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Title: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:12:00 PM: Just got back and am a little low on sleep! We had an excellent time. Good people in camp, great scenery, good hunting, etc. I focused on some species that I had not already taken. Ended up taking a gemsbok, mountain reedbuck, bushbuck, and impala. Here are some pics. Killed everything with my trusty old 53lb. Habu recurve, and eclipse broadheads.
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Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:14:00 PM: (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n132/jonsimoneau/MountainReedbuckAfrica2009.jpg)[/IMG]
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Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:23:00 PM: (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n132/jonsimoneau/africa2009450.jpg)[/IMG]
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Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:24:00 PM: (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n132/jonsimoneau/ImpalaAfrica2009.jpg)[/IMG]
Title: Re: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:25:00 PM: (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n132/jonsimoneau/ThirstyGiraffeAfrica2009.jpg)[/IMG]
Title: Re: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: jonsimoneau on September 18, 2009, 06:31:00 PM: Could have taken a number of other species also, but this was my third trip, and decided to try and practice some restraint. Warthogs were REALLY hard for me to pass up, but I've got a ton of pictures of nice ones, and plenty of video.

I double lunged everything with the exception of the bushbuck. On that day we were hunting out of a double bull blind and when I shot, my limb hit the top of the blind and threw my arrow off. Quartering away, my arrow went in just in front of his hip and quartered out the other side. Gut shot. We tracked him (he had gone about 60 yards) with the dogs, and I was able to get another arrow in his chest. Africa is great, but there is no way I will be able to go back for a while. Hell I'm still paying for the last trip!!!
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Post by: Gerardo on September 18, 2009, 06:36:00 PM: CONGRATS and how proud I am of your trip animals and guts to say , the hell lets go hunting for our honeymoon, i need to plan an aniversary trip to Africa!!!!

:thumbsup: :clapper:

the best for your marriage!!!

Gerardo
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Post by: Gerardo on September 18, 2009, 06:37:00 PM: great pics by the way, did you film your hunts?
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Post by: Mike Bolin on September 18, 2009, 08:54:00 PM: Thanks for sharing your honeymoon photos with us Jon! LOL! Great animals and a beautiful young wife. Congrats on the marriage and the hunt. Mike
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on September 18, 2009, 08:54:00 PM: :clapper:
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Post by: jonsimoneau on September 19, 2009, 08:04:00 AM: Gerardo, thanks. I married well. My new wife is from a hunting family and she loves the outdoors. She was in the blind with me all the days we hunted. She got to see baboons up close and personal.
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Post by: rushlush on September 19, 2009, 09:08:00 AM: Congrats!
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Post by: Smallwood on September 19, 2009, 11:55:00 AM: :clapper:
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Post by: rastaman on September 19, 2009, 01:45:00 PM: Sounds like you had a great honeymoon Jon! Thanks for sharing the pics. You have a beautiful wife (but you already knew that)!
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Post by: Joseph on September 20, 2009, 06:02:00 AM: Congrats,I really like the Gemsbuck!
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Post by: amar911 on September 20, 2009, 10:43:00 PM: Jon,

You two make a very handsome couple! Congratulations on the hunt and the wonderful experience together. I know how great it is to be with ones wife on an African hunt. I have now done it twice, but would not have been able to get mine to go there on our honeymoon. You have obviously done very well in choosing your wife and in your hunting. I even like your Stormy Kromer, which I assume is the short billed bowhunter's version that Ron LaClair helped to design.

Allan
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on September 21, 2009, 08:07:00 AM: Congratulations looks like you two had a lot of fun.Blake
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Post by: Keefer on September 21, 2009, 04:40:00 PM: Congrats to both of you and hope you did more on your honeymoon then hunt... :thumbsup:
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Post by: tarponnut on September 21, 2009, 06:17:00 PM: Jon,

You should send those pics to Stormy Kromer.
Congrats!
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Post by: BUFF on September 22, 2009, 12:41:00 PM: Looks like you had a great trip. Congrats
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Post by: Steve O on September 22, 2009, 01:20:00 PM: Jon,

VERY cool! Did your little lady take that cute little bow she bought at Kzoo?
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Post by: Bill Turner on September 22, 2009, 03:55:00 PM: Great trip and obviously a great choice for a wife. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: :archer:
Title: Re: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: jonsimoneau on September 23, 2009, 07:36:00 PM: Steve, no...but maybe next time. She's not quite ready to hunt with bows...and I'm not pushing her. Although I feel it will happen sooner or later!
Title: Re: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: tradtusker on September 25, 2009, 08:24:00 PM: Way to go Jon
some very nice animals! congrats

looks like you 2 had a great trip :archer:
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Post by: Chris Surtees on September 25, 2009, 09:18:00 PM: Congrats...looks like y'all had a great time.
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on September 26, 2009, 10:46:00 PM: Congrats on both accounts the hunt and the keeper wife for sure!!!LOL the smiles tell it all!!!!! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Back from our honeymoon at Vissers
Post by: on September 27, 2009, 09:59:00 PM: Congrats on the hunt and the bride. It looks like you did real well on both counts.

Bisch
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Post by: doug g on September 28, 2009, 07:31:00 PM: Good going, and best wishes to you and the new bride.
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Post by: thp on September 29, 2009, 01:43:00 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: LEOPARD on October 01, 2009, 09:53:00 PM: Great stuff Jon! Thanks for sharing!! ;)
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Post by: gregg dudley on October 21, 2009, 09:53:00 PM: WOW! Nice trip and nice animals.
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Post by: Siewho on October 22, 2009, 10:08:00 AM: What a great start to your marriage! Congrats and well done to you both. Cheers.