Well guy's,
After 1 year and 4 months of training I finally managed to get a wild boar with my beloved BW.
What a thrill... :bigsmyl:
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It's small, I know, but it's just my oven size!!!
Congratulations. A fine accomplishment. Let's hear some details of your hunt.
Congrats!!!
Congrats. Perfect size for good eating.
Congrats.
Congrats! I agree with pdk25, we need hunt details and a story.
Congrats.
Congratulations! It's something I would love to do someday.
Great Job! Thanks for sharing!!! That one will be good eating!
Congratulations!
Great job Diogo, give us the story.
Good work. Those oven roaster pan sized are where its at!
Congrats! Fine shooting!
What the what!? No story! :rolleyes:
Congrats and glad the training paid off for you. :thumbsup:
Congrats! But we still need some details. :D
Congrats!
Great job.
We joke here. . . if it isn't a huge buck we say " that there's gonna make some F I N E eatin !"
In reality. . it will.
Congrats
ChuckC
You want a story? I'll tell you.
Outside the regular hunting season we are allowed to hunt wild boar during moon nights and by the spot or stalk method.
For the past 5 nights I went to either one of my to stands to try and kill my first boar with this bow.
On the first night, a saw came with little ones. there I stood, enjoying that picture, without shooting.
On the second night, something happened, I don't know what, but nothing was heard! The trail cam showed me they went all night to that spot during more than 15 days. Normally they would arrived at 9 pm, give or take. It was a very quiet night, no wind what so ever, and not a sound! I arrived early and silent at about 7 pm and till 1 am never heard a sound! Maybe they where close by waiting for dark to move and listen me arriving. The next day, the trail showed them eating the corn at 1:21 am, so I believe they waited for me to leave...
Third night I changed the spot. I climbed my tree stand and, at about 9:40 pm, a young female appeared with tiny tiny boars. They still had that beautiful striped hair. Again I chose not to shoot and simply enjoy the nature.
during this night I understood that my tree stand needed to be lower and in a different direction. so I returned the next day and got that right.
Last night, after leaving some corn on the spot during the afternoon, I climbed the stairs to the seat. It was still early (6:30 pm)and hot. I wanted to guarantee that I was there, in silent, long before they could arrive. And I wanted the last sun light to burn a little my scent trail.
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The food was 20 feet away and I was maybe 7 feet high. The wind was perfect, all I needed was them to come.
The sun gone to sleep and a chilled breeze came. I needed a coat. I was prepared to stay there till way into morning. It was my last hunt this month.
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With the last sun rays I made sure all my gear was ready for action, in case they appear.
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Around 10 pm, I started hearing in the distance some youngsters fighting. I knew they where coming so I stood up before they arrived. At this close distance the less movement the better.
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Two females came with little ones...
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Now what? Bad luck for me, good luck for them. These small ones just lost their stripes and are still milk dependent. I cant shoot the mother. But witch one is the mother? You, you or both? Decided not to risk it. Then I tried to see if I could shoot a small one. By this time, all I wanted was to shoot something!!! The small ones got so close into each other that I couldn't tell where one started and other ended! Bad luck!
One of the females got suspicious and went for a walk... right into my wind behind my tree... A big jump, two grunts and it was a stampede. Just dust in the air and a very angry me!!!
I kept listening them in the woods for a few minutes but then, from the other side of the valley, big big boar crowd!!!
Second chance?
Three came in quickly, without listening to their elders that, at this point, where very cautious and hold ground.
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Thinking that, when the others arrived, they would group and I would miss my chance, I shot at the first that gave me the broadside... Missed!!! :banghead:
Right over its shoulder.
With the arrow hitting the ground among them, they jumped and imitatively returned to the corn! With the arrow between them!!! :dunno:
(Arrow in the middle of pic in front of a stripped young one)
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At this point I had about 20 boars all over me. The ones behind me, in my wind, started giving the danger signal. There was a big male coming but never arrived due to that signal grunt. One of the females came to eat and took a sniff at that stick! In a blink of an eye I was covered in a cloud of dust with that run out of there, except one...
He was quartering away and very happy to get the left corn all for him.
I made the shot and hit him in the hip right side. He started squalling and running in circles, and with a sticking arrow, left, very slowly and with a lot of effort.
My arrows have reflective wraps so I could see him leaving in the bush with my flash light, following the others, but then he stopped.
The arrow moved occasionally telling me he was alive! What to do? Should I wait or do I try to reach him. My guts where telling me to wait but my mind and experience said otherwise. That was not mortal and he was capable of walking. He was in shock and getting strengths to keep along. I needed to go there.
