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  1. Stephen Haber

    Why shoot certain species?

    Great points Dave. Thank you for helping to expand my thinking. As I speak to others about the topic, i want to be able to influence them where i can. And, if they are so closed minded, at least i know that the points i am making are valid ones. Cheers! Stephen
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    Why shoot certain species?

    Good one!
  3. Stephen Haber

    HUNTING Wildebeest

    Great advice, thanks. I took a nice bwb male with a 10 meter broadside shot. The arrow went through both lungs and passed through completely. I watched him stagger for about 80 meters and then he just fell over dead. I wonder if the lungs are a bit further back than the photo indicates though...
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    HUNTING Wildebeest

    Dude, THAT is a nice animal. Well done!
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    Waterbuck Meat...Yes or No??

    How big was your waterbuck? from the photo he looks like a beauty.
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    Waterbuck Meat...Yes or No??

    Thanks, brothers! If the opportunity to take a waterbuck comes along again, I will probably take it and enjoy some very good meat.
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    Why shoot certain species?

    Johnny, Thanks for your response. You are correct; and elephant will feed a village for a long time. Perhaps I shouldn't have used that as an example. However, to respond directly to you other point; I have been in a lot of rural and village settings across Africa in the past 10 years, and I...
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    Why shoot certain species?

    Bob, Thanks for sharing yours and your wife's story. It sounds to me like you BOTH truly had an experience that will last forever. I can relate to what you are saying, and it is why I started this thread; to hear these stories to help me get my brain around hunting species such as big cats. As...
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    Why shoot certain species?

    Potentially controversial thread... How is that for a title? First, let me say that I AM NOT JUDGING ANYONE! I am a hunter; I love the bush and the experience of taking an animal. I love the taste of venison, and then mounting a trophy. That said, I don't ever see myself shooting an animal JUST...
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    Comment by 'Stephen Haber' in media 'Charles Moniz Buffalo'

    Really??? with a longbow? Well done my friend!
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    Waterbuck Meat...Yes or No??

    Jaco...thanks. I ask because I ALMOST took a nice big waterbuck cow last week but then didn't because i wasn't sure of the meat, and didn't want to throw away R4000! Now i know.
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    Waterbuck Meat...Yes or No??

    All...i have heard lots of different opinions on whether or not waterbuck makes good venison. What are yoru thoughts? Y/N? If yes, how to prepare and what cuts should I use?
  13. Blue Wildebeest male

    Blue Wildebeest male

    Took this blue wildebeest at last light, Shumba Safaris in Limpopo. Shot was at 10 meters, double lung complete pass through. He stumbled about 80 meters and went down.
  14. Impala Ram

    Impala Ram

    My first kill with a bow! 2011 Malta Ranch outside of Tosca in NW. 10 meter heart shot, complete pass through. He only ran about 30 meters and just collapsed.
 
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