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At age 18, my daughter Becky decides to start deer hunting. Her first harvest a
doe and she is hooked.
My first bow kill, taken in Manitoba Canada in 2002. The start of my bow hunting
experiences.
My third bow kill in the praires of South Dakota. A lot of room for improvement.
In 2006 I will be hunting Mountain Lion with my Hoyt. 2007 will find me in Ontario
Canada looking for a trophy Bull Moose.
Now to 05. Another one shot kill. Dead eye Becky at age 21. Lets see what 06 brings.
Look at that smile, she's a deer hunter for life. Dad is sure proud.
Roger and Sandy with another successful day in the field. 2005 season was a banner
year for pheasants. This hunt lasted 20 minutes, walking a road ditch. Just gotta
love South Dakota.
My Pope & Young 4x4. My second bow kill in my first year of bow hunting. For a guy
who said he would never go archery hunting, but now is hooked.
My daughter at age 19 shoots her first buck 5x5. Now she is really hooked. She can't
wait for 04 season. Here she has her own rifle, Rem 700. 243 youth model.
I harvested my Blackbuck at RRR Ranch in Texas at 85 yards. I used a Knight .50
cal. muzzleloader topped with a Weaver 6x scope, 240 grain harvester bullets and
two pyrodex pellets. He ranked number 16 in SCI at time of harvest.
The Brown or Common Blesbok was shot at 60 yards as the herd walked by in single
file. I used a Winchester Model 70, 300 Win. mag. with 180 gr. Nosler Partition
handloads. Same gun and bullet for all 9 animals. SCI Silver and Rowland Ward. 16
inch horn. Overall 44 3/8.
Blue Wildebeests first shot was 75 yards after stalking and crawling within distance.
Shot was to far back and Wildebeest took off with herd. Found herd in open area
and took a 300 yard shot and hit high. Animal ran toward me and at 50 yards I finished
him. SCI Gold and Rowland Ward. Tip-to-tip, 57 5/8. Spread 28 3/8. Overall 86 7/8.
Bontebok was the easiest shot of the whole Safari. After a unsuccessful stalk and
sitting in an open field, the Bontebok along with another herd bull came walking
out of a draw right towards me. At 40 yards they stopped and I harvested the largest
of the two. SCI Gold and Rowland Ward by 1 1/2 inches. Overall 43 0/8.
Impala is one of the most impressive I've seen. Shot at 60 yards. Best table fare
I ever eaten. SCI Gold and Rowland Ward by 1 inch. 24 4/8 horns. Overall 60 3/8.
Kudu was almost lost. Took out front should and lost blood trail. Just happened
to jump again out of now where. Trackers trailed Kudu and finishing shot was at
300 yards. SCI Silver and Rowland Ward. 46 4/8 horns 10 inch bases. Overall 112
7/8.
Nyala is one of the most beautiful African animals. Hunted two days to find a nice
one. Nice ivory tips, will make a nice full mount.
Springbuck, what a tough animal to hunt. Finally got one within 100 yards, towards
evening. SCI Silver, 12 4/8 horns and overall 34 5/8.
White Blesbok, was shot at the same distance and location as the Brown or Common
Blesbok. I was sitting behind the same bush at different times of the day. SCI Bronze.
15 2/8 horns, Overall 43 2/8.
My Zebra was my first African animal harvested on the first morning. 200 yard shot
across a valley, these animals sure can blend in to the surroundings. Very nice
Stallion.
My Outfitter is Valley Bushveld Safari, Kerneels Scholtz, Eastern Cape of South
Africa. This hunt was a dream come true, as Kerneels prices where very reasonable
for my customized package. I wounded a Black Springbuck and could not find. The
Waterbucks were not big enough so I did not harvest one. The White Blesbok was a
fill in, because we could not get to the area for a Bushbuck I wanted also. The
Eastern Cape received 10 inches of rain the week prior to my Safari, the most rain
in 36 years. We had to cross a creek that had been dry for 10 years to get to the
Brown and White Blesbok's.
The above hunt cost $5,000. It includes 11 days of hunting, and a total of 10 animals.
December, 2006 Another great SD hunt.
October, 2007 Great SD Pheasant hunt.
November, 2007 Another day in the field.
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