When you see a high quality animal such as this, there are absolutely no second guesses. Once we saw this ram, we immediately decided to pursue. After a stalk through some undergrowth to stay hidden, we came out roughly 150 yards from where we spotted this ram with his ewe. It was evident that something was going on, simply by the two younger rams that had caught her scent and came to investigate.
After getting busted by some Blesbuck, the pair continued to walk away from us, as we tried to balance a pace of not getting left behind, but also avoid from being seen. We managed to catch a glimpse of their position where the laid down, as Common Reedbuck often do when sensing danger. We proceeded to stalk to a mere 80 yards and waited.
After roughly an hour, the Blesbuck decided to investigate our area again, and once again got spooked, only to run right by the pair, getting him to stand up which was enough of an opportunity at that distance to close the deal.
An absolutely magnificent Common Reedbuck ram, with great secondary growth.
