| Black-Backed Jackal
Official Name:
Black-Backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas)
Hunting Black-Backed Jackals Guidelines:
Hunting Techniques: Calls to attract jackals, patience & quick reaction
Challenges: Intelligence, elusiveness, agility
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Expertise in tracking and understanding jackal behaviour
- Emphasis on ethical hunting practices
- Importance of managing jackal populations for ecological balance
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Appearance:
- Distinctive black and silver saddle-like marking on back
- Predominantly reddish-brown body
- Bushy tail and pointed ears
- Small size (6 to 13 kg)
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Behaviour: Opportunistic, often scavenging near human settlements
Diet: Omnivorous (small mammals, birds, insects, fruits, veg)
Habitats: Deserts, savannahs, urban areas |
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| Blue Duiker
Official Name:
Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola)
Hunting Blue Duiker Guidelines:
Hunting Techniques: Involves careful tracking and quiet movement through thick underbrush
Challenges: Dense, forested areas requiring stealth and patience
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Expertise in Blue Duiker behaviour and habitat
- Skills in tracking and hunting techniques
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Appearance:
- Weighs 4 – 6 kg and stands around 35cm at the shoulder
- Compact build with a blue-grey coat and small, sharp horns present in both males and females
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Behaviour: Highly secretive, sticking close to cover, avoiding open areas
Diet: Omnivorous (plant material, insects, small animals)
Habitats: Dense forest where they feed on leaves, fruits & flowers |
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| Blue Wildebeest
Official Name:
Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) also known as the brindled Gnu
Hunting Blue Wildebeest Guidelines:
Rarity and Conservation: Habitat loss & illegal hunting pose threats. Conservation efforts are vital for sustaining their populations
Challenges: Takes place in open plains or lightly wooded areas, requires patience and skill due to the wildebeest’s wariness and herd instincts
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Provides expert advice on tracking, approach and shot placement
- Emphasizes ethical and sustainable hunting practices
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Appearance:
- Silvery-blue coat with dark vertical stripes
- Shoulder height of 135 – 150 cm (53 – 59 inches) and can weigh between 150 – 250 kg
- Both sexes have horns, males are thicker and broader
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Behaviour: Highly social, often in large herds, matriarchal social structure with females leading the herds
Diet: Grazers primarily feeding on short grasses
Habitats: Grasslands and open Savannahs, adapted to diverse environments from arid zones to lusher grasslands near water |
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| Bontebok
Official Name:
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
Hunting Bontebok Guidelines:
Hunting Techniques: Careful stalking, precise shooting
Challenges: Keen senses, tendency to inhabit open spaces
Regulation: Hunting is regulated to ensure sustainable population levels
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Expertise in Bontebok behaviour and habitat
- Adherence to conservation principles
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Appearance:
- Rich, dark brown coat
- Striking white markings (rump, belly, face blaze, lower legs)
- Males have heavier, prominently ringed horns
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Behaviour: Historically hunted to near extinction, now thriving in protected areas and private reserves due to conservation efforts
Diet: Primarily grazers
Habitats: Open grasslands and plains |
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| Burchell's Zebra
Official Name:
Burchell’s Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
Hunting Burchell's Zebra Guidelines:
Challenges: Open grasslands with wooded areas, requiring skilful tracking on foot, and involves patience & physical endurance to follow migrating herds
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Expertise in tracking and understanding zebra behaviour
- Emphasis on sustainable practices
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Appearance:
- Black & white stripes, unique to each individual like fingerprints
- Strong legs, robust build, and powerful kick for defence
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Social Structure: Lives in harems, typically consisting of one stallion, several mares and their young
Diet: Primarily tufted grass, also shrubs and herbs
Habitats: Found in the savannah of South Africa, crucial for grassland health through grazing |
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| Bushpig
Official Name:
Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus)
Hunting Bushpig Guidelines:
Hunting Techniques: Setting up near feeding or watering areas at night & use of dogs for tracking and baying
Challenges: Nocturnal habits, dense cover preference
Regulation: Hunting is regulated to ensure sustainable population levels
Professional Guidance: Essential for ethical & successful hunting;
- Expertise in Bushpig behaviour and habitat
- Skills in tracking and hunting techniques
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Appearance:
- Sturdy build
- Reddish-brown to dark brown coat
- Distinctive white facial markings, ear tufts
- Prominent, sharp tucks in males
Social and Habitat Characteristics:
Behaviour: Nocturnal, secretive and elusive
Diet: Omnivorous (plant material, insects, small animals)
Habitats: Dense brush or forested areas, near water sources |
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