Primo661
AH member
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2011
- Messages
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- Hunted
- South Africa
I'm very much a walk and stalk type of hunter, but I'm also a rifle hunter who's recently bought a bow. I don't mind working for it, on the contrary the challenge is why I choose to walk and stalk. My rifle and I have taken animals at 300+m but the vast majority have been under 50m and some inside of 15m after a good deal of time crawling around, digging in with my eyelids so to speak because its more enjoyable and rewarding. This is simple enough when I can slowly bring my rifle to my shoulder in the prone but a bow requires me to atleast be kneeling to take the shot.
Am I likely going to have to break my no camo rule to make it achievable? I wear camo all day in barracks and know how to disappear with a ghillie suit thanks to my line of work but part of me feels it is unsporting.
Does ones strategy have to change when stalking with a bow compared to a rifle? I assume a bow hunter needs to find atleast some vegetation to come out from behind to take the shot rather than popping up and kneeling in knee high veld?
Am I being too optimistic to think I can walk and stalk plains game like impala and warthog in fairly open country with a bow?
I wouldn't normally post up such a stupid question but I've never tried it before and seeing as I don't live in South Africa anymore my time in the bush is severely limited and I'd rather not have to learn the hard way.
Cheers,
Andrew
Am I likely going to have to break my no camo rule to make it achievable? I wear camo all day in barracks and know how to disappear with a ghillie suit thanks to my line of work but part of me feels it is unsporting.
Does ones strategy have to change when stalking with a bow compared to a rifle? I assume a bow hunter needs to find atleast some vegetation to come out from behind to take the shot rather than popping up and kneeling in knee high veld?
Am I being too optimistic to think I can walk and stalk plains game like impala and warthog in fairly open country with a bow?
I wouldn't normally post up such a stupid question but I've never tried it before and seeing as I don't live in South Africa anymore my time in the bush is severely limited and I'd rather not have to learn the hard way.
Cheers,
Andrew