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Friday, September 5, 2008 (Last Update 11:13am CST on Friday)

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Da' Bears
Part #2 of Day 3 is up. We make a change of plans and I get to work on a big problem.
See the latest at the Home Pages of the Hunts for Bear and the Africa.

Online Bowhunts & Events

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Latest Updates for the Bear Hunt...

Broken Bowsight

A change in plans. And a big problem fixed.

Day 3, Part 1 - Robbie's Bear

The search for Robbie Cramer's Bear is short and successful. Here's what happened. Plus, you can come along, because we got this one on video.

Bear Hunt - Day 2

First the bad news. Then the good news

Day 1 Starts With A Bear

Day 1 and Fred Lutger (on video) and I go to the stand for the first hunt. And, here comes a bear.

Scouting While I Was Gone

BuckEye Cam sent wireless pics to my home computer while I was in Ontario. Check out the bucks just before they enter the last stage of antler growth.

JimboTX Waits For A Big One

JimboTX passes a bear hoping for a larger bear. It worked.

Robbie Gets His First Bear

My hunting buddy Robbie Cramer came along to hunt bears, and got one today, from a ground blind.

First Bear - Mark and Liz

First time bearhunter Mark brings his wife Liz along to fish, but she wants to see bears too ... and she does.

Set Up Day: My Set Up and Fred's

Where to hunt? That's always the question. Fred and I decide today. And a lot more. Come along...

Deer Report - Aug 4 - 8

Half way through these pictures I picked a bunch of corn and tossed the ears out in front of my BuckEye Cam game camera. It was a hit.

On The Road - Bear Hunt 2008
The Bow-Mobile is loaded and raring to hit the road again.

Deer Report - July 31 - Aug 3

First of August. It's not a level playing field in terms of buck head gear, but now we know who the big boys will be.

Brandon - Last Hunt In Africa

Brandon Jeffres goes for a Springbok and a Gemsbok on his last day's hunt.

Deer Report - July 23 to 31 Pictures

Pictures from the BuckEye Cam infra red Wireless game camera. Beamed from the north corner of the food plot to my computer. Deer - July 23-31.

Impala Pos - The First Half

Impala Pos - Part One, what happened before the Video post right under this post.

Back To Impala Pos

PH Will Smith takes me back to Impala Pos. It was amazing. Here's the scoop and Video too.

Elephant - On Video

I had hoped to see an Elephant in Africa. Truthfully, I did not expect to. But I did and here is the first one.

Last Weeks Deer Report - July 23

Three quarters through July, the bucks are bigger every day, and some are getting a "bucky" attitude toward other bucks. To July 16-23 Deer Pics.

Dangerous Zebra Hunt

When you hunt for Zebra you have to watch where you step. You could meet up with a Spitting Cobra.

Back At Super Secret Stand

On his hog hunt Timm saw a big buck when I let him hunt my Super Secret stand. I wanted to see him if he would show up. He did !!!

Elephants - A Closer Look

Elephants. Seeing them where they live is sure not like when I saw them at the zoo or the circus. Lets take a closer look.

Timm Getts Hog Hunt - Day 2 - Part 2
Timm tells us in his own words what happened this afternoon.

Timm Getts Hog Hunt - Day 2 - Part 1

The hunt report and pics of my hunt and picture taking at the Slew Hole.

Deer Report - July 20

Pictures from a Leaf River infra-red game camera set up at the South corner of a Food Plot.

Deer Report - July 18

Deer Scouting Report with a Leaf River infra-red game camera, set up at the Southern corner of a Food Plot.

Timm Getts Hog Hunt

Timm comes over to bowhunt wild hogs and I put him at Super Secret Stand #4.

NEW: Deer Traffic Report, In Pictures

Beginning the afternoon of July 10 thru July 16. Pics taken on a trail to the main food plot with the wireless BuckEye Cam (I didn't have to pick up any cards, the pics came right to my computer).

VIDEO: Do Bucks Groom One Other?

Yep. And here is living proof. Videoed yesterday, July 16 and added to BowTube this morning.

NEW: Triple Kicker Is Back

Another year older. Check him out. Last year TK was the most aggressive of all the bucks. Here is the first sighting of him. It is now mid July.

NEW: Brent Henderson in Africa

Brent Henderson reports in on his Zebra bowhunt.

After The Jackal
Lechwe ram

After the Jackal the next animal within bow range was a big Lechwe ram.

BuckEye Cam Deer Pics July 6-10

Pictures from July 6-10 taken by my BuckEyeCam wireless camera set up on a trail to my main food plot.

