Black Springbok hunting

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Where to hunt Black Springbok

Black springbok is a color phase variant of the common springbok, a small, graceful antelope with lyre-shaped antlers, which is one of the symbols of South Africa. Melanistic animals are not infrequently born into herds of free-ranging springbok, but for a real chance to harvest one, a hunter is advised to focus on game farms in South Africa and Namibia, who sometimes practice selective breeding to improve the probability of the occurrence of rare and desirable color phases.

South Africa 89 hunts

Namibia 5 hunts

Price distribution

A black springbok trophy fee starts at about $500 in South Africa, and may go up to $1000 in Namibia. Add two of three days’ worth of daily rates, or from $500 to $1000, for the price of complete hunt. Some outfitters offer combination hunts for all color phase variants, including also white, copper, and common springbok. Such “springbok slams” are typically priced in the $5,000-$7,000 range.

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“I beheld the boundless plains, and even the hill sides which stretched away on every side of me, thickly covered, not with" herds," but with " one vast herd" of springboks; far as the eye could strain the landscape was alive with them, until they softened down into a dim red mass of living creatures.” wrote Rouaelyn Gordon-Cumming of the springbok “trek-bokken”, or migration, he witnessed in 1843. How did they hunt springbok back then, and how have things changed since?

Mar 24, 2019

Good Times, Bad Times: Springbok hunting in Gordon-Cumming’s “Five Years in South Africa” and today

When to hunt Black Springbok?

It’s not easy to pinpoint the best times for springbok hunting. In many areas of South Africa hunting opportunities exist year round, and in Namibia from February to November. Springbok is one of the animals that don’t have a specific time for the rut, so this is not a factor either. If you have to pick a few months, that would probably be the end of the dry season.

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Hunting methods

Springbok are the creatures of open plains, and spot-and-stalk is the method of choice for springbok hunting. The hunter and PH travel through the concession in search of a suitable trophy. Trophy estimation in case of a springbok may not be easy, as both sexes carry horns, and the springbok have an unusual in the mammal world case of sexual dimorphism, with females larger than males. Look for a smaller animals with horns that are bigger and thick at the bases. Fortunately, hunters are accompanied by a PH, whose job is to notice such details. Long shots are the rule in springbok hunting, and the target is small (a springbok seldom weighs more than 50 pounds), so it’s a good idea to select an accurate rifle for a cartridge with a flat trajectory.

Rifle Hunting 94 hunts

Stalking 85 hunts

Bow Hunting 63 hunts

All methods (14)

Why hunt Black Springbok?

In the XIX century hunting was often the means to “clear the land” for cattle and farms. Today, the situation is totally opposite. Hunting concessions and game farms often use the land that formerly housed pastures and fields, rewilding it to the ecosystem that existed before European colonization. The process is financed totally by hunters’ dollars, so “hunting for conservation” is not just empty words. A hunter who pursues springbok to collect a slam of all color phases does not only engage in a challenging spot-and-stalk hunt, but also helps bring the legendary “trek-bokken” back into the picture.

1:1 Eastern Cape South Africa Hunt

9.7

5 reviews

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Black springbok, Baboon, Barbary sheep, Bat-eared fox, Black impala, Black wildebeest, Black-backed jackal, Blue duiker, Blue wildebeest, Bontebok, Bushbuck, Bushpig, Cape buffalo, Cape fox, Cape mountain zebra, Caracal, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common reedbuck, Common springbok, Copper springbok, Eland, Fallow deer, Gemsbuck, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Grey rhebuck, Grysbuck, Impala, Klipspringer, Kudu, Mountain reedbuck, Nyala, Oribi, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Red lechwe, Roan, Sable, Steenbok, Vervet monkey, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White springbok, Zebra

Bow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Rifle Hunting, Shotgun Hunting, Stalking

Season: Jan 1, 25 - Dec 31, 25

Daily rate fee

$425

for 1 day, 1 hunter

Springbuck Grand Slam (2x1)

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Black springbok, Common reedbuck, Copper springbok, White springbok

Mountain Hunting, Muzzleloader, Rifle Hunting, Stalking

Season: Jan 1, 25 - Dec 31, 25

Package price

$5,090

for 7 days, 1 hunter

Semi Desert Safari 1x1

10.0

4 reviews

North West, South Africa

Black springbok, Black impala, Black wildebeest, Blue wildebeest, Brown hyena, Burchells zebra, Cape buffalo, Cape eland, Caracal, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common springbok, Copper springbok, Gemsbuck, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Impala, Kings wildebeest, Kudu, Livingstone eland, Nyala, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Red lechwe, Roan, Sable, Scimitar oryx, Steenbok, Tsessebe, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White springbok

Bow Hunting, Crossbow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Muzzleloader, Rifle Hunting, Stalking

Season: Apr 18, 25 - Nov 14, 25

Daily rate fee

$2,625

for 9 days, 1 hunter

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