Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
#21
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
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RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
Most places do have strict restrictions on archery gear including minimum arrow weights. Some have outlawed archery gear for dangerous game altogether but remember that "Africa" is a continent made up of a number of different countries, each with its own laws, customs and game population issues just like each state here.
#22
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
ORIGINAL: tsoc
Those of us who are working most of the day miss all the good stuff!I missed a juicy debate about the need to kill elephants? It is not my thing,none of the African game animals do any thing for me but I understand the country is very beautiful.A good friend is soon to be headed there for the third time.
That penetration is unbelieveable,it would be interesting to feel the hand shock/vibration and hear the shot noise out of that set up.
Those of us who are working most of the day miss all the good stuff!I missed a juicy debate about the need to kill elephants? It is not my thing,none of the African game animals do any thing for me but I understand the country is very beautiful.A good friend is soon to be headed there for the third time.
That penetration is unbelieveable,it would be interesting to feel the hand shock/vibration and hear the shot noise out of that set up.
#24
Join Date: Feb 2006
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RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter
Me too, damn[:@]
ORIGINAL: Germ
Hey I thought I had some good post[&:]
Hey I thought I had some good post[&:]
#25
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RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
Off topic Miller they call me.[8D] I saw Chuck Adamsspeak at the IA Bowhunters ASS banquet a few years back and one of his topics was bowhunting elephants. He said that some African country wanted/hired him to test the ability of archery equipment on an elephant, so that the country could determine as to whether or not they would allow archery in the world of elephant hunting in their country. He said he worked out and worked out on shooting a 100 # Bow(I believe that was the poundage) Anyway, long story short, he advised the country that archery equipment had no business in the game of elephants. He told of his elephant kill and howhim and his trackersalmost got killedby the elephant and the poor performance of his arrow etc.Of course that was years back and he wasn't shooting that PSE.
#27
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
#29
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
ORIGINAL: JoeRE
Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
#30
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
ORIGINAL: Doegirl75
And no else is going to get total penetration if they hit a rib as big around as your forearm, regardless of KE or arrow weight. I'll go out on limb here and speculate that the lighter weight helped. If he indeed "nick" a rib, then in all likelihood the arrow deflected off the bone and kept going.
ORIGINAL: JoeRE
Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?
I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.