Suni hunting

Suni are one of the smallest antelopes, and are prominent members of the “Tiny Ten” group. There are two subspecies: the East African suni, which occurs in Kenya, Tanzania and north of the Zambezi River in Mozambique, and the Livingstone’s suni, which can be hunted south of the Zambezi River in Mozambique, Eastern Zimbabwe and the Zululand region of KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. If suni is your targeted species, the best place to hunt them in the Sand Forests of Eastern Mozambique.

Being a shy nocturnal animal, the suni spends most of its day hidden in the dense undergrowth. The preferred hunting method is walk and stalk, preferably on a well-used foot path or track. When walking in the forest, the dead leaves on the forest floor sound like you are walking on potato chips, which will alert your prey, so try to stay on a path. Look out for the orangey colour of the sunlight shining through its ear, or a flickering tail, which often give them away. There are two alternatives to the conventional walk and stalk method. The first is to sit patiently waiting at one of the communal dung heaps: the males regularly visit these sites to mark their territory. The second is calling, as they are often attracted by the sound of antelope in distress.

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