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alexbeer
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Water Buffalo
      #117793 - 28/10/08 09:40 PM

Hello all,

Well I've finally got the opportunity to hunt a buffalo in the Northern Territory (Australia) with my bow .
Come mid 2009 two mates and myself will travel north and hopefully get into a few of these big bovines.

My bow is a 70lb Bowtech Tomcat. It's set up at the moment to shoot Carbon Tech Whitetail hunters and 125grain Outback broadheads. Shoots them really well too, if I do my part right, I can average 5 arrows into 3-4 inches at 40 yards.

I've taken goats, pigs, fallow deer and small game with the bow, but this will be the first time chasing a buff.

I guess I will need a heavier arrow so my questions are thus: What arrow set-up (make and weight) and broadhead (make and weight) would you out there who have done this sort of thing before, suggest? What fletching (I put my own arrows together)

Any-other advice would be most welcome too. I really don't want to screw this up . I want more than just adequate penetration, I want heaps of penetration, and still have about an 1-1/4 cut. Is this possible?

I think I should be pretty right on shot placement, I've shot a few buff with a rifle and a handgun before, but if you have any arrow placement gems you would like to share, I'll certainly listen.

Regards

Alex

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Der_Jaeger
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Reged: 09/10/08
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Loc: SE Pennsylvania
Re: Water Buffalo [Re: alexbeer]
      #117796 - 28/10/08 10:16 PM


This isn't the norm, but I shoot 30" 2315s topped with a 100 grain Thunderhead. The heavier arrow combined with a lighterweight broadhead makes for terrific spine strength when used with 70# draw weight. Without exaggerating, out of 10 deer I've shot with it, I've had complete pass throughs from every angle with that set-up. I've never hunted buffalo with it but I would not hesitate to do so. A shot behind the should will slip easily through the boiler room.

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GOE
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Reged: 19/07/08
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Loc: Darwin, Australia
Re: Water Buffalo [Re: Der_Jaeger]
      #130097 - 20/03/09 03:15 PM

I shoot Big game 100's weighted to 755 grain, I am using outback chisel point broad heads and they are the best I have seen for penetration especially when hitting bone. Shot from an 80lb bow I saw this arrow break a buffalo rib in half on entry and split a rib on the other side traveling through the animal at a 45degree angle. The Broadhead was sticking out about an inch on the opposite side. Make sure your bow is tuned correctly as the hides on these things are super tough and the last thing you want to see is an expensive trophy running off with your arrow hangging out of it!

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