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Tock a couple of bows with me to South Africa. Just got back. Shot my second buff with a bow. All cutting tracks and spot & stalk. No blinds/pan shooting bullshit. Fully expected it to be tough with the animals being on high alert given we were the last hunt of the season. And it was, but...

I've decided to thin out my gun safe as I've decided to pretty much bow hunt Africa. I'm keeping my .500 double so this one has to go. I bought this 416 Rigby back in the late 90s, sighted it in and put it in the safe. Haven't shot it since. A few years ago Patrick Holehan called me up and said...

A couple of thoughts: It's all about flight. I don't care about bullet holes. Never chase them. I only use paper to nock tune bare shafts and gross cam shimming at 15'. As long as my arrows all tear under an inch in the same direction I'm done with paper. I then go outside and tune my bow. I...

My PH had 8 of 9 buff killed with one arrow in '22, including mine. All spot & stalk, no blind bullshit. Many of the follow up rifle shots are due to trigger happy PHs. One of the most prolific buff bow hunters actually taught my PH a lot- such as do not be trigger happy & shoot with a low (one...

IIRC $1500 license for DG is the only thing extra I believe for a bow. Everything else was SOP as with rifles, but I've slept and drank since then.

Pick up a bow. The fun really starts the last 30 yards, makes fences kind of meaningless...

Used to neck shoot only. But now I'd rather waste rib meat, which I always threw out than usable neck meat, which I grind.

I've done Emirates three times- First and Business. Heard Qatar is just as good. The real advantage to Qatar is you get to Harare at lunch time so you can fly out to camp that day. Emirates get's there too late to do that.

My first was a leopard in Namibia. My second was actually the most magical safari of all- lion in the Save. Third was for ele in the Save, the whole safari I used a double. Fourth was buff & PG with a bow, again in the Save. On par with the lion hunt. I never was interested in buffalo, my...

Shouldn't be. No need for solids in a .500 on buff. Maximum damage with similar penetration. Unless you are thinking VC still were regulated with Norma ammo.

Just got back from Humani. Hunted with Butch Coaton. The first 4-5 days we concentrated on PG as rain was forecast, which would render the pans useless. First morning we put up a popup blind and I shot a Zebra within 20 min. My first ever shot with a rifle in Africa was a (mountain) Zebra in...

Dangerous game requires a $1500 archery license, PG the (?) $200 license. Ele cannot be taken in Zim but can in Zambia.

That's the skinning shed at Humani. Going there to hunt with Butch in 3 weeks.

Thanks to all. PSE Levitate 28” draw length @ 75#. Have an Athens Vista 35 but decided I’ll take the Levitate as it is lighter and a much faster bow. FYI I can tune either, so flight will not be an issue. Also have not noticed any flight difference using either 3 or 4 fletch at 40 yds - TAC...

Hide is ruined. No integrity. Those were the pics after the initial rehydration. When the hide came out after the second (agitation) stage it got worse as you can see below. After speaking with my taxidermist today we’re gonna try to save the mane and then maybe do a replica. Lion shot 09/16/18...

I spoke to the taxidermist and tannery who thought either grease or heat/sun damage. PH thought water damage. Anyway, the guy handling my elephant importation told me to speak with speak with Kanati taxidermy who do (synthetic) reproductions. All 3 guys said to continue the tanning process and...

Has anyone been reimbursed for a rotten hide that was improperly cared for? I assume the exporters have insurance against such claims(?). Importer is in Zimbabwe. These pics are after the first rehydration soak, before agitation or shaving.

Yes. The Sirius (new) 200 gr steel half sleeve/insert and the brass 75 gr Easton HIT inserts. I'm not a fan of the really skinny arrows- I do like the 5 mm quite a bit. Using an Option 4 sight which means I can barely fit 10-50 y in the scope @ 911 gr, which is perfect.

I’ve built and tuned an arrow, but as all y’all have probably experienced- after the perfect tune you look down and see a broken strand by the peep. So while I await a new set of strings and since I’m gonna need to probably retune I thought I’d ask. Currently- Sirius 200, 250 gr Cutthroat, 200...

