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Title: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: tarponnut on February 08, 2009, 06:41:00 PM

A couple of weeks ago I had the good fortune of getting an invite from Terry VanArkel to hunt his hog lease near Clewiston. Great property, lots of hogs, very little pressure,and great company. The first afternoon on stand I had a really big boar with nice teeth come to my feeder. I missed him clean low(I don't want to tell how close he was).
A bunch more came in right at dark but never gave me a good angle.
The next afternoon I hunted a different area.
On the way in they were already hogs at the feeder. I attempted a stalk but the wind swirled and they blew out.
I climbed into the stand and a half hour later the same four hogs came back in, a decent sized dry sow(90lb?)and three small boars. It was dead calm so I didn't dare turn on the video camera which is a lttle loud initially. The sow would not come in range so I picked out a black boar and waited for the right angle. At the shot, the boar dropped in his tracks then regained his footing a ran into some palmettoes. After a short chase I hit him behind the shoulder angling into the vitals. Terry, ever the gentleman called him 65-70 lbs, I would guess 50lb. in any event just right for my grill!
I used my Martin Hatfield 50#, Magnus II broadheads(scary sharp)and Gold-tip arrows with weight tubes.
 (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn66/tarponnut/Clewiston109007.jpg)

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: tradtusker on February 08, 2009, 06:53:00 PM

nice going James Very nice    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: Bowhunter4life on February 08, 2009, 07:29:00 PM

:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :clapper:  

Very nice, Congrats!

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Post by: gregg dudley on February 08, 2009, 08:20:00 PM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: Chris Surtees on February 09, 2009, 02:06:00 AM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on February 09, 2009, 04:58:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: Guru on February 09, 2009, 05:22:00 AM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on February 09, 2009, 11:23:00 PM

Congrats  :thumbsup:

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Post by: daveycrockett on February 09, 2009, 11:26:00 PM

congrats!!

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: Fritz on February 11, 2009, 12:48:00 AM

Very nice!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: paulws51 on February 11, 2009, 07:28:00 AM

That looks like some good eating. God Bless

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Post by: cnorth on February 11, 2009, 03:00:00 PM

Sweeeeet!!!

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: curlis on February 11, 2009, 10:41:00 PM

Just right for the grill.

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: Shinken on February 12, 2009, 01:09:00 AM

We're talkin' BBQ!

Congrats, Shinken

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Post by: on February 13, 2009, 11:41:00 PM

Congrats on a nice eater pig!

Bisch

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Post by: Big Ed on February 13, 2009, 11:56:00 PM

Sweet and very tender.

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: dragonheart on February 18, 2009, 10:00:00 PM

good shooting!

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Post by: Mechslasher on February 24, 2009, 06:58:00 PM

congrats!  them's the hardest ones to hit.  small kill zone and fast as, well a greased pig.

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: eman614 on March 07, 2009, 08:37:00 PM

my wife said it looks like you shot a piglet   :biglaugh:   nice pig though seriously wish i'd a shot it.

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: tarponnut on March 08, 2009, 08:53:00 PM

I shot THE Piglet!Christopher Robin and Tigger were later seen weeping in the 100 acre wood.

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: bill langer on March 11, 2009, 03:03:00 PM

Good going Jim! Traditional Adventures V, with your hog hunt should be done Friday the 13th. I will get a copy right out to ya! Keep the hog hunts coming.....

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: ratgunner on March 11, 2009, 10:25:00 PM

Good job.
  :clapper:

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: Bill Turner on March 23, 2009, 03:41:00 PM

75# or 50#, who cares. What you got is good eats. Comgratulations. Besides the little ones are harder to hit.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Camp meat hog (a real giant!)
Post by: ChuckC on April 13, 2009, 11:40:00 PM

From down there you must know Roland Martin, the fisher guy.   He would call that a 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 pounder !

Nice pig.
ChuckC