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Finished up my new selfbow for Africa next year today. Its osage 57@26 with a Pine Hollow All Natural Bow Sealer finish. This bow shoots like a laminated glass bow. While in the early stages of checkering the handle it made me think of a zebra and I couldn't help but think about hunting a zebra with it next year in South Africa.
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That's a beauty, Mike! Hope your trip is a great one!
The closest of partners are destined to share resplendit African success.
Nice! Got a strung profile pic?
cool Mike,
where are you going, and what are you chasing. :clapper:
Good luck with it!!! Zebra has been one of my nemesis animals!
Next time you come to Carl's Ranch, you need to let me know. I only live about an hour from him. I'd love to be able to meet you, and to hold and maybe fling an arrow or two with one of your selfbows, if you have one that likes a 29" DL.
Bisch
Quote from: Bisch on August 12, 2018, 02:56:30 PM
Good luck with it!!! Zebra has been one of my nemesis animals!
Next time you come to Carl's Ranch, you need to let me know. I only live about an hour from him. I'd love to be able to meet you, and to hold and maybe fling an arrow or two with one of your selfbows, if you have one that likes a 29" DL.
Bisch
Will do and look forward to it!
Quote from: fujimo on August 12, 2018, 02:00:20 PM
cool Mike,
where are you going, and what are you chasing. :clapper:
I took warthogs, kudu and gemsbok last time. Im hoping to get a zebra, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, blesbok or eland. Im not real picky just the proper shot angle.
where are you going Mike?
who is the outfitter.
kudu are my favourite, and awesome eating, eland is pretty darn good eating too- but it takes a lot to beat a good ol impala!!! :thumbsup:
Quote from: East Coast archer on August 12, 2018, 11:04:07 AM
Nice! Got a strung profile pic?
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Here ya go.
Quote from: fujimo on August 12, 2018, 09:06:51 PM
kudu are my favourite, and awesome eating, eland is pretty darn good eating too- but it takes a lot to beat a good ol impala!!! :thumbsup:
I forgot about that, I got an Impala last time and it was good but my favorite was the Gemsbok.
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Here's a pic of the Impala. Sinew backed osage bow, dropped him in his tracks!
There is not a better piece of red meat on this planet than eland tenderloin! If you shoot one, tell your PH to cook a tenderloin (each one is about 7.5#) on the pit, medium rare! You can thank me later!!!!
Kudu tenderloin is a very close 2nd!
Bisch
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Love the design and finish.....arrows aren't bad either :biglaugh:
Good luck....Africa on a bowhunt is terrific but 2019 might not be like years past in South Africa with all the issues re: the government taking the farms from the white owners without compensation. Feeling threatened would detract from the hunting experience....being oblivious to the turmoil could be dangerous. What's your PH saying?
PH says all is ok
The PH told me that they look for things to settle down with the new President.
very very nice bow.
:campfire:
We are in far north south Africa and very remote. Place is protected. We never leave the care of the PH.
I'll take the bow when you return....I'll give it a real good LOOONNNNGGG inspection for you...free of charge.
Have a GREAT trip Sir!!!
We have a year before we go back.
Awesome looking.
Where did you get that beautiful leather quiver?
Quote from: 2wfstlhunting on August 13, 2018, 10:07:53 PM
Where did you get that beautiful leather quiver?
Tim Roberts made that for me but he doesn't make them anymore. Its a very well built quiver! He called it the Absorkee Quiver, the company was Farr West Leathers.
Just read that South African Government seized the first 2 Farms from white farmers and these were "game farms" in the Northern part of the country....in the Limpopo region. Game farms usually means hunting concessions over there. It is going to get very nasty .....very fast in my view since this type of government action was not anticipated so quickly. I bowhunted in this area and the place was always a little sketchy ....ie. farmers had their heads on a swivel. Read today's news!
I have been told by a hunter that was there in South Africa last week that there is a list of farms that the government is taking. Those not on the list are in no danger of being taken as I have been told from someone who was just there. He said that it is all blown out of proportion, but if my farm was taken I would be blown away as well.
That's all I know and my PH says its all ok as well.