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Gerenuk Hunting

Gerenuk is a stretched version of a gazelle found in arid thornbush.

Gerenuk Trophy Minimums

Litocranius walleri walleri (Southern Gerenuk)
RW Minimum	RW Record	RW Measurement Method	SCI Minimum	SCI Record	SCI Measurement Method
13³/₈"	17⁵/₈"	7	34"	40⁵/₈"	1

Litocranius walleri sclateri (Northern Gerenuk)
RW Minimum	RW Record	RW Measurement Method	SCI Minimum	SCI Record	SCI Measurement Method
13"	17"	7	34"	37⁵/₈"	1

Gerenuk Facts

Habitat and Requirements

These antelope favour fairly open desert thornbush.
Due to modified lumbar vertebrae and wedge-shaped hooves, gerenuk can securely stand erect on their hind legs to browse about 2 metres up into trees and bushes.
Gerenuk are practically never known to drink.

Social Structure

Gerenuk are found in small mixed herds or batchelor groups.

Gestation Period

After a gestation period of around 7 months, one offspring is born.

Gerenuk Gender Identification

Horns are found only in males and curve backwards and upwards, terminating with hooked tips.
Males are larger and more heavy in the body.

Gerenuk Hunting Methods

Walking and stalking in the likely habitat.

A Good Gerenuk Trophy

Look for good horn length and thick bases.

Gerenuk Hunting Shot Placement

As gerenuk antelope shot placement is similar to other antelope plains game species, go to Shot Placement On Plains Game.

Gerenuk Pictures

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Southern Gerenuk

Southern Gerenuk

Recommended Viewing

Masailand Glamour Game DVD. The 'glamour game' in Masailand are the highly-prized gerenuk, lesser kudu and fringe-eared oryx. Ken Wilson successfully hunts these plus Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, white-bearded wildebeest, East African impala, Kirk's dik-dik and Chanler's mountain reedbuck.