My wife has turned into my “incidental budget” I came home with a wonderful gemsbok and a monster waterbuck on my last 2 safaris, she saw them and urged me to shoot. In 2021 the one morning she slept in we came across a kudu of a lifetime, one PH said about 59” and another said close to 60”. When we got back to camp I showed her pictures and if I remember correctly she said “you fool” never saw him again. Needless to say next year I won’t let her sleep in!
I would toss the rest of those animals for a kudu hunt. Challenging and a spectacular trophy. Impala are like gophers. You'll see plenty of them while hunting anything else. And they're cheap to shoot. The seven year drought that's been over for a couple of years did take a toll on warthogs, especially Eastern Cape. The old tuskers either died off or broke off their teeth on dried up ground. They should be recovering now. You should see plenty of them while hunting other animals but they don't stand still. Everything likes to eat them so they're skittish. Impress upon your guide that you want to spot and stalk. Much more fun than sitting at a waterhole or pile of citrus mash. Of course, if bow hunting you're kinda stuck with that.
No need to wait. I've shot kudu bulls on three of four safaris and tried pretty hard to get one the last trip. They are so much fun to hunt. I prefer chasing game in the hills. Lots more country to see with binoculars and spotting scope.
Crackerman - Good for you! Welcome to Safari style hunting. You may never have another spare dime to your name. But, you will also never regret it. In a one week hunt in Africa, you will live more and hunt more than you have in the last year.
