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Today I received the GrizzlyStick shaft test pack with the 315 gr. Asby and the 200 gr. Samurai Overkill, including the field points of the same weight for arrow tuning. Can't wait to start.

I looked at the suggested shot placement for bow hunters, and found that the option of back shot placement. Now, question, given the uncooperative nature of the beast, if wounded; do you really recommend to shoot a Cape Buffalo in the a......s?

Awaiting.....anxiously......for my latest acquisition, a 75# 'legend stick' long bow from Howard Hill archery. I know there isn't much on it to trigger technical discussions, but isn't it a beauty of simplicity? A multi layered bamboo stick, feather light, and with the power of mother nature carbon.

A provocative title to refresh some of the old debates on kinetic energy, momentum, and other physic's dimensions, and how important they are for us.

Donato Milesi, a bow maker from Italy, pupil of Jean Marie Coche, pupil of John Schulz, pupil of Howar Hill. Builder of one my American Semi-Longbow Howard Hill design (63#@28"), fast flight string, named "Howard"; yes........we name our bows.

https://www.ashbybowhunting.org/ Hi Bow Hunters, A wealth of information on arrow for bow hunting, .................and some myths dispelling. PS: The You Tube video is the last of a 12 videos that are all in sequence before this one.

Hi All, Returning after few years of absence I have notice that most of the posts on bow hunting are compound oriented.....With all due respect for our fellows, and friends, compound bow hunters, I feel we are missing the ol' days healthy picking at each other, and then go hunt together. I...

To all the new and old members, is good to be back! Not many changes, if not that I have been transferred out of Africa, into the Middle East for professional reason; leaving Africa was heartbreaking, here is rather depressing from the bow hunting standpoint, in the 70's and 80's they almost...

This is what I use to make provision for unplanned overnight stops while hunting or trekking. Please feel free to use the content or ask for any clarification if needed.

For what is worth here is a paper about water. I recognize that my experience is a tad different from many of the hunters here, for work reasons I go in the bush alone or in small groups which need to be fully self supporting, however there are some information which might be useful in preparing...

Sixteen reasons why airplanes are better than women: 1) Airplanes usually kill you quickly - a woman takes her time. 2) Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch. 3) Airplanes don't get mad if you do a "touch and go." 4) Airplanes don't object to a preflight inspection. 5) Airplanes...

I want to share my personal experience on how, after the initial experiences of being over bowed, I managed to increase effectively my bow poundage. At the beginning......there was darkness.......(archery speaking), based on my at the time fitness I figured a 50# bow, 24 Kg, draw weight would...

I'm going through the process of building a DG arrow set up with the aim one day to go for buffalo. It is going to be a fairly long process but so far I have built one prototype based on Dr. Ashby various reports and recommendations (available for download on Alaska Bowhunting website) which...

Here in Mauritania we don't have minimum requirements. It would be interesting to have some kind of summary of the minimum requirements in other countries; moreover who is supposed to check this upon arrival? Sometimes I forget all the KE-MOMENTUM mambo-jambo but wish to have some benchmark to...

Hello everyone, I'm Paolo from Italy, working and living in Mauritania (West Africa), long bow man since 18 years, bow hunter since 10. I use only traditional American semi-longbow with wood arrow, I have three semi-longbow: a Danilo Milesi "Howard" 63#@28", a Howard Hill "Big 5" 70#@28" and a...