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Title: First Hog
Post by: Longspur77 on December 20, 2010, 12:32:00 PM
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Killed this Hog after climbing down out of my stand at dark.Pig from Thursday PM. I had climbed up on some acorns and seen many deer but no shots. I climbed down at 535 pm and when I got to bottom of tree and unmounted I set my bow down about 8 feet away, took my backpack off and set it down behind me to start undoing the stand off the tree. As I took the first clip off of the stand I heard what I thought was more deer coming from the same direction that most of them came from. I decided to throw my binocs up and see what they were. I saw I put them up I noticed 4 large black blobs, keep in mind that it was the time of day were your binocs picked up more light than your eyes so I could not see them at 50 yds without my binocs but I could hear them coming. As I lowered the binocs to try to see them and raised them again I heard one do the grunt that pigs do. I raised the binocs and noticed that they were pigs and they were coming directly towards me. Wind was good and they cant see very well I new that I could take 2 big steps forward, grab an arrow from behind me at the same time and hide behind the tree that my bow was leaning up against. I did all of this in just a few seconds , somehow got my arrow knocked correctly. They were now at 15 yds and closing but I had correctly positioned myself behind the tree for cover and decided that I was going to let them get as close as possible not even thinking about what would happen when I stuck one of them with this recurve and 300 grain broadhead. Well when I heard them right on the other side of tree grunting and eating I decided to draw , step out from behind tree. When I did this all in one motion I picked out the biggest one and she was about 6 to 8 steps away and looked like a refrigerator standing in front of me. All in one motion I picked a spot and released.  I heard the arrow hit and she jumped,squealed ran 15 yds and died. I could not believe that she did not run but 15 yards in a circle and died literally 5 steps from where I was standing. After looking at entrance and exit it seems as though she was slightly quartering toward me and it went in where her head meets body and exited behind the opposite front shoulder, complete pass thru. Exciting to say the least. Also killed doe Sunday morning at 15 steps, complete pass thru died at 40yds from shot.
Shot with 60@28 Carbon Foam Morrison Shawnee(borrowed)with a 300gr Big Jim 3.Both the doe and pig were eaten up by this head.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: magnus on December 20, 2010, 12:42:00 PM
Congrats on s fine pig!

Keeping the Faith!
Magnus
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: OS on December 20, 2010, 12:44:00 PM
Thats a huge hog!! Congrates!!!
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Post by: chopx2 on December 20, 2010, 12:45:00 PM
AWESOME...can't wait to get my first pig!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: dragonheart on December 20, 2010, 12:50:00 PM
Hogs are just cool.  You shot a big-un!!  Congrats.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on December 20, 2010, 01:01:00 PM
Nice, when's dinner????
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: on December 20, 2010, 01:06:00 PM
Congrats!

Bisch
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: longbowben on December 20, 2010, 01:13:00 PM
Congrats what a FIRST.  :clapper:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Terry Green on December 20, 2010, 01:29:00 PM
:jumper:     :jumper:    :jumper:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: maineac on December 20, 2010, 01:37:00 PM
Man a great hog, and super hunt! Congrats!
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Post by: Dave Bowers on December 20, 2010, 01:44:00 PM
That's a nice one   :thumbsup:
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Post by: GrayRhino on December 20, 2010, 01:54:00 PM
:eek:    :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Blaino on December 20, 2010, 02:06:00 PM
NICE!
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Post by: joe ashton on December 20, 2010, 02:17:00 PM
what a beast!
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Post by: kung fu kid on December 20, 2010, 02:17:00 PM
What a massive hog.  Congrats     :archer:
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Post by: Wayde Burke on December 20, 2010, 02:38:00 PM
Love hunting those hogs ! Congrats !!!!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: joekeith on December 20, 2010, 03:01:00 PM
Good lookin' hog,  :thumbsup:  , fine lookin' bow...  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:  congrats.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Grantumu on December 20, 2010, 03:17:00 PM
Where was your spot? In the middle of the neck?
What an effective shoot!
Congrats!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: doowop on December 20, 2010, 03:21:00 PM
Super hog! Congrats!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Longspur77 on December 20, 2010, 03:30:00 PM
Thanks guys, like is said it was dark so the spot that i picked was the entire PIG. I was not sure if he was broadside or quartering so i put it towards the front of his body. That hole you see is right where the jaw/neckline meet the body and it exited right behind the opposite shoulder. Big Jim 3 passed thru like a hot Knife thru butter.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: BlacktailBowhunter on December 20, 2010, 03:32:00 PM
Nice work.
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Post by: Shaun on December 20, 2010, 03:34:00 PM
Great hog and good story telling! Nice shooting too.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Rob DiStefano on December 20, 2010, 03:43:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:    :campfire:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Bjorn on December 20, 2010, 04:32:00 PM
Nice! Didja' say you were getting a bigger freezer?   :archer2:
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on December 20, 2010, 04:40:00 PM
Great shooting and keeping your cool enough to do it.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: South MS Bowhunter on December 20, 2010, 04:50:00 PM
Very nice hog David!     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: BigJim on December 20, 2010, 06:56:00 PM
cool David- nice pig, nice bow, nice broadhead.

those heads are bad medicine for pigs, deer, and the likes.

bigjim
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: bolong on December 21, 2010, 11:48:00 AM
:thumbsup:  Congrats!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Cory Mattson on December 21, 2010, 12:39:00 PM
Dude - THAT thing is a PIG!!!!

Quit now  :)
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Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: DannyBows on December 21, 2010, 03:04:00 PM
Well Done!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Mint on December 21, 2010, 03:55:00 PM
Great hog and cool story.
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Post by: bad arrow on December 21, 2010, 04:30:00 PM
Great hog! Congratulations....Phil
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: coaster500 on December 26, 2010, 10:49:00 PM
That's a whole lotta PORK !!! Great Job !!!
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Post by: BamaBarebow on December 26, 2010, 10:52:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Gerardo on December 26, 2010, 10:54:00 PM
GREAT !!!!!!
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Post by: chanumpa on December 26, 2010, 10:59:00 PM
A whole lotta bacon goin on there! great job.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Froggy on December 26, 2010, 11:29:00 PM
I hear ya David....  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Ari on December 26, 2010, 11:40:00 PM
Nice hog and story, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: wildgame on December 26, 2010, 11:41:00 PM
congrats!!!
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Post by: S.C. Hunter on December 26, 2010, 11:56:00 PM
That's a nice hog. Great job.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: leatherneck on December 27, 2010, 11:12:00 AM
Thats a dandy pig to say the least!! Congrats!!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: rushlush on December 27, 2010, 11:22:00 AM
Congrats! Nice hog.
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Post by: legends1 on December 27, 2010, 12:59:00 PM
Awesome story and pics.Thanks!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: traditional beagle on December 27, 2010, 03:03:00 PM
What a hooogggg!!!  No really. Thats a hoogggg.
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: glenbo on December 27, 2010, 04:13:00 PM
Outstanding!
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Post by: Margly on December 27, 2010, 04:28:00 PM
Congrats with a very Nice hog  :)
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Post by: Onehair on December 27, 2010, 04:33:00 PM
Was her name Linda? If so I'm glad you got her. What part of the state , Liberty here?
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: Chris O on December 27, 2010, 05:45:00 PM
Nice job!
Title: Re: First Hog
Post by: RC on December 27, 2010, 07:48:00 PM
Big porker. Congrats,RC