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About rifle see Warthog photo. The Eland has been killed at 80 meters with a 300 grains Nosler Partition bullet.
Eland
Is a member of either species of the Taurotragus genus of antelope:
The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Taurotragus. It was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. An adult male is 1.63 metres (5.3 ft) tall at the shoulder (females are 20 centimetres (7.9 in) shorter) and weigh an average of 500–600 kilograms (1,100–1,300 lb, 340–445 kilograms (750–980 lb) for females) and is the second-largest antelope in Africa, slightly smaller than the Giant Eland. Mainly a herbivore, its diet is primarily made up of grasses and leaves. Common elands form herds of up to 500 animals, but are not territorial. The eland prefers habitats with a wide variety of flowering plants such as savannah, woodlands, open and montane grasslands, avoiding dense forests. It uses various forms of communication, notably the loud barks, visual and postural movements and (in males during mating season) the flehmen response to communicate and warn others about danger. The common eland provides rich and nutritious milk and leather, and has been domesticated in many areas.
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