"Don’t let life pass you by and think you’re going to do this one day. One day might never come again."

There's a lot of truth in that statement Mike!  Hunting in South Africa is like having Noah's Ark open the gates for you! It will be one of the most incredible hunting experiences you can ever have.

Very nice, Mike.

Congratulations!

Way to go Pat! Congratulations!

Hello bowyers, this is my first post. I’ve built a few board bows and recently found suitable wood growing in the Australian bush and made a couple of flat bows. My question is regarding this particular wood (acacia shirleyi) or lancewood, if I fell a living tree and strip the sapwood off it seems perfectly seasoned. I’ve split it and immediately put a moisture gauge on and always, on multiple trees it reads between 11 and 7%. Ive made bows and shot them within days and haven’t noticed anything weird. This has been bothering me because of reading about all the time you guys leave staves to season. Has anyone heard of growing trees being already seasoned?