Who Likes to Hunt the Tiny 10 Antelope?

[Hunt anything]

Of the 3 I’ve shot the bush duiker and steenbok were shot with a 7mm rem mag, 154gr hornady, I shot both at around 130 yards basically center mass. No damage at all on the duiker but repairable on the steenbok. My klipspringer was at about 80yds with a .308win and 125gr federal fusion reduced recoil load. It didn’t even exit.
Full body all the way , including anymore that I’m fortunate enough to take. Plenty of floor space but not so much wall space.

 

[flying sailor]

Wow, guess I have to consider these now. The photos are getting me excited about the pursuit of these creatures.

 

[meigsbucks]

I only have a steinbok and no illusion of hope of collecting them all, but would like to collect a few more species, especially duiker and Klipspringer..

 

[ActionBob]

I love hunting the tiny ten and silent seven.... now if I could figure out just which species make up the seven that would be great And I have the big 5 so need hippo and croc someday.

So far I have several common bush duiker. 3 Steenbok.... those two are pretty commonly seen when out hunting other stuff. I've also seen Klipspringer many times in 3 countries. And have taken a nice one. I have both a Cape and a Sharps Greysbok. And a red duiker.

Still need oribi, blue duiker, suni and dik dik.

Duiker sort of full mounted with my Leopard.

Klipspringer shot with round nose180 grain solid out of a 30-06.

The two Greysbok and red duiker were taken with a 22 Hornet.

A shot through the ribs with a 275 Rigby but with a 173 grain 7x57 round. Shot another length way down the backbone and split it wide open. And one with Trophy Bonded out of a 375 that hit too far back and took the rumen full of grass out the side with it.

 

[ftrovato]

It fascinated me that African PHs often get just as excited about these little guys as they did by a nice kudu or gemsbok. It’s just one more way Africa is different.

The trackers went absolutely crazy when I took the Sharpe's Grysbok! Might have been the most excited I saw them on the whole safari (and we took a lot of animals).

 

[Green Chile]

The trackers went absolutely crazy when I took the Sharpe's Grysbok! Might have been the most excited I saw them on the whole safari (and we took a lot of animals).

Same with my big red duiker...over the moon excited. Pretty cool.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I love the tinies, but I can't seem to get them except for some reason I've been blessed with the red duikers. For some reason I've got 3 of them now. In 2010 in the Limpopo my PH and I were "charged" by a Sharps Grysbok. We were walking up this path and this ram came out of the bush and turned down the path we were on that not more than 4 or 5 feet wide. We held our ground as the beast approached. He passed so closely I probably could've kicked him. But discretion won out over valor and I decided not to risk a sure goring.....

We saw a ton of Steenbok out in the dunes near Mier, South Africa, but there were all small. Then there was a lightning bolt I caught a glimpse of in Mozambique that was proclaimed to be a Suni, hell if I could tell ya.

Below are a couple of my reds. The first is from like 2014 in Hluhluwe, South Africa. The second is from the Niassa from our trip this past summer. For some reason I don't have a pic of the third. The third one would be just a bit smaller than the second.

 

[ftrovato]

I love the tinies, but I can't seem to get them except for some reason I've been blessed with the red duikers. For some reason I've got 3 of them now. In 2010 in the Limpopo my PH and I were "charged" by a Sharps Grysbok. We were walking up this path and this ram came out of the bush and turned down the path we were on that not more than 4 or 5 feet wide. We held our ground as the beast approached. He passed so closely I probably could've kicked him. But discretion won out over valor and I decided not to risk a sure goring.....

We saw a ton of Steenbok out in the dunes near Mier, South Africa, but there were all small. Then there was a lightning bolt I caught a glimpse of in Mozambique that was proclaimed to be a Suni, hell if I could tell ya.

Below are a couple of my reds. The first is from like 2014 in Hluhluwe, South Africa. The second is from the Niassa from our trip this past summer. For some reason I don't have a pic of the third. The third one would be just a bit smaller than the second.


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Interesting story on the Sharpe's & Suni. They are tiny, fast and hard to see!

 

[Hunt anything]

Interesting story on the Sharpe's & Suni. They are tiny, fast and hard to see!

I enjoyed this story as well, first time a grysbok has been called a beast that I’m aware of.

