Impala hunts in South Africa with South African Hunting Safaris.

The impala found on your hunts with South African Hunting Safaris prefer woodland which contains little undergrowth, as well as low to medium height grassland. Also a close source of water is desired, however is not needed when there is abundance of grass.

Only Impala males have S shaped horns that are 45-90 cm long. They weigh between 45 & 60kg.

Their horns are heavily ridged, thin, and the tips lie far apart. Both sexes are similarly coloured with red-brown hair which pales on the sides. The underside of the belly, chin, lips, inside ears, the line over the eye, and tail are white. There are black stripes down the tail, forehead, both thighs, and ear tips. They also have scent glands on their rear feet beneath patches of black hair as well as glands on the forehead.

Males have the ability to breed at age 1, but often do not establish territories until age 4. Most breeding occurs in March through May.

Impala are active in the day, and spend the night ruminating and lying down. The peak activity times for social activity and herd movement are shortly after dawn and before dusk.

The male impala changes its territory to match the season. During the breeding season (March-May) the male keeps a much smaller territory which is heavily defended. The males will imprint on their original territory and always come back to that same territory to declare dominance.

The male impala uses a variety of techniques to defend its territory (including keeping females). Tail-raising, forehead marking, forehead rubbing, herding, chasing, erect posture, fighting, and roaring are used.

The most common way they avoid predators is to take flight and outrun or confuse the predator. Commonly impala will leap up or 3 meters in the air. They often leap up or out in any direction to confuse the predator. Another unique characteristic of leaping is when impala land on their front legs and kick the back legs into the air.

So now you already know a lot of useful information on Impala when you book your hunt with South African Hunting Safaris!