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Title: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 12:12:00 PM
drove down south today to do a lil pig hunting and even though it was boiling outside, it was great!! i shot this 240# boar and a lil 50# sow. i used my hoyt dorado 45# at the clicker and 450 gr. bemans with some razor sharp stingers....and really after the kill i had to find a place to lay down...never have i felt so close to passing out from the heat.

btw- conan is a great guide! thanks for setting us up don.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 12:12:00 PM
this first pic...is just how he fell. cool shot:)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/bailebr3/hog1.jpg
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 12:14:00 PM
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/bailebr3/hog4.jpg

this is after my recovery from the heat!! all of us struggles yesterday
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Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 12:15:00 PM
and heres the pair....lil female and big boy. but with both hogs the magnus stinger did a number!

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/bailebr3/hog3.jpg
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: Mohillbilly on July 12, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
Great pics, good job.  Gonna be some good eating!   :clapper:
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Post by: xtrema312 on July 12, 2010, 12:20:00 PM
Nice!    :clapper:  

How about some more details on your hunt.  We need a good story.  Love to hunt some hogs some time.  Where did you drive down?  I thought in AL you would be down already and used to the heat.  Northern guys like me wilt in the heat.  Last week mid 90's and a lot of humidity almost kept me inside and not shooting my bow.  Almost.  :D
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: Overspined on July 12, 2010, 12:26:00 PM
that thing is BIG
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 12:28:00 PM
im in north alabama and we have hogs but further south is where the numbers are. and yeah im use to the heat and humidity somewhat...but man yesterday was 95 degrees, no breeze, and that real thick humid air! and as far as details....well i shot the boar at about 15 yards steppily quartering away, so much so that it just zipped his side open before entering. followed up with an 18 yard shot, that was slightly quartering away. my lil 450 gr. carbon buried to the fletching and exited on the edge of his shield. i wish i had a pic of his shield, it was about 2.5 to 3" thick!! and as far as the lil piggies goes...well it didnt take much:)
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Post by: Stone Knife on July 12, 2010, 12:34:00 PM
Sweet   :thumbsup:    :archer2:
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Post by: KEG on July 12, 2010, 12:49:00 PM
Congratulations on your hunt! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: beachbowhunter on July 12, 2010, 01:46:00 PM
Did you use the 2 or 4 blade Stingers?  Pretty impressive with a light tackle set up!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 01:47:00 PM
2 blade only.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: JEJ on July 12, 2010, 02:07:00 PM
bmb, that is some serious pork for a 95 degree and 95% humidity day! We had one like that here in North TX yesterday too. Sweat stays right on you and no cooling, just get more and more soaked. Good going to get out there amongst them on a day like yesterday and be that successful.
 :archer:    :clapper:
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on July 12, 2010, 02:21:00 PM
That is a great pig.. Congrats> Putting up with the heat can be a real test.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
i think the only easy part about hunting in the heat is you know the hogs are either in the shade or most likely in the water holes. if it wasnt for that hope then i wouldnt be going:)
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Post by: Mudd on July 12, 2010, 06:09:00 PM
Looks like you made the best of the heat.

Congratulations!

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: Big Ed on July 12, 2010, 06:21:00 PM
PORK CHOPS!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: wv lungbuster on July 12, 2010, 07:32:00 PM
Good shooting.
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Post by: redant 60/65 on July 12, 2010, 07:40:00 PM
Nice shooting Brandon, great looking pigs.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: jtwalsh62 on July 12, 2010, 07:59:00 PM
here a real pig hunter  great job
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Post by: Mr Green 740 on July 12, 2010, 08:22:00 PM
Thanks for sharing. The part I really enjoyed hearing was your setup. So many people on here preach that you can't kill anything unless you have a 600 grain arrow! Real results with light pounds and 450 grain arrow!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: Butch L on July 12, 2010, 09:24:00 PM
Crank up the BBQ, stoke up the smoker-Looks like RIBS Are On The MENU.    :bigsmyl:  
Good shooting. Was the swooning from heat or was it from looking at how much weight you had to move.   :laughing:  

Thanks for sharing.

Butch L
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on July 12, 2010, 09:31:00 PM
Well-done!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 10:45:00 PM
thanks everybody!!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: thunder1 on July 12, 2010, 10:52:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:  cool pics
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Post by: longbowben on July 12, 2010, 10:53:00 PM
Great hogs. Now when is the BBQ  :clapper:
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Post by: joe skipp on July 12, 2010, 10:57:00 PM
Nice looking boar...good job!
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Post by: bmb on July 12, 2010, 11:00:00 PM
ribs are going on thursday:) and backstrap is going on the grill tomorrow.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: joe skipp on July 13, 2010, 02:07:00 AM
Where are the rattlesnake pics?    :confused:    :saywhat:
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: ckanous on July 13, 2010, 06:50:00 AM
Good lord what a pig!!!!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 13, 2010, 10:23:00 AM
im glad i dont have pics of any rattlesnakes! thank the good Lord!! i absolutely hate snakes:)
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Post by: RC on July 13, 2010, 12:54:00 PM
Good job . No snake pics is always a good thing. I`ve not seen a snake my last two outings. RC
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Post by: bmb on July 13, 2010, 01:17:00 PM
last time i saw a snake was about a month ago while shooting some frogs in a farm pond.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: cacciatore on July 13, 2010, 03:57:00 PM
Good job.Where they were when you get the shots?
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 13, 2010, 07:27:00 PM
they were under some blackberry bushes about 30 yards from the only water around.
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Post by: Margly on July 13, 2010, 08:03:00 PM
Thanks for sharing, and congrats!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: Guru on July 14, 2010, 06:53:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by bmb:
btw- conan is a great guide! thanks for setting us up don.
:clapper:    :clapper:

Congrats!
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: maxwell on July 14, 2010, 08:38:00 AM
Great pics- congrats, I'm pretty sure I would have passed out.  Good to hear about the stingers, I am thinking of using them this year for deer.
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Post by: Chris Surtees on July 14, 2010, 08:56:00 AM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
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Post by: Dave Bowers on July 14, 2010, 04:58:00 PM
Good lookin piggies...great kill and lots oh meat got the freezer.


Congrats   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Fishycatfish on July 14, 2010, 10:03:00 PM
Looks like you put some good shots on them. Congrats
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: bmb on July 14, 2010, 10:59:00 PM
yes the magnus 150 gr. stingers are GREAT! they came razor sharp and i like that they are sharpened on the backside too. if the arrow doesnt pass thru, it does a TON of damage b/c its constantly cutting.
Title: Re: Great hunt but the heat almost got me! (pics included)
Post by: Tom-Wisconsin on July 31, 2010, 03:08:00 AM
Congrats and thanks for taking us along on your hunt.
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Post by: piggy on July 31, 2010, 03:14:00 AM
Some fine Hog's there, well done