Most Coveted Animal in Africa?

This may sound bush league compared to what a lot of you put on your list but for me, I would love to get a huge Bushbuck. I was not successful in getting one on my first trip but only hunted them for one day near the end of our hunt. I just think they are really cool and one day will hopefully get one.
 
WyoBull said:
This may sound bush league compared to what a lot of you put on your list but for me, I would love to get a huge Bushbuck. I was not successful in getting one on my first trip but only hunted them for one day near the end of our hunt. I just think they are really cool and one day will hopefully get one.
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They are cool. Even though I wasn’t hunting them, when opportunity presented, I didn’t hesitate to take a mature buck….
 
WyoBull said:
This may sound bush league compared to what a lot of you put on your list but for me, I would love to get a huge Bushbuck. I was not successful in getting one on my first trip but only hunted them for one day near the end of our hunt. I just think they are really cool and one day will hopefully get one.
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Bushbuck are mostly a target of opportunity.
They usually pop up when you’re looking for something else.
Best thing about them is that no special equipment is needed.
A good old 30-06 pushing a 200gr bullet, is more than enough for every bushbuck in Africa. (y)
 
I’m just 32 days from going after my #1 animal- that I knew I would one day get to go after- Buffalo on the Luangwa River.
But when you add animals I will never have the funds to hunt it’s an easy choice of Lord Derby Eland, followed closely by a classic stalking hunt for wild lion.
 
WyoBull said:
This may sound bush league compared to what a lot of you put on your list but for me, I would love to get a huge Bushbuck. I was not successful in getting one on my first trip but only hunted them for one day near the end of our hunt. I just think they are really cool and one day will hopefully get one.
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I was once visiting a friend, Dr. Bill Pritchard, who had vast African hunting experience (60+ safaris from the 1950’s to about 2016 or so) and we were sitting in his study discussing Africa. At one point I asked him what his favorite animal was to hunt. Bill didn’t hesitate and said “Bushbuck”. Here was a fellow who hunted through the Golden Age of African hunting, had taken hundreds of African animals in just about every country that one could hunt in and his very favorite animal to hunt was Bushbuck.

@WyoBull you're in good company.
 
NIGHTHAWK said:
If you were to pick just one animal that you could hunt, outside of common PG, what would it be? This would likely be a high ticket item, to include DG and some of the more majestic and less commonly taken animals, or just difficult to hunt.

I always appreciate the reports about Bongo, Lord Derby Eland, Big 5, and Dry Land Hippo, I know there are a bunch more and that’s what I want to hear from you about.
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Black Rhino.
 
IF I were to recategorize "most coveted" to only include what is realistically available, I might go with a great bell shaped Nyala.
Man, I saw a beauty outside Natal--unfortunately, I was riding in a jeep with others--in a game park.
 
DieJager said:
I love different animals to hunt but that said I love different experiences in hunting. So I'm not especially looking for a specific animal as for specific terrains and experiences, different cultures and countries. I love to do a true rainforest hunt, a desert hunt etc.
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Would love to hunt a Giant Forest Hog just to complete my "Swine Grand Slam".
Sadly, I'm not interested in traveling to or hunting in the few countries where they are on the menu.
That, and given the outrageous price tag (IMHO), rules out the possibility.
Soooo...that said...
Buff.
Every year...sometimes twice...
for the rest of my life.
Best
Spike
 
1. Bongo
2. Lion
 
Pygmy forest elephant bull.
To finally settle the myth and long-standing debate about (1) it's existence and (2) it's classification using DNA.
[ A mature bull is the size of an average hippo ].
 
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