tend to ask....
LOL

No i am just joking, this is really a good thread for anybody trying to quickly find the size of a specific animal!!!

 

[JustinC]

Grey Rhebuck

RW: 7" 7/8
SCI: 16"

Female has horns: No
Habitat: Grassland/Mountains
Food: Browser
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 261 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: No

 

[JustinC]

Warthog

RW: 13"
SCI: 29"

Female has horns: NA
Habitat: Bushveld
Food: Grazer/Roots
Fixed breeding season: Yes
Gestation: 167-175 days
Bachelor herd: No
Hide Young: Yes