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Flying with a bow to RSA

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seth30:
Good afternoon fellow hunters,

any of you fly to RSA with a bow?  Im  looking at getting the Pelican 1745BOW Air Bow Case with TSA locks.  There is no direct flight from Seatac To Jobo, but connecting flights in NYC or London.  Would a bow case be considered oversize? Also wondering if any of you have any good or bad stories about flying overseas with a bow?  My trip is not till next year, but getting all my ducks in a row before the event. 

Stein:
A bow case usually isn't oversized, check your airline and your bow case.  They will tell you the max dimensions LxWxD and it's easy to measure.

I usually stuff a bunch of clothes, FD meals or whatever else I can fit in there for better protection as well as minimizing checked luggage.

I haven't been to every country but I haven't ran into anyone that thinks a bow is a problem.  I usually put some type of GPS tracker in my luggage, both checked and carry on if it's going in the overhead bin as thieves seem to be the only issue.

seth30:
Stein,

thank you for the info!  So far the only extra charge I am aware of is, the whidbey shuttle charges 10 bucks extra for the case.  Saw on lots of bow hunting forums to not travel through Amsterdam as many reported their bows went missing there.

bearpaw:
A lot of hunters try to avoid going thru London, too many anti-hunters work there and too many weapons seem to get lost!

kentrek:
Cant speak on the traveling part but can tell you that case has been awesome on a lot of trips

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