Brandon's Warthog & Jeff's Hartebeest

Earlier, you read about their hunts, now here they are on BowTube.com. Join us on video with Dries Visser Safaris in Namibia as we watch Brandon get his first warthog and Jeff bag his Red Hartebeest.

The Dream Jackal

Ever since I was a kid reading the Tarzan books I've wanted a chance at a Jackal. Today my childhood dream came true.

Jeff Goes For The Stripes

Jeff wanted a Zebra and on the last day of his hunt he got the chance.

Black Face Is Back

As I videoed a fawn and doe a buck walked up -- one I recognized from the previous three years. Black Face. And he is really looking good in 2008.

Hunt With Will Smith

My PH today is Will Smith, a native Texas who knows all about this Africa bowhunting.

My Second Hunt

Off to Impala Pos and Blesbuk, Sable and Kudu.

The Kudu Mistake

Troy Fowler came fora Kudu. Sometimes you have to put on your big boy pants and make it happen.

Leopard Kill Blind
Brandon Jeffress and his African Impalla

Brandon Jeffress and his African Impalla

Brandon asked for a blind that was off the ground. His PH Wenzel said yes and off they went.

Springboks

One of the things that make Africa magic is the Springbok. Their face and body markings are dramatic. We saw plenty and now so can you.

First Fawns Sighting of 2008

One of the big events of every year in the deer woods is the year's very first fawn sighting. This year it was June 26, there were two fawns, and you can see them too, right here.

Jeff Bags A Big Warthog In Round 2
Jeff Lockhart

The big warthog gets away on the first trip but 3 days later Jeff was the one with the luck.

Warthog For Randy

Riaan signaled Randy that it was a big Warthog.

All The Red Hartebeest Pics

More pics -- and bigger pics -- from Hunt #1, of the majestic African Red Hartebeest that came into the area this morning.

First Hunt - Part 2
Red Hartebeest Gallery
Time to stop taking pictures and get the BowTech working

My First Africa Hunt
Red Hartabeest
My African hunt starts out strong -- with a visit from a bunch of Red Hartebeests. Here's the hunt report and pics.

First Hide

Wade Nolan tells his own story of his hunt at First Hide.

Jeff Goes Red

Jeff's Red Hartebeest adventure ends with a successful stalk.

Kelly Brings In Dinner

When Wade wanted Warthog meat for dinner Kelly took him serious.

Brandon's Back On Bowhunting.net

Last year Brandon was on the Ohio bowhunt and he is on the African Safari. Today he got a Warthog.

Africa - A Blesbok For Jeff Lockhart

Jeff gets into Blesbok.

Africa - Randy Gets A Double

Randy brings in another African trophy on the first day of his hunt.

Africa - Randy Starts It Out Red

Randy Stroetz said he didn't want a Red Hartebeest ... until he saw this big bull.

Namibia Weather Report
George Tague to the rescue.

Africa - Getting Ready
Last minute plans for Africa. And I google up some info about the area and what we will be hunting.

Hog Stalk In The Cow Pasture

Nothing can goof up a hunt like a bunch of cows at the wrong time, but not so this afternoon.

Hammer Hole - Hog Hunt 1

Back to the Hammer Hole for the first time in 2008. Pics and hunt report.

Are Bucks Growing Antlers Yet?

Four days after planting the food plot we have a lift off. As well as the answer to the question.

Time For Food Plot 2008

Here's how we did it. What we did it with. And what happened two days later.

Hog Hunt 2
I glassed the trees on the hillside and stopped on some black objects. Wild hogs. I went after them.

Waiting Is Fun

Passing the time while you sit in a ground blind almost all day is boring ... not !!!

Big Muddy vs Red

Hunt report from the first hog hunt of the year.

Big Spot At The Point

Meet Big Spot and several dozen other wild hogs that were on the Leaf River on May 12.

A Double In Nebraska

In the afternoon our luck changed and the wild turkeys finally showed up big time. And we put the arrows in the air and spurs on the ground.
Swimming With The Gobblers

Gobble!!! It was very loud. And close, real close. The gobbler was coming fast.

A Hat Trick, by Rick Philippi

Rick goes for a Texas Grand Slam of Rio wild turkey gobblers.

What Are The Deer Doing Right Now?

My new Leaf River IR game camera does video. So I put in on a trail and guess what? We got deer video.

Africa Q & A
Bowhunting.net goes to Africa in June. To start it off here are Answers to the most common Questions about bowhunting in Africa.

Fred Bags An Illinois Gobbler

Fred Lutger Reports in on his Illinois Eastern wild turkey bowhunt.

Hunt #2 With Rick

The inside story from the wild turkey bowhunt with Rick Philippi. Pics as a gobbler attacks Rick's taxidermy jake decoy.

