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Zebra Hunting

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 and use cover and the wind efficiently.

Zebra Huntable Species

Plains/Burchell's Zebra - Equus quagga burchellii
Cape Mountain Zebra - Equus zebra zebra
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - Equus zebra hartmannae

Zebra Facts

Habitat and Requirements

Mountain zebras live in dry, stony, mountainous and hilly habitats. They prefer slopes and plateaus and are excellent rock climbers.
Burchell's zebras graze mainly in open, short-grass savanna with reliable water.

Social Structure

The mountain zebras form small family groups consisting of a single stallion, several mares, and their recent offspring.
Bachelor males live in separate groups.
Mountain zebra groups do not aggregate into herds like plains zebras.
Burchell's zebra live in permanent small family groups made up of a stallion and one to several mares and their foals.

Gestation Period

All zebras have a 12 month gestation period and usually 1 foal is produced.

Zebra Gender Identification

Zebra are notoriously difficult to sex as both male and female are of similar size and the genitalia is often hard to see.
The necks of males tend to be slightly thicker than the females.
The most reliable way to determine the sex of a zebra is to observe their behaviour - the herd is usually led away from danger by the lead mare and the stallion is usually at the rear. He will often stop and look back.

Zebra Hunting Methods

Spotting, walking and stalking the likely habitats. Check for fresh tracks at waterholes.

A Good Zebra 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.