Last Monday night, I shot the biggest boar (weight wise) I have ever shot! :scared:
Now I am sitting there pretty worried that mayby I did not put the arrow in the right place. I knew he could not be dead that quick!
When I began to track, I instantly remembered how much I used to love using the string at night. There was no blood at the shot sight. I followed the string to the exact location the pig had entered the brush (only about 10yds) with still no blood found. As soon as he hit the brush, the arrow broke off. There was only about 4" of shaft and the broadhead missing with only a few inches of blood on the shaft that I found. Seeing this made me really think that I had hit him high in the shield. At this point I still had not seen a drop of blood.
I followed the string into the brush and, sure enough, it had broken off just a few feet into the brush.
A few feet was all I needed though! I lined up where the string was going and started walking the trail out. About 10yds from the end of the string I saw the first blood. It was just a tiny drop and I was pretty sure this hog was not going to be found. I kept following though. I will not quit if I still have blood to follow! For about 30 more yds, it was very hard to follow and the drops were very small. Then it started getting better, and easier to follow. After about 30 more yds of pretty easy trailing, my hog lay dead on the trail. :goldtooth:
I could not believe how big he was. I also could not believe how good the shot was! Low enough to be under the shield, just above the elbow. It feels really good to know all the practice pays off. This shot was in pitch dark and through netting! He bottomed out my 200# scale and I estimate he was about 210#. He had some pretty good cutters too!
Here are the hero pics:
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I really believe that the string tracker saved me on this pig. Because of the lack of blood, I believe that there is as good a chance I would not have found him as there was that I would have found him (at least till the buzzards led me to him). Before I read Fireboss's thread, I never would have ever tried this shot. So, thanks Fireboss, for teaching me something new and reinforcing my pig hunting arsenal! I can see a few more nighttime hog hunts in the near future. And you can bet the string tracker will be on my bow!
Sorry this got so long winded!
Bisch
Way to go Bisch good job.......stabow
What a hog Bisch!
Well done and a great story bout trying something new that paid off.
Having confidence in your setup is a big key to success.
:thumbsup: Nice!
Great story - congrats.
I have this love-hate thing with string trackers...unfounded really as I have not used one that much. I just think that they will cause a problem.
Good to know information and a nice hog. Thanks for posting.
nice pig!
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Way to go Bisch! That thing is huge! I always enjoy seeing your pics. :clapper:
That is a BEAST! Congrats!
Impressive! :thumbsup:
A horse with cutters. Nice horse I mean pig. :clapper:
Bisch...WOW! ha ha To someone who has never hunted a hogs thats simply amazing! Thanks for sharing the picts and story! :)
Only 210? Sure looks a whole lot bigger from ny. Congrats bud he's a biggun.
Great hog Bisch!
I agree with Izzy. I think he's bigger than 210!
Really nice pig!
Wow! That is one handsome devil!! And yes I'm talking about the Pig! Looks like more than 210 too. Congrats on a fine job all around!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great Boar Bisch, congrats on always learning something
OUTSTANDING!!! Thats a great shot Bisch! I was hunting in the dark last weekend for some hogs. It was my first time at night. I did not see anything but man its cool to hunt in the dark.
Great Hog!!! Congrats!!
Great story and pics thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:
Congrats! I'd love to take one like that for sure.
WOW! Congrats! :thumbsup:
That's a brute Bisch. I agree with the others. He's got to be closer to 300# than 210#. That would make a beautiful skull mount. Congratulations!
QuoteOriginally posted by magnus:
That's a brute Bisch. I agree with the others. He's got to be closer to 300# than 210#. That would make a beautiful skull mount. Congratulations!
Thanks everyone!
I already have his head skinned out and am taking him to a buddy of mine to do a euro mount on in a couple days!
Bisch
Nicely done sir!!!
WOW :scared: Thats one hugh hog::CONGRATS Bisch :thumbsup:
This thread is a great reminder for me, and for everyone here, that taking the time to post smaller, seemingly insignificant, bits of knowledge from our personal arsenal of tricks can be a huge help to someone else down the road.
Part of what makes this place great is that guys are so willing to take 10 minutes and share the small details that made their hunt turn out right.
Well done, and that is an absolute brute of a pig!
Bisch, way to go buddy, great shot under difficult circumstances. He is a brute for sure.