Fred Reports On Nebraska Hunt

Fred reports on the cold, but very hot, Nebraska gobbler bowhunt.

Gobbler VS Decoy

With no warning, and without a sound, a gobbler hurries out of the trees and attacks Rick's taxidermy mount jake decoy. And the hunt takes a surprise turn.

Release Light Plus

The perfect light for illuminating your string loop or bowstring in a dark blind or low light conditions. And it has plenty of other uses and is handy all the time. New, from 3B-Outdoors.

Lucky 82 and the General

After their 2nd Nebraska longbeards Fred Lutger talks about his BowTech General and Robert Hoague talks about his new BowTech 82nd Airborne.

Wild Hogs - Found 'Em!

I set up a Leaf River IR game camera at the Point hoping to get a pic or two of a wild hog. Boy did I get a surprise!

The Roll Over Tom

We set up for a particular approach. But this lone Merriam's gobbler snuck in behind us. And Fred was on to him.

Day 5 - TurkeyMatch.com?

Fred and I moved to where the turkeys were yesterday and get some once in a lifetime video.

Nebraska Day 4 - Morning Hunt

We moved again. And finally got ourselves near a bunch of wild turkey action. This is the video.

Fred Lutger Bags An Illinois Eastern

Fred draws and fills a tag for the Illinois first season.

April 24 Turkey Hunt With Rick
A hard day of hunting winds up hot.

April 23 Turkey Hunt With Rick Philippi
Hunt report and bad weather.

April 21 and 22 - New Turkeys
My neighbor told me where gobblers were strutting in the morning. I checked it out. He was right.

April 20 - More Gobble Action
Hunt Report on an exciting morning in gobble land.

VIDEO - Gobble Up

The April 19 hunt on video in BowTube.

April 19 - Gobble Up

Gobble ... yelp, yelp, yelp. Oh yea, here he comes.

Nebraska
We took so much video it slowed down my reports on the Nebraska hunt. But they are coming. Here is the link to the Home Page for Nebraska Gobbler Bowhunt

Wade Nolan's Writers Camp at Wild Horse Prairie Ranch. Now In Progress.

The Bowhunting Business Meetings

At the Writers Camp business meeting Justin Lowry discussed Grim Reaper Broadheads and Mike Jordan of ATSKO gave Whitetail Tips on a deer's vision.

Fred's Rio Grand - The Story & Pics

The hunt report and pics as Fred brings in a big longbeard and makes the shot. But finding him is another matter.
Fred's Rio Grand - The Videos

Part 1 - At Billy Don's Fred Lutger bowhunts for the Rio Grande. Here are the Part #1 highlights.
THE RIO - Fred calls in a kent daddy, Rio Grande longbeard and makes the shot. The gobbler flies and we find it. But we get a surprise too. All on video as it happened.

Bowhunting World's Mike Strandland

Bowhunting World's editor Mike Strandland brings in a wild hog and reports on his bowhunt.

Wade Nolan's Hunt

Wade Nolan comes into camp with a wild boar.

Day 2 - Justin Lowry, First and First

Justin Lowry brings in the first longbeard on his first ever turkey hunt.
Here is Wednesday's Day 1 Report.

Home Page for Nebraska Gobbler Bowhunt

Gobbler Fight (From Nebraska Hunt

Two longbeards and a flock of jakes fight over a hen.

Texas: Search For The Rio Grande
Hunt Reports for Day #1 and Day #2 and Day #3.

Nebraska - More Day #3

We move to another location and get into the wild turkey action.

Nebraska - Day 3 - Oh No

The entire story, including the parts that we didn't get on video.

VIDEOS: Gobbler #1 and Gobbler #2

Our online turkey hunt in BowTube bowhunting video. Fred Lutger bags the 1st longbeard. On Day 3, I get our 2nd Tom of the hunt.

Nebraska - Day 2 - Down In The Valley

We work our plan and hunt the valley. Here's what happened.

Nebraska Day 1 - Afternoon
Learning More About Where They Go

We return to the same area. Here's the hunt report on the afternoon hunt.

Nebraska - Day 1 - Fred Gets It Done

Opening morning we saw at least 100 wild turkeys, on the hillside 500 yards away. Noting moved in our area until 11:00 and Fred got with it.

FREAK - On Mar 21

Do deer move in the rain? Today the Freak and other deer were hanging out in a surprise down pour.

Setting Up The Turkey Hunting Bow

Richard McCarty of Lake Country Archery sets up my new Turkey season bow and the Duck gets it on video. Ever seen the chronograph read 341?

