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02/05/13 03:33 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 387
WLR Hunter
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Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I was out checking snares two mornings ago and had a wonderful encounter with this waterbuck.  Its so seldom to see a waterbuck so relaxed out in the wide open space like this. Most photos I get of them they are in the brush. This guy was grazing away and lifted his head before coolly looking me right in the eye!  He is around four years old, maybe a tad older. We'll let him be for another year or even two, and then he'll be one fine trophy. Man, a waterbuck is a fine looking animal!  Made me glad that I am riding around camera ready these days.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: WLR Hunter]
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02/05/13 03:44 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
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Obie Juan Kenobi
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Nice young Ellipses Waterbuck. They are bigger bodied than what you would think and have an attitude to match sometimes. They also stink like heck when you get close to them. Nice pics.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: stxranchman]
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02/05/13 03:55 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,811
TxAg
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Great pics. I have been lucky enough to see free range Waterbuck bulls twice. Neither time was I in a position where I could shoot.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: TxAg]
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02/05/13 04:15 PM
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AaronM58
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: TxAg]
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02/05/13 04:28 PM
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Posts: 721
Txnrog
Tracker
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Tracker
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Great pics. I have been lucky enough to see free range Waterbuck bulls twice. Neither time was I in a position where I could shoot. Free range in TX?
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: Txnrog]
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02/05/13 06:03 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
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bu2herndog
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Great pics. Very unique animal.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: bu2herndog]
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02/05/13 07:28 PM
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Posts: 1,833
sparrish8
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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Body is shaped kinda like a donkey with a deers head
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: sparrish8]
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02/08/13 04:07 AM
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Posts: 68
TXjager
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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I'd really like to get a waterbuck one day. Are they any good to eat?
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: TXjager]
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02/08/13 04:52 AM
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Posts: 130
hamza
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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The ones I have encountered in Africa taste bad. Every inquiry resulted in the same reaction. It is all very pungent
wasting my life one arrow at a time.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: hamza]
#4034683
02/08/13 10:45 AM
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fvh40
Tracker
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Tracker
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Very nice bull.
We shot one last week and it weighed in at 175kg carcas only.
If skinned correct there is nothing wrong with their meat.
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: fvh40]
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02/09/13 10:53 PM
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chital_shikari
Minor in training
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Minor in training
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: fvh40]
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02/09/13 10:53 PM
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jdd912
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: jdd912]
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02/10/13 03:50 AM
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hamza
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: hamza]
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02/10/13 05:38 AM
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Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,044
Eland Slayer
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Koedoeberg Safaris in RSA is offering a special for your choice either 1 kudu 54"> , or 1 Nyala or 1 waterbuck plus a warthog. 7 days food and lodging for $2000.00 us. I don't work for these guys , I am just a hunter passing along good info.
-Jerry Don't you think maybe that is slightly inappropriate to post on this thread??
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Re: Waterbuck
[Re: TXjager]
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02/15/13 12:30 AM
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smh264
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We ate meat from the Waterbuck I killed in Zimbabwe. The bad taste of the meat comes from mishandling of the meat after touching the hide. The hide has a very sweet pungent odor that will taint the meat. The meat we ate was delicious. Not as good as the eland but good.
Lifetime NRA Member, GPAA member
Ex Law Enforcement/Police Firearms Instructor
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