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Any farms around the eastern cape looking for someone to cull problem jackals or caracals ??

Looking at doing a baboon cull on a few dairy farms here in the eastern cape , South Africa Distances under 200 meters and shooting with a 270 , can anyone provide some photos with shot placement on these animals , have tried using Google but with little success I’ll be hunting with...

Yah I definitely feel the part about bonding my house for a hunt when I see some of these farms

Are there any farms in the Eastern Cape that actually allow or cater locals hunting on their farms ?

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My only frontal shot ended up being in the middle of the chest near to where it joins the neck , it ended up running and I thought I had missed , found no blood , then we spotted the animal walking funny about 120 m away and then it dropped I’m wondering mostly about blesbok and impala

Front body , I would rather avoid head shots Im just confused about placement on front body

Could anyone help with some diagrams or pictures or Just info on frontal shots with these animals ; Blesbok , Impala , Bushpig and Bushbuck . I don’t have much experience taking frontal shots and am confused with shot placement regarding chest , I understand for most headshots front on it should...

I do have other rifles available, mainly 308 and 270 was just wondering if a 223 would be effective [emoji106][emoji106]

What area did u shoot this pig in ? Looks massive

Been told South African bushpigs are too big to shoot with a 223 , but I see many people in America shoot hogs with 223 . I’d be shooting out of a hunting rifle not an AR , any opinions on the matter ?

Awesome jackal , just looking to shoot them as pest control . Around my area specifically there is a major rabies outbreak in dogs and jackals , so we shoot them on sight . Just wondering if there is an effective way to bait them or lure them . If I were to play an audio through my speaker ...

In my opinion through experience growing up in South Africa , If you can shoot you can use it . Being only 16 but in a extremely large friend group of hunters I’ve seen some interesting things . One friend of mine’s family owned a massive arrangement of hunting farms in South Africa , all he...

Any hunters In the Eastern cape area , please drop the names of some great farms or websites to hunt on around this area , always looking for new places to hunt and shoot .

New to jackal hunting , here in South Africa , many friends just shoot them when they see them at night or in the day , not really targeting them. Heard many stories of people using speakers and playing jackal howls and calls in order to bait the jackals to that area . Has anyone ever used this...

Thanks to everyone for all the help , I do have shooting experience with lighter calibers , just wondering for a good all round rifle to buy for my first in my name . Would a 30-06 or a 7X57 cause a lot of meat damage to a smaller animal if shot within 100 meters , eg a blesbok or impala , or...

Need some recommendations on a rifle for South Africa , born and raised here , and soon to buy my first rifle , I’m thinking somewhere in the categories of 308 and 270 , 243 . Anyone having any suggestions if they could only have one rifle for hunting animals such as impala , springbok , kudu ...

Often when Culling at night , only shoot head and neck shots , main reason is the animal will drop instantly , as well as minimum meat damage , your bullet size will also effect meat damage , so if using a very large round on a smaller animal , I’d recommend neck shot if you can shoot straight ...

Just looking for some advice about aiming when it comes to different ranges If I have a 223 sighted in for 100 Metres , how much lower do I aim to hit mark at 150 Metres and 200 ? Just a simple question looking for advice

Hi , just look for an opinion on the topic of reloading ur own ammunition. I have absolutely no experience, looking to start reloading 223 and 9mm ,maybe 270 as well . Is it an extremely difficult skill to learn and is it worth it ?

I’m a hunter from South Africa , born here and been hunting for about 3 years . First hunt was a hunt in A remote town in the Eastern Cape , Real cold . Blesbok was the game , and after only shooting my 223 twice , I went to hunt . Shot my very first buck , blesbok , about 120 m , in the neck ...