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Current issue: June 2012 / Bow hunting Common Reedbuck
Comment June 2012/ Vaarwel Frank!
 Teen die tyd dat hierdie uitawe van Africa’s Bowhunter op die rakke verskyn was baie boogjagters al op hul eerste jagnaweek van die seisoen. Daar is al ’n hele klomp trofeë na die taksidermiste gestuur en die vleis is verwerk. Die koue is met ons, maar ons gee nie om nie want ons is bly dit is jagseisoen. Saam met die grou winter kom ook die vreugde van kuier om die vuur en saamgesels met ou vriende.
Ongelukkig is daar ook soms hartseer in die lewe en die verlies van goeie vriende. Almal by Africa’s Bowhunter was geskok om onlangs te hoor dat ons vriend en kollega, Frank Sutherland, ....
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Leading article / Common Reedbuck
 By Anthony C. (Tony) Ruggeri
My PH, Louis Stoffberg, spotted him first, and with a bit of direction using surrounding landmarks and my 8X43 Elites I found him too. He was bedded just inside the edge of a narrow strip of Eucalyptus trees; tucked into the mottled shadows absolutely motionless, save for the flick of an ear that Louie plucked from cover like a chameleon snatches a fly out of mid-air. He looked as though he had a chance at 14 inches and immediately we began to make a plan.
We were hunting South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province as we had two seasons earlier. Then too, as it was on this trip, the goal had been a trophy-class reedbuck ram. Although unsuccessful that first visit, the number of rams we found that would have gone 13 inches or better was hard to fathom. In fact, we found several that Louis felt certain would push the 15-inch threshold. When that hunt ended with me still looking for my first reedbuck with a bow … page 8 in the June 2012 issue
Testing PSE's TAC 15 crossbow
 Precision Shooting Equipment better known as PSE originated in 1970 in Arizona, USA. PSE has taken the initiative to bridge the gap between rifles and archery in a most unusual and innovative way with its Tactical Assault Crossbow 15, simply known as the TAC 15, writes Jaco Henn from Potshot.
After reviewing the performance information online I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one of these crossbows. The TAC 15 is silently producing speed with accuracy which are not yet heard off, with that in mind, I was very interested in performing a product evaluation to see if this is all true.
The TAC 15, which I tested, was standard out of the box; there were two items that I added to the TAC 15:
- The HHA’s Optimizer Speed Dial Crossbow Sight. This mount achieves an easier and rapid sight setting choice to shoot any crossbow at a pre-ranged distance.
- A Timney AR 15 trigger for better trigger control and shot execution … Page 18 in the June 2012 issue
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JUNE 2012 CONTENTS 5 Vaarwel Frank! 7 From our readers 8 Common Reedbuck 15 Die jag waarvoor enige jagter wag 18 Testing PSE’s TAC 15 crossbow 22 Testing Mathews’ Safari and Helim 25 Straight from the butt 27 The ghost that almost got away 31 A hunt dedicated to a friend 33 The Long awaited bull 34 Readers' trophies 37 The way I see it 38 Product showcase: new safes for bow equipment 39 Here’s how: live the responsibility 41 Product showcase: the Killzone broadhead by New Archery Products (NAP) 42 SABA news 45 A day in the life of a bow hunter’s wife 46 To Crossbow, or not to crossbow... 49 Product showcase: the Marauder lighting system by Hawg Lite 49 Product showcase: the Apache arrow rest range by New Archery Products 49 Product showcase: new on the market –Addictive Wear 51 SANIFAA news: what or who is SANIFAA 3D?? 52 ABO news 55 Bastion PS vs Put-in-Bay – across the world skype archery tournament 56 Subscribe and win 59 Pronkproduk: jaggereed met dié sak 61 My droom word waar 63 Bushcraft: GPS and you 66 Barky’s notebook 69 Make your own bow: part 4 74 A bow by any other name – hunting with a crossbow 76 Bow-hunting opportunities 80 Letter from the rookie Cover image: Jaco Henn holding a PSE TAC 15 crossbow. Photo taken by Marina Maree.
We now have a sister-magazine in the USA
Welcome to Universal Hunter Magazine (< click to go there)
 From the editor
When we decided to call this publication the Universal Hunter magazine, it was not for reasons of grandiloquence. In other words, we did not choose the name because it sounds grand. We chose it because hunting really is universal. It is practiced all over the world, in every country and region, by all the peoples on the planet. Hunters are and always were found everywhere, and hunting is as old as mankind itself. Our magazine is aimed at this universal activity and the universal body of people who practice it.
That automatically brings up the next question: why is hunting so universal? Why is it so old an activity, and why do people still do it today, when meat is available at butcher shops everywhere?
Dr. Randall L Eaton may find the answer to this in the article Call of the Chase, on page 30. Dr. Eaton is the foremost psychologist of hunting, and he explains in the article that the instincts of hunters, even meat hunters, tell them that they need trophies to prove their worth in society. A trophy, he says, is any part of an animal that communicates a hunter’s achievement. In ancient times all men had to go through rites and ceremonies that related to their passage from boyhood to manhood, and hunting trophies played a major part in these rites. Hence man has been collecting trophies for thousands of years. The provision of food, of course, was also a strong motivation. This article is excellent reading for those hunters who aspire to a deeper understanding of why they hunt.
Interesting as this article may be, it is far from the only story in the magazine. As in the first issue, we offer a great variety. There are various hunting stories: moufflon sheep, elk, black bear, whitetail, blue wildebeest, mountain sheep, Persian Ibex, buffalo... There are also articles on bow tests, buck-tracking devices, medical improvisations in the veld, and making your own bow release, as well as advice on shooting techniques and the choice of species when hunting in Africa. Last but not least, we have an article on a challenged hunter and how he solved his problems. Just as hunting is a universal activity, we strive to offer our readers a magazine with universal content.
