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  1. iamyourhuckleberry

    North American Big 29 - average success rates?

    This is a goal I set for myself back in 1992 when it was announced Chuck Adams had completed the feat with archery gear. I am currently 20 animals into it. I just recently shot all five North American deer species with my bow in a single season. Each deer averaged around $1000 to hunt via...
  2. iamyourhuckleberry

    North American Big 29 - average success rates?

    Drew, you have stated New Mexico as the best of the lower 48. It is my opinion, you have overlooked Colorado where 10 of the 29 reside. In Colorado, and in addition to Mule Deer, Elk, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Pronghorn, and Desert Bighorn Sheep, a person can hunt White-tailed-deer, Shiras...
  3. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: A Quiver Full of Memories

    Nicely done Stretch! Congratulation of some super trophies. It's in your blood now, you'll be back! Great write-up!
  4. iamyourhuckleberry

    Bow hunting Cape Buffalo cow

    Zenbear, I arrowed a cow buff this past July. I took her with a single arrow weighing 1050 grains tipped with a VPA Penetrator 300 grain two blade head. I used an eighty pound PSE X-Force. My arrow chronoed at 216 fps. A friend shot another cow with his bow set at 77 pounds. He was using a...
  5. iamyourhuckleberry

    Mass killings - some food for thought

    Diamond, What an excellent read. Thanks for sharing. I recently posted a comment on Congressman Ed Perlmutter's (D-Seventh Congressional District, Colorado) Facebook page. He's gung-ho to push an anti-gun agenda. I hope nobody minds me sharing. Please advise if you feel I missed something...
  6. iamyourhuckleberry

    2013 Pronghorn Hunt

    Rick, Do not mess with Colorado. Honestly, we haven't the number of animals nor the opportunities like Wyoming. There are several areas in Wyoming with good "walk in" and public acess-finding good goats here is not rocket science. There are places around Medicine Bow, for example, where a...
  7. iamyourhuckleberry

    A reminder... Colorado archery elk hunt

    All went well... We had twenty three hunters in camp, and everyone got into elk ( except me, I was busy doing chores and making sure people were happy). We had six or seven very close encounters...elk within twenty yards or less. Elk are just tough to kill with a bow! We had three missed...
  8. iamyourhuckleberry

    A Lioness and a Klipspringer

    Well done Mudslinger!
  9. iamyourhuckleberry

    Wish me luck. Lioness with a bow!!!!!!!!

    Be one with the "Force" Young Mud! Get into a zone...focus on the task at hand. Best wishes my friend!
  10. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Finally Got To Go On a Safari

    Congratulations, you did well! Thanks for sharing.
  11. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Huntershill Safaris-East Cape

    I'm not sure Bob. I didn't see any buildings like that on the place where we hunted this trip. We may have come in from a back way though. It was dark while we were driving and arriving. Can do on the outfitters report...
  12. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Huntershill Safaris-East Cape

    Thanks everyone, The bushbuck was another highlight. He makes up for an encounter I had four years ago. Good friend, Tony Sansalone from Texas, shot this bushbuck (see picture below) with his rifle two days after I had him within six yards. Amazingly, this 15 inch male was bedded on a...
  13. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Huntershill Safaris-East Cape

    A resounding ten! That's the score I would give to Huntershill Safaris if hosting a bow hunt was an Olympic sport. They performed flawlessly. I was treated like royalty, and I look forward to a potential return trip in 2014. My travel companions and I arrived in Johannesburg on the 18th of...
  14. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stick & String Safaris - Mtubatuba

    I agree 100%. A zebra is by far one of the hardest animals to spot and stalk with archery gear. It is still a quest of mine. While I was hunting in the East Cape, Huntershill had a beautiful pedestal mounted zebra in their lodge. I liked it so much that I decided I needed one. Prior to seeing...
  15. iamyourhuckleberry

    The Bushbuck from heaven

    I was there with you Fritz...spectacular! Thank you for sharing.
  16. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stick & String Safaris - Mtubatuba

    I agree, congratulations and well done on a very fine mature kudu. I finally shot a zebra myself after six trips to Africa. What a grand trophy!
  17. A female cape buffalo with a single arrow

    A female cape buffalo with a single arrow

    A 30 yard shot, both lungs and heart...game over in 25 seconds!
  18. Spot and Stalk White Springbok

    Spot and Stalk White Springbok

    300 yards of belly crawling and ground hugging netted me a fine white springbok.
  19. A spot and stalk Red hartebeast

    A spot and stalk Red hartebeast

    My first and only opportunity on a red hartebeest in six efforts found home.
  20. Finally...a zebra!

    Finally...a zebra!

    This one was long over due. After six trips to Africa, I finally anchored a Zebra.
  21. Spotted Genet Cat

    Spotted Genet Cat

    I got a visitor while resting in a blind for a day.
  22. Spot and stalk black wildebeast

    Spot and stalk black wildebeast

    I delivered a fifty yard blow to an old bull
  23. 14.25" cape bushbuck

    14.25" cape bushbuck

    A grand hunt with Huntershill Safaris
  24. iamyourhuckleberry

    Longbow Kudu & Waterbuck

    Nicely done! Thanks for sharing Ken.
  25. iamyourhuckleberry

    Back to the bow...

    A job well done! Congrats!
  26. iamyourhuckleberry

    Big Pig Down!

