There was a lot more to this story than the video could show. When these hartebeest came in and I decided to take one of the bulls, I was completely pinned against the tree by the prying eyes of many other animals off camera. Kudu, wildebeest, warthog and others. That is why I could not move the camera to get the approach of the herd. There were about 30 hartebeest total and 40+ others critters in bow range all around me. As the hartebeest approached there were three bulls and they began to fight off camera. They would drop to their knees and slam together as they do and the fighting was intense. I decided to shoot one while he was on his knees thinking that from that position he would be unable to react to the shot. Ummmmm, wrong. They EXPLODED and the bull spun away from the shot. I watched as the arrow skipped across the ground from what appeared to be a clean miss, I thought. The bull ran towards the water hole and bullied his way in for a drink. The shot angle was not right so I let him move around and fight off the other bulls for a few seconds before taking the 17 yard shot. After the shot, you can see him actually go down on the video if you look closely. The first shot, as it turns out, would have done the job in a few more seconds but of course I did not even know he was hit. It is unreal how much faster an African animal can react to a shot compared to North American species.
I was shooting a big Steel Force Hellfire broadhead and it went through him so fast my eye could not even comprehend it in the explosion of bodies and dust. He traveled about 60 yards and you can see the hide (blind) in the back ground at the recovery point. The reputation for toughness in these animals is so well deserved.
Many of you have stated that you have always wanted to hunt Africa. Well, do it! I think that many feel that it is beyond their financial means but it is less than you might think it is. I assist with booking for this PH but this is no sales pitch because I get nothing for this service. He is my friend He has packages that start as low as $4,500 for a four animal hunt and that is all-inclusive minus airfare. Enough about money, just contact me if you want to get some info. We are going back in 2014 with several Tradgang guys. I get so excited just thinking about that place.
Thanks again for the kind words about the video. I love producing these videos of the hunts with my son. It lets me relive them over and over again and I am sure that one day he will cherish them.
I think there will be about 5-6 more videos in the Africa series and we will hunt everything from guinea fowl to kudu bulls. I hope you enjoy watching.
Take care and hunt safe,
Jerry
Topic: Trad Bows in Africa- the video (Read 846 times)