Enjoy the read, and if you have a hunting story you would like to share with other readers, let us have it!
Keep well.
The editorial team
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 Die jaarlikse Sterkrivier-tradisionele boogskietkompetisie word op die langnaweek van 27 tot 29 April 2012 aangebied en boogkskuts van oor die hele land gaan die byeenkoms bywoon, skryf Rean Steenkamp.
Die byeekoms word op Henk du Plessis se plaas naby Sterkrivier gehou. Dié tradisionele boogskietbyeenkoms is sekerlik die bekendste en oudste byeekoms vir stokboogskuts in Suid-Afrika en moet gewis nie misgeloop word nie! By hierdie byeekoms kom vriende en stokboog-entoesiaste bymekaar en kry hulle die geleentheid om hul ondervindinge met die langboog en kurfboog met mekaar te deel. Hulle kan ook hul entoesiasme vir die sport met hul gesinne deel. Die Sterkrivier-saamtrek is ‘n jaarlikse byeenkoms waar mense met ‘n liefde vir die tradisionele boog saam uitkamp, waar hulle met hulle selfgemaakte boë spog, waar boogbouers hulle nuutste ontwerpe kan wys en waar boogjagstories en boogskiet-praatjies tot middernag langs kampvure vertel word ....
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 The way I see it
For many years I have been sending articles to ABH magazine and in particular to Frank Sutherland. It is with great sadness that I hear that Frank has passed away, my condolences to all at ABH mag and Frank’s Family. I will miss him, as you get older these events are a chilling reminder that we are only visiting earth for a short time. Never put off what you want to do, you never know when your turn has come.
Over the Easter weekend we awoke on Monday morning with a sudden “chill” in the air telling us that summer is OVER and winter is here. Time to take out the hunting gear and get ourselves sorted out, ready for action ...
page 37 in our June 2012 issue
Whatever it takes...
 Dr Adrian de Villiers has finished his second book on bow hunting and it should be available by the time this book is on the shelves. This is his second bow hunting book. The first, “Bowhunting in Southern Africa”, was sold out. Only a few copies remain in his private book collection.
Adrian started bow hunting in 1983 after having handgun-hunted for nearly ten years. He has bow hunted well over 1 800 documented animals plus many more not documented. For thirty years he supplied all his staff’s meat requirements on his game farm with bow and arrow. He was the first South African to legally hunt the big six with bow and arrow. He has shot 26 buffalo of six different species on three continents ...
Read more on page 31 of our Januaray 2012 issue
First 18-month PH course to commence in July
 Applications for admittance to the Professional Hunters Course commencing at the Southern African Wildlife College as from July 2012. Applications are invited for the course, which is a National Qualification. The course is of two years’ duration: 18 months full-time attendance at the Southern African Wildlife College and six months with an approved outfitter / safari operator.
Minimum requirements for applicants:
21 years or older
Must be in possession of a Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate or higher qualification
Must be fluent in English (read, write and speak)
Application forms can be requested from
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Applications close on 31 May 2012.
page 23 of the April 2012 issue
Jaggereed met dié sak
 Dit is ’n Vrydagmiddag en jou selfoon lui. Wanneer jy antwoord hoor jy jou beste jagmaat se stem. Hy klink erg opgewonde. “Kom boeta, maak reg… ek kom jou nou oplaai!” Sy stemtoon styg nog so paar oktawe: “Oom Gustav sê ons moet daai twee ou kudubulle vandag nog kom afhaal! Jy moet roer, ek is nou daar. Die kos en die drinkgoed is klaar gepak.”
Wat maak jy? Wel, jy bel jou vrou en maak seker die saak is in die haak! Oppad huis toe koop jy ’n doos sjokolade en los dit op haar kussing En dan gryp jy jou boogtas en jou groot Cross-rugsak en laat waai. Só ’n kans kry jy nie gou weer nie…
Amper alles wat ek nodig het vir ’n naweekjag pas in my Cross-rugsak. Ek praat nou van Cross Clothing se groot sak. Ek het ’n kleiner rugsak ook waarin ek net ’n paar goed in pak indien ek die veld in wil vaar, maar daaroor skryf ek op ’n ander gleentheid.
Die groot rugsak het genoeg plek vir al my klere in ....
page 59 of our June 2012 issue
 Letter from the rookie
Dear mr PH sir
My dad used to say “be careful what you wish for, you might just get it”. This was one of his more mysterious sayings, the depth thereof I have yet to fathom. When I asked for an explanation or an elaboration at least, he just looked at me and said, “son wisdom is not acquired through understanding, but then, you will see that for yourself now, won’t you”, and that was that. I always thought that was his way of not admitting his own lack of understanding of the said matter, until recently that is.
Not long ago I came to the conclusion that my father’s only short sight in this matter was the fact that he had never hunted with a bow, because once you’ve held a bow in your hand with the intent of hunting an animal the wishing starts. Once one has acquired such said bow, one starts wishing for all kinds of thingies, a new/better sight or different release, one that will enable you to do a better release of the new silicone-coated arrows one wishes for. Then there is the bow itself, as soon as one has hunted once or twice with it, one wishers for the bigger, better or the newer bow that was launched a mere two weeks after you had made your own purchase. No wonder my dear and lovely wife refers to my bow as her hubby’s “wish-for”.
Then there is the animal one wish for ...
page 80 in the JUne 2012 issue
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