Greetings from sunny SA!!! :knothead: I found a website in RSA that some of you might find interesting www.heartwoodbows.co.za (http://www.heartwoodbows.co.za) ,take a look. Once in Namibia ,I will be on a 12000 hectare farm with plenty oryx,kudu and springbok ,and will only allow bowhunting on the farm. Maybe I will become an "advertiser" on the forum soon!!!
Anyway , anybody have any questions , fire away , will try and help as far as I can!
Great site ,by the way!
Cheers
Brian
Gidday Brian and welcome to Tradgang...
given your location mate there will be a bunch of people ready to say "Hi !" and will be more than willing to come over and introduce themselves personally....LOL
Does the bow your referring to have wheels, cables and pulleys ? If not then you should be ok ! :thumbsup:
As for the wooden bows and bowyers etc of America , up the top of this page there is great bunch of TradGang sponsors whom will be able to make the bow of a lifetime. Being here in Australia doesn't mean the tyranny of distance [ much like SA ] stopped us from getting our hands on some dandy bows !
again welcome and hoping you enjoy the site as much as i do...
Hoping the World Cup treats you well.
Ben
Welcome to this site,you'll fid a lot of answers if you make a search here in the forums.Used bows are affordable here running from $150.What you can need is someone that could teach you the basic of the shooting.If you don't know many bowhunters in your area,I guess that some FITA clubs will be in the area.They have good training shools and usaully some bows to loan.Make some experience before buying a bow.
The other solution is to pay for a professional Bowhunter you pay me the airplane ticket and take me on your hunting spot and I'll show you how to take those oryks and kudus for free,a free bow for you is on the deal.LOL
Brian,welcomr aboard !Take up Felix on his offer ,a better person and hunter you won't find and I'll have to come along as an interrprator as Felix's language is hard to understand but my Knowledge of his language and his humor will make the trip worthwhile I'll also kick in all the arrows and extra equipment you'll need!LOL.
Thanx for the offers guys!!! Looking forward to my new venture!! Very daunting selling your house , resigning from work,wife selling her bussiness,etc. New beginnings ,completely!!! I will post once I am up and running. Will take me a while to get everything organised ,but it WILL get done! LOL. $150 for a bow?? That is cheap ,guys!! The cheapest I can get is R8500 (divide by 7,5 for US dollar) For an unemployed South African , that is a lot of money! :knothead:
QuoteOriginally posted by Ben Maher:
Gidday Brian and welcome to Tradgang...
given your location mate there will be a bunch of people ready to say "Hi !" and will be more than willing to come over and introduce themselves personally....LOL
Does the bow your referring to have wheels, cables and pulleys ? If not then you should be ok ! :thumbsup:
As for the wooden bows and bowyers etc of America , up the top of this page there is great bunch of TradGang sponsors whom will be able to make the bow of a lifetime. Being here in Australia doesn't mean the tyranny of distance [ much like SA ] stopped us from getting our hands on some dandy bows !
again welcome and hoping you enjoy the site as much as i do...
Hoping the World Cup treats you well.
Ben
Ben , no pulleys,cams,wheels or cables!! So IM OK!!!
I think your post just shows us that we as human beings... or least not all humans have lost that adventuresome spirit, the same spirit that settled all the great nations of the world.
It takes people willing to get out of the comforts of hearth and home to "Get'er done!"!
God speed and good luck!
Your Humble Servant
God bless,Mudd
:wavey:
Welcome aboard Brian. You are right: people in the USA are spoiled with so many choices for bows. I live in The Netherlands and we don't have many chices here also. That's why I ordered a bow in the US :p .
If traditional shooting is new for you, I would cetainly take a look at this book: http://www.shootingthestickbow.com/
It's one of the best investments in archery I made and on Amazon it sells under the US$20,-
Ik wens je een baaie goeie tijd hier! (Don't know if yoy speak South Africain?)
If you have nay questions, just ask them here, I am sur they can be adressed!
Have fun!