 

[Green Chile]

I enjoyed this story as well, first time a grysbok has been called a beast that I’m aware of.

I like to call them little man...or beastie. Awesome creatures.

 

[Tra3]

The tiny antelope are wonderfully fun to hunt. I’ve only got 3 (common duiker, damara Dik-dik and steenbok). I plan to hunt more of them and have more interest to complete the tiny 10 than I do for the big 5.

I’ve shot them, or been present for the hunt when using a 6.5 CM, .270 Win, 7 mm Rem mag and .375. In seeing around 10 of the small antelopes shot, I think the .375 with solids is by far the best choice for caliber. The 7 mm and .270 are way too violent, like smashing a stick of butter with a hammer.

 

[Philip Glass]

My Outfitter & PH Dempsey Bayly with Bayly Sippel Hunting Safaris suggested I consider hunting the Tiny 10 while in Moz since the Gaza Province had Suni hunting available. After much consideration, I decided to give it a try. So happy I did! I was able to successfully hunt 3 of the species. Already planning to hunt another area in 2026 trying to take more of these little antelope. Fun to hunt and the back straps were very tasty too!

I hunting Suni, Sharpe's Grysbok & Common Duiker.

Share some pictures if you have them.

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I just need the little Suni! Your PH was right to have you collect a few while in Moz because it has so many that are hard to get.

 

[AZDAVE]

I love hunting the tiny's. Still need the Sharps Grysbok to finish out the ten. Talking to two outfitters at SCI about this problem.

@Red Leg the fact you took a blue stalking on your own two feet I salute you sir!
@ActionBob the silent 7 is still being debated but think it only needs to be the 7 or 8 that you think belong.

 

[ActionBob]

I would add that the Tiny Ten are more challenging and require more travel, in my experience, than the Big Five.

I hunted during 5 Safaris for Sharps Greysbok. Saw lots of females and little flashes through the brush Tried 3 separate times for Red Duiker although never in Mozambique where they are prolific. Actually just came across mine as an opportunity coming off the mountain with Gina's Bushbuck. Spotted him in a clearing and before I could get set up he was running. However we stopped to look back just before he was about to jump into this brush

To me the easy ones are common duiker or bush duiker or grey duiker. Steenbok and Klipspringer.

 

[Hunt anything]

I would add that the Tiny Ten are more challenging and require more travel, in my experience, than the Big Five.

I hunted during 5 Safaris for Sharps Greysbok. Saw lots of females and little flashes through the brush Tried 3 separate times for Red Duiker although never in Mozambique where they are prolific. Actually just came across mine as an opportunity coming off the mountain with Gina's Bushbuck. Spotted him in a clearing and before I could get set up he was running. However we stopped to look back just before he was about to jump into this brush

To me the easy ones are common duiker or bush duiker or grey duiker. Steenbok and Klipspringer.

In the right spot red duiker can be lets say less challenging ( didn’t want to say easy ) in the Zambezi delta they didn’t seem to stay in the thickest stuff but on the fringes. They were very visible and we saw them multiple times on every day. I still have the image of a giant feeding along with a herd of nyala ewes. That’s a sight I will never forget. Damn, I need to forget how STUPID I was!

 

[Green Chile]

In the right spot red duiker can be lets say less challenging ( didn’t want to say easy ) in the Zambezi delta they didn’t seem to stay in the thickest stuff but on the fringes. They were very visible and we saw them multiple times on every day. I still have the image of a giant feeding along with a herd of nyala ewes. That’s a sight I will never forget. Damn, I need to forget how STUPID I was!

That's one of those times you suck it up and pay the TF. You will probably never see him again. We've all been there. I passed up a bushbuck recently and my PH looked at me like I was nuts. I was focused on Sharpe's grysbok and we got him shortly after that.

 

[ftrovato]

I just need the little Suni! Your PH was right to have you collect a few while in Moz because it has so many that are hard to get.

Honestly I didn't even know what a Sharpes Grysbok was until after I took him. When my PH Dempsey Bayly with Bayly Sippel Hunting Safaris spotting the ram he very quickly pointed him out and with Great Authority said you must take him right now! After taking him and I watched the spectacular celebration by him and the trackers they explained how rare these little guys are and more amazing was we spotted him in the middle of the day. I gather they are hunted most by dark if you're serious about trying to take one.