Impala
Impala / Aepyceros melampus
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Habitat: |
A uniquely beautiful antelope. A beautiful, swift animal with lira-shaped horns. Its natural habitat, where it roams in large numbers, is Damaraland in Namibia; it is also widely distributed in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique – along the Zambezi valley, and Tanzania. |
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Size: |
A typical male is about 90 cm tall at the withers and weigh up to 50 kg, a female weighs up to 40 kg. |
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Habits: |
Forms herds. |
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Hunting advice: |
Most often, it is hunted by stalking on land or at drinking places. Aim at the chest. It has a clearly expressed gender dimorphism – females do not have horns. |
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Caliber: |
We recommend to hunt with a caliber of minimum .30-06 with a 11,7-gram bullet. |
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Trophy: |
The horns. A chest mount is very beautiful. We do not recommend it to be prepared in Africa. The record of a horn is 81 cm. |
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Location: |
In all hunting destinations we offer in Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. We recommend impala hunt in Botswana – we have taken our largest and most beautiful trophies there, and there, the species is distributed in its largest numbers. |