Bushwack
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Springbuck occur naturally in drier zones like: Namibia, Botswana and the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Body sizes vary quite widely according to the region. Those in the more Northern region of Namibia, South Africa / Botswana are noticeably larger (55 – 65kg / 143lbs) than those in the Southern areas of Namibia and South Africa (25 – 35kg / 77lbs) – This species seems always to do better in the Desert / Kalahari habitat than in the more wooden / bushveld areas. Both ram and ewe’s carries horns.
Knowing the hunting area’s of Namibia, Botswana and the Northern Cape / Kalahari well, I did a lot of hunting as a young hunter on springbuck in these areas, and in a curtain regions different hunting tactics must be used to hunt springbuck and other species.
• Namibia/ Botswana – Walk & Stalk, Bakkie (Truck) hunting, “Voorsit” hunting (Sit on a special made bench, while natives herds the springbuck your way).
• Eastern/ Western/ Northern Cape – “Voorsit”, Bakkie (Truck) hunting.
• Northwest/ Limpopo province – Walk & Stalk.
Here you can see a culling operation in the Karoo/ Northern Cape area. You can also see the bench we use to do the “Voorsit” hunting with…
Meat:
Springbuck venison is excellent with mutton (Lamb). The meat is tasty, especially making stews or “Potjie kos” (Meat cooked with vegetables in a cast iron pot on an open fire).
Prime areas:
Good trophies all over S.A, but for meat the prime areas are Namibia and South Africa’s Kalahari region.
Rifle / Calibre:
22-250 up to 300WM, but mostly used are the .243 and the.270. Long distances shooting are required up to 250m (273 yards). Variable and fixed power scopes can be used - min. fixed power must be by x 6.
Knowing the hunting area’s of Namibia, Botswana and the Northern Cape / Kalahari well, I did a lot of hunting as a young hunter on springbuck in these areas, and in a curtain regions different hunting tactics must be used to hunt springbuck and other species.
• Namibia/ Botswana – Walk & Stalk, Bakkie (Truck) hunting, “Voorsit” hunting (Sit on a special made bench, while natives herds the springbuck your way).
• Eastern/ Western/ Northern Cape – “Voorsit”, Bakkie (Truck) hunting.
• Northwest/ Limpopo province – Walk & Stalk.
Here you can see a culling operation in the Karoo/ Northern Cape area. You can also see the bench we use to do the “Voorsit” hunting with…
Meat:
Springbuck venison is excellent with mutton (Lamb). The meat is tasty, especially making stews or “Potjie kos” (Meat cooked with vegetables in a cast iron pot on an open fire).
Prime areas:
Good trophies all over S.A, but for meat the prime areas are Namibia and South Africa’s Kalahari region.
Rifle / Calibre:
22-250 up to 300WM, but mostly used are the .243 and the.270. Long distances shooting are required up to 250m (273 yards). Variable and fixed power scopes can be used - min. fixed power must be by x 6.
