Sable

Sable/ Hippotragus niger

Information
Habitat:	Not a common species. It is, currently, the antelope with the most desired trophy in the world. It is rarely encountered in Namibia, the Zambezi valley in Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Naturally, it may can also be found in the fenced territories in Namibia and RSA. Its habitat is the bush and the savannas. A massive and beautiful antelope.
Size:	A typical male is about 150 cm. tall at the withers and weighs up to 300 kg., a female weighs up to 220 kg.
Habits:
Hunting advice:	Most often, it is hunted on land by stalking or at drinking places. Aim at the chest. It may attack you only if wounded and from an immediate proximity.
Caliber:	We recommend a caliber of minimum.30-06 with an 11,7-gram bullet. More appropriate is 8х68S and higher with a soft point.
Trophy:	The horns, some prepare the skin as well, but we do not consider it fit. A chest mount is very beautiful. We do not recommend preparation in Africa. The record of a horn is 128 cm.
Location:	In all hunting destinations we offer in Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We recommend to hunt Sable in Zimbabwe, where we have gotten our most beautiful and largest trophies and where the species’ population is the largest.