Trophy vs Management hunts
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Waterfollow
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Personally think you get a better hunt with a trophy hunt. Rather than a management hunt where it generally goes... "There's one, shoot it!".
I plan on taking another trophy hunting package in Africa, as I have a desire to hunt trophy Nyala, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest and Steinbok.
I will then probably look at booking management packages and go twice as often!
I plan on taking another trophy hunting package in Africa, as I have a desire to hunt trophy Nyala, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest and Steinbok.
I will then probably look at booking management packages and go twice as often!
Waterfollow,
Personally i agree...trophy hunts..., but why not a combination Trophy and Culling hunt?
Waterfollow
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Guess my desire to hunt the mentioned trophy quality animals is stronger with me at the minute than hunting more species that I have less desire to hunt!
jimmy milnes
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Never having been on this kind of thing maybe I should not comment, but for my in put I would have to say trophy as id want to work for my shot as opposed to the possibility of shooting the first animal I see on the list
Kind regards
Jimmy
Ps..... a safari hunt is on my bucket list though....
Kind regards
Jimmy
Ps..... a safari hunt is on my bucket list though....
sikamalc
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I have always hunted on trophies when in Africa, except the Elephant which was a rogue one, and the Buff........... I just wanted a mean ugly looking one a proper "dugga boy"
To me hunting in Africa is all about waiting and hunting hard for the right animal, whether I go home with one trophy out of the seven chosen or all of them. It costs enough with the air fare so if your going you may as well do a proper safari.
To me hunting in Africa is all about waiting and hunting hard for the right animal, whether I go home with one trophy out of the seven chosen or all of them. It costs enough with the air fare so if your going you may as well do a proper safari.
african jack
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If you are going to bring the trophies home at great expense then trophy if not cull
I can only comment on my own experience but on my first African hunt I took amongst others a blesbok and a blue wildebeest. The blesbok meets Roland Ward trophy status, I could if I wanted, get my name in the RW book. The wildebeest qualifies for SCI status. But.... The reality is, he was part of a herd of animals and when waiting for a male, he was the first one to present a good broadside position, and so, I took him. I knew he was a good size as I could compare him to others, but didn't expect him to be as big as he was. In reality I don't think the PH did either. So... I'm very happy with him, he's a fine example of the species, but I know in my heart that I didn't do anything special or skilful to take this animal. I did have to work a shed load harder to take other animals. I bet there are lots of people on here who have worked uber hard to take a very ordinary animal and are proud of that achievement, despite it being a non trophy animal. On the flip side I bet some could tell genuine, great stories of their pursuit of trophy beasts.
And for that reason I'm voting not bothered. Though my next hunt will be for a combination of both.
And for that reason I'm voting not bothered. Though my next hunt will be for a combination of both.
african jack
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what did it measure
african jack
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that's a good blesbok a inch to spare nice one, where is he in RSA Limpopo ?
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John Gryphon
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trophy or management...heres the answer with a question
How many management animals do you see on the wall?
How many management animals do you see on the wall?
deerwarden
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Yes I did, it was measured up at 181/8", so went gold and waiting to be agreed by SCI, brought home 7 heads, but more to remember the hunts that were hard/difficult to get the animals, the blesbuck was shot off the side of a mountain off "John's ledge" at a distance of 310 yards, there's several "John's rock", "John's bush" 
"John's plateau" and "John's tree" all places where we stalked into parcels of game, spied the ones wanted, then took animals. Want to go back for a caracal next year, Guy has some really big ones, had a shot at one lopping away at 200 yards, but only scared him, did go calling one night very good but no animal. deerwarden
"John's plateau" and "John's tree" all places where we stalked into parcels of game, spied the ones wanted, then took animals. Want to go back for a caracal next year, Guy has some really big ones, had a shot at one lopping away at 200 yards, but only scared him, did go calling one night very good but no animal. deerwardendeerwarden
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7 at mine, one a gold medal the rest are very GOOD representative heads taken from exciting/challenging management hunts, much better than a trophy animal taken easily because he was in the right place. I've taken 47 animals in two 10 day cull hunts, NO DRIVEN animals, just long hard days hunting full of excitement. With a cull hunt it can be challenging to pick out the animal that requires culling from a herd, then anything else the P.H. has also assessed as needing to be taken, every trophy I brought home was won by hard work, and reminds me every time I look at them. deerwarden.
personally I just go stalking...if I see a good cull beast, I'll count it off against my cull plan, if I see a good trophy, I'll evaluate it's age, pre/post rut, and general potential, then make a decision whether to shoot it. Mind, sometimes I just go stalking and if I have a great stalk after a really nice trophy, I'll shoot it no matter what..sometimes you just have to go stalking and enjoy it without all the 'planning'!
deerwarden
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Do that every Monday, seldom don't stalk as it's a passion with me. Love being on the estate I have access to, or just working with the headkeeper, will always take an opportunist fox, hence I'm always welcome. I have known him as a good friend for over 30 years, so it's a sociable day off for me as well. deerwarden
John Gryphon
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That must have been tough taking more than two animals per day.
Near Lady Grey area of the Eastern Cape. There are a few SD members that have hunted with him now. He has access to various concessions but has his own reserve, which is very large, it's so big it can't be desrcibed as canned in any way and it dwarfes a lot of the hunting areas out there. He has large numbers of blesbok on there, I remember seeing one herd which must have had more than 300 animals trotting past us as we were hidden behind some rocks. Quite a sight to see. I plan on returning in the not too distant future, you've got me thinking now...
deerwarden
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MJ75, I've seen that herd of Blesbuck looking down on it from the tops, there were also 40 odd Blues as well, some springbok and 7 wild cattle down in a valley by the river, all standing or mooching about in the sun, sheltered from the wind, an amazing sight we climbed down to "John ledge" I took the first shot at 280 yds. and the third at 360 yds., all lazered by Clint the P.H. the first was my gold medal head, and in my ignorance, I was totally unaware of how good a head it was. To be honest there are many GOOD blesbuck on Lady Grey, and as said by others a large number of game animals there, all wild, and give excellent opportunities to hunt till your hearts content. The cattle mentioned above were taken there some years ago to graze, when the farmer returned to pick them up, they had become wild and he could not catch them up, they now react like the game, at the first hint of danger they disappear/climb to safety, and have become truly wild. deerwarden.
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