SOUTH AFRICA: BOWHUNT: Stick & String Safaris - Mtubatuba

Congratulations on the amazing animals and thanks for sharing the story.
 
Thanks so much Kal!
 
I agree, congratulations and well done on a very fine mature kudu. I finally shot a zebra myself after six trips to Africa. What a grand trophy!
 
Thanks so much, Zebra can be very challenging on foot, one often gets the wrong idea when watching bow hunting dvd's where they wander into water and feed like they have no care in the world. Hunt them, or any other animal, on foot and it is a totally other story!
 
I agree 100%. A zebra is by far one of the hardest animals to spot and stalk with archery gear. It is still a quest of mine. While I was hunting in the East Cape, Huntershill had a beautiful pedestal mounted zebra in their lodge. I liked it so much that I decided I needed one. Prior to seeing this mount, I only wanted a flat skin rug. Also, my goal was to take a zebra exclusively via spot and stalk. I revised my plan a tad when the pedestal mount came into play. There is another zebra in my future. Congrats again on a fine trophy!
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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