{"id":510,"date":"2013-05-21T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2015-02-04T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T15:16:18","slug":"kudu-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/kudu-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudu Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Hunting the Grey Ghost <\/span>where master hunters have stalked their prey\u00a0<\/span>for centuries.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

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Richard Mann from the Empty Cases Blog<\/span><\/a> shot this Kudu during the last minutes of his hunt with Fort Richmond Safaris and described it as one of the best hunts of his life.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

“Luck has nothing to do with it. It is hard work, a good PH and a rifle that will shoot.”\u00a0 Richard Mann<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Grace and Dignity combined!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Kudu’s massive spiral horns give it an air of grace and dignity.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0Interesting Facts about Kudu.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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    Greater Kudu are the second largest African antelope.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    The horns are present only in the male.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Their cryptic coloring and markings protect Kudu by camouflaging them. If alarmed they usually stand still and are very difficult to spot. \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    The stripes on a Kudu’s flank are as individual as a fingerprint; similar to the stripes on a Zebra<\/span>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Kudu are excellent jumpers, jumping over 7 feet high.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Kudu are very vocal. They communicate with loud grunts, whines, barks and hums.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Kudu normally restrict their movements to a small home range, but the scarcity of food in dry season may prompt them to roam more widely.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0Behaviour: \u00a0The hierarchy among kudu males is usually \u00a0determined by age and size. Males of about the same size \u00a0and age engage in sparring contests \u00a0in which they \u00a0approach one another slowly, lock horns and push back and \u00a0forth until one gives up. Usually no serious injuries result, \u00a0but remains of animals have been found where the two \u00a0combatants had locked horns in such a way that they could \u00a0not disengage. Dominance is usually quickly and peacefully \u00a0determined by a lateral display in which one male stands \u00a0sideways in front of the other and makes himself looks as \u00a0large as possible. If the other is suitably impressed, \u00a0dominance is established. Sometimes males form small \u00a0bachelor groups, but more commonly they are solitary and \u00a0widely dispersed.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Hunting the Grey Ghost where master hunters have stalked their prey\u00a0for centuries. Richard Mann from the Empty Cases Blog shot this Kudu during the last minutes of his hunt with Fort Richmond Safaris and described it as one of the best hunts of his life. “Luck has nothing to do with it. It is hard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1191,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fortrichmond.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}