African Bowhunt With Tony Dukes
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DAY SIX: 

This is the first warm morning of the hunt. A lone impala buck walks by at mere feet, unaware of our presence. No sooner is he gone than a wildebeest bull makes a solo appearance. except for the parade of warthogs, the rest of the morning was uneventful.

My  buddy, David Betot had checked the moon phases with his GPS and recorded the optimum activity times for game. It had been true every day and today was no exception. We were delayed at camp at lunch time helping other hunters locate a shot wildebeest and this put us late getting back to the water at the exact time the GPS said game would be active and it was right. We spooked off nearly 100 zebra and wildebeest. Another lesson learned late.

At 5:15 warthogs came to the water hole. Finally the one I'd been waiting for came in close enough for a shot. Black hair standing tall on his back, he sported tusks of over ten inches. I nocked an arrow and raised my bow. 

Remember I was bowhunting. So the only area, only a little bitty area that I could not get a shot at was exactly where he watered. 

I nearly swallowed my tongue when just past the boar I spotted a stallion zebra. These animals exude a presence one would not at all expect, I was as excited as when the kudu came in.

He appeared and stood still at thirty yards but once again at a place the cumbersome hide would not allow a shot. The limpopo brush consumed the zebra just as it did the remaining sunlight. I will not sleep well tonight, a new excitement has been kindled in my mind. Now waterbuck was on the second burner.

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Sponsors For The 2003 African Bowhunt
A note of appreciation to the sponsors that backed me on my first African bowhunt. (TonyDukes):
 Alpine Archery (bow), Magnus Broadheads (broadheads), Sims Vibration Laboratory (limb savers), Pro Release (release aid), Eze-Eye (arrow wraps), Montana Black Gold (bow sight), Bododle (arrow rests), LaCross Boots (rubber boots), Nikon (binoculars), Robinson Outdoors (Scent Shield) , Game Tracker (arrows) and Freddie Bear Sports (Sticks N' Limbs camouflage) and Bowhunting.net.