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Current issue: FEBRUARY 2012 / This year, plan your hunts early

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Comment February 2012 / This year, plan your hunts early

February 2012 coverIt seems all of us will have to pull our belts a little tighter this year – at least that is what the economists say. I know little about economics and find it hard to understand why I have to pay more for things when the US economy is doing well and also when it is doing poorly. It is also strange that I pay more when the dollar goes up and when it goes down. It seems I have to pay more whenever anything happens in the USA – good or bad! You would suspect that when an economy is in trouble, its currency grows weak, but no – the USA is in trouble and the dollar still goes up. In South Africa it seems ... Read the rest of the article

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Leading article / Uphill anddownhill shots

Paralax errorCleve Cheney began this series on bow and arrow choice, set-up and shooting techniques more than a year ago. This will be the concluding article in the series.

Shooting uphill and downhill is a much debated and often misunderstood subject, because it appears to defy logic. However, it can be explained with some basic science, and practically implemented by keeping a couple of cardinal rules in mind. Before we go into detail let’s consider some situations that will call for an uphill or downhill shot.
An uphill shooting situation can occur when:
You are hunting in hilly country and your target is higher than you. A good example is taking a shot from ground level at a klipspringer standing on a rocky hill above you.
The animal or bird you are shooting at is sitting or roosting in a tall object such as a tree or lamp post.
A downhill shot will occur when
...  page 8 in the February 2012 issue

Mountain reedbuck – at last!

ReedbuckWalk-and-stalk bow hunting has been and always will be the ultimate hunting challenge, writes Gavin O’Reilly. After years of hunting this way in the Eastern Cape he has successfully bagged many animals, but one continued to elude him – the mountain reedbuck.

Mountain reedbuck live in the hills and mountains and their colour blends in well with their surroundings. But this is only a small part of trying to hunt this species; their eyesight is superb and they can spot you long before you have even started your hunt. Their characteristic whistle soon tells you that the game is up.
I had been targeting reedbuck specifically and when my friend Shane invited me for a weekend hunt on a farm which I knew had reedbuck, I accepted immediately.

We arrived in the afternoon and set up camp in the bush, as the owner of the farm allows camping in the veld with tents and gear. We awoke the next morning to a thick mist which made everything wet. It was perfect for a walk-and-stalk. The mist would counter the reedbuck’s good eyesight, while the wet ground would ensure silence for the stalk. I climbed to the top of the hill but did not see a reedbuck.  I decided to sit and watch as ... Page 11 in the February 2012 issue

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FEBRUARY 2012
CONTENTS
5      Comment: this year, plan your hunts early
7      From our readers
8      Uphill and downhill shots
11    Mountain reedbuck – at last!
15    A quick guide to bow hunting the roan antelope
16    Testing Elite’s Answer
19    Straight from the butt
20    Testing Mission’s Riot
23    Bow hunting mindset
24    What actually kills the animal?
27    The way I see it
29    SANIFAA news
31    Proving bow hunting minimum requirements in the African veldt
34    Readers' trophies
36    SABA news
39    The NASP national championships
40    ABO news
42    Subscribe and win
44    Product showcase: amazing new HD camera: Nikon Coolpix AW100!
44    Product showcase: X-Press introduces its new bow press
45    Hunting in Mauritius
53    A day in the life of a bow hunter’s wife
55    Bushcraft: making plaster casts
56    Barky’s notebook
58    Testing the Black Widow PMA recurve
61    Bow hunting opportunities
64    Letter from the rookie

Cover image: Elite Answer bow, photograph by Marina Maree.

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