Later that day, I shot a black backed jackal running away from us along a path. He ran a hundred yards with a lung shot but soon expired. The next day, Engin took a gemsbok bull grazing at a range of 120 yard. It was humbling to even be in the presence of these large but incredibly graceful antelope. We stalked closer and our patience was finally rewarded when we spotted our bull and at a range of 300 yards were able to drop him amongst a large herd of the largest antelope on herd. Three herds and a few individuals animals later we were able to find our herd at the opposite end of the valley. Forlorn, we decided to move around the large valley by vehicle looking within each herd for our bull. We tracked the blood spoor until midday but it dried up. Yes, we counted them all! The shot hit but the bull turned and followed the herd out of sight. We identified the largest bull in a herd of 144 Eland. The next morning we got ourselves into a good position above a herd of eland grazing up the crater-like valley. We decided to err on the side of caution and took a detour! A White Rhinoceros bull blocked the road back to the lodge. We spent that afternoon following large herds of eland but were unsuccessful in getting into a good position. Engin chose the larger and two shots later he had a nice Waterbuck bull. We passed up on a few lone bulls before our patience was rewarded when two Waterbuck bulls emerged from the thicket below. The next morning we followed the contours of a large mountain in search of a Waterbuck bull. Crater Valley is always a special place to hunt, one of the most scenic wildlife areas in Africa. That afternoon we travelled to one of our conservancies in the Camdeboo Mountains. We were able to identify him and put him down. We pursued and picked up the blood trail, tracking for a mile before the bull joined another herd. We approached an exceptional bull at 150 yards and Engin made a shot that seemed perfect at first! The bull bucked and set off in search of the thich vegetation at the base of a nearby mountain. They're notoriously tough animals to put down even with a seemingly perfect shot. Wildebeest hunts are always filled with nervous anticipation. The next morning we set off in search of a Black Wildebeest. We resumed our search for a good trophy at Haaspoort and Engin successfully took a nice bull with a heart shot at 130 yards. We started our Red Hartebeest hunt at Boschfontein and followed a herd for the morning without ever getting a good opportunity.