:thumbsup: That's my kinda hog! Congrats, after dark is only way to bag them big old smart hogs.
Awesome hog Bisch! Good shootin and great story!!!
That's a nice pig and your sure are honest. Most guys would have just guessed and called it 300 lbs.
CJ
Look forward to seeing the finished skull when its done.
Wow! Good for you, good shooting!!
Congrats,great hog and shoot.
Congrats Bisch!
Way more than 210#.... very nice !!
An absolute beast!
Bisch, Way to go bud....that's a big old boar....and it's good to see an honest weight!
Most people assume a big hog like that weighs #300....it takes an awful big pig to make an even an honest #200!!
Congrats bud, he's a trophy boar anyway you look at it!!
Great to another archer using a string tracker as well :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Now that's a hog!,
Congrats
Great one!! Congrats!
Fantastic! That's a bigun!
Really nice hog, and great information as well!
Congrats!!
That is a HAWG BISCH! Wow. Nice job!
lots of bacon for sure......
Congrats on a fantastic hog! A real brute for sure.
Holy $&!+£#€ Bisch !!!!
Nice HOG!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Trumpkin the Dwarf:
This thread is a great reminder for me, and for everyone here, that taking the time to post smaller, seemingly insignificant, bits of knowledge from our personal arsenal of tricks can be a huge help to someone else down the road.
Part of what makes this place great is that guys are so willing to take 10 minutes and share the small details that made their hunt turn out right.
Well done, and that is an absolute brute of a pig!
Well Said sir!
Awesome pig! Congrats!
That's a biggie!!Congrats!
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
I could hear him crunching on the corn I had thrown out between the two windows in the blind.
hey bisch, i read this bit and thought, "wow, this must be a big pig if he could hear it". :laughing:
well done mate. that is one fine hog! BBQ pit at bisch's place!
Great job on him.He's a wopper. :thumbsup:
Very,very nice!!!!Thanks for sharing.
Leland
Very nice. Congratulations
Good un LT. I miss seeing that log.
Shawn
That is awesome! What a pig! Way to go Bisch!
Nice work! Awesome hog and great story!
Thanks for sharing, may have to try using one sometime.
Dang Bisch! Nice hog and great story sir! :clapper: :clapper:
Very nice congrats
Bisch,
Great, great job! Live and learn!
Bob
AWESOME BISCH!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Good job Bisch. That is a great hog right there. A string tracker is a powerful tool for sure.
Bisch,
Thats a Bruiser of a Hog !! Congrads.It looks like my Ex-Mother in law !!!! be sure to bring some photo albums to Bear Quest in June.
That hog looks bigger than 210!
Experience and practice killed this hog!...GREAT JOB!
Really enjoyed the story and congrats on a fine hog.
Nice hog, Bisch! So all that practice does pay off. :biglaugh:
Congrats! :thumbsup:
What a pig!! Wow! :clapper:
Great story and what a beast! Congratulations Bisch! :clapper:
Ron
Wow, quite the hog!! Congrats!
200# plus hog in the dark at 9 yd sounds like quite the exciting hunt. Nice work. :thumbsup:
Great hog and story Bisch :thumbsup:
Congrats Bisch! That guy is a beast.
Looks more like 250, congrats on a good hunt. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Congrats! And thanks for the great story and pic's.
Wow! what a pig!
All these great hog threads are giving me the itch. I am going to be doing some work in OK this year, I am going to have to try to find some hog hunting!
Great Hog B. When you stop learning things, hang it up! :clapper: Thanks for inspiring me to put the string on my bow.
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Congrats! Great Hawg!
Nice bow hog my Brother!!!
Great Hog! I only thought my 176#er was large!
Very nice Bisch! Well done... Awesome hog :clapper:
Lotta pork there. Good job,RC.
Nice Brute Bisch!
Great info. I have started using one again. Good tool when used right.
Congrats on a big hog
Sweet pif. What was your bow and arrow setup?
Your going to need a bigger scale!
Congrats.
Mike
QuoteOriginally posted by tracker12:
Sweet pif. What was your bow and arrow setup?
Sarrels Blueridge takedown longbow, 50#@29.5", 32" GoldTip 55/75 arrows with 100gr brass insert, and 150gr German Kinetic SilverFlame broadhead.
Bisch