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Title: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 01, 2007, 10:57:00 PM
Got an early morning hunt in an old cocnut plantation and came upon this hog opening coconuts....

 (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/Islandlongbow/FranksBowpig.jpg)

I'd like to thank Frank, (Sticshooter), as he sent me this bow to use, ( I'm bowless  :knothead:   don't ask  :banghead:  ) and also thankyou to the fellow Tradganger that made this bow
 I don't know his name but the maker of this bow is a man that knows his business! This a sweet shooting bow! Like it was custom made for me  :)  

Thank you Gentlemen !

Jerry
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: juneaulongbow on January 01, 2007, 10:59:00 PM
Awesome, congrats!  Cool looking tusks.
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Post by: Danny Rowan on January 01, 2007, 11:01:00 PM
Wow Jerry, awesome pig. Man I gotta get over there so we can go on a hunt.

Danny
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Post by: Islandlongbow on January 01, 2007, 11:02:00 PM
Thanks Chris...that's an awsome bear in your profile picture!

Jerry
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Post by: indianalongbowshooter on January 01, 2007, 11:03:00 PM
Looks like a Mike Bird (Mikecc)longbow, Ive got one of his 3 pieces bows also, 60 in. 60@28, sweet shooting bows....If Im wrong still a sweet looking bow.
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Gizzard on January 01, 2007, 11:05:00 PM
Awesome Hog  :clapper:  Share a liitle more on the hunt, arrows, broadheads.

Congrats, Gian
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Post by: Islandlongbow on January 01, 2007, 11:06:00 PM
Danny there's a monster running around here with your name on it! When you leaving Guam?
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Post by: Islandlongbow on January 01, 2007, 11:12:00 PM
I gotta ask Frank who made this bow...I think he said the man was from Utah but I'm not sure...

I was shooting some poc with 125 grain Ribtek BH.I ground hunt...love to stalk... The shot was about 18 yards through both lungs and about a 40 yard track.....it was my lucky day cuz as he ran he ran toward a coral road allowing me to drive within yards of him  :D
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Post by: 9 Mile Archer on January 01, 2007, 11:30:00 PM
Wow, I really like the head on that beast! Great trophy!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Steve H. on January 01, 2007, 11:33:00 PM
Sweat
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Post by: Steve H. on January 01, 2007, 11:33:00 PM
Make that....Sweet......
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Post by: sticshooter on January 01, 2007, 11:48:00 PM
Mikecc made that shooter. And my favorite limbbolts with indian head pennys inlaid in them. Nice pig jerry did ya use the knife on this one?<><
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 12:04:00 AM
Oh yea Frank....here's proof    :D    

 (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/Islandlongbow/FranksBowpig1.jpg)

This is a better picture of the Cheater Knife Frank made me...
   (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/Islandlongbow/100_0802_01.jpg)
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on January 02, 2007, 12:09:00 AM
Nice Pig.....  :jumper:
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 12:15:00 AM
You can't really see it in the picture but this pig has a white stripe from the top of his head to the tip of his nose. His right ear is torn in half..most likely from an encounter with hunting dogs. He has a bunch of old battle scars....alot of character, he'd been around... so my buddy and I caped him out..he'll make a beautiful mount one day  :D
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 12:17:00 AM
Thanks Mikecc for making such an OUTSTANDING bow! A real joy to shoot
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Post by: barking mad on January 02, 2007, 02:35:00 AM
Well done, congrats! That's a nice pig.

-bm.
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Post by: Danny Rowan on January 02, 2007, 05:12:00 AM
Don't Know Jerry. Been trying for a while but just cannot get a transfer. Hopefully when I make supervisor I will be sent to Hawaii for a couple of weeks of training. If so you can bet I will bring a bow with.

Danny
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: waiawibows on January 02, 2007, 05:32:00 AM
Jerry,
Long time no see!  How you doing building bows?  Nice hog!  Hey I ran into a mutual friend,  Homer.  He was my hunting mentor for years.  Awesome going on the hog.  
Ryan
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Post by: sticshooter on January 02, 2007, 09:01:00 AM
Mount??? Your wife gonna let you hang that in the house?LOL. I know Adam would love that!<><
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Post by: Ray Hammond on January 02, 2007, 09:14:00 AM
Those hawaiian pigs sure have a unique look to them....good shooting/hunting!
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Post by: Otto on January 02, 2007, 09:32:00 AM
That's a nice lookin hog.  But that coconut he's sittin on is MONSTROUS!!!!!
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Post by: ChuckC on January 02, 2007, 09:34:00 AM
Good Job !  Maybe someday, Hunting Hawaii will happen.
ChuckC
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 02:00:00 PM
Thanks Nikko and Ray...Danny any time, just let me know. Chuck C maybe you can talk Sticshooter to come with you on a plane. I've been trying    :rolleyes:   no luck so far   :D   Otto   :bigsmyl:   that was funny! You don't know how many times I've done a great stalk only to find I sneaked up on a rock....LOL
Ryan  you know Homer?  He's a great guy and he's got the perfect job.
Frank there is a very good reason why my wife needs this trophy mounted on her living room wall....I just haven't figured out the reason yet...but I'm working on it.
Thanks again guys
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: waiawibows on January 02, 2007, 02:12:00 PM
Jerry,
Yup I've known him for years.  Yes he is a great guy. Taught me alot about hunting. He said he runs into you alot.
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Wile E. Coyote on January 02, 2007, 02:24:00 PM
Way to go Jerry! Nice to see you still keeping the Hog population in check. Wishing you the best in the New Year. Will probally make a trip back to the island in '07 or '08 depending on my Brother in law's deployment.
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 02:25:00 PM
Yup Ryan, Dillingham Airfield is on my beat. Always make an excuse to talk to Homer to see how his trapping is going. He's helped me with pig trapping a bunch...been trying to get him to shoot his bow again.
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: the Ferret on January 02, 2007, 02:35:00 PM
Congrats but one question...just how does a hog open a coconut? (they are tough to open when you have 2 hands, 2 feet and a machete)
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 02:40:00 PM
Happy New Year Wayne, nice to hear from you and congratulations on your deer, what a trophy and a great picture. Looking forward to hunting with you when you get back....

Jerry
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Post by: Richard Saffold on January 02, 2007, 02:49:00 PM
Awesome Jerry!
Title: Re: A Coconut Hog
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 02, 2007, 02:52:00 PM
Hey Mickey....you know I'm not sure...I've only heard them cracking the nut with thier jaws.. they'll eat the rotting and fermenting nuts as well as the fresh ones. I believe they husk them like a dog does, pulling husk off one end while holding the nut with a foot but thats only a guess...the property owner also sell alot of mature cocnut trees to hotels , golf courses ect...the heavy equipment used to dig up the trees crushes the nuts that fall to the ground as they're run over...this atttacts the pigs, birds and mongoose too.