Sable hunting in Limpopo

[JimT]

- I have the choice of May or June next year. Any advantage to either time? Thanks

 

[Adipose]

Personally I think may can sometimes be a little early. I have been there before in May and one year it rained all week. Late June is a great time.

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

depends exactly where u going to hunt
but not a huge difference in weather for most parts in May or June

 

[375Fox]

Are you hunting anything else? May can be better for kudu during their rut.

 

[trperk1]

I've hunted May twice. Once it was green and thick. Beautiful to see but made hunting challenging. Benefit, Kudu were in rut. This year it was dry and a lot of the leaves had fallen. Still not winter but made the spot and stalk a little easier.

 

[HookMeUpII]

We hunted May. It was thick but not terrible. I imagine if we were able to find kudu, you could probably find sable. May and June are the rut for a lot of desirable PG. Kudu, impala, etc.

We did see a good amount of sable in some areas while we were there.

 

[Green Chile]

I would probably pick June due to better visibility. Some say sable aren't wily but I have found them to be challenging and lovers of good cover. All I have hunted were either in or very near good concealment cover. Roan on the other hand stood out in the open staring at us. I'm speaking of Limpopo areas.

 

[JimT]

Thank y'all for the responses. This forum and its members are the best.