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Title: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Frenchymanny on May 04, 2006, 04:27:00 PM

Hi All,

I just finished and started shooting my first selfbow a few weeks ago, it is a boardbow over 75# at my draw.

I now want to make n osage selfbow in the 75 to 80# range.
Is anyone here hunting Africa or Oz with a selfbow?

regards,
F-Manny

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: T. Downing on May 04, 2006, 06:32:00 PM

F-Manny,
Good Afternoon! I believe that Paul Brunner aka Too Short has taken game in Africa with one of his selfbows. God Bless, T

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Frenchymanny on May 04, 2006, 07:41:00 PM

Hi T,

Thank you for the info, I hope that Too Short will kick in with his Dark Continent stories!

Regards,
F-Manny

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Aussie Stickbow Hunter on May 05, 2006, 02:02:00 AM

F-Manny,

I have used self bows but only on game up to the size of pigs.

A good mate of mine, Col Graham - the maker of Ribteks - uses a self bow at times. Last year on our buff hunt he used a 92# Osage longbow that he made. If you go to his web site there is a photo or two.

Jeff

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Frenchymanny on May 05, 2006, 08:25:00 AM

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for the info!

F-Manny

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Jack Shanks on May 05, 2006, 05:18:00 PM

F-Manny,

 I talked with Gary Davis maker of Rattlestick selfbows the other day and he will be hunting plains game in Africa next month.

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Frenchymanny on May 06, 2006, 02:11:00 PM

Thanks Jack!

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: NorthShoreLB on May 06, 2006, 08:36:00 PM

Pope and Young hunted africa with selfbows  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Steve H. on May 07, 2006, 11:33:00 AM

Africa and Oz, no, but I have hunted Alaskan brown bears with a selfbow but a wee 66#.  Very close calls but I haven't shot one yet.   I did shoot one really nice blackie with it thou.

Title: Re: Heavy selfbow and dangerous game
Post by: Frenchymanny on May 07, 2006, 07:14:00 PM

Thanks Manny and Steve.

Steve did youmake your selfbow? I know Manny makes his   ;)