I've had numerous friends talk about shooting guineas with their bow as a "warm up animal", and how tough they can be to hit.

Recently a friend said he was told that it is illegal to shoot guineas with a bow, but I can't find a way to confirm it. It wouldn't make sense to me, since it's legal to shoot them with a shotgun.

Anybody in the know about South African fowl laws????

stagman,

I can't imagine it would be that easy. in some places you see alot of them but to shoot them with a rifle let alone a bow is not at all a slam dunk. I would think you actually might get a kudu with your bow before a guinea.

Mark

In the early 90's in Burkina Faso (West Africa), I spent about half of a safari hunting with a recurve bow. Early on, I made the lucky, but serious mistake of killing the first two (and only) birds at which I shot, and on the "rise" at that. Every morning thereafter we had a huge fight with all the staff at the concession to see who could follow behind me to see me do it again. The dad-gum folks would trot along after the Land Rover just to follow behind the hunting party when we stopped to make a stalk or what ever... maybe 40 or 50 yards behind they'd ghost along anxious to see the white man do it again... sometimes as many as a half-dozen would be behind us, just in sight. Thank the good Lord that I never again had the opportunity to try it for luck has its boundries...

The last day of the safari I decided to sleep in having taken a good Western Buffalo, a Roan, etc. (with a rifle), but the PH awoke me and told me I had to go hunt because there was going to be a riot if I didn't go shoot someting with my bow. I slipped up on a warthog alseep by his (actually, it was a her, but don't tell anyone) hole and I still remain a semi-diety in old Upper Volta!

BTW, if you do hunt guinea with a bow, don't expect to kill them very quickly with field points. They can fly forever with even a judo through them. Use broadheads (with a stopper washer behind them if you want to find your arrows)!

I've heard that adder points will do a number on a guinea, but they still have to be centered well or they will take off.

Anybody know if there is a law prohibiting bow hunting for them? I have a lunch wagered on it.

Last year on my plains game hunt in Limpopo I was using a flintlock on some game, this required some waterhole watching. After I would shoot my animal my PH would always take a guinea with his compound bow for his camp staff. He would take them at the water hole. Once he even lined up several and took three with one shot. I saw it myself. According to him it is entirely legal and appearently some sport with the local stick and string hunters.........JJ

JJ,

Thanks, looks like I got a lunch coming my way.

I wonder if guinea is any good to eat? Bet it tastes like chicken.