    Nice job! Congratulations!
  27. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    Firefishhunt, While I agree that every human has within his or her DNA a tenacious code to kill, I also believe that aggressive urge for domination is routinely suppressed or redirected. This attribute in many cases is need driven. A person needs to kill to eat (in the absence of support and...
  28. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    35bore, I accept our differences. Yes, we can agree to disagree.
  29. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    Firehuntfish, Thank you for your input. Allow me to respond. I love to hunt. I hunt to kill. I understand, in order to have hunted, I must kill. There are many benefits associated with a hunt and a kill. There are many benefits associated with a walk in the woods void of a kill. I am not...
  30. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    35 Bore, It is my opinion, men can do things they find extremely unpleasant providing the cause is right-war and hunting (the taking of life) are perfect examples. Who in their right mind finds pleasure in destroying something one is taught to cherish and respect? Upon reflection I have...
  31. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    Bjorn, We are definitely on the same page. Stickflicker, I did mean passenger pigeons...thanks for correcting that. Diamond, I agree. I take no pleasure in killing-I want it to be as fast as possible. I recognize it as a very important and neccessary piece of the experience. I need...
  32. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    And yet Bjorn, with a lack of understanding (not a day spent in another man's boots-let alone his mind), there seems to be this constant effort by hunters to level the "playing feild". It is a constant, 'you have to hunt just like me'. You are a dispicable person if you don't! There is a...
  33. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    Neccessity is the mother of all invention. I guess there has been a need, nor would it be practical-more like daunting. Not having a book for record keeping was extremely unfortunate for carrier Pigeons. By having more value (a derivative associted with record books), perhaps they could have...
  34. iamyourhuckleberry

    Misconceptions in Hunting.

    Tom, I appreciate the entrance annoucement...thanks for the vote of confidence. IMO, life can be a sport. Anything can be a sport. There are times, for example, when I am challenged to take my feet from the bed and place them on the floor. My goal is to simply get erect/verticle. There...
  35. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    I am not here to fight with anyone...I'd rather build trusting symbiotic relationships. We, as a group, cannot and should continue to profess a "live and let live" philosophy and simultaneously define "hunting" for another man. This was the proverbial thorn in my side. While buried deeply, that...
  36. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    Why Ken? Would it change anything? I could have stated my name as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, or Ronald McDonald. The fact remains you do not know me, have never met me, and had no right to patronize me. My parents raised me to treat men with respect, at least until I got to know them. My...
  37. iamyourhuckleberry

    The bow hunting mindset.

    A positive mind set keeps you in the hunt for those thirty seconds that it usually takes. This is a concept I try to convey to those hunting elk here in Colorado. The mountains and the altitude has a way of wearing down hunters (it's tough to rely on any method other than spot and stalk) . Those...
  38. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    Ken, I have dealt with plenty. Why would you assume otherwise? Do you know me? Have we ever met? Here's some insight. For the last 27 years-through my numerous camps-I have been annually exposed to between 30 and 50 hunters . These national and international gentlemen were not clients since I...
  39. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    My apologies for the lack of specific memory Ken. I read the piece many years in the past. Nonetheless, your words did cause me to look differently at SCI and record books. One would hate to think, in this day and age, $35 could/would be the difference between winning and losing a lawsuit over a...
  40. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    I agree about the hijacking...I am terrribly apologetic Fritz. I hope I do not appear to be some imposing butthead (not my intention). My point is simply that we must each hunt for ourselves. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happy can can come in many shapes and sizes. As it is, we all...
  41. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    SCI's Fair Chase Standards: May 2006 Recreational hunting and the concept of Fair chase has been linked for as long as recreational hunting has existed. However, the terms and conditions of what constitutes Fair chase when hunting is conducted within a high fenced area has never been...
  42. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    Diamond, Isn't bow hunting illegal in Great Britain and most of Europe? If the journey is the reward, than why do you feel the need to demean it? I hope to heck I am never so prejudice that I join ranks with the long nosed "majority" and look down on any legal means to an end. Moreover, I...
  43. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    Cliffy, I feel much the same way as you, and by no means am I a rich man. I craftfully stow money (working side jobs often) to hunt-even if it means picking up pennies as I walk across parking lot. In 2000 something, I read an piece which completely changed the way I look at SCI. It was...
  44. iamyourhuckleberry

    Jumbo hunt gone wrong

    Yes Fritz, thank you for sharing. This is a great way for us to learn. I for one deeply appreciate everything you are doing here.
  45. iamyourhuckleberry

    Jumbo hunt gone wrong

    Understood Spike. I was working under the assumption Fritz was an owner operator. My bad. I agree with the straight to the point discussion and rule making from the beginning. For me, an elephant on the ground would mean the hunt was over-regardless of who killed it. As the hunter, I would...
  46. iamyourhuckleberry

    Jumbo hunt gone wrong

    A PH once told me, "It's not the bow, it's the indian". In this case, I feel you hunted with a poor representation of the latter. I see a huge amount of conviction in your story...yes, you are to blame. Had I been the PH, your client would have been finished after the first bull and the poor...
  47. iamyourhuckleberry

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Back From My First Trip

    Inspiring to say the least. My friend, you have made me think about my longbow. Thank you, and congrats on some super milestones!
  48. iamyourhuckleberry

    Why certain species?

    I'm not sure there is a single answer to the question being raised. The fact the responses to this thread are all over the place proves my point. With all the walks of life, the experiences, and the individual goals/ambitions we have surrounding us, it would be nearly impossible to account for...
  49. iamyourhuckleberry

    Intro to hunting the Tiny-ten

    As a bow hunter, I'd be a liar if I said the tiny ten didn't intrigue me. I've managed a few duikers and a steenbok (took nine shots before I finally anchored one). I've missed a dik-dik. When I'm done with my big five, I will concentrate on the tinies. Thanks again for the info Fritz...
 
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