Where to hunt Cape Springbok
Cape springbok is a small, graceful antelope, whose annual migrations, known as “trek-bokken”, once made such an impression on European settlers that springbok has become one of the symbols of South Africa. Cape springbok is not a subspecies but a type of springbok that SCI trophy record books have a special entry for. Cape Springbok hunts are offered by outfitters located all over South Africa, mainly in the Eastern Cape province.
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The trophy fee for a Cape springbok can be as low as $250, although most outfitters charge between $350 and $500. Cape springbok is often included in various plains game packages, including springbok slam, a combination hunt with an opportunity to harvest all color phase variants. Such hunts are usually priced in the $5,000-$7,000 range.
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„Ich sah die grenzenlosen Ebenen und sogar die Hügel, die sich zu jeder Seite von mir erstreckten und nicht mit mehreren „Herden", sondern mit „einer riesigen Herde" von Springböcken dicht bedeckt waren. Soweit das Auge zu sehen vermochte, war die Landschaft durch sie lebendig, bis sie sich in eine trübe rote Masse lebender Kreaturen verwandelten. “schrieb Rouaelyn Gordon-Cumming über den Springbock „Trek-Bokken“ oder der Migration, dessen Zeuge er 1843 war. Wie haben sie damals den Springbock gejagt und wie hat sich das seitdem verändert?
24 März 2019 Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten: Springbockjagd in Gordon-Cummings "Fünf Jahre in Südafrika" und heuteWhen to hunt Cape Springbok?
Es ist nicht einfach, die beste Zeit für die Springbockjagd zu bestimmen. In vielen Gebieten Südafrikas gibt es die Jagdmöglichkeiten das ganze Jahr über und in Namibia von Februar bis November. Springbock ist eines der Tiere, die keine bestimmte Zeit für die Brunft haben. Wenn Sie ein paar bestimmte Monate bevorzugen, wäre das wahrscheinlich das Ende der Trockenzeit.
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Springbok are the creatures of open plains, and spot-and-stalk is the method of choice for springbok hunting. Both sexes carry horns, and the springbok have an unusual in the mammal world case of sexual dimorphism, with females larger than males, so it may not be easy to identify a good trophy in a large herds the springbok stick to. Help from the PH is invaluable here. Both the approach across open plains and the shot itself can be quite a challenge, as you’ll have to connect with tiny vitals from a considerable distance. Both your rifle and yourself must be ready for long-range shooting.
Why hunt Cape Springbok?
In the XIX century hunting was often the means to “clear the land” for cattle and farms. Today, the situation is totally opposite. Hunting concessions and game farms often use the land that formerly housed pastures and fields, rewilding it to the ecosystem that existed before European colonization. Some hunters pursue springbok for their meat, which is prized in Africa above all other antelopes’, and others are seeking to collect a “slam” of all color phases of springbok. But one of the major reasons to hunt Africa is “glad feeling of unrestrained freedom”, that, according to Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming, one of the first British hunters in South Africa, one feels every day when out there.
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