South Africa

Blue Wildebeest 

Place:  Limpopo, South AfricaLocation: 24.00° S, 29.50° E
Trophy: Plains Animals 

Outfitter: Limpopo Outfitters

A journey to the African wilderness is the pinnacle of any hunter’s story. With enough different types of plains game to fill almost any trophy room the only advice I can give is bring enough ammo.

Getting There:

Kudu

This is a long one. With Johannesburg only a short 16-hour flight from Newark, NJ make sure to plan accordingly. Once arriving the guide will pick you up from the airport and take you to his camp on the Limpopo River, which is the border between South Africa and Botswana. After arriving let the hunt begin.

 The Hunt:

Finally in the wild bush of the Limpopo River you have to decide how hard you want to hunt. You can decide to get into a blind and sit watching over a watering hole where you can see of warthogs, impala, kudu, wildebeest, and many others. You can also drive around in the Safari trucks and try to spot and stalk the game on foot. And depending on if you ever need to sleep there is night hunting. The night hunt involves driving around and spotting game with a spotlight.

The African plains game includes: 

Greater kudu                                                              

Red-flanked duiker

Impala 

Yellow-backed duiker

Common hippopotamus

Impala

Roan antelope

Common hartebeest

Sable antelope

Waterbuck

Addra gazelle

Kob

Dorcas gazelle

Red-fronted gazelle

Collared peccary

Banteng

White-lipped peccary

African buffalo

Grey ox

Beira antelope

Blesbuck

Gaur

Klipspringer

Asian buffalo

Giraffe

Sharpe's grysbok

Southern reedbuck

Bohar reedbuck

Oribi

Tsessebe

Bongo

Peter's duiker

Marshbuck

Bay duiker

Black duiker

Nyala

Waterbuck 

Weather:

The African bush is classic desert weather. During the winter it is very hot during the middle of the day while at night getting below freezing. During the summer it is above 100 degrees Fahrenheit all day while only cooling down a little during the night.

 Essential Gear:

Warm cloths for the night hunt

Deep pockets (everything has a price)

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