Recent content by Frank Cavallo

Zambia in September for hippo, croc & buff + PG Sirius Gemini 300 VPA 3 blade 150gr, 75gr HIT @ 494gr. I decided to try the Gemini in lieu of GT Airstrikes) Sirius Apollo 200 Cutthroat 2 blade 250gr, 200gr half sleeve @ 834gr. I also decided to ditch the 75gr HIT behind the half sleeve this...

Tock a couple of bows with me to South Africa. Just got back. Shot my second buff with a bow. All cutting tracks and spot & stalk. No blinds/pan shooting bullshit. Fully expected it to be tough with the animals being on high alert given we were the last hunt of the season. And it was, but...

I've decided to thin out my gun safe as I've decided to pretty much bow hunt Africa. I'm keeping my .500 double so this one has to go. I bought this 416 Rigby back in the late 90s, sighted it in and put it in the safe. Haven't shot it since. A few years ago Patrick Holehan called me up and said...

A couple of thoughts: It's all about flight. I don't care about bullet holes. Never chase them. I only use paper to nock tune bare shafts and gross cam shimming at 15'. As long as my arrows all tear under an inch in the same direction I'm done with paper. I then go outside and tune my bow. I...

My PH had 8 of 9 buff killed with one arrow in '22, including mine. All spot & stalk, no blind bullshit. Many of the follow up rifle shots are due to trigger happy PHs. One of the most prolific buff bow hunters actually taught my PH a lot- such as do not be trigger happy & shoot with a low (one...

IIRC $1500 license for DG is the only thing extra I believe for a bow. Everything else was SOP as with rifles, but I've slept and drank since then.

Pick up a bow. The fun really starts the last 30 yards, makes fences kind of meaningless...

Used to neck shoot only. But now I'd rather waste rib meat, which I always threw out than usable neck meat, which I grind.

I've done Emirates three times- First and Business. Heard Qatar is just as good. The real advantage to Qatar is you get to Harare at lunch time so you can fly out to camp that day. Emirates get's there too late to do that.

My first was a leopard in Namibia. My second was actually the most magical safari of all- lion in the Save. Third was for ele in the Save, the whole safari I used a double. Fourth was buff & PG with a bow, again in the Save. On par with the lion hunt. I never was interested in buffalo, my...

Shouldn't be. No need for solids in a .500 on buff. Maximum damage with similar penetration. Unless you are thinking VC still were regulated with Norma ammo.