well it finally came together for me on the weekend. the culmination of a lot of preparation, both in my bow/arrow setup and 'growing' into a 70# bow.
i went out to a remote swamp/floodplain system to try and find some buffulo.....and i did.
after walking in from the ute a fair way i hit the swamps. i slowed down and started scanning the paperbark area i was in carefully. after walking though the swamp for a little way i heard the crashing of a buff through the water..........he was downwind a fair way. he was only young but it was good to know i was in the right area. i kept moving on and later stumbled into a really good area.
almost instantly i spotted a lone buff in a wallow.....upwind and facing away from me. i quickly closed in but halfway there i spotted a really good bull to my left about 200m away. he was feeding. although he was much bigger i had my doubts as to whether i would get close enough to him. i just felt it wasn't going to happen on him. so i concentrated on the wallowed up bull. i closed the distance to 10m with the help of some handy paperbarks and got ready to shoot. i could have got closer but something told me that "i should just shoot from here, the arrow's got a better chance to be flying perfectly at 10m than 6m".
he was sitting in his wallow chewing cud, slightly quartering away. i picked a spot which i thought was a good one. drew back, got to anchor and let it go. it went real close to the spot i shot for but when he got up i realised then that there was way more of him underwater than i thought........i had hit him quite high, angling forward and down a bit. he was looking around for the "big mozzie" that had just bitten him and walked across me at about 8m, stopping momentarily. i had already nocked another arrow by now and seized the chance of a 2nd shot. this one was right on the money i thought and only about 8" of arrow was showing so i knew it had gone in enough. by now he was out of there. he made it to dry ground about 50m away and i saw him go down.
all of a sudden this dream of shooting a buffulo with a recurve had been realised. i had finally done it.
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not huge, but i'm stoked in having done it the hard way.
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1st shot is the top hole.
they are truly a thick skinned animal!
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the 1st shot went though the scapula and got one lung.
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autopsy shows a one lung, double lung and heart kill.
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oh yeah!
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blackstumps were the b/heads used. man i love blackstumps!
pretty sure i got an exit wound on the 2nd shot. i couldn't turn him over to see but there was blood on trees on the blood trail that i know he passed on the exit side. i'm happy with my rig that's for sure. all the work in arrow building and tuning paid off.
He is a big old boy!!! Did you get a touch of "what am I doing?"
Nice bull and a great stalk...congrats.
Josh
Truly outstanding! Wish I could shoot a 1500lb critter and say "Aw, he's just a youngster." Do you carry a backup piece?
Glad you got that second arrow in! Congratulations, for doing it the hard way and doing it at all! :thumbsup:
Ah Awesome Clint dam im chuffed for you what a feeling hey!
great shot ! i know how engulfed you'v been in getting a Buff, tip of the hat to you mate! :wavey:
how long you been up in Nhulunbuy mate? man thats out there! what you up to there?
WOW!!! congrats... what a great adventure
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Awesome!!!!!
Great job, buddy. Im glad your dream came true.
Take care
Gilbert Lozano
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: I cant imagine the excitement you must have felt,but one of these days I hope to.Congrats again.I am very interested in the specs of your equipment.
Bill
andy- Nhulunbuy is a mining town. i am currently doing pest control and the garbage runs.
still making up stone point arrows yet. i'm still trying find the right spine shafts out of the test packs i bought.
equip specs- bob lee signiture t/d recurve 58" 69#@28" i draw 28" from throat of grip.
string- endless 12 strand D97 with each loop padded with 6 strands of B50.
arrows are g/tip 7595
100gr insert
125gr b/head on 125gr adapter.
3/4" long footing of 2219. (mainly to stop the insert being driven back into the shaft)
inside the arrow upfront behind the insert i have a piece of white 8gr/" weight tube 90mm long inside of which is glued a piece of 4mm steel rod the same length. this is held in place by then filling the remains of the shaft with black 3gr/" weight tube.
4x4" shield feathers.
total arrow mass is 890gr. 26% foc.
speed at bow is approx 160-165fps
That's gotta be an adrenaline rush! Congratulations on realizing a tough goal.
