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Thread: Gemsbok. Horn deformities.
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07-12-2016, 21:16 #11
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Re: Gemsbok. Horn deformities.
TStone, your pictures illustrate something else about Gemsbok: seen in isolation (referring to the first pictures) it really very difficult to judge the size of a gemsbok. The younger ones really just look like scaled-down versions of the bigger ones, with identical proportions. From your first pictures there's almost nothing to suggest that the one animal was so much smaller than the other.
How do you guys in the industry "size" Gemsbok, to avoid a "groot bok wat ver is" mistake?
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Re: Gemsbok. Horn deformities.
Thats a good question and something I havent worked out how to do with Gemsbok. Most other animals, especially when going after rams/bulls you can judge by horn size, neck. I wonder if Gemsbok are similar to Kudu in the sense that the older kudu bulls often have that bigger lower hanging belly than the young ones. Do Gemsbok share the same trait I wonder?
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Re: Gemsbok. Horn deformities.
Pirate, if you look closely at the horns of the two, you will notice that the younger bull's horns look "smoother", the ridges are less prominent. However, that is not always so easy to see out in the veld and many a ph end up with egg on his face when a huge bull turns into a sub adult, after being shot.
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Re: Gemsbok. Horn deformities.
Damn... I really though that there was a reliable way I just didn't know about :-(
I know bulls vs cows are very slightly easier, as the latter tend to have longer, more slender horns. But I've seen some your bulls that look the spitting image of a big bodied bull, until you see it next to an adult, and you realise how much smaller the young one is.
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