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    provenance

    This is my new to me dangerous game bow, if you know who the two gentlemen are that owned this bow prior to me then you likely know how honored and excited I am to have my name with theirs....
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    Mounts are ready

    Taxidermy completed on our last Sept. trip to the Eastern Cape with KMG ....look forward to having it home....we did skull mounts on our blesboks and my gemsbok...think the pocs look good...
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    legend

    I recently returned from my most recent trip, where I was able to hunt with Dr. Death himself Dr. Adrain de Villiers. spot and stalk, the Tsessebe was shot at 42 yards and the bushbuck at 15....
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    SCI pic dump

    Some beautiful work....
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    SCI 3D archery shoot

    Anyone taking their bow to Nashville for the SCI shoot on Friday? toying with the idea, might be fun......
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    solo adventure

    Well, I have a set date for my Limpopo solo adventure. I will be there in Sept. to chase Bushbuck (my #1 truth be known) Oryx, Tsessebe , steenbuck ( one of the tinies each trip is the plan), and waterbuck....I will be hunting with none other than Dr. Death himself (bit of a hero of mine and the...
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    Opportunity has knocked/ an offer not to be refused

    so, as I was happily planning away for my next trip ( family safari in 24, likely 10 of us, with KMG safaris) My friend, mentor, bit of a hero of mine says to me, if you want to come hunt I will take you and we will go to my favorite places to walk and stalk with your bow. I have decided to...
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    Finally

    Had some time today, .....this is what I had in mind.....
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    First trip is finally in the books/den....

    Only the Eland remains ti be hung, that is likely to be an event....lol
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    Early Christmas

    Taxidermy will be home Friday, he sent me a sneak peek.....Father in laws Golden my blue on the right and my sons are the other two......he has left room to add my wife blue, my version of the Family tree.....
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    show and/or tell

    I love to hear hunting stories. I have not been a member for much more than a year but it seems like we have a few bowhunters that are active here. Tell me your best bowhunting story or show me a picture, or both. Doesn't have to be your biggest just your favorite.
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    How many here are bowhunters only?

    How many here are bowhunters only? How many will go home empty handed as opposed to changing hunting methods? I am not looking to stir the pot on the merits of Gun Vs. Bow, I am just interested in discussing how you came to be a bowhunter, as this is my preferred method of hunting.
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    Your "second" once in a lifetime trip to Africa

    So as it turns out the people you spoke too before your first trip were right ; you can't go and hunt Africa only one time. Was your second trip to get the trophies you did not get the first time or did you have a new list of things you wanted to hunt? Combination of the two? Did you go...
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    Dr. Death....

    Not for sale just happy to have them.....all with an inscription to me.....waiting on the next reprint of his first book.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: RIFLE: BOWHUNT: 2022 East Cape Adventure With KMG Hunting Safaris

    Let me lay some groundwork of how we 1st came to be on this adventure Last year at this time my son's and father-in-law and I were in Limpopo when we returned my wife got so tired of hearing about our trip she said if she doesn't get to go she doesn't want to hear about it anymore lol So 4 days...
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    Teaser....

    It started here, Nick and I in the Kie, with the wifes Nyala....
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    The wait has all but come to an end......

    Fly out tomorrow for 10 days with Nick from KMG Safaris , me with my bow and the wife her rifle. Anyone else on the 8:45 flight out of New Jersey?
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    Custom Pedestal work

    Anyone do custom wood work? Looking for someone to do a shield pedestal in the states. PM me if interested or post a referral if you like . thanks Scott
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    US customs/trophies

    Just sent my paperwork to my receiving agent giving them permission to pick up my families trophies from Customs, little relieved to have them on US soil. 24 trophies between 4 hunters. With a little luck we may have a few at the house before we leave in August for the East Cape..... I am beyond...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Has Anyone Hunted With Blackstone Hunting Safaris?

    My father-in-law is booking a hunt with Blackstone hunting safaris, there doesn't seem to be much info on here pertaining to this company or its owner Arthur Stone, both last mentioned in. 2016. so I would like to ask again do any of you fine folks have any experience with this man and his...
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    Who has had their trophies tanned in Africa then shipped home?

    Who has had their trophies tanned in Africa then shipped home? I ask because the tannery that my taxidermist wants coppersmith to ship the animals from our first trip to said it would be a year before they could turn our things over to the taxidermist....have a second trip planned in Sept. and...
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    Who's going on Safari this year....

    Title says it , where you going ,when are you going and what are the primary animals you plan to hunt? Heading out to the East Cape in Sept. with my wife, her first trip, Nyala and Impala for her and black wildebeest red Hartebeest, Oryx, and blesbok for myself. pretty excited already....lol
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    Full body mounts

    Aside from the pigmy antelopes what have you done a life-size mount on? I had my Nyala skinned for a full mount. Or even what would you do a full mount on?
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    What was your first African Game?

    What was your first African Game? Was it a target of opportunity or was it hunted intentionally? Myself it was a blue wildebeest, took me a bit to figure out you take what Africa gives as you may not get a second chance, fortunately I was able to take the Nyala I had passed on waiting for a Sable...
 
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