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About Gemsbuck hunting
Beautiful and graceful, with long saber-sharp horns and unusual face marks, is the classic African trophy that will make a lasting memory of your adventure. The hunt itself will be worthy of memories. An open plain where you can see every movement of the wary animal, the highest degree of tension at every moment of the stalk. The strange, outlandish beauty of the Kalahari Desert, the home of the Gemsbuck, will make a perfect background for this truly African adventure. No wonder Gemsbuck is included in the number of the must-have African antelope trophies.
Where to hunt Gemsbuck
Gemsbuck, a.k.a. Gemsbok, a.k.a South African Oryx is the native of the Kalahari Desert. Gemsbuck range covers Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and parts of Zimbabwe. This animal is well adapted to deserts and dry steppes, and does not depend on waterholes, being able to extract the necessary water from plants (including melons and watermelons). A free ranging population exists in New Mexico, USA, and some outfitters offer hunts for them on private land.
Price distribution
The most affordable opportunity to hunt Gemsbuck are management/cull hunts in Namibia, that may cost about $1,000. Gemsbuck is a good target for a management hunt, because both sexes carry horns, and cow trophies are as impressive as the bulls. For a trophy hunt, budget from $1,500 to $5,000, a part of which will go towards shooting fee ($600 and up), and the rest – for daily rates and other trophies (few people travel all the way to Africa to hunt just one species). Fully guided Oryx hunts on the ‘off-range’ private land in New Mexico, USA, typically cost $4,000-$6,000.
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The Desert Oryx: Gemsbok and Gemsbok Hunting
There is nothing as visually striking as a Gemsbok basking in morning sunlight on the red Kalahari sand dunes or feeding on a carpet of colour and vitality in the Namaqualand Desert during the flower season. Click to learn more about Gemsbok and Gemsbok hunting.
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The Desert Oryx: Gemsbok and Gemsbok Hunting
When to hunt Gemsbuck?
Gemsbuck hunting opportunities exist a year round. In New Mexico the season runs from October to February. In Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe the best time for hunting is May to September, when colder temperatures make long walk-and-stalk hunts less excruciating. But some South African outfitters insist it’s better to hunt in November – April, when flourishing vegetation of the bush makes it easier to approach the animal.
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Hunting methods
The most popular way of hunting this antelope is by the classic African spot-and-stalk. Hunters may cover ground with the help of vehicles, making frequent stops to glass for animals. Once a suitable animal is located, they stalk it on foot. While on some game farms and ranches it may dwell in bush and scrub country, usually Gemsbuck is a creature of wide open spaces, and is blessed with keen eyesight and natural wariness. This adds challenge to the hunt (and calls for a long-range, flat-shooting rifle). The long horns of the Gemsbuck are as deadly as sabers (which is the reason why Gemsbuck is sometimes called the Saber Antelope), and Gemsbuck are known to have killed lions with them, so you should be extra careful when approached a wounded or not definitely dead Gemsbuck.
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Gemsbuck
A wary Gemsbuck bull visiting a waterhole mid morning in Limpopo, South Africa.
Why hunt Gemsbuck?
Beautiful and graceful, with long saber-sharp horns and unusual face marks, is the classic African trophy that will make a lasting memory of your adventure. The hunt itself will be worthy of memories. An open plain where you can see every movement of the wary animal, the highest degree of tension at every moment of the stalk. The strange, outlandish beauty of the Kalahari Desert, the home of the Gemsbuck, will make a perfect background for this truly African adventure. No wonder Gemsbuck is included in the number of the must-have African antelope trophies.
Thaba-Bushveld Safari (2x1)
Limpopo, South Africa
Gemsbuck, Black impala, Black-backed jackal, Blue wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Bushpig, Cape buffalo, Cape eland, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Common springbok, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Impala, Kudu, Limpopo bushbuck, Nyala, Ostrich, Red hartebeest, Roan, Sable, Steenbok, Warthog, Waterbuck, White blesbuck, White-flanked impala, Yellow blesbuck
Bow Hunting, Crossbow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Rifle Hunting, Stalking
Season: Jan 1, 25 - Dec 31, 25
Daily rate fee
$2,450
for 7 days, 1 hunter
Buffalo Special 2025
Limpopo, South Africa
Gemsbuck, Black impala, Blue wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Bushpig, Cape buffalo, Cape eland, Common blesbuck, Giraffe, Golden wildebeest, Impala, Kudu, Livingstone eland, Nyala, Ostrich, Sable, Warthog, Waterbuck
Rifle Hunting
Season: Jan 1, 25 - Dec 31, 25
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$10,786
for 5 days, 1 hunter
Buddy Safari - Shared Package
Limpopo, South Africa
Gemsbuck, Blue wildebeest, Burchells zebra, Common blesbuck, Common duiker, Impala, Kudu, Nyala, Warthog, Waterbuck
Bow Hunting, Hunting From a Blind, Rifle Hunting, Stalking
Season: Jan 6, 25 - Dec 15, 26
Package price
$15,575
$17,305
for 7 days, 2 hunters
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