Well I finally got the "Turkey Monkey" off my back! My lease is covered up with turkeys but, for whatever reasons, I have not been able to bag one for the last couple years. I went down there for one last chance at them last week (the season ended today 4/29). On Wednesday morning I shot a good little 82# BBQ boar, at 9:45 in the morning. I don't know what he was doing out and about that late in the morning but it was a bad decision for him. Here is a pic of the little boar:
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/4-25-1282lbBoar004.jpg)
Then on Wednesday afternoon I finally had a few gobblers come around. I got a shot at a nice tom and skewered him from end to end. He must have turned a bit as I released because the arrow did not go through and across his body as I had planned but rather it was all pretty much on one side of him. He wobbled off with my arrow and I could never find him. At this point it felt like the Monkey was actually a 500lb gorilla positioned squarely on my shoulders! I was pretty perturbed at this whole situation. I went back to the same blind on Thursday morning to see nothing all morning long.
On Thursday afternoon, I decided to try a different blind just to get some different scenery. I got to the blind at about 4:45pm and found that my resident pack rat had decided to build a nest in my blind that covered up the seat of my chair. Well, I said a few choice words and proceeded to shove all the stuff out of the way so I could sit in the chair. All of a sudden the rat came running out of the pile and it was on! I chased him around the blind and was finally able to dispatch him so he can no longer make residence in my pit blind. Here is a pic of the little feller:
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Rat.jpg)
After all that commotion I was wondering to myself what the heck I was doing. There was surely no way I was going to see anything after all the ruckus and it was VERY HOT!!!! None the less, I sat down in my chair to wait it out.
A while later I was sitting there when I caught some movement out the window and, to my surprise, it was a bunch of pigs.....at 5:30 in the afternoon! There were two nice sows and a bunch of shoats. I picked out one of the sows and waited for her to present a shot. When she did, I drew back and let one fly. WHOOPS, I thought I was back from Australia! I sent that one high and bounced it off the top of her back and the arrow stuck in a cactus behind her.
I sat there in my chair wondering if those Aussies (just kidding Clint, Mick, and Luke) had put some kind of aboriginal voodoo curse on me or something while I was over there!
I had not even got done cussing under my breath at myself when I again caught some movement out of the window. I looked up to see a turkey hen about 10yds in front of me. I got back in ready mode and was waiting on the gobbles. Surely they were right behind her, right? I watched the hen scratch and peck her way in front of me and then off through the woods she went.
Surely the toms were right behind her RIGHT!!!!!
I waiter for a while and no other critters emerged. I said to myself "Well' I guess it was just not meant to be" and unnocked my arrow and set my bow down beside me. About 2 or 3 minutes passed and I looked up and there they were! Three gobblers coming in right toward the blind. I quickly got everything back to ready state and when the first one got to about 11yds. I let the string slip from my fingers. The arrow hit perfectly and the Tom did a half back flip and was down right where he had been hit! Finally, that Turkey Monkey was off my back! Here is a pic of my gobbler:
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/4-26-12Turkey003.jpg)
I went and retrieved my bird and got back in the blind. I was sitting there with that big grin on my face (all of y'all who have bagged game with a traditional bow know what I am talking about) when it hit me! There was a reason that I missed that litte sow 20 minutes earlier. If I had shot that sow I would have been tracking her and never seen the gobblers. It is funny how things always work out in the end!
I sat there with that big stupid grin on my face for the next 45 minutes when, once again, I see critters. More pigs! This time it was 3 nice sows and a gaggle of piglets. One of the sows was a cool looking brown color. We don't get too many pigs that are not black so she was now the only one I wanted to shoot. After milling around for a while, crunching on the hand thrown corn I had tossed out in front of the blind, the brown girl finally gave me a shot. I let another arrow go and watched a complete pass through and they all exploded and skeedaddled out of there. My first impression was that the shot was good but maybe just a tad high. I got out of the blind to inspect the arrow and it looked awesome. There was also a good blood trail starting right where the pig had been hit. Because I thought I may have been a little high, I decided to wait a bit before looking for her. After about 15 more minutes I could not stand it any more and started on the trail. It was a short one and the pig lay dead about 30-40yds away. As I had thought, the shot was just a tad higher than I was aiming but still low enough to be a great shot. here is a pic of the 90# brown sow:
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/4-26-1290lbSow003.jpg)
And here is another of the pork and fowl together:
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/4-26-1290lbSowandTurkey002.jpg)
All I can say is this was "One of Those Days" where nothing can go wrong. I had taken two critters on an afternoon hunt and had them both in the cooler before dark! I had an awesome hunt and can't wait for my next outing into the woods.
