John, Hope is on her way to you. i sent a PM with the details. man you must be in the middle of no where.
well hope was in the blind with me on Tuesday as i was filming fellow Trad Ganger Jon Simoneau. around 4pm he had a nice warthog come in and he decided to take him. while giving the hog some time to die a group of Kudu decided to visit. our PH Piet said that he would like for us to help with herd management and he gave me the nod to shoot one of the Kudu.
as the Kudu approached our hide i slowly removed one of the footed shafts that i had made special for Africa from the stalkeer quiver. i nocked the shaft to Hope's taught string. her sleek wooden handle felt like an old friend eventhough we had only had the opportunity to shoot a few times prior.
as the Kudu closed the distance i knew the shot was inevitable so i ask God for the arrow to fly try. the Kudu lowered it's head to drank and in one fluid motion i raised Hope. her limbs flexed with ease as the string and arrow were draw back to my cheek. my eyes were burning a hole through a piece of hair i had selected as my aiming point. as i reached my anchor the arrow was on it's way. time stood still as at the tell tail sound of steel hitting flesh and then the Kudu was gone in a cloud of dust.
my body trembling, i lowered Hope with a huge smile on my face. she had drawn blood in Africa. the trackers would make short work of the trail and a fine animal was down. it's meat would be used to feed many and the hide would be donated to the 2008 St. Jude's Auction thanks to Afrika Jag Safaris.
my time with Hope was short lived, but she has given me a life long memory of a place far away but close to my heart. it was a marriage like no other. we will be linked by blood from now on. i hope to some day get the chance to hunt with her again. maybe even return to Africa. But if not our short time together will hold a special place me and my life as a bowhunter.
to Rick, thanks for a super bow. to my fellow Trad Gangers thanks for the opportunity to be a part of something much bigger than any one of us. i would love to have access to both Hope's and Faith's diary including the pictures in form of a book.
i included the arrow that Hope & I used to kill the Kudu. it's signed for what that's worth. i trust that the collection of articles that each of us adds as we spend our time with these two wonderful bows gets passed on. the bow box is getting rather full and it may be necessary to have a keeper of these treasures until the auction. just a thought!
Hope & I with our trophy Kudu...
Topic: The Adventures of Hope and Faith Striker (Read 22701 times)
