The next problem was how we were going to get the pick-up close enough down to the Eland and try and winch it up into a better position so that we could load it onto the pick-up. After about an hour we got the pick-up to about 250 meters away from the Eland Bull, but we could not get any closer. There was no choice but to skin out the Eland where it lay. Jacob my skinner/tracker and driver started the long job of skinning the Eland. In the mean time I called the concession owner and organised 4 of his farm workers to help us with the task ahead. Once help arrived (by this time it was dark) Jacob finished removing the cape off the Eland. We then had to carry the Eland piece by piece up to the pick-up. Once loaded (it was now 10:30pm) we turned the pick-up around and started the slow journey along the track we had made down the steep mountain. We got to about 200 meters from the top but found that we could not get up the last slope, due to the amount of water and mud (it had rained a lot recently) as well the extra weight of the Eland on the back of the pick-up. We had no choice but to call the concession owner to come and rescue us. When the rescue vehicle arrived, the decision was made to leave my pick-up where it was with the Eland and White Blesbuck, and recover it early the next morning. The evening was cool so the Eland and the White Blesbuck would be ok. We all climbed up to the waiting pick-up and returned to the lodge. The time was now 2:30am. After waking early, and letting Reza sleep in until we got back, we made our way back to my pick-up and with a pull from the second vehicle, we managed to get my pick-up moved from its sticky situation. Once back at the lodge and skinning shed, we finished the job of caping the Eland and White Blesbuck. It was a great Eland hunt with a happy ending!