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Originally posted by Saeed:
Why does it cost 2000 extra for a bow??

Just curious.

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

Bow hunting is not a unanimously accepted form of hunting in all African countries and those that allow it will likely conduct such hunts on private Game Farms where the owner rules the roost.

In most other African countries the game is property of the government which issues set annual quotas and in the case of the sporadic bow-hunting client, issuing a one-off license to accommodate the whims of one individual is basically safeguarding its interests by making that person pay for the privilege.

Have you given any thought why hunting regulations in general have strict minimum limits on rifle caliber sizes and how would you apply such a criteria in granting a license to a bow-hunter when DG is involved?

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

Bow hunting is not a unanimously accepted form of hunting in all African countries and those that allow it will likely conduct such hunts on private Game Farms where the owner rules the roost.

In most other African countries the game is property of the government which issues set annual quotas and in the case of the sporadic bow-hunting client, issuing a one-off license to accommodate the whims of one individual is basically safeguarding its interests by making that person pay for the privilege.

Have you given any thought why hunting regulations in general have strict minimum limits on rifle caliber sizes and how would you apply such a criteria in granting a license to a bow-hunter when DG is involved?

Believe you're correct. There is such a monumentally higher occurrence of wounded game with a bow, I understand.

I hunt with a bow for Elk in the rut, but thats really all. I find wounded and dead bow shot Elk, Deer etc, frequently.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

Bow hunting is not a unanimously accepted form of hunting in all African countries and those that allow it will likely conduct such hunts on private Game Farms where the owner rules the roost.

In most other African countries the game is property of the government which issues set annual quotas and in the case of the sporadic bow-hunting client, issuing a one-off license to accommodate the whims of one individual is basically safeguarding its interests by making that person pay for the privilege.

Have you given any thought why hunting regulations in general have strict minimum limits on rifle caliber sizes and how would you apply such a criteria in granting a license to a bow-hunter when DG is involved?

Believe you're correct. There is such a monumentally higher occurrence of wounded game with a bow, I understand.

I hunt with a bow for Elk in the rut, but thats really all. I find wounded and dead bow shot Elk, Deer etc, frequently.

Very sad.

And tells you how incompetent some of those hunters are.

I have seen a number of bow hunters, hunt everything including buffalo and hippo.

never seen them lose a wounded one.

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

Bow hunting is not a unanimously accepted form of hunting in all African countries and those that allow it will likely conduct such hunts on private Game Farms where the owner rules the roost.

In most other African countries the game is property of the government which issues set annual quotas and in the case of the sporadic bow-hunting client, issuing a one-off license to accommodate the whims of one individual is basically safeguarding its interests by making that person pay for the privilege.

Have you given any thought why hunting regulations in general have strict minimum limits on rifle caliber sizes and how would you apply such a criteria in granting a license to a bow-hunter when DG is involved?

Believe you're correct. There is such a monumentally higher occurrence of wounded game with a bow, I understand.

I hunt with a bow for Elk in the rut, but thats really all. I find wounded and dead bow shot Elk, Deer etc, frequently.

Very sad.

And tells you how incompetent some of those hunters are.

I have seen a number of bow hunters, hunt everything including buffalo and hippo.

never seen them lose a wounded one.

I've met lots of bow-hunters abroad. Many of them are arrogant and look down their noses at rifle hunting.

They classify themselves as Archers first. As I said, I do bow-hunt, but only limited species, due to seasons and rut behavior/timing.

They are very similar to fly-fisherman. I'm convinced that a fly-fishermen would fly-fish a body of water that he knew held no fish, rather than throw a spinner into a mountain lake full of native brown trout.

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Originally posted by DLS:

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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Originally posted by spanishhunter:
If using a bow for hunting is legal then is no logical reason to charge such a fee.
Is clear that using a bow makes the hunt much more difficult, but that is a problem of client and hunting operators, not goverment. Charging extra to bow clients is logical from the hunting operators perspectiva.
From goverment perspectiva is different.
Such a bow fee is ridicoulus.

Bow hunting is not a unanimously accepted form of hunting in all African countries and those that allow it will likely conduct such hunts on private Game Farms where the owner rules the roost.

In most other African countries the game is property of the government which issues set annual quotas and in the case of the sporadic bow-hunting client, issuing a one-off license to accommodate the whims of one individual is basically safeguarding its interests by making that person pay for the privilege.

Have you given any thought why hunting regulations in general have strict minimum limits on rifle caliber sizes and how would you apply such a criteria in granting a license to a bow-hunter when DG is involved?

Believe you're correct. There is such a monumentally higher occurrence of wounded game with a bow, I understand.

I hunt with a bow for Elk in the rut, but thats really all. I find wounded and dead bow shot Elk, Deer etc, frequently.

Very sad.

And tells you how incompetent some of those hunters are.

I have seen a number of bow hunters, hunt everything including buffalo and hippo.

never seen them lose a wounded one.

I've met lots of bow-hunters abroad. Many of them are arrogant and look down their noses at rifle hunting.

They classify themselves as Archers first. As I said, I do bow-hunt, but only limited species, due to seasons and rut behavior/timing.

They are very similar to fly-fisherman. I'm convinced that a fly-fishermen would fly-fish a body of water that he knew held no fish, rather than throw a spinner into a mountain lake full of native brown trout.

At least you know how great it is to bow hunt elk during the rut. Nothing better, IMO.

I like your fly-fisherman analogy and agree with you. Fortunately, whether it comes to hunting or fishing I’m an Equal Opportunity Offender. Hunting it doesn’t matter if rifle, muzzleloader, bow or shotgun. Fishing anything from a fly road to an offshore trolling rod all give me joy.

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Originally posted by the Pom:
My pleasure Mark!
No disrespect to those forum members who have always achieved one shot kills with a bow on buffalo and jumbo but if DG hunts were conducted as true bow hunts with the PH only allowed a bow too I think it might solve the problem of elephants looking like pin cushions which have been reported. The trackers and the PHs wife would soon put a stop to it.

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Originally posted by bcap:
yes we all know all rifle hunt end in one shot kills right. Shit happens be it bow or rifle and hunters should be free to pick how they want to hunt. Plus I am sure if a ph did not want t do a bow hunt he could say no after all

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Originally posted by the Pom:
My pleasure Mark!
No disrespect to those forum members who have always achieved one shot kills with a bow on buffalo and jumbo but if DG hunts were conducted as true bow hunts with the PH only allowed a bow too I think it might solve the problem of elephants looking like pin cushions which have been reported. The trackers and the PHs wife would soon put a stop to it.

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I think I will hunt africa any way I like and not be told what is ok or not. Sometimes people should just stay silent on a subject then just dont know enough about.