Backcountry Custom Taxidermy
Africa Hunting
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Zebra - facts and figures
CITES
Plain / Burchell's Zebra - CITES - No Restrictions
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra & Cape Mountain Zebra is listed in CITES II
Grevy's Zebra is Listed in CITES I -They are on the endangered list and usually not hunted.
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Zebras, with their familiar horse-like physique and their distinct black and white striping pattern, are among the most recognizable of all mammals. There are three different species of zebras: Plains Zebra, Grevy's Zebra and Mountain Zebra. Among the three species, Mountain Zebra is the smallest in size and the Grevy's Zebra is the largest.
Mountain zebras have a dewlap. The two species - the Hartmann's and Cape Mountain Zebra. Burchell's zebras and Grevy's zebras do not have a dewlap. Grevy's zebras have a thick strip on their rump and extends towards their tail. Grevy's zebras also have a broader neck than the other species of zebras and a white belly. Burchell's zebras often have 'shadow strips' (stripes of a lighter color that occur between the darker stripes). Like Grevy's zebras, some Burchell's zebras have a white belly.
Habitat:
The Plains/Burchell's Zebra lives throughout the grasslands, savanna, and scrub of East Africa, reaching as far as Angola in the west generally in close proximity of a permanent water source. Grévy’s zebra lives in grasslands and thorny scrublands on the borders of northern Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia. The mountain zebra lives in the high ground of South Africa, and in the coastal hills of Namibia and Angola.
* Mountain zebras are skilled climbers. This climbing skill comes in handy considering mountain zebras inhabit mountain slopes in South Africa and Namibia up to elevations of 2000m above sea level.
* At first glance zebras in a herd might all look alike, but their stripe patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints are in man. Scientists can identify individual zebras by comparing patterns, stripe widths, color and scars.
Burchell's Zebra
Hartmann's Zebra
Grevy's Zebra
Burchell's Zebra
Hunting tips--the hunt
Zebra are a popular first time hunter's trophy, once they get over the "shooting a horse" hang- up. It's a great animal for a first timer to learn to track quietly, use cover and the wind efficiently.
Mountain Zebras live in dry, stony mountainous and hilly habitats. They perfer slopes and plateaus and are excellent rock climbers. Plains / Burchell's Zebras graze mainly in open, short-grass savanna with reliable water.
Hunting methods are spotting, walking, stalking the likely habitats and or checking for fresh tracks at waterholes. The zebra is a very tough animal that requires an adequate caliber and very accurate shot placement.
Hunting tips - the Trophy
An old stallion past breeding, is preferable but he will probably have a scarred skin. If the look of the skin is important, select a younger stallion.
Hunting tips - where
Plains / Burchell's Zebra - Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe. Because they are plentiful, found in almost all of Africa and not on the endangerd list, make this species the hunters choice for Zebra.
Hartmann's & Cape Mountain Zebra - Nambia & South Africa
Backcountry Taxidermy
Hunter's Guide
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Plains / Burchell's Zebra
(Equus burchellii)
Grevy's Zebra
(Equus grevyi)
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
(Equus zebra hartmannae)
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