SMJ Safaris

Hunting with SMJ

Hunting in Namibia
- Hunting Northern Territory
- Hunting in the Kalahari
- Hunting in the Mountains
- Big five hunting NEW
- Bowhunting
- Birdhunting
- Horseback hunting

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Photosafari
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Activities
- Fishing
- Mahango game reserve
- Bushman Land
- Etosha nationalpark
- Twyfelfontein
- Cape Cross
- Damaraland
- Swakopmund
- Namib Dessert
- Waterberg
- Sossusvlei
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Other Areas and game
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Before your trip
- Health
- Season
- Rifle and ammunition
- Packinglist
- Travelling

Eland

	Gestation period	± 260 days
	Young	one, rarely two
	Mass	♂ 700 kg, ♀ 450 kg
	Shoulder height	♂ 170 cm, ♀ 150 cm
	Horns	up to 100 cm
	Life expectancy	20 years

The Eland (Taurotragus oryx) are the largest antelope in the African continent,
almost ox-like in appearance and temperament. Both sexes have horns, with those
of the female not being as heavy as those of the male. The forehead has a tuft of
matted dark-brown hair, which smells strongly, due to a secretion from glands at
the base.

Females weigh 300–600 kg, are 200–280 cm from the snout to the base of the tail and
stand 125–153 cm at the shoulder.
Bulls weigh 400–900 kg, are 240–345 cm from the snout to the base of
the tail and stand 150–183 cm at the shoulder.

Coats are generally smooth at most of the body with a rough mane.

Females have a tan coat, while males have a darker tan coat with a blueish-grey tinge.
But as males age they tend to turn a grayer color.

Males have dense fur on their foreheads and a large dewlap. Both sexes have horns,
about 65 cm long and with a steady spiral ridge. The horns of males are shorter
(43–66 cm) and thicker than the females (50–68 cm), which are more pointed.
The female's horns are wider set and thinner than the male's.

The eland has a mass of about 650 kilograms, which is the double of the kudu.
They have a hump at the shoulder and a broad fold of skin hanging from the
neck. Elands are said to be one of the slowest antelopes and can even jump
over a height of 2.5 meters or above.

Elands have an average lifespan of 15–20 years, and some have been known to live
for as long as 25 years.

When walking, tendon or joints in the eland's foreleg produce a sharp clicking sound,
the cause of which has not been widely investigated. The sound carries some distance
and is a good indication of an approaching herd. Scientists take it as a form of
communication in elands.

HUNTING STORYS

- Eland hunt

- Zebra hunt

OFFERINGS

Northern Hunting

- 8 days
- in total 6 days hunting
- Kudu
- Oryx
- Warthog
- Full option to hunt more
game according to trophy
list fee.

- Euro 2980