The title is still safe...... For now anyway.. I did make some progress however.
This is going to be good!! :bigsmyl: :campfire: :archer:
And? :D :campfire:
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Originally posted by xtrema312:
And? :D :bigsmyl:
Ever have on e of those days where you would forget your head if it were not attached? Well I had one yesterday. I walked out without my boots my hat or my camera. It was a miracle I remembered my bow!!!!
As a result there won't be a lot of pics in this thread, which is a shame because the blood trails were both educational.
I went to the same stand I was in 2 weeks ago. The feeder went off and nothing was happening so I got down and went to another one that I knew had not gone off yet. Before I got anywhere close I could hear the squealing. The wind was howling so I could get away with a lot. I was about 30 yards out when the feeder went off. I was able to cut the distance another 10 yards. There were 2 sows and 7 pigs about 20 lbs apiece. The sows were both dry.
I made it another 5 yards and then waited for a shot.
They finally got settled and I drilled the smaller sow.
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/silvertip70/P1030003.jpg)
Within 30 seconds the remaining hogs were back at the feeder. I had one small window to shoot through and hit a branch. I got lucky and hit the femoral artery. The sow turned around and I could see blood spurting out both sides.
You can see the hole in her ham...
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/silvertip70/P1030005.jpg)
Thats a nice load of pork in the back of the truck!
Congrats!!!
Nice work there. congrats
I'm envious. Don't have that kind of hunting round here. Guess I should be careful what I wish for. Guess those critters can be a real nuisance.
Larry
I would love to get a chance at hogs. Nice job with filling the larder.
Thank you for sharing!
Very nice Michael. :thumbsup:
Jack
Congrats again.
Nice job!
I just had fresh backstraps in the slow cooker last night. I wish my hunting spot was a little closer. That 16-18 hour drive from MN to TX is a killer.
Ok I am getting excited
Cool, Michael!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice going Michael!! :clapper:
way to go michael!!! :wavey:
Thanks everyone.
The educational thing about the blood trails was that the arrow stuck in the first hog with no exit wound. That was because I hit the off shoulder. If I had not marked the last place I saw the bush move I may not have found her.
The blood trail was very sparse,it was more above the ground rather than on it. She only went maybe 60 yards but it was through some thick accumulated stuff!!!!!!
The second sow was like following a drunk sloshing his Hurricane at Mardis gras... for 20 yards. Then it quit. When I found her 20 yards later she was still alive!!!!!!! I had to go back to the truck to get my bow to settle the issue.
Again I would like to have pictures to show y'all, but once again ignorance prevails .
Nice shooting, when is the bar-b-q?
Very nice!! :thumbsup: Looking forward to the next attempt at the title.
Nuthin to it!! Those are a couple nice hogs, unless that's a baby truck.
Sweet! I love seeing harvested animals in the back of a pick-up truck. It's the picture of success! Congrats and enjoy your meat! :thumbsup:
Way to score! :campfire:
Late again on this one...but I did get a texted photo the night of....congrats again my friend...well done. :thumbsup:
Gongradulations :thumbsup: I really wish there were pigs around here.
mmm, bacon ^^
Oh Yea!!!!! Good shootin Michael.
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Well-done!