Mark H. Young
AH senior member
seattlesetters,
The Vaal rhebok is a great trophy offering long shots in as others have said often very windy conditions. You need an excellent range finder and know exactly where your rifle shoots out to about 400 yards. You find them on open hillsides and they've got you pegged way before you see them. If I did it again I'd treat it as I would a sheep hunt and bring a rifle dedicated to the Vaalie hunt and a spotting scope. Their little needle like horns are very hard to see and if you are looking for a good one you'll need to see that 4"-5" above the tops of the ears.
I hunted the rhebok in the Natal Midlands and close by you could hunt common and mountain reed buck plus Cape bushbuck and common duiker all free range. Add a nyala to that and you'd have a great 10 day safari for some really cool animals.
The Vaal rhebok is a great trophy offering long shots in as others have said often very windy conditions. You need an excellent range finder and know exactly where your rifle shoots out to about 400 yards. You find them on open hillsides and they've got you pegged way before you see them. If I did it again I'd treat it as I would a sheep hunt and bring a rifle dedicated to the Vaalie hunt and a spotting scope. Their little needle like horns are very hard to see and if you are looking for a good one you'll need to see that 4"-5" above the tops of the ears.
I hunted the rhebok in the Natal Midlands and close by you could hunt common and mountain reed buck plus Cape bushbuck and common duiker all free range. Add a nyala to that and you'd have a great 10 day safari for some really cool animals.
