Monkey Hunting

African monkey hunting is usually done if an opportunity arises while looking for another animal.

Monkey Huntable Species

Vervet - Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Blue or Diademed - Cercopithecus mitis
Mantled Guereza (Eastern) Black-and-white Colobus - Colobus guereza

Monkey Facts

Habitat and Requirements

Vervets inhabits savanna lands and mountains.
The Blue Monkey is found in evergreen forests and montane bamboo forests.
The Guereza Colobus prefers tropical forests, woodlands and wooded grassland.

Social Structure

Vervets commonly lives in groups of 20 or more.
Blue monkeys live in groups of 10 to 40, containing only a single adult male.
A Guereza Colobus group is usually 6-9, with one or more adult males.

Gestation Period

They have a 5-7 month gestation period and usually 1 young is produced.

Monkey Gender Identification

Males are larger than females.
Male genitalia are often obvious.

Monkey Hunting Methods

Spotting, walking and stalking the likely habitats. These species are really hunted as animals of opportunity.

A Good Monkey Trophy

A mature large-bodied male preferably in all these animals.

Monkey Hunting Shot Placement

Aim at the chest area with a small calibre.

Monkey Pictures

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vervet

blue

colobus

Guereza Colobus Monkey

More African Game Animals

Cape Buffalo | Lion | Leopard | Elephant | Rhino

Hippo | Crocodile

Bushbuck | Kudu | Nyala | Eland | Sitatunga | Bongo

Waterbuck | Kob | Lechwe | Oryx | Wildebeest | Hartebeest | Tsessebe/Topi

Blesbok | Reedbuck | Impala | Gerenuk | Springbok | Rhebok | Puku

Gazelle | Duiker | Dik-Dik | Steinbok | Grysbok | Oribi | Suni | Klipspringer | Bate's Pygmy Antelope

Baboon | Warthog | Bushpig | Forest Hogs | Cheetah | African Small Cats | Civet/Genet/Ratel | Hyena | Jackal | Ostrich | Porcupine/Fox/Hyrax | Monkey

Giraffe | Zebra

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