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    help... bow set up recommendation

    tinaco - You will find GREAT advice on this forum. I am a new forum member and have learned alot from reading the information here. Download the shot placement images and study them!! The shot placement of African game really surprised me. See the link below: It will help you calculate the KE of...
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    Back to traditional bows

    Good Luck with your new hunting tools!
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    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Finally Got To Go On a Safari

    Congrats bowhuntr64!! Excellent pics.
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    I understood you Tom. Yeah, I will setup some practice time this week-end. Drawing my bow slow and smooth from the seated position proved more difficult than I thought. Might deer hunt from a blind this year to get more comfortable with it.
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    I just love my fixed blades for hunting. Looks like solid tan colors for clothing. I do most of my deer hunting from a 30ft tree stand. Would hunting in a ground blind give the game an advantage in picking up my smell? Will the normal scent free spray I use now in the US work on the dark...
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    I won an online auction donated by Idaho Outfitters for a hunt during the 2013 season with Numzaan Safaris. I'm looking to book my date within the next 2 weeks. Based on the input here, I will shoot, no pun intended, for June or early July.
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    Thanks for the much needed advice. I cant wait to get over there! Aiming on the shoulder will take some practice and mind-set change. I will look to download some shot placement guides. My wife and I are so excited about this trip that we are all ready saving up for the next trip.
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    Thanks for the advice. Went to 2 pro shops this weekend to get setup advice for my plains game hunt and both tried to sell me a new bow...LOL I'll take the extra money and start shopping for some 125gr broadheads and heavy arrows. Does hunting the week of a full moon decrease the success...
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    Going on 1st BowHunt in Africa

    Hello All, I have the opportunity of a lifetime to hunt Plains Game in South Africa and need some bow hunting help. I have searched the internet and YouTube looking for the proper hunting setup for my hunt. I would like to take an Impala, Common SpringBok, Gemsbuck and Kudu on my Safari. I...
 
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