Treestand Safety Summit & Last Hunt

Treestand safety meeting. And another wild hog bowhunt. And a look into the upcoming turkey season.

Treestand Safety Summit - Day 3
Hunting report from the morning hog bowhunt for wild hogs.

Treestand Safety Summit - Day 2
Hunting report from this morning and afternoon's bowhunt for wild hogs.

Jim Seeley Brings In The First Hog

Billy Don's cell phone rang. It was Jim Seeley and he had a hog story for us.

Wade Nolan's Hog Hunt With Billy Don

Today is the first day of a hog hunt with Wade Nolan at Billy Don's.

Mar 10 - 12: Eight and Eight
More Buckeye Cam buck pics.

More Deer Brawls & Antler Shed Time

The BuckEye Cam nails some more exciting moments is the lives of deer in March 2008.

March 7 - A Snow & Deer Day

Mar 6 weather correctly forecasted snow. The deer traffic was heavy in front of my BuckEye Cam. It took 359 pictures. Here are 30 that are representative of what went on. Snow Deer Pics...

Africa Safari Q & A

Before our upcoming Africa Bowhunting.net bowhunt in Namibia, Wade Nolan answers some of the more common questions asked about hunting Africa.

Crazy On The Full Moon?

They say people get a little crazy on the full moon. The pictures on the BuckEye Cam during the last full moon show that deer can get a little crazy too. To Deer Pics...

New Sticks N Limbs Camo (on video)

Berdette introduces his newest coats, overalls and coveralls for bowhunters.

March 5 and Still Lookin' Good

With a kicker on the right he's looking good on March 5 and we got us some nice close up video to boot.

Crazy Buck and China vs USA (Camo)

Chasing On Mar 4 - Think it's too late for bucks to be chasing. Think again. Have a look.
Camo Survivor - Berdette Schoep of Clarkfield Outdoors was one of the few USA camo manufacturers to survive after China took the business overseas. Here is how he did it.

Two New Deer Pic Videos in BowTube

GET DEER PICS - Rick Philippi shows how he gets pictures of the deer at his protein feeding areas.
MARCH DEER - Yesterday afternoon's deer.

Drastic Changes In The Camo Business
Timm Getts and I travel to Clarkfield, Minnesota and learn how the camo business was turned upside down in the year 2000.

Scouting For Deer 2008

FEB 27 - If the sun hadn't been so bright I would not have noticed the bedded buck. Buck PICS...

Clarkfield Outdoors - Arrival
FEB 28 - Our 3 hour flight to MN was smooth going. The 3 hour drive to Clarkfield was ... well ... snowy & stormy. We meet with Berdette at 5:30 tonight and all day tomorrow.

P.S. Don't tell Timm I put his pic here. ;-)

Turkey Getting Tip from Rick

Improve your odds of getting a shot this Spring with a tip from veteran gobbler bowhunter Rick Philippi.

Scouting For Deer 2008

Deer Thirty Video - Yesterday Afternoon

Let's watch some deer. February 24 just before last light some bucks and does move into the area and get themselves on BowTube. Watching Deer Video...

The Deer Activity On Feb 24

The BuckEye Cam was busy today. To Pics...

Planning For AFRICA 2008
Bowhunting.net and BowTube to bowhunt Africa in 2008. Africa...

Scouting For Deer 2008
... Real Lucky

More BuckEye Cam infra-red Deer Pictures...

We Get Lucky - Right Out Of The Blocks

Saturday afternoon I set out a BuckEye Cam wireless infra-red game camera and it was in the deer in less than an hour. Pics...

Growing Bigger Bucks Video

Elevate your bucks to the next level by improving their nutrition. Right now is the time to start.

Licked and Skunked

Nothing is as relaxing as watching bucks on a February 2nd morning. We're talking licking branches, walking around, and running into a black and white stripped surprise in the tall weeds. TO VIDEO...

Bear Bowhunt With Fred Lutger

On my last trip to Ontario Fred Lutger videoed my hunt for the Skunk Bear. TO VIDEO...

Continued New Product Coverage
of the 2008 ATA Archery Trade Show

ATA Trade Show - Pt 10
The 10th installment of our on the floor coverage of the 2008 ATA Archery Trade Show. ATA #10

Triple Kicker on Jan 29

This morning Triple Kicker gave us some video. GO...

This 3-D Buck Is Real

My bud PW saw an 8-point with a doe by my practice targets and got their pictures. PICS...

ATA Archery Trade Show 2008
HOME PAGE for ATA Archery Trade Show Coverage

Continued New Product Coverage
of the 2008 ATA Archery Trade Show

NEW: ATA Archery Trade Show - Part #9