Got a couple more to go!


Starting to look forward to my next trip to Sofala in South Africa the last of July and first of August and Louis and I are working on completing my spiral horn slam with a primitive bow. Louis has booked me a hunt at another concession that is loaded with Bushbuck to help me get this done. I will be there two weeks this year with two different great groups of guys each week.
I have a new Osage selfbow that I made this year in Maine at my bear hunt and bow building workshop. This selfbow will spit a 1000 grain hickory arrow the way that I like it, fast and quite! The bow is 60 lbs @ 26'' and ready to work. Sealed with my Natural Bow Sealer and no sinew backing just dyed with dye to make it look the way I like.

Beautiful Mike!  Wow those are some heavy arrows.  What broadhead are you using on them.  Looks like maybe a single bevel.  Need to take my wife on a sight seeing vacation next, then we also want to return to Namibia before I get to old to pull my bow. ha
Good luck my friend!
Gene

They are the single bevel Grizzly's.

They look like good broadheads.  I used the Rocky Mountain Cuttroat single bevel 200 gr.  I was sure satisfied with them.  The first time I had used a single bevel head.

The only thing I lack to complete the slam is an eland!!!! Hope I can get back over there to get that done. Eland tenderloin is probably the best tasting meat on the planet earth!!!!!

Bisch


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I hear you about the Eland.  We ate some while there.  Actually all the game meat was great. 
I passed the first day on a nice Eland.  It was early and I didn't have it on my list.  Now I wish I had taken one.  Guess you can't shoot all the animals in one trip.  Have to save something for seed. ha

Wishing you the best of hunting, much success and will be looking forward to reading of your experience.

Looking forward to the pics and report! Should be pretty soon!

Good luck Mike, keep us posted.
Felix

I have a friend that is headed to Namibia next week and another one that will be going in Sept.  Makes me jealous as I would like to go back again.  Maybe next year.

Great trip you had Mike

It took six years and five trips to Africa but I got it done.

Very Impressive!  What did the local guides think of your bow and setup?  Did it take any convincing to give it a try?

Quote from: Kyle85 on December 06, 2022, 12:59:22 PM
Very Impressive!  What did the local guides think of your bow and setup?  Did it take any convincing to give it a try?

The owner had been following me for years and knew that I could use the stuff. It was after a few hunts though that we decided to try and do the slam.
The first hunt that I went there he had me send a video of me shooting to show the guides though.