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Title: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: pdk25 on April 14, 2020, 03:14:36 PM
I was able to stalk up on a nice boar after dark on Saturday and take him using a green light and one of my stickflingers. I heard him go down, and he only made it 50 yards.  Finished processing him early on sunday morning.





I went out looking for turkey sign after the rain last evening, and was able to make a nice stalk on another boar.  He only made it 15 yards, which may be the shortest that one has ever gone .




I don't usually take a heart shot, because I like the wider margin for error of a lung shot, but I was worried that the green light would make the first one spook, and I could only see the shoulder and forward, so I took what I had.  Processed that one immediately after because of bad weather coming.
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: pdk25 on April 14, 2020, 03:32:11 PM
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Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 14, 2020, 03:47:41 PM
Good shooting. Those look like some big pigs.
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Post by: Terry Green on April 14, 2020, 03:53:14 PM
YEAH BOY!
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Post by: smokin joe on April 14, 2020, 04:02:32 PM
Get the grill fired up!
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Post by: Bisch on April 14, 2020, 06:04:55 PM
Way to go Pat!!!!

Congrats!

Bisch
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Post by: Huntschool on April 14, 2020, 07:00:51 PM
Nice, I mean really nice shooting...
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: pdk25 on April 14, 2020, 08:30:35 PM
Some people might be surprised, but these type of hits can yield some of the worst bloodtrails. Especially on sandy soil. These two ran so fast and dropped so fast that most of the blood was inside the cavity or pooled up under them where they died. The bloody arrow was laying 2 yd from the 2nd hog, but I couldn't find hardly a stitch of blood in the 15 yd that he went other than what was on him. That was using a 1 and 1/4 inch cut 3 blade.
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Post by: Flingblade on April 14, 2020, 08:32:47 PM
Very cool!  Great shooting!
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Post by: Sam McMichael on April 14, 2020, 09:49:40 PM
GOOD JOB!
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Post by: arrow30 on April 14, 2020, 09:55:03 PM
thats some mighty fine shootin. cogratts! :thumbsup:
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Post by: Friend on April 14, 2020, 09:55:47 PM
Excellent ground work....Congrats!
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Post by: GCook on April 14, 2020, 09:58:55 PM
That's some good shooting!
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Post by: rainman on April 15, 2020, 01:27:40 AM
Nice shooting.
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Hackbow on April 15, 2020, 01:42:43 AM
We always hear about how smart pigs are. If they were really that smart, they wouldn't be within two counties of Pat.


Nice shootin' bud!
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Post by: TIM B on April 15, 2020, 05:58:26 AM
Attaboy!  Your doing a public service there!!
Tim B
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Post by: Deertaker on April 15, 2020, 01:00:16 PM
Congratulations :clapper:!! Fantastic work!!!
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Jayrod on April 15, 2020, 03:20:55 PM
We always hear about how smart pigs are. If they were really that smart, they wouldn't be within two counties of Pat.


Nice shootin' bud!


No doubt about a man that constantly gets it done time and time and shares the good with the bad as well but also a friend that I shared a hunting camp with and looking forward to it again pat your the man might have to nickname you Porkrind!! :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Basinboy on April 15, 2020, 05:25:52 PM
Your one heck of a hunter Pat! Congrats  :archer2:
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Post by: kennym on April 15, 2020, 08:19:43 PM
EXCELLENT JOB!! We need more posts like this!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Joeabowhunter on April 16, 2020, 06:07:17 AM
We always hear about how smart pigs are. If they were really that smart, they wouldn't be within two counties of Pat.


Nice shootin' bud!

 :biglaugh:  too true!  Thanks for the hunting post Pat and great shooting! 
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: pdk25 on April 16, 2020, 11:03:20 AM
Well, was lucky enough to get a real nice sow last night.  Steep quartering away. Arrow passed in front of the heart, but exited the neck and left a nice blood trail for around 150 yards before I found her.  Been awhile since I have been this lucky. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Basinboy on April 16, 2020, 11:13:20 AM
Well, was lucky enough to get a real nice sow last night.  Steep quartering away. Arrow passed in front of the heart, but exited the neck and left a nice blood trail for around 150 yards before I found her.  Been awhile since I have been this lucky.


Keep piling them up man!
I’ll try to make a hunt next week  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Couple of heart shots in the last few days
Post by: Terry Green on April 16, 2020, 02:07:23 PM
You're killing me. I gotta get out of this house!!!
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Post by: Kopper1013 on April 16, 2020, 03:34:28 PM
Awesome congratulations
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 16, 2020, 07:16:03 PM
Well done pat. I agree with kenny
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Post by: Hingefracture on April 16, 2020, 08:57:09 PM
NICE! I shot his hog, she spun on me and hit her really far back, low quartering away shot steep uphill angle...shot was kinda far, maybe 25 yards but I had waited for 30+ minutes waiting for the best shot I could get and it felt like that was gunna be the shot, and it was...anyways, I thought I was gunna be in for a long wait or a tense stalk and follow up shot in her bed...but  I cut her femoral or some artery similar in hogs cause she went down in 15 minutes 45 yards from where I shot her...in the wide open. She was really big, Im leaning against her in the pic. It looks like I'm long arming but you can see my knee against her. hoping to make a better shot in a few days on the next hog I get a chance at here in California!