Climbed down and went around the valley to cut his way out, and to get the wind in front of me. Got to about 10 yards and, when he heard me and tried to get up, another arrow was already reaching his boiler room.
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Some photos next and went home, full of joy but a bit upset with my first shot! I'll learn a lot with this particular experience, as it should be.
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So, this was the story, sorry if it is a little long (i got excited) and sorry about my English. I feel hard to describe some feelings and scenarios, but I made my best.
Thanks all
Congrats!
Congratulations,good story!
Good Job! :clapper:
Congrats, well done.
Great story.. congrats!
Jeff, VPA Treminator did it.
QuoteOriginally posted by bowhunterportugal:
Jeff, VPA Treminator did it.
Sweet! I thought I recognized the red sharp pointy thing on the end of your arrow. Glad you got to put them to good use! :D
Way to go !!!
Nice pig.
Way to go. That first one is a tough one.
Nice job.
Now that's a story!!! Again, congrats and thanks for sharing it with us. :bigsmyl:
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Diogo, thanks again for the email this morning...and a big CONGRATS on your first! :clapper:
Best of luck in the future
That was a FANTASTIC story of your hunt and your English in words is very good. Thank you for sharing your experience and many congratulations on your pork chops! :clapper:
Awesome! Size doesn't matter!
Jeff, those red pointy things are awesome. Awesome flight and penetration. And what a bone crushers!
Nothing in the mail yet, by the way.
Thanks
Congrats, good ice breaker. Now go get his daddy.
Diego, great job on the pictures and the story, felt like I was there. Your english is far better than my Spanish. Happy for your success.
Great job. Smaller targets are harder to hit. congrats!!
Congrats and thanks for the pics! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Way to go my friend :thumbsup:
Fmscan, I also think my English is far better than my Spanish, although I speak a bit since I'm from the country next door! LMAO
Congrats! Your story painted a clear picture!!! :clapper:
Great job and nice story. Way to hang in there and get it done!
Congrats!
fire up the BBQ :campfire:
Perfect! Congratulations
Awesome, way to go. Remember the smaller they are the better shot you got to be. Don't look that small to me though.
Good job. Congrats.
Awesome!
Thanks for sharing.
QuoteOriginally posted by bowhunterportugal:
Jeff, those red pointy things are awesome. Awesome flight and penetration. And what a bone crushers!
Nothing in the mail yet, by the way.
Thanks
Keep me posted if they don't show up. Gotta be stuck in customs.
I think your English was quite easily read and understood.
Love your pictures and story telling. Can't wait for more.
I'll email this link to Tony G so he can enjoy, unless you've already contacted him? With his new job, he's a bit quiet lately! :)
Great. Any pig is an awesome accomplishment. Well done.
Way to go!
Congrats,
Bisch
Wow congrats that's great!
Congrats!!!
Always good to see a fellow lefty afield. Great pics. And story telling for sure.
Good story, and I think your English is fine. Thanks for the story. Congratulations.
Doc Nock, I'm sorry to ask but, who is Tony G?
Jeff, if they are stuck in customs I should receive a notice by letter. Not a thing. When you send me the penetrators they arrived within a week or so. Haven't stopped in customs.
I'll wait and keep you posted.
Diogo,
Sent you a PM explaining the "Tony" comment. :)
great job
Great Job its quite a good feeling that lasts a long time!
Congrats! Sometimes wish we had hogs here in Washington.
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Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your story. I'm sure that will be some of the finest pork you've ever ate!
Doc, got it. You're right I haven't tell him yet.
good job !
give us the story !
Spitz, story on page 2
Great job all around!
Story well told and lots of pics. Size doesn't matter, little guys eat better, big guys look better on the wall. Take what you can get for the first time.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thanks guy's for all the comments.
Diego,
you say: It's small, I know, but it's just my oven size!!!
I say it is BIG :thumbsup:
here´s why ....
You put a BIG amount of time into that hunt.
You put a Big amount of time into practicing.
You put a Big amount of time into tuning your bow and arrows.
You put a Big amount of time into scouting that area.
You have been going through BIG emotions.
And most of all you are BIG enough to tell us the truth about what happened with the first shot and good to hear that you had the chance to put another arrow into him so he did not have to suffer longer.
Congratulations on a BIG and successful hunt. :clapper:
Thanks Daniel,
That is all true. Not only on the size relies the trophy. As not only in the kill will a hunt be successful.
Congratulations!Thanks for the pics.
Leland
Congrats !
Great story! Thanks for taking us along.
Congrats on a fine animal. Well told story! :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats and great shooting!