Brian,
You're in for a lot of fun. Welcome to the site.
Welcome Look forward to having you around.
Welcome to the family.
FYI: The www.heartwoodbows.co.za (http://www.heartwoodbows.co.za) website will not download for me.
Welcome !!!
:campfire:
Welcome to the :campfire: .
Welcome Brian :D
BRIAN, DO YOU SHOOT RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED? WE LEFTYS NEED ALL THE BROTHERS WE CAN GET - - MIKE IN BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON STATE
Bafana Bafana, unlucky against Mexico. Been to any matches? There are some beautiful stadiums. I hope they put France out of their misery tomorrow and advance. GO BOYS.
Dave
Welcome to Trad Gang Brian! Lots of opinions and solid advice here. Don't be shy about asking questions. There are a lot of members here that are very generous with their knowledge and experience.
QuoteOriginally posted by SourOwl:
BRIAN, DO YOU SHOOT RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED? WE LEFTYS NEED ALL THE BROTHERS WE CAN GET - - MIKE IN BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON STATE
SourOwl , im a righty!1 Originaly left handed ,but I lost vision in my left eye , and had to "convert" LOL
QuoteOriginally posted by David Spear:
Bafana Bafana, unlucky against Mexico. Been to any matches? There are some beautiful stadiums. I hope they put France out of their misery tomorrow and advance. GO BOYS.
Dave
David , I am not a big soccer/footbal fan. I prefer rugby (more of a mans sport!!)LOL You from RSA??
Welcome to the "gang" :campfire: :archer2:
Welcome aboard. Good luck in your new venture.
Ken
Hi Brian,
Welcome to a great website - 'the gang' is truely a family of like minded folks willing to give strangers the shirts off their backs! A better bunch of folks you'll struggle to find...
Have you had a look at Jaco Wessels' bows? Email stickman@tiscali.co.za 'Timberpoint' I think they're called, another gentleman who can help you with a great hunting bow... Go check out African archer dot com as well, you should find a lot of local info on there.
Good luck with the big move - glad mine is over. Didn't have a lot of material stuff to move, but leaving family behind was the hardest. Just send me a email when you're settled so I can come over with some Castles. :goldtooth:
Jason
Jason , Castles?? Heibo !! Windhoek Lager!! LOL "The Gang" gave me such a warm welcome , you guys will al know excactly what is happening!!! Had a look at al the abovementioned websites ,but some of those babies are a bit too expensive for me. I still need to pay for my move to Namibia! R30 000 to be exact.
Brian
I'm not from RSA, I just wanted them to do well.
Dave
welcome to the rest of your life if you hang out here it will be a good one shoot some soccer balls for the rest of us lol :goldtooth: :archer2:
Thanks for the well wishes. Unfotunately our soccer team(Bafana Bafana)was knocked out by the French last night. Oh well , I dont cry over spilt milk!!(Spilt Rum yes , milk, NO!!) LOL :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Brian welocome to the gang,
Now you can support our guys!!!!
WELCOME by the gang in MEXICO
LOL , at least they "MAY" win! There was never a chance that SA would ever win , anyway. Billions spent on stadiums and infrastructure and there are people going hungry in the country. I dont understand it. Spending all that money(My money, taxpayers money) to look good for a month and then what???
Anyway , dont let me go all emotional now!! LOL
Hey Brian,
Welcome, it's great to see more Saffas coming aboard. Well even though I'm living in the UK like Jason, I still miss SA. Wow what an oppitunity you have! I am currently chatting to another tradganger from SA, I'm sure he'll be more than willing to help! chrisg is his membership name, give him a PM and I'm sure he will have a chat and point you in the right direction. Jason gave you a few good sights to take a look at, and I can't really judge, but Johnny Snyman of Heartwood bows seems to be a good bet. If you've got some wood work tools, why don't you make your own bows? Chrisg was telling me he is currently building a bow for hunting with later on this year! Keep us updated on how things are going, would love to chat more often, what you're doing is seriously one of my biggest dreams.
Pete