Howie's Varmint Buster Monthly Competition April 08

[Antarcher]

We are proud to announce that our mate Howie is now an official site sponsor and as such we have a new competition for you all to enter. The competition will be judged monthly and it will be for the best small game picture, as in Fox, Rabbit, Hare, Cat or Dingo. The winner will receive a twin pack of Howie’s VB heads or a copy of one of his DVD’s. So get your entries to win some of these heads that everyone is boasting about. Good luck and thank you very much to Howie for supporting us.

[hunt or be hunted]

WooHoo!! a competition on something im good at. will get out tomorrow and fling a few arrows at bunnys and maybe a fox and see what pictures i can get.

howie your a legend mate, very generous of you, good stuff.

dan.

[bowhunting4eva]

do entries go in here...

howie asked me to post a few pics


a bunny by howie
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/bowhunting4eva/DSCF2505.jpg

me
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/bowhunting4eva/DSCF2507.jpg

a fox by howie
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/bowhunting4eva/20080203-142337.jpg

[howie]

Jack, I dont think I need to win them but thanks anyway.

[Bowdy]

:P:P:P:P:P

[bowhunting4eva]

Jack, I dont think I need to win them but thanks anyway.

really lol, they are examples of cause

[aussie.rum.pig]

good on u mate
and good luck with the vb's

[Puk]

Can we get a pic of the prize? I haven't seen Howie's heads yet. Just the bald one in all the photos.:P

Puk

[Bowdy]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee230/Grunter13/33a2jpg.jpg

Grant.

A couple of VB Rabbits,
Geez these things hit hard!!!

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee230/Grunter13/IMG_0106.jpg

[hunt or be hunted]

great pics bowdy.

heres a couple of my entries.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/go_and_hunt/083.jpg

first 3 foxes on the one hunt

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/go_and_hunt/010-4.jpg

thanks dan.

[Dale Furze]

Here is a Rabbit I whacked on the weekend with a VB. The varmint was shot @ 30m. through the top of the ears as you can see. It is the first one I have ever killed by hitting the ears, the VB hit that hard that it cartwheeled the wabbit and scrambled its thought processor. Top product from a dedicated bowhunter. Well done Howard!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/DAZOOL/VBRabbit.jpg

Dale.

[hunt or be hunted]

how many entries are we allowed to have?

heres another

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/go_and_hunt/012-2.jpg

dan.

[bowhunting4eva]

puk will get a pic up in the next few days.

[macka]

Howie thanks heaps for the fantastic prize! Good photo's there fella's and good idea on the comp too! Its not always about a big set of horns or antlers in this hunting game hey!

Macka

[hunt or be hunted]

sorry for all the posts but im so excited! what date does the comp close?

dan.

[Antarcher]

This comp is a continuing one that will have a monthly give away. I would suggest not throwing all your eggs in the one basket as there will be plenty of chances to win in the future. I know you are excited Dan but just try and get your best pic in each month, not a thousand of them.

[hunt or be hunted]

yep no probs ant.

dan.

[jindydiver]

Great stuff Howie, good on you :)

[Rob H]

Here's a pic of my first hare with the bow, got him in the chrissy holidays.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f48/lizzysclothing/jamespics098.jpg

Cheers,
Rob

[Clemo]

Damn Varmints
Good comp Howie
What else from me But a Hare.
Imagine how many Hares I could arrow if I only had some V.B.'s
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3854/restinghare2tu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Whats a Varmit? is like vomit?:confused:

[woodstoka]

2 bunnys takin with howies heads
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0702.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0701.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0588.jpg

and here are afew of my favourites
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/hunting017.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0310.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0292.jpg

my 100th bow shot bunny
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0282.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/hunting026.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/woodstoka/DSCN0077.jpg

will save some others for next comp
jesse

[Blakey_boi]

dont mind if i do...
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc200/Blakey_boi75/100_5549.jpg

[PeterM]

I'll have to stop chasing Deer and get on to some of this action, good on ya Howie!

