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Margly
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Hi!
I'm going back to SA for a bowhunt this summer and is planning to take my Ed Scott Owl Bow with me!

Specs are: 68" 55@31 juniper longbow with Coachwhip skins on the belly [archer]

Curious if any of my fellow tradgangers have been hunting the African game with a selfbow and wooden arrows?


Margly

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Hi Margly,

I think there are a few articles on african archer where a few animals are taken with selfbows. Check it out

Pete

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Hey fellas: I am not sure, but think Paul Brunner as shot a couple African game animals with his self- bows. Les
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I was lucky(?) enough to share a camp with Paul in 2007 at Greater Kuduland. He had a slew of different bows with him including some self/sinew bows. As many times as he has been there I am sure he has shot a bunch of critters with his stick bows. I shot two impala on that trip wit a 52" osage and sinew bow that I built. I had planned to hunt exclusively with osage and sinew bows but the 65lb bow I had planned on using blew up on me...long sad story, don't ask. As a result I took a fiberglass bow because I was afraid that my little bow was too light for the tuff stuff at 45lbs.
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Margly
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Well I will for sure post some pics when I'm back home again from my trip [Smile]
With some game and my Owl bow!

Margly

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Margly: Good luck on your adventure.
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Margly
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quote:
Originally posted by Les Palen:
Margly: Good luck on your adventure.
Thanks

Margly

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Lykke til.
Eg reiser ned i April, men har ikkje bestemt meg for hvilken bue eg skal bruke. Satser på å bygge meg ein ny ein [Smile]
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quote:
Originally posted by storm5:
Lykke til.
Eg reiser ned i April, men har ikkje bestemt meg for hvilken bue eg skal bruke. Satser på å bygge meg ein ny ein [Smile]
Hei Aun Egil!
Jeg leste om bueprosjektet ditt i buejegeren [Smile]

Har lenge gått å tenkt på å lage en bue jeg kan ta med nedover, men det var dette med" dørstokkmila" [Razz]

Jeg bestilte en langbue fra Ed Scott og han hadde hentet inspirasjon til denne fra en gammel vikingmodell.

Den skal være 54-55@31 så den burde kunne gjøre jobben.

Hva var # styrken på den du hadde med til Afrika#
fikk du bra penetrasjon og hvilke piler og jaktspiss brukte du?

Mvh Ronny

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storm5
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Buene eg har jakta med er på 49 til 54lbs. Beman MFX 500, 29.5" dralengde. Jaktspissene er custom http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=092856
Bestillte 175 grs VPA som eg vil prøve på neste tur. [Smile]
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Eg har hat gjennomskyting på alle dyra så langt.
mvh Aun Egil
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