Meat
Wild Harvested
A tier
Wild-harvested springbok come from open or extensive systems and free-ranging populations taken under permit—historically including famous trek densifications, today more often extensive ranch or conservancy offtake. Flavour can show more seasonal browse character. Still mild relative to many antelope; excellent for traditional farm biltong and braai. Field conditions and rapid cooling determine whether wild harvest matches ranch abattoir quality.
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History
Mass springbok treks supplied vast wild harvests for meat and skins.
Reduced wild herds shifted harvest toward farms and conservancies.
Legal wild and extensive harvest continued under provincial rules.
Specialty marketers distinguished wild-harvested springbok provenance.