Congrats! A buffalo is my dream :notworthy:
AWESOME Clint just AWESOME thanks for the story and Photos.Clint make sure you send Bob and Rob Lee a photo. Blake
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Way to go Bro!! Nice job and story.
Attaboy Clint!
When I tested them, those Blackstumps really surprised me. I like their cross-section profile and ferrule fade-in. Their performance was well ahead of a most of the better known double-bevel broadheads. If I were going to use a double-bevel on a buff, I think the Blackstump is what I'd use.
Kudu's on the great solo buff.
Ed
Awesome job.
Omedeto! That is super cool! :thumbsup:
Good one Mate!! Congrats :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats Clint
VERY well done! :thumbsup: :notworthy: :clapper:
Good onya Clint. Great achievement.
Nice!
Fantastic! Great job Clint.
Great stuff, Clint, great stuff!
Congratulation , nice stalk and a good shot
I don t see the " first hole " that is too hight on your picture ??
just to avoid that area on my buff this year
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: well done.
NICELY DONE CLINT!!!!
Great story, Good Pictures, Thanks for the inspiration....
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Thats awesome congrats!! thanks for sharing your details of your equipment as well, I find all of that stuff very interesting. Did you test any other shafts broadheads into the expired buff?
bob- no i didn't. i did have a grizzly in the quiver that i could have tried. :banghead:
didn't think of that.
WOW - Nice buff and a great story.
Jer Bear
Solo, I like it!
BUT I can't see the pictures?!?!?!
Pictures showed up when I clicked "Page 1" but not when I clicked on the title, hmm?
So how did you get all of the meat home after you took him. You said you were hunting alone.
Just curious.....hate to see something taken and meat not used up somehow.
Jer Bear
Great shooting Clint, well done! I have been off line for long while, good story and nice ending to the current campaign! Perfect heart shot.
chrisg
jerry- unfortunately i couldn't take any meat. i was 4km from the car, a few hundred meters of it was knee deep mud a few hundred more of tangled deadfall, all in 100F heat! it would have spoiled before i got it in the fridge. such is life in the tropics.
if i could have driven my ute to it i would have taken meat for sure.
i know how you guys are obligated to pack out all edible portions of your kills over in canada but all our game species here are feral animals not native and we don't have the same obligations, also you guys have the time.....you don't have the heat we have here.
i would have but i couldn't.
That is such a great story!!! Congrats on full-filling your dream. You are now....Da-man!!!!
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Randy.
Way to go Clint!
I'm saving my pennies! I'll see ya soon enough!
Great job man thank you for telling us about it.
No worries. Just though I would ask. Here if we have questionable meat we always have dog mushers and those puppies will eat anything.
Good on you
Jer Bear
Outstanding hunt & story! Wow!! Sorry you couldn't save the meat.
Congrats Clint!! Glad to see You had a chance at the Buff. Looks like Your set-up did a excellent Job. Best wishes
bretto
Great stuff Clint! Congrats mate that's quite an accomplishment!
Well done and thanks for sharing! ;)
Great story Clint!
Your setup is impressive to say the least, I no wonder it made it through the scapula and on ito the goodies!!!
Well done indeed!!!
You are doing the hard way...but the fun way
Fantastic !!! I have been gone to long and missed this thread. Way Cool !!
Good on ya Clint! Beaudy! Surprised Sam Stockdale didn't pop out from behind the maluka an say bugger!
Were u out toward the Alligators?
Great heart shot Boss! What a bull. Maybe one day...
Very, Very Nice
QuoteOriginally posted by ozy clint:
...arrows are g/tip 7595
100gr insert
125gr b/head on 125gr adapter.
3/4" long footing of 2219. (mainly to stop the insert being driven back into the shaft)
inside the arrow upfront behind the insert i have a piece of white 8gr/" weight tube 90mm long inside of which is glued a piece of 4mm steel rod the same length. ...
4x4" shield feathers.
total arrow mass is 890gr. 26% foc.
speed at bow is approx 160-165fps
Great set up and Great shooting!
Congrats!!!