Very nice! Africa is my dream.

Thanks for all the kind words guys.

Thanks to TJ for brightening up the pic!

So the Kudu was on day 4 of our 10 day hunt.  The weather and recent rains along with ever changing winds proved to be real challenge for the rest of the hunt.  I was dressed about like a mid-October deer hunt for most of the trip.

Craig and his crew really worked hard to try to get us on the game trails and puddles of water that seemed to be everywhere in the bush.  There were several Ameristep 2-man ladder stands that he had setup around the property.  Normally I don't like hunting from these types of stands because the rails seem to always be in the way of my lower limb.  Since Craig is an experienced traditional bowhunter, all of the stands were oriented perfectly so that the angle was just right to with a stickbow.

Here's the "Waterbuck Stand" that I sat in 2 or 3 days.:

 

I saw all manner of critters from this stand kudu cows, a nice impala ram, warthogs, verdt monkeys, baboons, and a herd of young waterbuck bulls.  Nothing that was in range and big enough however.  This stand was a lot like hunting deer as it was more of a game trail near a seepage than a water hole.

Most of the hunting was done from some really impressive blinds like this one.:
   
     

The wind continued to cause problems as it seemed to shift at exactly the wrong times.  To try to provide some cover scent, we collected zebra turds and burned them in a line.  It seemed to help a lot!  Really just smelled like burning leaves and the animals didn't seem to mind it.
   

Beautiful Kudu Mick.

Awesome kudu! Africa gets i your blood! I can't wait for next summer to get here so I can go back!

Bisch

Nice Kudu, great pics and story!

I hunted with Craig Coppen several years ago. As I remember, he was getting pretty interested in trad bows then. It would be interesting to hear if he ever started shooting one.

Oops, I just read your other post that says Craig is an experienced trad hunter now. That's awesome!  

He definitely was smitten with my Black Widow when I hunted with him.

Craig picked up Steve's Tall Tines longbow and was just laying them in their at 25 yards.  Daryl and Steve left him with quite a few broadhead samples to try so hopefully he will send us some results.

Craig is the real deal in outfitting. As a Bowhunter, you can't get a better guide than him. I can't wait to go back and hunt with him!