been a while since i have had much time to put anything up here. Hope this finds you all well and gearing up for the season.
I just returned from a few weeks up in Cape York, went to look after a property for a few weeks, but the late wet and huge downpour of rain left me stranded up there for quite a bit longer then i have planned, But i had a couple longbows and a dozen arrow to help pass the time.
here are a few pics from the trip...
just about everything is green this time of year
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ahh there is always something neat about examining an arrow after the shot
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YEAH bro!!!!!!!! and i KNOW it gets better!!!!!
Let me tell you, you really have to love hunting to fight through the hundreds of mosquito's and march flies up there when the winds drop, i think every pig cost me an ounce of good african blood.
This was the first pig of the trip a sow, out in the green gullys
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Then i stared getting into the Boars, this time of year there is abundant water so the pigs travel the ridges, difficult to find and impossible to pattern...
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he was a good size Boar
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Oh boy! I always look forward to your posts...do we get a blow by blow?
Great pics man!Congrats!
Hey Andy! Nice hogs and great pics! :wavey: Did you cut your hair off?
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Even though is was mostly overcast the temp where around the low 90s but the humidity was about 95%
I stalked into about 5m from this young bedded boar, shot was good, so i followed up strait away, but i got to close and when he saw me he charged, locked on like a missile, i had to hit the afterburner big time, i was caught a bit off guard and i can really shift over a short distance, be he was right on my heals every time i looked over my shoulder i could just see a blur of black about to bury a tusk into my calf muscles. I had the camera rolling the hole time, but that footage will remain in my personal collection...i wont give you guys the satisfaction of seeing the blur of me running like hell, screaming like a ....
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Awesome pics so far! :thumbsup:
You are killing me Andy!!!! I am in Brisbane now and seeing this really makes me want to jump in the car and head north. I know I can't but a Cape York pig hunt is definitely on my bucket list after seeing from ozy clint and you how the pig huntin is up there.
Congrats !
Bisch
Awesome Andy!!!
got a bit sick of eating corned beef and potatoes so opted for a bony Saratoga
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giving the longbow a good run.
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awesome, I will be back!
Mate ... they are some healthy looking hogs ! Good stuff ! What bow is that ?
Did you make friends with all the Mozzies and Marchies .....
Go back and do it again Andy, so we can read more about it. Good stuff.
Cool stuff.
The long hair is still there Randy don't you worry about that. Just tied up for the hot weather.
The bow is one I borrowed from a friend here in Townsville, its a home made longbow, I had another bow for the trip but had the string break and did not have a back up, so used the D-shape bow for the trip.
as of the other bow here is the only Boar i got with it before the string let me down, Its a 73lb LonesomeWind Longbow Made by my buddy Vince from Nebraska, its been in the wings to take a buff for some time. It was a gift to me before i had to leave the States few years back... special bow to hunt with.
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Awesome Andy! Thanks for posting :thumbsup:
Great pictures and congratulations on the hogs Andy. Looks like a fantastic time!
-Jameson
Nice hogs, Andy. I'll get up there for hogs one of these days.
Awesome stuff!!!
Good stuff! :thumbsup:
Hey Andy, good to read you are hunting and scouting for our nexts trips.
Nice pics as always
Jorge, great to hear from you, iv been meaning to get hold of you for ages... please send me your e-mail address when you get a chance.
Here's an older howg, stalked right in to 8m and shot under him :mad: :banghead: took me another hour to get withing range again and made the shot at 25m.
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this last one was the when the weather set in, i shot a few pigs in the downpour but did not risk the camera on any of the other hunts, so did not get any more pics.
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Andy, i send my email by private message.
Is the new Mick´s property?
Those are some nice hogs. Great job Andy.
Looking out at the snow and cold and nothing to hunt, it's a real treat to read these hog stories.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
I always love a good Tradtusker thread! Great stuff again Andy - you're living the good life!
I'll be seeing Vince tomorrow - I'll make sure that he sees this thread. I know he would love to see that picture with his bow in it.
hey Joe, Please tell Vince i Say Howzit.
Thanks for sharing your stories and pics Andy.Always look forward to them.
Thanks for sharing Andy :thumbsup: Great looking hog's and country. :clapper:
Great Stuff Andy! 73lbs longbow whew!
Awesome stories
Great stories and good shooting !
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Love your posts for sure.
One day I'll be able to discover Australia!
Thanks again for a great story and wonderful tasteful pictures!
F-Manny
Gooddayeh Andy,
Great to see you terrorizing them Cape hawgs. Ya need to take a widow with ya so you can beat them ones chasing you over the head Mel style. Say hi to Mic and family for me.
That is some hog huntin' Nice shots! I like the look of the hogs, the heads look longer than the one here in the states, and coats tighter.
I was hoping you'd get these pix up here buddy...congrats again! :notworthy:
You always put together top shelf threads :campfire:
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
This looks like a fantastic time, wish I was there to help. :bigsmyl:
Good deal we have a bunch of piggies here in Texas you are more than welcome to put an arrow through.
For the trip i was using the little indestructible 150gr VPA 2blades... Very Impressive heads.
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Anoer great thread Andy! Live appears good acrossed the pond.
Those are some GREAT looking hogs!
Thanks for sharing EVERYTHING!
Awesome pics, and shot placement is TEXTBOOK! :thumbsup:
Thanks for sharing. Great pictures and shooting! Rick.
Awesome! Very nice pigs right there.
Wonderful pics too, as usual.
Great to hear from you again, Andy.
Good stuff and great pics. RC
Great thread, thanks for sharing your adventure.!!
Glad to see your doing well.!
Thanks
Andy,
Always great to read about your exciting Walk Abouts.
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Thanks for the post, and the awesome visual of where to place an arrow! You are a great shot!
Andy,
That is a cool picture of our broadhead!
:thumbsup:
Jeff