Broadside
Follow the back edge of the near front leg up one third of the body. The black stripe along the flank and the dark leg markings sit in the wrong place to use as aim points. Find the elbow, then hold directly above it.
Quartering and other angles
Quartering away, aim for the far front leg. Quartering to, enter at the point of the near shoulder. Gemsbok often stand facing you on open dunes; a frontal shot into the centre of the chest just below the throat is possible but gives little margin.
Do not
Do not aim at the colour markings, and do not walk up carelessly on a downed gemsbok. The long, rapier-like horns are dangerous even on a wounded animal.
Where they live and the typical miss
Found in the Kalahari, Namib and arid parts of Southern Africa. The typical miss is high and back, caused by aiming at the black flank stripe.
Long open shots
Kalahari and Namibian gemsbok are often shot at 200 metres or more on open ground. Range the animal and use a steady rest off sticks or a bipod.