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Title: Florida hog down by drewsbow
Post by: tarponnut on April 09, 2012, 11:34:00 AM: Drew Reniff took a nice sow at my Florida property.
It took some blood trailing and bushwacking but we (actually Drew and his dad Don)found her early the next morning.

I sat a stand Friday afternoon wanting to shoot a raccoon and saw 31 hogs instead.Jim at True South Adventures (http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn66/tarponnut/FtPierceDrewshunt040.jpg)
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on April 09, 2012, 11:56:00 AM: Well done sir..........
,,,,Sam,,,,,,
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Post by: Chaser on April 09, 2012, 12:00:00 PM: Outstanding! Nice job, nice hog! What equipment was used? Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: tarponnut on April 09, 2012, 01:50:00 PM: I believe Drew was using a Mojostick, low 40#s,
800 grain arrow, VPA 3 blade head, and he can really shoot it!
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Post by: bansheewins on April 09, 2012, 02:43:00 PM: Awesome
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Post by: Anointed Archer on April 09, 2012, 03:41:00 PM: Way to go :thumbsup:
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Post by: hayslope on April 09, 2012, 03:43:00 PM: Couldn't happen to a better guy!!!

Way to go Drew!

:thumbsup: :clapper:
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 09, 2012, 09:27:00 PM: Wooo Hooo!!!!! I just sent you a pm not 10 minutes ago wondering how your trip went.

wish I was able to make it down to Fla. with you brother.

Congrats!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :campfire:
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Post by: adkmountainken on April 09, 2012, 09:31:00 PM: AWESOME could not happen to a more deserving guy!!!!!
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Post by: Fletcher on April 09, 2012, 09:40:00 PM: :thumbsup:
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Post by: dragonheart on April 09, 2012, 09:45:00 PM: That is a happy guy right there! :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bow man on April 10, 2012, 06:32:00 AM: :clapper:
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Post by: ron w on April 10, 2012, 09:25:00 AM: :thumbsup: Well done........
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Post by: pitbull on April 10, 2012, 09:29:00 AM: Very nice, congrats! :thumbsup:
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Post by: 187BOWHUNTER on April 10, 2012, 09:37:00 AM: good job, congrats
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Post by: kat on April 10, 2012, 10:26:00 AM: Congratulations Drew, and YES he can really shoot well.
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 11:48:00 AM: Thanks alot guys and most of all thanks to Jim for having us down . Jim is a great guy and host , we had a good hunt with some extra shootin along the way . We got to bowfish for gar as well , what a great time .
I got to hunt the double stand and was visited by some sweet turkeys first thing. I saw 10 hogs that night and uummmm kinda missed a smaller one at about 6 yds but no harm done with a clean miss.
The next day we set in the morning with no action but a nice morning none the less . After some bowfishing Jim and I went to put some coon gaurds on the feeders to keep the skweeeerrrllls off as I saw a dozen at the feeder and they was all plenty fat . Having got that done it was back to the hotel for a nap and back out to hunt.
I sat the double again and had lots of hogs in with 15 total by the end of the night. The first group was 12 with a nice black dry sow in the bunch , I decided to take her given the chance . I had put down some corn along with some grapefruit I had picked and put down. The hogs came in after the feeder went off and it was on. I waited till I had a nice broadside shot at again about 6 yds and let fly with an arrow. The hit was less than steller being too far back but height was good . I think the bow string caught the saftey harness strap , not to make excuses but thats my story and i'm sticking to it.
After we waited two hours we started the search with little blood to go on. We tracked for an hour and a half and called it till morning. The next morning with a short sit till daylight we started again. We went into the thickest brush you can imagine at which point I was thinking no way we are finding this hog.
We moved through and bumped some hogs out , let me tell ya it was thick in there and there is no dought as to why the hogs bed in it. After looking for about twenty five minutes I looked up and there she lay next to a wallow . After the appropriate respects where paid we dragged her out for pics. The meat was still nice and cool and quartered her up and got her in the cooler . We had just enough time to hit the hotel and shower before getting on the road.
Once again a big thanks to Jim for having us down and if anyone is looking for a good afordable hog hunt give him a shout. Drew
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 11:49:00 AM: I will post pics after I get them on photobucket.
The specs on my set up are as follows.
I was shootin my whisperstik mojo 42@28 drawn to 31 so roughley 48-50 at my draw . I shoot a Beman mfx classic 500 with well over five hundred grns up front for a total of 850 grn arrow with a 250 vpa up front .
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Post by: joe ashton on April 10, 2012, 01:25:00 PM: :notworthy:
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Post by: ronp on April 10, 2012, 01:42:00 PM: Congrats Drew! We are proud of ya! :clapper: :clapper:
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on April 10, 2012, 01:44:00 PM: Good work keeping with it Drew.
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 05:23:00 PM: Thanks guys , here are some pics (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060136.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060129.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060133.jpg)
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 05:28:00 PM: that bottom pic is a nice tom with a long beard (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060141-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4070146-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4070148-1.jpg)
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 05:32:00 PM: I didn't shoot all those gar , just one the other guys got the rest (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4080157-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060114.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/drewsbow/P4060115.jpg)
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 10, 2012, 08:19:00 PM: AWESOME :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :clapper:
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Post by: ronp on April 10, 2012, 08:28:00 PM: Wow Drew, that big snake is way too close. Gives me the creeps!
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Post by: ronp on April 10, 2012, 08:30:00 PM: What quiver is that that you are using in that pic with the hog, Drew? Looks pretty nice.
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Post by: drewsbow on April 10, 2012, 09:33:00 PM: dawg ware , love it
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Post by: adkmountainken on April 12, 2012, 07:33:00 AM: i prefer my Drewswear pvc quiver! :bigsmyl:
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Post by: drewsbow on April 14, 2012, 09:15:00 AM: If only that one had pockets Ken , it would be perfect :wavey:
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Post by: tarponnut on April 14, 2012, 11:04:00 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIRKbrmm5pI&feature=plcp&context=C4c3b06aVDvjVQa1PpcFNK3r9sXJCDNOa64qdHJfBBNkK7CQJGI6I=
Link to Drew's hunt on video.
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Post by: Terry Green on April 14, 2012, 11:10:00 AM: CONGRATS Drew!....was this your 1st pig???