See everyone later,
Bisch
Congradulations!! Hap
thats pretty cool,congratts :thumbsup:
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Nice shooting, your a killing machine!
Outstanding Bisch. Congrats.RC
What's your setup? Congrats! That monkey is still on my back and poops down my leg every time I miss another one! :p
QuoteOriginally posted by BRONZ:
What's your setup? Congrats! That monkey is still on my back and poops down my leg every time I miss another one! :p
This was out of homemade ground blinds. I shoot through netting in the windows.
Bisch
Great hunt !
Congrats on the turkey and sow..
What an awesome hunt! Congrats!!
Well done...........
Bisch, you miscounted it was 4 critters, packrat, pork, gobbler, and monkey! :bigsmyl: I've never had packrat or wild pork, but gobbler and monkey is plenty tasty! Congratulations. What bow, broadhead and arrow set-up?
QuoteOriginally posted by owlbait:
Bisch, you miscounted it was 4 critters, packrat, pork, gobbler, and monkey! :bigsmyl: I've never had packrat or wild pork, but gobbler and monkey is plenty tasty! Congratulations. What bow, broadhead and arrow set-up?
Mike, I shot the boar with my Sarrels Blueridge takedown longbow (50# @ 29 1/2"), GT 55/75 arrows, and 150gr GK Silverflame XL Broadhead.
I shot the gobbler and sow with my Sarrels Bobcatt TD takedown recurve (50# @ 29 1/2") and the same GT 55/75 arrow. The gobbler was taken with a GK Silverflame DS (1 7/8" width) broadhead and the sow with the GK Silverflame XL broadhead.
Also, if you have never had wild pork, you are missing out! It is really good. if you notice, almost all of the pigs I shoot are small (under 100lbs). The reason for this is because the small ones eat WAY better.
Bisch
:thumbsup: Congrats!
What a hunt Bisch.....and really glad to hear you finally connected on a Gobbler.
You add anything to the bucket list at the banquet last night?
Good job brother!!!
Dandy! :thumbsup:
Beautiful bows and deadly arrow combos! Congratulations. :notworthy:
Hogs and Turkeys in the same day? Sounds like too much fun.
That's just very cool...wishing you many more smiles in your future.
Thats just too cool. Are you going to get the rat monted.? :thumbsup: :clapper:
Congratulations Bisch! You are truly an inspiration.
Congratulations x2! Nice pictures! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Totally awesome, nice shooting, congrats! :archer2: :archer2: :archer2:
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great story and pics ... thanks for sharing
Nice job Jerry!!!
What an awesome day for you!
Congratulations!
:thumbsup: :notworthy: :campfire:
Congratulations on a great hunt! Nice story and pictures.
-Jay
well done , congrats
Looks like turkey and ham sandwiches for you! Great Job!
Glenn
That a baby! Congrats!!
Good Stuff! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Cograts, Awesome hunt, thanks for sharin' the Adventure, J :thumbsup:
Man Bisch... you sure know how to knock them hogs down!
Congrats on the Turk too...they can be a pesky monkey thats for sure!
Way to go Bisch! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats, thats what I call a great day hunting.
WAY TO GO!!! Great read and congrats for getting the monkey exiled. I know the feeling bud :thumbsup:
Congrats!! That looks like a lot of fun :thumbsup:
Great job!!
how did i miss this thread?
well done jerry. nice shooting.
Thanks for sharing that was a great story to read in my Turkey blind. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Looks like a lot of fun,congrats on the kills.
Thats awesome congratulations. Still carrying my monkey around hopefully for not much longer. Cool looking sow!
Way to go! Nice job. :thumbsup:
:notworthy: :campfire:
Great stuff Bisch, I knew you had it in ya....lol..
Cheers
Mick
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So what kind of broadhead gets the best penetration on those rat? ;) And do you have a good recipe? Mine always end up kinda gamey!
Way to go THAT is a great day!
Good on ya, my southern mate!