Kings Wildebeest hunting

Kings Wildebeest are a colour variant originating from a Blue Wildebeest, a.k.a. Gnu and are one of the most well-known African antelopes. The uncountable herds of this antelope during their annual migration make a striking sight to behold. Two species of Wildebeest exist, the Blue Wildebeest, also known as the Common Wildebeest and the Black Wildebeest, a native of South Africa. In South Africa, game breeders have now produced another colour variant out of the original Blue Wildebeest with mustard coloured sides, white beard and light coloured forehead and muzzle in some cases.

Wildebeest is a creature of the savannah, a habitat perfectly suited for spot-and-stalk hunting, as it is often just open enough to allow easy identification of animals, and provides just enough cover for a concealed approach. But fooling a thousand eyes and ears in a big herd can be quite a challenge, and so, when the hunter and the PH cover the ground (often in vehicles) trying to find the herd with a good bull in it, they’re mostly looking for a small herd or bachelor group. Wildebeest’s reputation for toughness earned it a nickname “poor man’s buffalo”, and most PHs advise a rifle of the 7 mm - .300 Magnum class to hunt it. The hump on the shoulder to which many hunters are unaccustomed means they end up aiming too high.