Most beautiful antelope?

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I got thinking this evening watching a glorious sunset about the magnificent beauty of the animals we hunt. Do a search on this forum on 'most beautiful antelope' and the results go on and on and clearly all hunters find their quarry beautiful. But if we were to crown just one, limiting it to Africa for now although the world has many, what would the winner be? Grace, poise, proportion, markings, horns - so much to love. So, what is your choice?

@kevin Peacoke
I chose a few animals the impala is a beautiful animal, the kudu is majestic and hard to hunt. The Oryx has face and colourful face but my favorite has got a face only a mother could love but for some reason I find them beautiful in their own way the black wildebeest.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

My impala that I real fell in love with and my black wildebeest. My old kudu. Unfortunately I can only afford to get 2 mounted it will be my Kudu and impala my others will be skull mounts but will still have pride of place

Bob

 

[Randy F]

My impala that I real fell in love with and my black wildebeest. My old kudu. Unfortunately I can only afford to get 2 mounted it will be my Kudu and impala my others will be skull mounts but will still have pride of place
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Bob

I don’t know, the guy in the blue shirt kinda ruins the pic don’t you think?
(Payback is wonderful!)

Seriously though, you could maybe get the cape tanned for the others and display or store them. Then one day if it works out you could still mount them.
Just sayin

 

[Randy F]

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen

By the way, beautiful trophies!!!!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I don’t know, the guy in the blue shirt kinda ruins the pic don’t you think?
(Payback is wonderful!)

Seriously though, you could maybe get the cape tanned for the others and display or store them. Then one day if it works out you could still mount them.
Just sayin

@RandyF
You mean the rugged looking outdoors type with the rifle chambered in a great plains game caliber the 35 Whelen. He looks the epitome of ruggedness to me..
The 2 I'm getting mounted will do. A zebra throw bed cover and black wildebeest rug will look nice tho.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Gemsbok. Their coloration is so amazing.

@Tra3
My PH loves stirring the pot when someone asks him what the difference is between a gemsbok45 and an Oryx he just smiles and says "one has got a black and white face and the other has a white and black face." Has an internal chuckle while they figure it out.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I think I have similar tastes. Especially with the one word description that was included. I think the Springbok and Impala would be in the same category, and the little Steenbok would be pretty. Or cute. LOL

@Cam Moon
@RandyF
@RMC and others
But what y'all got agin the but ugly but beautiful in its own way the magnificent black wildebeest.
Bob
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[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

No votes for blesbok?!

@Aaron Nietfeld
Or red heartebeast.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

That falls under the “go ugly early” mantra that a old friend of mine followed at a local bar when we were in our mid 20’s and single. Lol.

@Lee M
Ugly deserves to be loved as well. Hell my wife even loves my ugly dial but I did shoot her swing eye dog and stole her white cane
Bob

 

[Randy F]

@Cam Moon
@RandyF
@RMC and others
But what y'all got agin the but ugly but beautiful in its own way the magnificent black wildebeest.
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Black Wildebeest is on my list. And he’s still cuter than you.

 

[Cam Moon]

I don’t know, the guy in the blue shirt kinda ruins the pic don’t you think?

I'm confused. I thought that was a picture of the black wildebeest he was talking about. You know, the one with the "face that only a mother could love"?

 

[Aaron N]

@Aaron Nietfeld
Or red heartebeast.

I find a hartebeest elegant in his own way, and they really grow on you!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Black Wildebeest is on my list. And he’s still cuter than you.

@RandyF
I've been told I look about the same as the south end of a northbound camel.
Bob

 

[Ryan]

Bongo
Nyala
Kudu
Sable
Impala

*Let's be honest, I think they're all beautiful*

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Sable looks to be the winner so far, and sure enough it is the most common antelope on national coats of arms and crests. I cant wait to get my mount back to hang in the study, a few months yet.

 

[Ryan]

@RandyF
You mean the rugged looking outdoors type with the rifle chambered in a great plains game caliber the 35 Whelen. He looks the epitome of ruggedness to me..
The 2 I'm getting mounted will do. A zebra throw bed cover and black wildebeest rug will look nice tho.
Bob

The black wildebeest skull and rug work nicely, though I will get a head mount black wildebeest if I ever go after one again. I find them far more interesting than the blue.

 

[BeeMaa]

Sable and Gemsbok are #1 and #1a for me.
Red Hartebeest a close second for being so interesting (aka ugly).

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Bongo
Nyala
Kudu
Sable
Impala

*Let's be honest, I think they're all beautiful*

I agree with you.

 

[RR 314]

Sable then gemsbok for me as well.

 

[AnakKampuang]

Yellow-backed duiker!

The yellow-backed duiker is a forest dwelling antelope. They are found mainly in Central and Western Africa.

They are huntable in cameroon, congo brazzaville, Central african republic (currently CAR isn't huntable due to conflicts and political instability), also in northern kafue, zambia.