Recent content by dargo

Gerry is spot on! I too, have hunted all over the world and these accommodations were amazing. Coming back home to microwave meals and PB&J sandwiches was rough. (Don't tell my wife, I told her we were roughing it.)

The bug is real! I am already planning another hunt with Blackthorn.

"Black Death with a string and a sharp stick". That's the description I heard or read somewhere along the way for bow hunting a cape buffalo with a bow and arrow. I thought I would share my story just as a bit of entertainment and a little education. I was hunting with Blackthorn Safaris in...

I carried and used two separate set ups on my bow. One for the buffalo and one for the Plains Game animals. I shoot a Mathews Vertix set at 70 lb. pull. Roughly 300 FPS. Cape set up: Arrows total weight of 800 grn. , Easton Full Metal Jacket Dangerous Game 5mm arrows with 4 inch vanes. The...

Here are the other animals. Thank you to Alex and Vella!

Bow hunted in The Free State area with Blackthorn Safaris and Outfitter Alex Goss. The best walk, spot, stalk, crawl, sneak, and peak hunting of my life. I am a hunter. Bow, gun, long range, etc. This Ranch has opportunities for it all. I harvested this old bull, a 43+ inch Sable, a magical...

The total weight is 560 g. Hope that helps

I put a call into my bow shop to ask. I know they added pipe cleaners to the arrows to increase their weight. I got great penetration, but it was a terrible shot. I just got lucky and hit a major vessel. I'll report back once I hear from them.

The bow set up for the buffalo resulted in a 75 ft-lbs set up The people at Broken Rack Archery in the Cincinnati, Ohio area set it up for me. They've set up other bow for people who have killed buffalo, so they just took my bow and made it work. I wanted a 30 yard or less shot so as to ensure...