Yeah, I've read the Ashby stuff. I've been in contact with one of my PH's clients who's bow hunted quite extensively in Africa (half a dozen buff & the Big 4) for guidance. At his suggestion here is what I came up with. My PH who is also a bow hunter gave it the thumbs up as well. PG- Airstrike...

Yes. The last thing anyone wants is a wounded dangerous animal in the bush. I once had stalked a grizzly bear to 300 y before he scampered off and was not allowed to shoot at it as it was too far. Ele at 15 y, leopard at 75 y, lion at 55 y, buffalo at 70 y with my 3-7-5 & 40 y with my 500...

I’ve got an extra set I bought in ‘20. I never used it. Need to find out how much I paid for it. Are you the same guy on AH looking for a set?

It's not the live animal. Why don't you feel recoil on the field? Simple. Because you're not shooting off a bench and your rifle and body are in the correct position to dissipate recoil. No science, calculations or charts needed- just common sense.

The biggest recoil reducer is a live animal in the sights. Nothing hits you harder than shooting at paper. Frankly, I don’t consider the 3-7-5 a hard hitter at all- the case taper is more conducive to a push rather than the jolt of a Wby Venturi shoulder. To me the 3-7-5 feels no more...

Are these tracking s&s hunts? Can they be done baited & with a bow? I am also confused as to import into the US- I was under the impression one cannot parcel out parts IOW take home the floating ribs & claws and leave the rest. Thanks

Rigby brass and TSX are sold.

.375 H&H A Frames are sold.

I have some extra stuff and/or that I really don't need. I know the stuff is hard to find so I am offering it at cost. I used MidwayUSA (and Huntington's for the RWS) to price. I'll toss in the shipping. The only trade would be for RL 22 and Swift A frame 300 gr bullets. (I also have some loose...

Just saw this. I was there. 5 days after I got my lion. Got to put a collar on one of them. What a treat!

For bottleneck cartridges the feel would suffice, but what is the weight? No substitute for the real thing. Certainly better than those for a 500 nitro.

You want practice with similar sized and weighted objects. Dummies are what you want, not snap caps.

If you're not working up handloads your rifle should already be regulated to some ammo- point of aim dead center. IMO and my PH you'll have either two solids or two softs (good premium bullets). I guess you can set your red dot to the right barrel if you like as that is the "money shot" and...

Having owned both a bespoke VC and an off the shelf 89B (though both in 500), there is no comparison, at all. I sold the VC after 4 months and bought my Heym and couldn't be happier. The QC issues with VC have been documented both here and on other forums. I had issues with mine: the action...

Yup. After 3 years, he's at the tannery right now.

September 2018. Took 2 years for the import permit- August 2020. I was told some of the delay was USF&W was transitioning to E-permits (which mine was as I never received a paper permit). Then COVID screwed up exportation- took a year. The export permit expired once, fortunately while the lion...

Thanks. I guess I'll try the Hammers. I just looked them up- look interesting. I forgot to mention GSC, which seemed promising but they have been unavailable even pre COVID.

I've used TSX (and then TTSX) pretty much exclusively since '04 for the majority of my hunting. A Frames and solids for Africa. But for pretty much everything else it has been TSX. Never had a reason to look elsewhere. Tried a few of the similar CEB look-alikes but couldn't get them to group...

Just an FYI: Well-USA closed their trophy division in June of this year. They forwarded all of their pending trophies to Lynette Lilley of Noatum Logistics (you may remember her at Well in Houston). She just helped me clear my lion on Friday. Lynette Lilley Fauna & Flora division of Noatum...

3-7-5 and the 7 mag

Oh, you mean the fence surrounding all 3,000+ km sq of the conservancy? Yeah ARDA used to be a biggie I understand. We helped dart and relocate some of the ele back in '18. 100 went from there to the Zambezi IIRC. Last year Ivan Carter had organized moving 600 more, but that fell to the...

You can split hairs all you want, SA captive bred whether released or roaming within a fence are still dangerous game. But they are not wild. SA are fenced, the rest are pretty much wild. Importation requires much documentation, including where the trophy money goes- schools, etc. Of course the...