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Main Discussion Area => Archived Hunting Pics => Shooting and Hunting => 2013 Hunting Pictures => Topic started by: PeteC on March 08, 2013, 03:26:18 pm

Title: Public land hog
Post by: PeteC on March 08, 2013, 03:26:18 pm

I got this hog this morning hunting a WMA nearby. I found the bunch about 9:00,then after "sneak running ",to keep the wind right, for about 15 minutes,finally got ahead of them.I had a canebrake directly ahead of me,and thick brush around, but ,when this one walked around a big water oak,at about 30 yards, it seemed to look right through me.I was at full draw,and it felt as if I was standing out in the open.I held it a while,but as it dug along,I let down. It turned, went back around the tree,and I thought I'd missed a chance,but it came back.It rooted along getting a little closer,but still facing me. I got that"feeling" it was fixin' to happen,and sure enough it turned broadside at 25 yards.I released and my 670 grain switchcane arrow topped with a razor sharp band-saw trade went through both lungs.It made it about 30 yards and piled up. I killed it with an Eastern Hophornbeam D-bow I built a few months ago.52#@26".A very exciting hunt. God Bless

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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on March 08, 2013, 04:10:57 pm

very awesome!  congrats!

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Post by: Parnell on March 08, 2013, 04:38:08 pm

Sweet!

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Post by: Will H on March 08, 2013, 05:38:09 pm

Very Very cool! Good job sir!

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 08, 2013, 07:40:38 pm

Very cool! And very lucky for such an opportunity in March. Great hunting right there. Nice stick Pete!

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Post by: Adam on March 09, 2013, 12:50:59 am

Sounds like a fun hunt.  Nice shot!

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Post by: H Rhodes on March 09, 2013, 05:08:57 pm

Congrats!  Sounds like a great hunt. 

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Post by: JW_Halverson on March 11, 2013, 05:41:21 pm

I'm sick with envy.  I doubt I could eat more than three or four pork chops off that thing, I feel so bad!

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Post by: Pappy on March 14, 2013, 07:15:20 am

Congrats,very well done. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: stringstretcher on March 14, 2013, 07:44:04 am

That is just awesome Pete.  I am going to meet with a property owner tomorrow night who is having a hog problem.  Hopefully my visits will result something similar.  Nothing like that switchcane is there.

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Post by: PeteC on March 15, 2013, 09:30:34 am

Thanks fella's. This sow was freshening and would have farrowed in a few weeks. She had a good sweet smell to her.She should be excellent eating.You're right stringstretcher,it's hard to beat switchcane. I weighted these particular shafts up with extra coats of spar varnish. God Bless

Title: Re: Public land hog
Post by: PeteC on March 15, 2013, 04:12:27 pm

One more thing.I posted an E. Hophornbeam flatbow that ,with help from a friend who has let us hunt his place for years,we built a nice bow for him ,which I posted. His bow is from the clean side of the 4" tree,and mine was the knotty side.This is the D-Bow I built from that piece. God Bless

Title: Re: Public land hog
Post by: okie64 on March 21, 2013, 09:01:39 am

Good lookin hog Pete! I havent been hog hunting in a few years but it sure was fun back when i did go, especially the spot and stalking.

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Post by: VicNova on April 11, 2013, 07:54:18 pm

Nice work

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Post by: Sidewinder on April 22, 2013, 11:19:43 am

Nice shooting and a good story. Bet that ones gonna be gooood eatin.   Danny