The Engineer
AH veteran
I had not really thought about hunting giraffe but it was part of a Kwalata SA package hunt I purchased on a DSC auction. For me it was a great hunt and I thoroughly enjoyed the time and other hunting I did at Kwalata on that trip. My PH jokingly said there were three rules for giraffe hunting:
1. Shoot it near a road.
2. Keep shooting until it is down.
3. Make sure you drop it near a road.
My first shot was in a dry pan that had road access. The giraffe bolted at the first shot and ran across the pan where my second shot dropped it in its tracks (Broke Spine) right at the end of the road into the pan. As others described, a tractor, large trailer, and winch were used to load and even with the mechanical help it was quite a task. After that, i completely understood why they hoped the giraffe went down where there would be road access as recovery would be a nightmare otherwise.
I forgot to mention, the half neck mount can be whatever height you want with the bottom neck turning into the wall. This also can leave enough neck skin to make a rifle slip.
I hope you enjoy your hunt as much as I enjoyed mine.
1. Shoot it near a road.
2. Keep shooting until it is down.
3. Make sure you drop it near a road.
My first shot was in a dry pan that had road access. The giraffe bolted at the first shot and ran across the pan where my second shot dropped it in its tracks (Broke Spine) right at the end of the road into the pan. As others described, a tractor, large trailer, and winch were used to load and even with the mechanical help it was quite a task. After that, i completely understood why they hoped the giraffe went down where there would be road access as recovery would be a nightmare otherwise.
I forgot to mention, the half neck mount can be whatever height you want with the bottom neck turning into the wall. This also can leave enough neck skin to make a rifle slip.
I hope you enjoy your hunt as much as I enjoyed mine.