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  1. Bowdup

    Hello from Alaska

    Thanks Marty!! It was good talking with you.
  2. South Africa Kudu Bow Hunting

    South Africa Kudu Bow Hunting

  3. South Africa Kudu Bow Hunting

    South Africa Kudu Bow Hunting

  4. Nyala

    Nyala

  5. Impala

    Impala

  6. Blue Wildebeest

    Blue Wildebeest

  7. Blue Duiker

    Blue Duiker

  8. Burchell's Plain Zebra

    Burchell's Plain Zebra

  9. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    Success!! 25 yard shot, 40 yard recovery!
  10. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    My wife really wanted a Kudu, so our PH took us to a property about 1.5 hours from where we were staying. It's amazing how quickly the terrain changes...but I live in Alaska, we can drive for hours and it all looks the same!
  11. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    I was able to get an awesome close up of a little female Blue Duiker from a ground blind.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    We enjoyed the Nyala, Blue Duiker and Zebra daily. It was a surprise to both of us, but sounds like Zebra is on the list for the wife on our next trip!
  13. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    We spent the next couple days sitting a few different stands and watching all the animals. To be honest, I missed 2 Impala before I finally connected! Nerves were getting me....and they are a lot faster than I thought! I finally figured out not to shoot when they were looking on alert.
  14. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    After pics and some stories at lunch we were headed back to the same waterhole. My wife and I chose to sit together without a PH for multiple days. I was confident enough with my judging and knowledge of the animals to be comfortable with this decision. We were only a few hundred yards from the...
  15. Bowdup

    SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stompiesland Safaris A Bowhunters Dream

    Enough about that...lets get to the good stuff! The day started with a great breakfast, as did everyday. We were in the blind quickly and looking over a waterhole. Not long after getting settled here come two Impala ram. I'll never forget the look on my wife's face as she turned to me and...
 
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