Contrary to popular belief, the White Blesbok is not an albino but rather a mutation that causes a change in the animal’s coat colour. The Highveld of South Africa is home to the white Blesbok. The blesbok is an herbivore. The only white blesboks you’re likely to see are mothers and their young. A large percentage of adult males are solitary.
The horns are often lighter in colour, giving them the appearance of yellow Perspex, and the entire body is covered in a speckled white coat. The face, belly, inner buttocks, and lower legs of the white blesbok are all clearly white, as are the blazes on their faces and bellies.
White blesbok can grow up to 95 cm in height and weigh up to 70 kg. Your trophy room would benefit greatly with the addition of a white blesbok, especially when displayed beside a common blesbok.
The blesbok gets its name from the Afrikaans word for a white blaze (or “Bles”) on the forehead, but this feature is not present on the white blesbok. Historically, this indigenous species was nearly wiped out by hunting for its flesh and beautiful hides.
Due to South Africa’s excellent conservation campaign, this once-rare species is now widespread across the country’s central plateau and has even been introduced to the region’s Bushveld and semiarid savannas.
The population of white blesboks has risen dramatically thanks to careful control of breeding programmes. The country as a whole produces trophy-worthy animals. Both sexes sport horns, and they’re fair game any time of the year.
A regular stock fence will successfully contain white blesbok, making them an attractive species for game farms. In the past, only the Common and White Blesbok were huntable.
There is now a plethora of bred Blesbok colour variations available for sport hunting. In contrast to these novel colour varieties, White Blesbok are recognised for official SCI record-keeping.
The white blesbok is a herd animal that congregates when it feels threatened. There are subtle but obvious distinctions between males (rams) and females (ewes) that are useful for determining sex during trophy hunting.
Being found natively exclusively in South Africa, this trophy is highly sought for. White blesbok and common blesbok are two species of antelope that, after taxidermized, produce remarkably distinct trophies.
When hunting white blesbok in South Africa, only use the best ammo available.
Barnes TTSX ammo of any weight is the best, so that’s what we recommend. Federal Premium, Nosler Partition, Sierra, and other similar manufacturers also provide high-quality ammunition.
Nowadays, you may choose from a wide variety of gun scopes and gun scope brands. In our experience, higher-end gun scopes like those made by Leupold and Swarovski optics produce better visibility in low-light settings.
A gun scope’s ability to survive recoil after the trigger is pulled is the single most essential factor. As such, you shouldn’t need anything fancier than a 2-12X50 rifle scope.
As shooting distances of up to 200 metres from this wild animal are possible, powerful cartridges like the .270 or .300 Magnum with good projectiles are recommended.
As with the ordinary blesbok, the white blesbok engages in challenging displays, threatening behaviour, and grass marking with his pre-orbital glands to assert its territory.
White blesbok are most content munching on the fresh, short grass that grows after fires. All blesbok prefer to eat when it’s cooler, therefore they sleep during the day.
The correct move is a high heart/lung shot. Squeeze while aiming about a third of the way up the front leg. If you aim too high, you could be in for a long day of searching for a wounded trophy.
Your expert hunter will lead you on an exciting stalk with a wonderful reward when hunting white blesbok in South Africa. You will be given a thrilling and unmatched hunting experience thanks to our varied hunting locations and top-notch trophies.
