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Wow just reading all these sighting and looking at all these pics is making me
I havn't seen sable in +- 10yrs, and never seen any other 'rare' buck. Everytime we go I hope to see sable...but no dice
next time i go, i am seriously gonna print this topic and highlight all these places
great pics everyone

Thanks for all your posts.

Can't wait to see these rare antelopes and other great sightings...(less than two months)

This one near Babalala - June 2008

SW!

Some more rare antelope sightings!!

The same one that we saw June 08


This one in March 07 also near Babalala (First sighting in KNP)


Our first Eland Sighting in KNP December 07. Also near Babalala!!!!


Some Reedbuck..

This one on the H10, June 08


At Nshawu 5 December 08


This family near Satara December 08

Great sightings SW


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Siobain

Happy days...

Great Sighting

Wow guys. Some awesome sighting there

Hi there!
There are Suni around Punda Maria - the S99 (Mahonieloop) is probably your best bet; they were seen before the rains poured down & the grass started growing like crazy.

You stand a good chance of seeing Sharpe's grysbokke around Punda as well.

Just a note: there's an incredible load of grass over here - even buffaloes dissappeared with only their backs visible in the high summer! It's only from March that we could see Sharpe's grysbok/Grey duiker & all the small stuff running around the area again as the grass started to thin out. I guess the dry season would be better in terms of game viewing.

Several times, passing Babalala in the dry season, I saw Roan antelope: either a lone bull or the big herd of 35. You can always take the Northern Plains Adventure Trail (self drive, 4x4 route) - you might just find them.
Near Babalala


Tsessebes from Babalala to Mashikhiri, on the H1-7/H1-8 but I haven't seen them as often as in the dry season. This was at Klopperfontein dam - there are some of the Joekin rare antelope in the pic as well.


There was one Lichtenstein's hartebeest with a large tsessebe herd (approximately 25 tsessebes)...tourists reported a loner near Pafuri yesterday.

Saw Sable antelope near Pretoriuskop a few years ago. A herd was reported at the waterhole in front of the Punda camping site in the beginning of September 2008, but they haven't been seen since.

Eland can be found from Pafuri down southwards. Saw one on the Nyaladrive & then got vey lucky at Madadzidzi on the H1-8 in Jan. & found a large herd. Maybe we would see more if the Mopanis weren't so many!?

Thanks Su
Great Pictures
I have never seen a big herd of eland like that

Thanks for the info and pics Betel.

I just love the Roan sighting!! Hope to see that herd in June!!

SW

You're welcome guys

Your chance will come! I feel your pain - I'm getting withdrawl simptoms 'cause I haven't seen them in a while now !

I dont know if ive replied to this topic before but anyway, but there is always a sighting of Tssesebe, a group of about 15, at the Tihongonyeni waterhole east of Mopani on the Tropic of Capricorn loop,
JJ

Great sightings Betel...

Thanks for the pics.