Looks like you were on Safari based on all the pics....and yes, there is such a thing as a Floridian Safari....I know, I've been on more than one. There's a lot more 'wilderness' in FL than most folks realize.

:campfire:
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Post by: Stone Knife on April 14, 2012, 11:15:00 AM: Awesome Bro, I didn't even knew you went :thumbsup:
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Post by: Izzy on April 14, 2012, 11:22:00 AM: Yeah buddy. way to make an adventure a success. Congrats!
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Post by: drewsbow on April 14, 2012, 11:50:00 AM: Thanks guys
Terry , yes it was my first pig , could you tell by the smile or just all the pics?
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Post by: tarponnut on April 14, 2012, 02:34:00 PM: This hunt definitely had a "Witchery of Archery" flavor to it(lots of variety). The WNY boys did the Thompson brothers proud.
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Post by: Hooper on April 15, 2012, 01:49:00 AM: Congrats on your first pig Drew! Looks like you had a great time on your hunt.
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Post by: Frenchymanny on April 15, 2012, 04:03:00 PM: Congrats! Well done Drew, it can't be better than this!

Well done :wavey: :campfire:

F-Manny
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Post by: huntingarcher on April 16, 2012, 12:18:00 AM: Congrats Drew,sounds like a great hunt.That Owl pic is cool also,they are one very neat critter to watch.
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Post by: on April 21, 2012, 12:20:00 AM: :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:

Bisch
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Post by: bansheewins on April 21, 2012, 09:03:00 AM: Congrats and love the pictures.
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Post by: drewsbow on April 21, 2012, 10:26:00 AM: Thanks again guys
That owl followed me and landed near me several times , way cool :thumbsup:
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Post by: djohnson on April 21, 2012, 03:36:00 PM: Congrats Drew!

Darren
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Post by: hayslope on April 21, 2012, 04:25:00 PM: Great video! Wild coon "hunt" as well!!!!