I have been shooting a bow for 5 years now. Started with a recurve.
I have brought my bow hunting with me every year for at least half the time. Multiple opportunities every year for a shot but something always went wrong...wind shift, someone drives through a field and so on.
I made a deal this year that I wouldn't put down the bow till December.
Yesterday, I was looking for a pig that a friend of my shot with a rifle to find out what happened with it. As I was easing into the woods I heard a limb snap. With hundreds of squirrels, ducks, doves and a recent rain it could have been anything but something inside me instantly said PIG! sit down! 30 minutes later I hear another brush rustle and a light snort. 15 minutes later I'm surrounded by pigs from 10 to 30 yards. I'm hoping for a 5 yard shot at a good eater pig, but nothing would step clear of the brush.
Seconds turn to minutes as pigs begin to dart out of the brush and run across a field. 1, 2...5 pigs then a 120lb sow pops out at 17 yards, my personal limit. Bow has been raised for what feels like hours already. I pull back a string a friend of my just taught me to make, put the nock in the corner of my mouth, put the quill of a turkey feather that I have tied with sinew on my riser for a site over the vitals and realize an arrow is already flying through the hog. I don't even remember shooting.
70 yards later I'm standing over my first kill.
5 years and endless frustration worth it.
For those who still haven't accomplished this, let me say this...
Shooting a longbow has made me 3x better at shooting a rifle an 10x better hunter. I can guarantee I can close the distance on almost any deer to within 60 yards, because it has forced me to learn and evolve. Hunting from the ground with a longbow has brought me from a hunter to a predator. Thanks to everyone that has made posts that I learned from, inspired by, or disagreed with and sought to prove wrong
46# at 28- 175 Zwickey 4 blades - 25% FOC
Pass through
Awesome story,congrats and thanks for sharing. :clapper:
Glad it finally happened for ya! Looking forward to joining the club myself.
Congrats man, you nailed it. hunting with longbow will make you alot better hunter and will teach you alot of patience .
Nice!!!
Way to go, savor that first meal.
Great story. Congrats!!
Way to go!
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Thats awesome! I like your sentiment about evolving from hunter to predator very nice. Any pics for us :clapper:
Good stuff!
Way to go!
Congrats,
Bisch
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Way to go. Nice story sir. I too would love to see a picture of your hog if you have one to share!
K.C.
Great job.
Way 2 go :thumbsup: hope you get a picture :pray:
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Congrats! :thumbsup:
Congrats X 10. Never easy. Share some photo's please :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Very nice! Congrats! on getting it done
Congrats on your first. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Congratulations :thumbsup:
I love success stories. One day, maybe it will be my story. :)
Congrats and I agree with your observations as to the effect of hunting with a stick and string...especially on ground.
I am always close to deer and animals...getting a shot is another story but there would be no question of shooting and filling every single doe tag and another half dozen bucks every year whether with hi-power rifle, traditional blackpowder, or even my Ruger SuperBlackHawk pistol.....getting within 30-60 yards has become commonplace....getting them within 18yds not so much. Though this year had multiple does at 5 yards before the tags were legal....so we keep trying.
very glad you got it all worked out and connected....you must be over joyed with happiness and pride in putting it all together.
Congrats.
Congrats. Way to hang in there and get it done!
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Good Shoot'n!
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As Mike Mitten says..."measure success in proportion to your effort!"
WELL DONE!
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Congrats that is way cool! I would love to see pictures of your kill and the turkey quill sight you have on your bow.
Thank you guys I will post pictures when I get back home from work.
I'm still excited about it.
I was really amazed at how fast it died. My shot was a little farther back than I would have hoped. Even with that, it only made it 60 yards on a dead sprint.
Broadheads are lethal
Congrats! That is a great memory.
Ray
Congrats! Way to go!
Great story and for stickin with it.
Congrats, great job.