[TOMMO]

Two entries

Fox in the mist

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc220/tommogb/Bredbofox2.jpg


Rifle hunting mate with his first bow kill.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc220/tommogb/foxshot.jpg

[hunt or be hunted]

mate those foxes are bloody huge.

great effort.

dan.

[redzone]

Hi All
This is my first bunny shot at 35 yds with howies vbs692

[HareSplitter]

my first wabbit that i actually recovered ;)
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x17/jonathon02/DSC01961.jpg
and my second hare
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x17/jonathon02/DSC01962.jpg

[rory]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/hoytpro/Game%20taken/Fox28thJan08copy.jpg

Like this one... first stalked bow killed fox! :)

[rory]

BTW - Tommy, no bushrangers are allowed to enter !! LOL ;)

[johnno]

Here's mine..not the first..but probably the biggest..thus far....;)


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/WayneJohnson/DSC01663.jpg

[hunt or be hunted]

great fox johnno and a top picture to show it.


dan.

[howie]

some awesome pics there boys, keep em coming

[acthunter]

My first bowkill , using Howies VB's

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a145/acthunter/1stbowkill010.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a145/acthunter/1stbowkill011.jpg

[adam]

Out standing small game heads, Have taken 6 hares and 14 rabbits with howies VB's now and can't fault them. I've bounced them off rocks and had too many shots at stumps and the ground to recount without them damaging.

My entry's

A record class fox.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P1010151.jpg

One of my best hares, taken with a VB varmint Buster head, it absolutly killed the hare with no troubles with a chest shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P1000965.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P2060061.jpg

[Neix]

Out standing small game heads, Have taken 6 hares and 14 rabbits with howies VB's now and can't fault them. I've bounced them off rocks and had too many shots at stumps and the ground to recount without them damaging.

My entry's

A record class fox.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P1010151.jpg

One of my best hares, taken with a VB varmint Buster head, it absolutly killed the hare with no troubles with a chest shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P1000965.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v388/bowhunting/P2060061.jpg



Simply Breathtaking Adam.
Sensational Hunting champ.

[Luke bazook]

my entry - feral dropped by a tusker
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj314/voorz/DSCN1656.jpg

[Thwack!]

A Scotch Predator Caller coaxed this vixen from her warm, dry den amongst a large timber stack and out into the steady rain. And we had been told that foxes don't like wet grass :confused:, this one didn't mind the wet but things turned pear shaped for her when she met the BlackStump!

9 14/16pts TC

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh86/Thwack-Roon/IMG_0264.jpg

[hunt or be hunted]

Great dog mate.

dan.

[dean]

31.3.08 ginger rabbit
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a276/freddofrogg_/gingerrab2.jpghttp://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a276/freddofrogg_/gingerrab6.jpg

some of the foxes in this thread are huge!

the vb heads look menacing.

[estel]

nailed this rabbit early one morning while chasing foxes.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/ac-estel/DSCF0500.jpg

[robvic]

One of the best things about these photo comps, is that you get to look at everybodys photos. Theres some brilliant photos in here. Seeing so many photos of dead animals gives me comfort in the fact that not ALL the arrows miss!!lol
Here is one i missed from 30 yards yesterday afternoon. Whenever i practice, i have no trouble hitting things a lot smaller than foxes from 30 yards, but in the field im crap. I think i just need to settle down and take my time to line the shot up properly.
http://people.aapt.net.au/~ventor/reynard.jpg
Anyhow, this one ran away.....its probably still running!!!

[grimmobow]

here's one of my daughter with a kill for dinner.http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff159/grimmobow/Picture631.jpg

[troy]

This ones for Clemo. First time his pride and joy LD has taken a fox.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll289/easton2317/0408moonanfox1.jpg

[Clemo]

[QUOTE=grimmobow;118307]here's one of my daughter with a kill for dinner.[QUOTE]

Is Lou the next bowhunting Grimmo?
Great pick mate.
She's growing up!

