Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Archived Hunting Pics => Shooting and Hunting => 2015 Hunting Pictures => Topic started by: Selfbowman on September 14, 2015, 05:10:54 pm
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I had a great time on my first Africa hunt. One Nyala and a Blue Wilderbeast
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Blue Wilderbeast
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Oh and some Egyptian geese on the last afternoon .sorry the only thing primitive about the geese hunting was me!
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That is way cool, very nice job. Love to do that one day. :) Pappy
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Cool!!
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That is Way Cool!
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Super cool! Definitely something that I would love to do! Congrats! Patrick
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Very nice. You did good ,and it looks like a good time to me. God Bless
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Nice shooting Arvy. What draw weight did you use and what did the arrows weigh?
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Pearl that bow weighs 47 @my 26 . Arrow weight 575 gr. . The Nyala run off with arrow stuck out both sides. The Wilderbeast . Well my shot was one of those bad but great shots. He dropped in his tracks. He managed to get turned 180* and I put one thru the shoulder . Two more breaths and that was it for him. That spine shot sure made the guide happy. He said those things usualy run for ever after they get shot.the Nyala ran about 60 yards. Had the time of my live shooting at those geese. JT Richard insisted on taking that pic before dark. You can see my eyes and mind where on the geese in the air. ;D can't brag on geese hunting. Shot 49 shells got three geese. :-\ the wind was blowing about 25-30 and the geese where either going 90 to nothing or nearly in a stall. Just could not get my rhythm down. But what a fun time. A couple pics of tent camp.
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That looks like a great adventure. Nice shooting.
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Bath house.
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Ok one more . The ryno was checking me out inside a blind that looked like a
Gilagans Island hut. Made from river cane. This was a white ryno so nothing to fear but interesting.
This was the best hunting experience in my life. I have been blessed with some real good ones too.
Arvin
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That's too light for African big game Arvy, it'll never work :)
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If you are talking about that ryno pearl your right! Even a a fast powerful Arvin Weaver bow won't get that done! ;D ;D Arvin
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I was talking the 2 dead critters Arvy, it'll never work. Too light! hahahahaha! And people still argue about 40# being enough to kill a wimpy whitetail.
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Awesome Arvin!!! :)
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Way too cool. When will all the tuff guys realize that bows in the 40# range are viable weapons. Congrats sir😃
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Arvin, I had no idea that you went to Africa to hunt! Awesome job, brother! I gotta pick ur brain about it when I come to your knap in!
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That is so awesome! I'd love to experience Africa someday.
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Man, I enjoyed this post. What an adventure! Congratulations.
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Wow, I thought I'd read that white rhinos are all but gone. The last one/ones are under 24 hour surveillance...
What an exciting trip. VERY interesting.
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I live in South Africa and I must say that it is one of the most awesome places to live and hunt. I am one of only a handful of traditional archers in the country and one of very few that actually hunt with a traditional bow.
The traditional bow is better suited to our bushveld areas where there is dense vegetation and walk-and-stalk and ambush is the preferred hunting methods. Our plains game are nearly impossible to hunt with a traditional bow. I also hunt with a rifle and shots on Springbuck in the Karoo of 400m to 600m are not uncommon.
There are still plenty Rhinos but poaching has severely put their numbers under pressure. Private game farm owners also don't want to keep them on anymore as they are high risk.
We have an abundance of species to hunt and with the Rand/$ now is the time to do it! For around $35 you can shoot a Springbuck, $64 a Blesbuck, $250 a Koedoe bull and the same for an Eland cow. A Blackwildebeest (white tailed ngu) would go around $140 and a Bluewildebeest about $200. These are the prices I paid this year. Accommodation, guides and meals for a 4day long weekend are about $300...
The best place to hunt bushveld species are the Limpopo province, although the mountain areas of the Freestate will provide you with more or less the same opportunities and costs you a whole lot less.
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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I live in South Africa and I must say that it is one of the most awesome places to live and hunt. I am one of only a handful of traditional archers in the country and one of very few that actually hunt with a traditional bow.
The traditional bow is better suited to our bushveld areas where there is dense vegetation and walk-and-stalk and ambush is the preferred hunting methods. Our plains game are nearly impossible to hunt with a traditional bow. I also hunt with a rifle and shots on Springbuck in the Karoo of 400m to 600m are not uncommon.
There are still plenty Rhinos but poaching has severely put their numbers under pressure. Private game farm owners also don't want to keep them on anymore as they are high risk.
We have an abundance of species to hunt and with the Rand/$ now is the time to do it! For around $35 you can shoot a Springbuck, $64 a Blesbuck, $250 a Koedoe bull and the same for an Eland cow. A Blackwildebeest (white tailed ngu) would go around $140 and a Bluewildebeest about $200. These are the prices I paid this year. Accommodation, guides and meals for a 4day long weekend are about $300...
The best place to hunt bushveld species are the Limpopo province, although the mountain areas of the Freestate will provide you with more or less the same opportunities and costs you a whole lot less.
Buy a donkey, AttieBotes. (and sorry for the Americanized phonetic spelling, it is the best I can do)
My dream hunt is gemsbok by a waterhole. I don't think there is a prettier animal out there and from what I hear, mighty wonderful when brought to the table as well.
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Thanks for posting your hunt. The Nayala is one of my favorite African plains game animals. I have been to South Africa twice and Namibia twice. Never shot an animal with my bow which is the biggest regret I have about those trips. I do know for sure that the animals there are very much tougher than ours. We did a lot of spot and stock as well as setting in blinds. The sounds you hear become possibly your favorite memories of the trips. There is one bird sound that keeps repeating you can never forget. Joe
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Wolf Watcher, that's interesting you mention sounds. I've recently been reading any Capstick book I can get my hands on and in one, he recommended taking a tape recorder to capture the sounds of Africa to listen to back home If I ever make it there, I know one if the first things I'm packing.
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I live in South Africa and I must say that it is one of the most awesome places to live and hunt. I am one of only a handful of traditional archers in the country and one of very few that actually hunt with a traditional bow.
The traditional bow is better suited to our bushveld areas where there is dense vegetation and walk-and-stalk and ambush is the preferred hunting methods. Our plains game are nearly impossible to hunt with a traditional bow. I also hunt with a rifle and shots on Springbuck in the Karoo of 400m to 600m are not uncommon.
There are still plenty Rhinos but poaching has severely put their numbers under pressure. Private game farm owners also don't want to keep them on anymore as they are high risk.
We have an abundance of species to hunt and with the Rand/$ now is the time to do it! For around $35 you can shoot a Springbuck, $64 a Blesbuck, $250 a Koedoe bull and the same for an Eland cow. A Blackwildebeest (white tailed ngu) would go around $140 and a Bluewildebeest about $200. These are the prices I paid this year. Accommodation, guides and meals for a 4day long weekend are about $300...
The best place to hunt bushveld species are the Limpopo province, although the mountain areas of the Freestate will provide you with more or less the same opportunities and costs you a whole lot less.
Buy a donkey, AttieBotes. (and sorry for the Americanized phonetic spelling, it is the best I can do)
My dream hunt is gemsbok by a waterhole. I don't think there is a prettier animal out there and from what I hear, mighty wonderful when brought to the table as well.
Plesier! (Pleasure). Thanks for making the effort! Haha! I have a friend from America that teaches here in SA and he found some Osage growing right under our noses, so on Saturday we will be cutting some wood...