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Marius - great photos - thanks for sharing! Looks like there is quite a variety of terrain & vegetation, some very open areas, and some with pretty thick cover. I also noticed that many of your hunters had bolt action rifles with rather large scopes, and at least one Weatherby that appeared to be a long-range sort of rifle.
What sort of distances should a hunter be prepared to shoot?
How large & powerful a scope do you recommend?
Asking because I often hunt with an accurate 30-06 that is now topped with a 6x Leupold and sometimes with a 375 H&H Ruger single shot with a 3x Leupold. I enjoy shooting both, and am proficient to 300 yards, or a bit more, with either.
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Hi Guy, The Eastern Cape has a huge variety of terrain. It can go from mountains to plains within a couple of hundred yards. Some areas have very thick cover, but this is where the height from the mountains help. If we did not have the height advantage, some areas would be impossible to hunt because of the vegetation.On some of the browsers like Kudu and Bushbuck 200-220yds are usually sufficient, as the mountain faces are about that range in the middle, from side to side. If you are in the middle, and see something at the top, it could be 300yds. We don't expect our hunters to shoot that far, and calling a shot like that really depends on how big the animal is, and whether the shot is worth the risk, as well as how comfortable the hunter is. It also depends on the species, and how hardy they are. Something tough like a Blue Wildebeest, we would rather get closer in order to make sure. The scopes that we find have the best range would be something like the 4-12 x 50. The Leupold's have them in this range, and those are great. The 30-06 is a very popular calibre over here and will get the job done. I am just not a fan of shooting a 200gr bullet from them. I don't believe they have enough powder to push a 200gr bullet as sufficient as you require for our areas. Personally, I like the 165gr bullets out of the 30-06 for the Eastern Cape. We don't shoot out to the ranges where the momentum of a 180gr bullet will catch up and have an effect on the trajectory.
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Always love looking at these. Thanks for taking the time.
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Always love looking at these. Thanks for taking the time. Thank you very much for the comment, sir. I appreciate hearing that there are some guys that enjoy the photos.
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Thanks Ken. He was the only one we saw that day, but I'll take him.
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That is an old bull eland,I LIKE IT!
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That is an old bull eland,I LIKE IT! He was a dandy alright. We really do pride ourselves on the Eland that we take with our hunters.
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