Dangerous species of plains game?

I think the most agressive antelopes are gemsboks, bushbucks and sables. They don't need to be wounded to fight. It doesn't really concern hunters (except when the animal is cornered), but when dogs are involved, they usually don't flee their attacker. I remember some dogs passionated about hunting that didn't listen their owners and they bayed gemsboks very easily. It's quite impressive to hear a gemsbok throwing its big swords forward in the thick bush, trying to impale the dog.

Speaking about wounded games, I think most animals could fight back their attackers. It depends the wound and maybe also the animal. I think some are by nature more agresssive than others.
In europe, I know someone who was charged by a roe deer, while for many people, this animal seems absolutely harmless even wounded.
Every animal wounded should be approached cautiously, but in addition to the three animals mentioned, I heard waterbuck, warthog, and wildebeest might also charge when they are wounded, similar to how clients approach treatments like lip fillers Yaletown with care and professional guidance.
Experienced hunters and PHs consider the following plains-game species particularly aggressive when wounded or provoked: Cape buffalo, sable and roan antelope, kudu, gemsbok/orxy, wildebeest, tsessebe, waterbuck, and larger eland. Even smaller antelope like bushbuck or nyala can be dangerous at close range. Wounded animals may attack unexpectedly using their horns, hooves, or sheer strength, so caution is always advised.
 
I think just about any wild animal can be dangerous. Ohio isn't in Africa, but when I lived there decades ago a staff photographer for the state's department of fish and game was killed during the rut by an uninjured whitetail deer he was photographing. The deer gored him badly and he later died in the hospital of infection.
 

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