HUNTING Blesbok

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Hi

Is there a marked photo for hunting Blesbok? I only ask because I am setting up the great pictures here for my kids to practice dry firing at them and the only one I could not find was Blesbok. If not no worries because I printed a picture off the web and I can just put a white mark on it. Thanks

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Straight up the front leg 1/3 of the way into the body!
 
Terrific, thanks!
 
I shot this Blesbok off the sticks on an overcast day at about 130-40 yards.He was in a herd grazing thru and there were 3 to choose from, this one being the lead. After watching a while,
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I hit him low and it would have been a shoulder shot except his right leg swung forward right before impact.We had to track him for 30-45 min as he slowly hemorraghed out.Shot placement a bit higher would have prevented that. .300 win Mag 200gr Swifts A Frame
 
He is nice looking! Good job!
 
That you for that candid report Steve Bosang. Good advice there! Nice Blesbok too.
 
Nice Blesbock,You know that for an Animal with kind of a Nasty Face their Hides are absolutely beautiful
 
Nice Blesbock,You know that for an Animal with kind of a Nasty Face their Hides are absolutely beautiful

the meat isn't to shabby either , bro .....
nice blesbok steve ......
I definitely under estimated these guys on my first hunt in gods country , stalking with the bow .......
 
I stumbled across this big guy while hunting impala.
 

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Frank, that's a great blesbuck.
 
Nice Chaps...
 
Here is the shoot I did on this fine guy in the Karoo last year with a Old School Musgrave .308 and 150 grain soft bullet at 180 metres......


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The trophie with the good Khali by my side......!!!


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See you.....!!!!
 
Got this 15 inch Blesbok from 140 metres. Shot placement was a little high but still in the lungs. Was down a slope over a bump and couldn't see the legs, hence the placement. Still went down very quickly. Shot with a Brno 30-06 with 200 grain Swift A-frame. Was my 1st Blesbok. Amazing to me was that considering the size it didn't weigh much more than an Impala. Was also blind in 1 eye. Waiting for the horns and that beautiful flat skin.
 
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Specs for Bowhunting

BLESBUCK (BLESBOK) (DAMALISCUS DORCAS PHILLIPSI)


Average Mass: 60-80, 53, 32-44
Temperament: Cautious
Average Shoulder Height: 95cm (37")
Rowland Ward: 41.91cm (16 1/2") max 20 5/8"
SCI: 39 Points max 54 7/8
Track: 64mm (2 1/2") x 45mm (1 3/4")
Min Equipment: 350gr @ 250fps, Ro<16

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Blesbuck heart and 200 gr Accura bullet
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