"This was the most exciting thing I have ever done," Joella said. "The buff loomed up out of the grass like this great big black cloud and when I finally got a shot, it was late in the afternoon and would be dark in an hour. The guides asked if I could make a frontal shot, but I would only agree to it if we could get close enough. So, with the wind in our face, we made what must have been the world's most careful stalk. At 22 yards, I got the shot and the buff went about 200 yards before it lay down and I could finish it. My equipment - starting with my perfectly performing Bodoodle arrow rest and superior Muzzy broadheads - performed absolutely flawlessly."

"We are extremely proud of Joella," says John Musacchia Jr. of Muzzy, one of the trip's primary sponsors. "She made a great shot with the big buffalo staring right at her."

Bodoodle's S.G. Christian noted that this "...was the first time Joella had hunted Cape Buffalo and it was her first trip to Africa. We were thrilled to be the major sponsor of this significant archery achievement."

Photo Caption: In May 2001, Joella Presson Bates became the first woman to take a Cape Buffalo with the bow and arrow. Joella's trip sponsors were: Bodoodle, Muzzy, Feather Vision, Sure-Loc and Heartland Guides & Outfitters.

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