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Content preview AUGUST 2010 issue
Leading article / Choosing a compound bow - part 1
Patience with a Reezen
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 Keeping it legal
Things have become pretty confusing in our country and we are often asked questions relating to the legality of bow hunting in general and to the bow hunting of particular species. More than 18 months ago I sent repeated emails to the nine different provincial conservation departments requesting guidelines on bow hunting regulations in their provinces so that I could write a series of articles in Africa’s Bowhunter to inform bow hunters on what is legal and what is not. To date I have received clear guidelines from only one provincial conservation body! Two gave vague answers which said they “were working on regulations”, and the remainder did not even bother to reply. This is a reflection of how dysfunctional provincial conservation organisations have become. I have nevertheless pursued the matter and have been able to put together some general guidelines which will hopefully be of some help and will also keep you out of trouble. ... Page 19 in the August 2010 issue Oorlewing: water – te veel of te min?
Sampie Stoffberg is ’n intensief opgeleide valskermsoldaat en voormalige regiment-sersantmajoor van 44 Valskermbataljon. Hy is ook ’n ervare boogjagter en bekende oorlewingsdeskundige. In hierdie artikel kyk hy na die jagter se behoefte aan water. Page 24 the August 2010 issue Product showcase: the new Rage Titanium  By DP BiermanOne of the biggest issues among bow hunters these days is the dependability of broadheads. Most complaints from hunters are about flight problems and accuracy, or about penetration ability and wound-channel size. Let’s get one thing straight from the start. You won’t find a broadhead that flies exactly like a field point every single time, always penetrates to a full pass-through, never bends or breaks a blade, cuts a huge wound channel from start to end, breaks any bone in its path, and still comes out razor sharp at the end of it all. But the new Rage Titanium comes really close! Rage broadheads made a huge impact on the market over the past couple of years with their great features. Rage has now progressed to an even higher level with the new Rage Titanium. Its compact design, along with a thinner and harder ferrule, makes the Rage Titanium well worth acquiring. The big advantage of the Rage is a combination of accuracy, good penetration and a large cutting diameter. Page 29 in the Agust 2010 issue What does it take to win a team Gold at the World Cup in Turkey?  Nico Benade tells how the SA Protea archery team beat the USA team at the World Archery Cup event in Turkey earlier this yearIt is with a feeling of gratitude that I sit here today writing an article on an experience that I wish all archers can have in one way or another. Setting goals and working hard to achieve them is one thing, but the day everything comes together and you realise that you have actually done what you came to do is something else. Let me take you through our experiences at the World Cup in Turkey from my point of view and why I think we eventually brought back the Gold. Every compound archer in South Africa knows that we had a serious improvement in our standards over the past two years. In fact, any one of our current top eight archers can win a local competition on a given day. The Protea team for Turkey was selected for the first time on a new trial system where the top eight qualifying archers shot a ranking round and a round robin at 70 metres on a single day. The competition was really stiff and stress levels were high, and I believe that the top three archers rightfully deserved their places in the team. The team that was selected consisted of Seppie Cilliers, Riaan Crowther and myself. All three of us are archers in our own right. Seppie is the current 30-metre world champion and has a 1400 FITA score behind his name. Riaan is the current FAA Outdoor Target Archery champion and I am the current Field Archery world champion with two 1400 FITA scores behind my name. All of us had international experience before the World Cup in Turkey and we therefore knew what to expect and what needed to be done ... Page 32 in the August 2010 issue Preparing for 3D archery
Page 40 in the August 2010 issue Shemane Nugent in Africa
Her dainty pink Martin bow looks so girly as it is. Add her pink Victory arrows with the pink and white fletching, her pink ScentLok cap and the tight-fitting pink Mossy oak-camo T-shirt, and the whole package confirms that bowhunting is ultimately made for women. Shemane and I are dedicated to spread that word and recruit as many women into the greatest sport on earth as much as we can. I do believe it is the future. We see and understand the amazing success of Lee and Tiffany on their TV shows. Sexy little Tif is stunning too, and more so when she draws down on one of those heart-slamming, monstrous Iowa behemoth whitetails. We got She Safari TV, Beyond The Lodge, Archer’s Choice, Pat and Nicole, ... Page 56 in the August 2010 issue Bow profile:Carbon Elite Longbow from Centaur Archery
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Cleve 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.
Gerhard van der Westhuizen tells of hunting a blue wildebeest on a Namibian farm.
Cleve Cheney, expert bow hunter and conservationist, gives some guidelines on what may be legally hunted with a bow and what not.
In this instalment of his series on survival Sampie Stoffberg, intensively-trained parabat and renowned survival expert, looks at the hunter’s need for water.
John Dudley, one of ABH’s field writers from the US, has been shooting professionally since 1997 and has competed in over 120 professional events worldwide. He has successfully competed in 3D, field, indoor, and outdoor target archery. He has represented the US Archery team for the past three years and won medals at the past two World Field Championships. In this article he gives readers advice on training for 3D shoots.
Ted Nugent, lifelong bowhunter, American rock-n-roll legend and New York Times Best Selling author, makes a case for a major effort to engage more women in the sport of bow hunting. Visit tednugent.com for allthings Nuge.
By R. Blacky Schwarz 