[grimmobow]

thats actually emma,mate. lou is not that keen on the hunting

[rudy]

Though i'd try my luck. Here's a cat i shot a few weeks ago with my new X Force
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/neal1968/PICT0381.jpg

[Jeffro]

Great stuff on the cat Rudy, perfect color for a feral cat that one i reckon

[rudy]

I wouldn't have seen him if he wasn't moving, he blended in real good with those rocks.

[Clemo]

thats actually emma,mate. lou is not that keen on the hunting

OOPS, its been to long!

[spiderbait24]

heres i nice fat bunny i shot on tuesday arvo, great heads howie, it incaved his head!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa230/danny123_037/bunnyno5.jpg

[T.D]

It’s not a very good pic but I will put it in anyway. Shot him from 20m.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa141/thomas12345q/huntingphotos009-1.jpg

[Bowfly]

One of the only small game photo's that I have, I have only shot a couple of bunny's and its something I have been trying to do for some time now. Im happy to be able to enter it here :)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/flyrod_9/IMG_0763Small.jpg
Rod

[bowhunterbrad]

HOYTAFIED

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj249/bowhunterbrad/everything269.jpg

[WyldOne]

Haha nice photo bowhunterbrad!

[spiderbait24]

ok so just recovered this bunny froma week ago.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa230/danny123_037/bunnyno6.jpg

cheers.

[PeterM]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/peterm/IMG_2354-3.jpg
A brake from chasing deer!

[spiderbait24]

great fox pete.

[Jezza]

was he a bit smelly spiderbait24? :)

[spiderbait24]

was he a bit smelly spiderbait24? :)

lol......YES!:D

[hit and giggle]

First and second rabbits!

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p247/hit-and-giggle/rabbits003.jpg

[grimmobow]

nice.

[Evil Taco]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/peterm/IMG_2354-3.jpg
A brake from chasing deer!

geez mate it must be hard doing all that hunting...

[robvic]

Great shots fellas. Unfortunatly, my fox isnt dead. I was in the bush setting up my game camera, and took my normal SLR camera instead of the bow. I was all camo'd up incase i saw a deer, but instead snuk up on a fox.
http://people.aapt.net.au/~ventor/foxpines.jpg

[grimmobow]

nice looking fox robvic,go well on the wall.

[howie]

Only thing missing is an arrow behind the shoulder. That is one of the best pics I have seen. Cheers for sharing. Howie

[Luke]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/peterm/IMG_2354-3.jpg
A brake from chasing deer!

Pete, what's the make of 3D top? I like the look of it.

cheers,

Luke

[robvic]

Only thing missing is an arrow behind the shoulder. That is one of the best pics I have seen. Cheers for sharing. Howie

Too right!! I went up there this arvo to blow the whistle, but much to my miserry, the DSE guys were in there burning off that area. Hows that for bad luck!
Thanks for the comments.

[PeterM]

Pete, what's the make of 3D top? I like the look of it.

cheers,

Luke

It this stuff mate:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat470076-cat470132&id=0039149932665a&navCount=1&podId=0039149932665&parentId=cat470132&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=XH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat470132&hasJS=true

Is a Little worm for the hoter climates but it all cotton so its allot quieter than the synthetic type or 3d clothing.

[Luke]

thanks Pete!

[howie]

Who are the winners??????????

[grimmobow]

as the wise owl once said. whooo???

[howie]

This was a hotly contested month with some very impressive pics. The two photos that really stood out were on
Page 1 bowdy red dog (kill shot - fox)
Page 7 robvic red fox (live shot - fox)

If those people could PM me their details I will send them a packet of Howie's Varmint Busters in the mail.

Thanks everyone and look forward to May's photos... Howie

[Bowdy]

Thanks Howie,
A great prize, that will get heaps of use!!
Grant.

[howie]

Posting a packet off today buddy..........

[robvic]

COOOOOOL..........Awesome. Thanks Howie, and thanks T.B.G.A. For running such a wonderful competition, encouraging people to get out there.