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Title: Hogs are waay tough!
Post by: Bjorn on March 15, 2013, 05:25:00 PM
A coupla' months ago I went canoeing with this character

(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/DSCN1706.jpg)

Well in the meantime he was 'beetled' and now looks like this:

(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/photo-1-9.jpg)

My shot took out his lungs and looks like he survived a prior shot to the head with a two blade!?   :scared:  

How many lives do these guys have?
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Post by: Jwilliam on March 15, 2013, 05:33:00 PM
Nice hog !!! I would like to hear more about your hunt. What was your setup?


Bill
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Post by: Jayrod on March 15, 2013, 05:33:00 PM
Nice work...and a great pic!!
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Post by: on March 15, 2013, 05:34:00 PM
Nice!

Is that a broadhead hole in the top of his skull? Oops, nevermind, I just went back up and read under your pic!

They sure can be tough. I have killed several that had broadhead/bullet wounds that were healed over, but never one in the head like that.

Congrats on a great hog!

Bisch
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Post by: Mike Gerardi on March 15, 2013, 05:43:00 PM
Nothing about hogs surprises me. Incredible animals. That is one cool skull.
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Post by: DeerBacon on March 15, 2013, 06:14:00 PM
WOW!!! Nice job!
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Post by: wooddamon1 on March 15, 2013, 07:13:00 PM
Cool!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: SuperK on March 15, 2013, 08:33:00 PM
What a unique trophy!  Good job!
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Post by: buckster on March 15, 2013, 09:45:00 PM
Wow Bjorn!  Interesting & totally cool, kinda like you!!
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Post by: magnus on March 15, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
That's too cool Bjorn! I love skull mounts. One tough critter there! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: LittleBen on March 15, 2013, 11:10:00 PM
I once skinned a turkey to find #6 shot under the skin. I use #5 or #4. I thought that was cool. This is just straight ridiculous. Great trophy you've got.
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Post by: JamesKerr on March 15, 2013, 11:41:00 PM
Very cool. The first hog I ever shot was around an 80# I shot it the first time and hit a little far back in the ribs. We started trailing it and when we got to it it was still alive so I shot it again in the head. Now the hog has an arrow sticking out both sides of it's rib cage what would later be determined a liver shot and an arrow sticking out it's head. Wouldn't you know the dern thing still didn't die so I put a 3rd arrow right through the boiler room. With all 3 arrows in it it still ran 80 yards before finally dying.
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Post by: SKITCH on March 15, 2013, 11:55:00 PM
I guess my question would be.....What happened to the guy that buried that broad head right in the middle of that pigs forehead???     :scared:      :scared:     And failed!!!     :eek:    I'm guessin' it didn't make the pig very happy!!
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Post by: coaster500 on March 16, 2013, 12:02:00 AM
Dang Bjorn that was a tough old bird!!!!

Congrats!!!!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on March 16, 2013, 02:25:00 AM
Thats pretty darn cool. I would like to know what happend to the guy that put that hole there also. Nice one.
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Post by: PowDuck on March 16, 2013, 11:04:00 AM
Way to go, Bjorn.
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Post by: Duker on March 16, 2013, 01:29:00 PM
COOL    :cool:    The skull looks AWESOMEEE   :thumbsup:
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Post by: BDann on March 16, 2013, 03:16:00 PM
Nice hog!  That skull mount should look pretty cool.
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Post by: Pat B. on March 16, 2013, 05:20:00 PM
Excedrin headache ???

Nice trophy !
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on March 16, 2013, 05:43:00 PM
One tough critter!
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Post by: akaboomer on March 16, 2013, 05:51:00 PM
Nice!! I am never shocked by their ability to keep on after a bad wound. On a hunt in Texas one of they guys in our group killed one that had been shot on three previous occasions. One shoulder wound that was almost healed one in the brisket still oozing blood and one in the hams that was crawling with maggots that made the smell so bad we couldn't stay close to it for long.

The hog charged the guy and took a steal force to the throat. Those critters are tough.

Chris
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on March 16, 2013, 09:30:00 PM
Great job my friend !!!!!!
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Post by: LongStick64 on March 16, 2013, 09:35:00 PM
It proves why you dont take head shots
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Post by: sheephunter on March 16, 2013, 10:05:00 PM
Wow! Very cool!
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Post by: Mike Vines on March 16, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
WOW, that is a tuff critter.  Was the BH in the brain cavity?
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Post by: Three Finger on March 16, 2013, 10:39:00 PM
Cool skull. Great job getting that hog.
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Post by: TRAP on March 16, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by buckster:
Wow Bjorn!  Interesting & totally cool, kinda like you!!
Indeed Sir!!!!

Nice hog btw

Trap
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Post by: TRAP on March 16, 2013, 10:44:00 PM
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Post by: turkey522 on March 16, 2013, 10:52:00 PM
Nice hog,now where is the story.
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Post by: Bjorn on March 16, 2013, 11:25:00 PM
turkey, I posted the hunt tread on here a few months ago but can't remember what I called it and can't find it. Sorry

Mike, the BH was not in the cavity-I pushed a two blade in the hole and it penetrated about an inch, so I'm guessing the arrow and head fell out. Gives me the heebie geebies just to think about it!
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Post by: RecurveRookie on March 17, 2013, 12:42:00 AM
Wow!  Aint that something!  Thanks and congratulations.
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Post by: Orion on March 17, 2013, 03:34:00 PM
Bjorn:  Almost looks like that hole in the noggin could have been caused by a 4-blade Zwickey Delta.  Are there a couple of slits at about 1 and 7 o clock?  The relatively rugged bleeders on the Zwickey would act to retard penetration in bone.  

Very nice trophy, BTW.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: ArkyBob on March 17, 2013, 04:58:00 PM
Cool mount Bjorn. May have to do that if I ever kill another one!!!

BOB
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Post by: maineac on March 17, 2013, 09:04:00 PM
Amazing.  Makes your cool mount even cooler.
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Post by: MnFn on March 17, 2013, 09:45:00 PM
One of those critters is on my bucket list.    I do have couple of connections in CA and have wondered about doing that hunt.  I have never hunted hogs and would like to hear more about how you hunt them.  I see some guys hunt by posting around feeders. Is that the predominate way one goes about it?
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Post by: Russ Clagett on March 18, 2013, 08:59:00 AM
they're like little armored cars with bad attitudes...
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Post by: BCWV on March 18, 2013, 10:17:00 AM
That's a great mount! That's not only a great one for you but the 2 blade hole makes a fella wonder about the story behind it. Very cool!!!
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Post by: Bjorn on March 18, 2013, 11:28:00 AM
Orion I think you may indeed be correct there are some extra breaks in the bone that could have been caused by bleeders.

The points are broken off the lower tusks and he had scar tissue all over his shoulders-a warrior for sure.

And to think I almost left the skull. Could only have been better if there were a small Roper BH still inside the noggin!    :)
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Post by: Orion on March 18, 2013, 08:03:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Orion on March 18, 2013, 08:04:00 PM