Cleathorn
AH veteran
There is any number of ways to configure a Tiny Ten, here’s mine.
Like many people, I started on ‘the path’ in South Africa with a common duiker. That was about 10 years ago. Ten years, five (5) countries, and a bunch of safaris later, I completed a Tiny Ten in Mozambique by taking a Livingstone Suni. I booked and came all the way to Mozambique just for a 10lbs animal. That’s the obsession part that kicks in.
Anyway, my ‘Ten’ consist of:
While the diminutive antelope don’t command the same draw as a Kudu bull or a Buffalo, they are squarely in the “if you know, you know” category. Very challenging when you are specifically hunting them.
I’ve had to make shots that range from a very long shot across mountain tops (Klippy) to point blank in the thickets cover (L. Suni), and timing the jump to take them in the air above the tall grass (Oribi). I’ve hunted them with dogs (B. duiker), in damp jungle (R. duiker), in the dry desert of E. Africa (G. dik-dik) with everything from a shotgun to a .22 up to the venerable 375 H&H (Red-flanked duiker and Steenbuck).
I have not hunted the jungle species from Cameroon, CAR or more rare species from places like Liberia yet, but I do have plans to hunt the Cape Grysbuck in the Cape, Danamara dik-dik in Namibia and hopefully a Kirk’s at some point in Tanzania.
I’m currently still trying for a Sharpes in Mozambique. One could actually take the Red, Blue and Common duiker, L. Suni and Oribi in the camp I’m current at in coastal Mozambique. Excellent pygmy antelope hunting in Mozambique.
The tiny species used to be a target of opportunity, and now it’s a target of desire. It’s really fun hunting. And you have to travel to a variety of countries and regions therein to be able to hunt them.
I’m not encouraging anyone to start, but if you find yourself on the path to, or past, the Tiny Ten - welcome. And good luck!
Like many people, I started on ‘the path’ in South Africa with a common duiker. That was about 10 years ago. Ten years, five (5) countries, and a bunch of safaris later, I completed a Tiny Ten in Mozambique by taking a Livingstone Suni. I booked and came all the way to Mozambique just for a 10lbs animal. That’s the obsession part that kicks in.
Anyway, my ‘Ten’ consist of:
- Common (gray) Duiker (RSA)
- Red Duiker (RSA)
- Blue Duiker (RSA w/hounds)
- Klipspringer (RSA)
- Steenbuck (RSA)
- Western Bush duiker (Cameroon)
- Red-flanked duiker (Cameroon)
- Oribi (Uganda)
- Guenther’s dik-dik (Uganda)
- Livingstone Suni (Mozambique)
While the diminutive antelope don’t command the same draw as a Kudu bull or a Buffalo, they are squarely in the “if you know, you know” category. Very challenging when you are specifically hunting them.
I’ve had to make shots that range from a very long shot across mountain tops (Klippy) to point blank in the thickets cover (L. Suni), and timing the jump to take them in the air above the tall grass (Oribi). I’ve hunted them with dogs (B. duiker), in damp jungle (R. duiker), in the dry desert of E. Africa (G. dik-dik) with everything from a shotgun to a .22 up to the venerable 375 H&H (Red-flanked duiker and Steenbuck).
I have not hunted the jungle species from Cameroon, CAR or more rare species from places like Liberia yet, but I do have plans to hunt the Cape Grysbuck in the Cape, Danamara dik-dik in Namibia and hopefully a Kirk’s at some point in Tanzania.
I’m currently still trying for a Sharpes in Mozambique. One could actually take the Red, Blue and Common duiker, L. Suni and Oribi in the camp I’m current at in coastal Mozambique. Excellent pygmy antelope hunting in Mozambique.
The tiny species used to be a target of opportunity, and now it’s a target of desire. It’s really fun hunting. And you have to travel to a variety of countries and regions therein to be able to hunt them.
I’m not encouraging anyone to start, but if you find yourself on the path to, or past, the Tiny Ten - welcome. And good luck!
