Plains Game Hunting
According to Wikipedia: “Plains game is well established in literature and conversation as the sporting hunter's generic term for all those fair-game species of antelope and gazelle which are to be found - typically in rather open plains or savannah habitats - throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The term is all-embracing, unscientific and rather imprecise, encompassing a great range of species from the little springbok and Thomson's gazelle to the much larger kudu and eland.”
Many hunters that come to Africa can not hunt the famous Big Five, but still hunt plains game. A plains game hunt is much more affordable and offers a great variety of species throughout southern Africa. After hunting plains game many hunters decide to save up and hunt at least a buffalo or a lioness.
Plains game hunting in South Africa mainly include smaller trophies like Impala, Springbok and Blesbok, while Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest and Red Hartebeest are the more popular trophies in the medium range. Zebra, Kudu and Gemsbok are the more popular larger trophies in Southern Africa.
A plains game hunting package can include as few as three days with two or three plains game species a few hours from Johannesburg to a 21 day hunt covering different areas and an unlimited number of trophies.
A plains game hunt provides the opportunity to hunt in different areas of South Africa and her neighboring countries. Each area has its unique challenges and if you plan your plains game hunting safaris carefully, each year’s hunt will be a new experience.
A client’s plains game hunt wish list will depict in what area the hunt will take place. The great advantage of hunting plains game is that it allows you to “chop-and-change” your wish list as the hunt continues. Since you only pay for the animals you have killed or wounded after the hunt is completed, nothing is set in stone. A unique or record size trophy my cross your path and a decision can then be made if you would like to take the animal or not.
Our plains game hunting packages allow for adding or removing trophies. A trophy originally included in a hunting package will be refunded with at least 80% of its individual trophy value – taking circumstances into consideration.
Come and hunt plains game with us and make your dream of a hunt on the dark African continent come true.
The five most popular plains game trophies are:
Hunting Impala – The Impala is a slender, medium-sized antelope, reddish-brown a narrow black line running along the middle of the lower back to the long tail, and a vertical black stripe appears on the back of each thigh. Only the males carry horns.
Hunting Blesbok - Physically, rams and ewes are remarkably similar. A characteristic of the Blesbok is the prominent white blaze on the face and a horizontal brown strip which divides this blaze above the eyes. The antelope is brown with a lighter colored saddle on the back, and the rump an even lighter shade. Both sexes carry horns, ringed almost to the tip. Female horns are slightly more slender.
Hunting Springbok – The national antelope of South Africa. Cinnamon colored upper body with white under parts and a broad dark brown stripe on either flank stretching from the front legs to the rear legs. Females also have horns but these are slender and shorter than the males.
Hunting Gemsbok – Originally found only in the arid parts of Southern Africa, but translocation and reintroduction has led to them being more commonly found throughout different habitats in the region. They can survive without water for prolonged periods. The Gemsbok has a thick, horse like neck with a short mane and a compact, muscular body. A narrow black stripe runs along the spine, and another one separates the lower flank from the white under parts of the body. The white forelegs have a black ring above the knee and a black patch below. The female's horns are often longer and thinner than the male's.
Hunting Kudu – A common browser species found in thickets and forest/bushveld habitats. Greater Kudu's have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish-grey to reddish-brown. They possess between four to twelve vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in color than the rest of the body, with big ears and a small white chevron which runs between the eyes. Male Greater Kudu's tend to be much bigger with large manes running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists, which, were they to be straightened, would reach a length of 1 meter on average. Females do not have horns while the bulls have horns that average 42 inches in length.
Come and enjoy a plains game hunt with Lion Heart Hunting Safaris.
Many hunters that come to Africa can not hunt the famous Big Five, but still hunt plains game. A plains game hunt is much more affordable and offers a great variety of species throughout southern Africa. After hunting plains game many hunters decide to save up and hunt at least a buffalo or a lioness.
Plains game hunting in South Africa mainly include smaller trophies like Impala, Springbok and Blesbok, while Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest and Red Hartebeest are the more popular trophies in the medium range. Zebra, Kudu and Gemsbok are the more popular larger trophies in Southern Africa.
A plains game hunting package can include as few as three days with two or three plains game species a few hours from Johannesburg to a 21 day hunt covering different areas and an unlimited number of trophies.
A plains game hunt provides the opportunity to hunt in different areas of South Africa and her neighboring countries. Each area has its unique challenges and if you plan your plains game hunting safaris carefully, each year’s hunt will be a new experience.
A client’s plains game hunt wish list will depict in what area the hunt will take place. The great advantage of hunting plains game is that it allows you to “chop-and-change” your wish list as the hunt continues. Since you only pay for the animals you have killed or wounded after the hunt is completed, nothing is set in stone. A unique or record size trophy my cross your path and a decision can then be made if you would like to take the animal or not.
Our plains game hunting packages allow for adding or removing trophies. A trophy originally included in a hunting package will be refunded with at least 80% of its individual trophy value – taking circumstances into consideration.
Come and hunt plains game with us and make your dream of a hunt on the dark African continent come true.
The five most popular plains game trophies are:
Hunting Impala – The Impala is a slender, medium-sized antelope, reddish-brown a narrow black line running along the middle of the lower back to the long tail, and a vertical black stripe appears on the back of each thigh. Only the males carry horns.
Hunting Blesbok - Physically, rams and ewes are remarkably similar. A characteristic of the Blesbok is the prominent white blaze on the face and a horizontal brown strip which divides this blaze above the eyes. The antelope is brown with a lighter colored saddle on the back, and the rump an even lighter shade. Both sexes carry horns, ringed almost to the tip. Female horns are slightly more slender.
Hunting Springbok – The national antelope of South Africa. Cinnamon colored upper body with white under parts and a broad dark brown stripe on either flank stretching from the front legs to the rear legs. Females also have horns but these are slender and shorter than the males.
Hunting Gemsbok – Originally found only in the arid parts of Southern Africa, but translocation and reintroduction has led to them being more commonly found throughout different habitats in the region. They can survive without water for prolonged periods. The Gemsbok has a thick, horse like neck with a short mane and a compact, muscular body. A narrow black stripe runs along the spine, and another one separates the lower flank from the white under parts of the body. The white forelegs have a black ring above the knee and a black patch below. The female's horns are often longer and thinner than the male's.
Hunting Kudu – A common browser species found in thickets and forest/bushveld habitats. Greater Kudu's have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish-grey to reddish-brown. They possess between four to twelve vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in color than the rest of the body, with big ears and a small white chevron which runs between the eyes. Male Greater Kudu's tend to be much bigger with large manes running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists, which, were they to be straightened, would reach a length of 1 meter on average. Females do not have horns while the bulls have horns that average 42 inches in length.
Come and enjoy a plains game hunt with Lion Heart Hunting Safaris.
