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Comment August 2010 / About crossbows and licences

Cover august 2010The past couple of issues of ABH have contained a number of readers’ letters on crossbows. Most of the correspondents were much in favour of including crossbows in the ‘bow’ family as a legitimate equivalent to a traditional or compound bow. We at ABH accepted that there was a strong demand for crossbow coverage in the magazine, and this particular issue was in fact to have been devoted to that subject.
As we began gathering material and arranging for contributions, a different picture emerged.  The great majority of our established collaborators and contributors strongly resisted the idea of a ‘crossbow’ issue. A crossbow was not a bow, they argued as one, and it was not seen as such by the majority of bow enthusiasts. If we did a crossbow issue, or devoted a section of the magazine to that ‘heinous contraption’, we would be running a serious risk of losing our status as a bow magazine. And we would lose more readers than we would gain. Besides which, hunting with a crossbow was illegal in this country. Etc, etc ....

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Leading article / Choosing a compound bow - part 1

bowCleve Cheney begins a new series that discusses the compound bow. He starts with the very basics, to wit eye dominance, the choice of a right or left-handed bow, bow poundage, and draw length.

If you are considering taking up bow hunting, the choice of a bow – especially of the compound variety – can be quite confusing. The variety in terms of design, shape, colour and capability is quite mind-boggling and it can be difficult for the newcomer to make sense of it all. Hopefully this article and its follow-up will assist you in making an informed choice.
If you are not already familiar with the components of a compound bow please take a moment to refer to figure 1 as, in this series, frequent reference will be made to the parts of a bow.
A note of caution at the outset would be in order. Don’t be misled by advertising hype. People trying to sell a product will use a lot of superlatives about their particular product being the fastest, most powerful, most accurate and most technologically advanced bow on the archery market ...

Page 8 in the August 2010 issue

Patience with a Reezen

reezenGerhard van der Westhuizen tells of hunting a blue wildebeest on a Namibian farm.

When my 30th birthday approached in February this year, I made it my goal to have a decent shoulder mount on the wall as a birthday present. I discussed it with my better half, Janet, and told her that was what I wanted for my “Big 30”. What animal? I decided on the tough, short-tempered and extremely unique blue wildebeest or “poor man’s buffalo”.  This animal had caught my attention some three years before. My planning started, and one of my phone calls reached a place called Kowas Adventures and Safaris in Namibia. The owners, Danie and Ansie Straus, assured me that their hunting paradise would give me something special. Danie had an opening for me from 25 to 28 March, so we finalised the arrangements.

The one vital aspect named shot placement could be the only problem on the day I would softly squeeze my release to claim my animal, due to the fact that mother nature can throw you a curve ball at any time – and normally throws it when you least expect it.  Although I am a Muzzy three-blader and a G5 Montec fan, I … 

Page 15 in the August 2010 issue 

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Contents
AUGUST 2010
Contents
5     Comment: About crossbows and licences
7     From our readers
8     Choosing a compound bow - part 1
15    Patience with a Reezen
19    Keeping it legal
22    Newcastle Archery Club hosts SANIFAA provincial field championships
23    Product showcase: shot placement video
24    Oorlewing: water – te veel of te min?
27    The NASP-SA approach
29    Product showcase: the Rage Titanium
31    A day in the life of a bow hunter’s wife
32    What does it take to win a team Gold at the World Cup in Turkey?
34    SABA news
36    ’n Tyd om te wag
38    Readers' trophies
40    Preparing for 3D archery
47    Strings unlimited!
49    101 Bow hunting tips
50    Subscribe and win
53    A spoke in the wheels of the ‘kinetic energy versus momentum’ debate – part 4
56    Shemane Nugent in Africa
59    Readers’ bow hunting tips – win a pop-up blind
60    Make your own biltong dryer

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65    Bandages for your bowstring loops
67    A longbow, a hot day, a bushbuck
68    Bow profile: Carbon Elite Longbow from Centaur Archery
70    Barky’s noteboo
72    Bushcraft: know your plants – part 6
74    Bow hunting opportunities
79    Bows for sale
80    Letter from the rookie

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