KLIPSPRINGER

This was one of my better shots being uphill

through thick brush and about 130 yards away.

It was a quick kill with my 300 Weatherby.  This

animal shelters among the rocks and is a

suspicious and astute animal which makes it

difficult to hunt.  Lucky my tracker, Thomas, ran

up the hill to retrieve my animal and saved me the

effort.  (Believe me, it was a steep hill!)

The Klipspringer or Klipy as they are called is a

very small and hard to see unless on top of a rock.

It moves by great leaps and is an agile climber.

It lives in rocky terrain thus making it hazardous

to hunt.  It sights the hunter before the hunter

sights the Klipy,and it will remain motionless

until the hunter passes.  This is a trophy of a

true hunter because of its size and agility.  I

never could pick one out unless it was running.

This small animal has quills instead of fur, and

you must keep the skin wet so the quills won't

fall out if you want a good mount.  This will be

a full mount.