First one for my Gringa Curve...

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First one for my Gringa Curve...

#1 Post by blu-dog » Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:30 pm

Took this one in July in a local cane field.

The stalk invovled a 20m belly-crawl through a run off drain (dry thankfully) and a sneaky creep aongside the full grown cane as the hare sat broadside.

Got into about 15m and a vic ash shaft tipped with 160 grain ribtek had him down in about 20m. Being fairly low on the food chain and hunting them in the headlands between cane blocks always makes for a challenging, and more often than not, frustrating hunt. But is always good to see onr hit the deck!
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#2 Post by bigbob » Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:36 pm

great result from a great bow! Excellent!
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#3 Post by rodlonq » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:32 pm

Great stuff Paul, sounds like a great way to hone your stalking skills mate.

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#4 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:55 pm

Congrats Paul!!! They are quite a challenge to take with a bow.

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#5 Post by Gringa Bows » Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:30 pm

Done well mate,they are a hard critter to put down for their size ,haven't got one with a curve yet....

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#6 Post by Bent Stick » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:25 pm

Bloody corker mate, well done
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#7 Post by Muz1970 » Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:04 am

Well done, have never seen a Hare living in WA but there on my to do list.

Looks like a great shot. Awesome

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#8 Post by slowhand » Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:58 pm

uh, it is easier to sneak up on fallow than on hare
And those hares..you know..they are smaller :)
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#9 Post by Muz1970 » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:39 pm

I thought Buff where going to be easy, they are so switched on. I hope one day to chase Fallow and Hare. All east coast game :cry:

Anything from the WA border is east :biggrin:

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#10 Post by slowhand » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:50 pm

hhehehhehe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dqUCblLXWo
if you ever come this way, let me know, here in SA we eat them (ham if we miss) for breakfast
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#11 Post by Muz1970 » Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:16 am

Geeez, I hope there all that quiet. It's only a lazy 3000km drive. I'll look you up in a year or so.

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#12 Post by hazard » Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:05 pm

Top stuff mate!
That must have been very satisfying.
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#13 Post by UPTHETOP » Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:59 pm

Congratulations mate a worthy game species for shore. Id love to have one of those curves great looking bow.

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