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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Pat B. on August 29, 2013, 10:50:00 PM
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I spent a good part of today on a tractor mowing rigtht of ways.. It was hot!!!
After eating this evening I put my bow in the truck and drove to the river. About two months ago a dozer cut a nice trail through the woods that meandered along a winding slough. Since we've not had much rain there was still bare ground along this trail so I though it might be a nice place to stroll and shoot a few arrows.
As I was walking along I saw a good bit of surface rooting where some pigs had made an effort to break up the hard soil. So as I was shooting a few arrows at clods I kept my eyes peeled.. After a mile or so I stepped into another right of way that ran perpendicular to the trail I had been walking. It was getting along in the evening, well after sundown, but when I looked to the right I saw a few pigs. A couple were nice sized boars!
Since the ground was pretty bare I was able to close some of the 100 or so yards to them. As I was moving their way I kept feeling a faint breeze on my neck and knew I was on borrowed time. I was still 60 yards out when one of the bigger ones caught my scent and became very alert. In a few moments he moved away and took the others with him.. They stopped through the woods crosswind from me so I thought I still might have a chance. But then another boar came out of the woods where the group had been originally and laid down in the middle of the cut open right of way.. I thought, maybe ---.
I made a few steps his way and he caught me and stood up. It was a long poke but I had been shooting for the last 45 minutes and felt good about the shot. I came to full draw and settled in for a second or two and the arrow was away.
It covered the distance in a blink and struck the pig perfectly !! He blazed out of there and almost immediately I heard him crash into some brush. About half the arrow was sticking out on my side and the other half was sticking out the other side.
The bow is the Northern Mist Shelton that is 61 or 62 pounds at my draw length and I was using a 5575 GT with a 185 Grizzly broadhead.. Man it made quick work of this pig ! I had just sharpened it this morning..
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/jpbdas/P10001591024x683_zps355d2a5b.jpg) (http://s88.photobucket.com/user/jpbdas/media/P10001591024x683_zps355d2a5b.jpg.html)
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Just awesome. Your a machine. Enjoyed the story.
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Very nice pig and sounds like you made a heck of a shot. Congrats!
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Great story, hog and picture Pat. Congrats. :thumbsup:
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Pat you are a hog killing machine way to go!
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You are a hog slaying machine! I am jealous! Congrats!
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You are too hogs as thumper dunker is to coyotes!
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Nice pig! Pigs must have nightmares about you!
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Darn nice
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Holy cow! That is a big ole hog!!! Nice job. Love reading about your escapades!
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Nice pig Pat!
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well done Pat what part of TX?
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Great hog, Pat! Looks like a bruiser!
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That is a great pig, and shot!
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DD, I'm in thee coastal bend, south of Houston..
Thanks guys!
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Wow!!!! Looks like a heck of a shot!!! Good Going Pat!
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:clapper: NICE!!!!!!!!
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Nice job on bringing home the bacon!! :clapper:
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You sure must eat a lot of pork Pat! Another dandy - congratulations!
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Congrats pat i would like to know how many pigs you have killed this year?GREATJOB your the baconator!
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Way to go Pat! :clapper:
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Great shootin Pat.
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Wow...another huge pig! Congrats Pat, you sure make the most of the opportunities.
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great story,
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Dang pard, with all that bacon, you might want to get your cholesterol checked. :thumbsup:
Really starting to like the looks of a D shaped bow.
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Unless you're sitting 6 feet behind that, it doesn't appear to be a hog, but a TANK!
And here I thought from reading, that BIG HOGS wouldn't make fit dog food!
How the blazes do you get such a thing out of the field!?
One notable thing, Pat, guys comment on your "luck" but you're always "out and about" with your bow. Nothing ups the odds like being where quarry can be found and being prepared!
You're a study in pig hunting for certain! :thumbsup:
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Congrats on the big'un!
Bisch
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That's a MONSTER! Thanks for the story.
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You are some kinda deadly my friend.. Congrats!
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Nice work, as usual Pat!
What are you using for an adapter behind those Grizzly's ?
Eric
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Eric, I started with aluminum which put the weight at 225. They flew well but I tried 100 grain steel thinking that might be better with the upcoming deer hunting and tree stand hunting. The 285 up front flew great with the 5575's so I've been using the 100 grain steel adapters for a while now.. Puts the arrow weight right at 600 grains..
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Thanks, sounds like a perfect arrow for that bow, with your draw it should move them along nicely. :thumbsup:
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Pat, you are my hero. You really know how to make bacon, and I love bacon.
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Good deal Pat. RC
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That is a good sized hawg!! Congrats!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nice hog, Pat. Hey, do you eat all of the pork you make? If so, that is a whole lot of pork eating.
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Pat you have the largest hogs i have ever seen.Congrats glad i didnt have to drag that one :thumbsup:
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Nice Shot!!! Congrats!
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Nice shooting Pat !!! :thumbsup:
Bill
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Wow!!! What a great looking hog. Congrats.
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THATS A PIG! IN EVERY SENSE...
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Another dandy, Pat!! Congrats!!! :clapper:
Bill
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:thumbsup: :clapper:
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Good job Pat. Another hogs bites the dust
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Congrats again!!
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Congrats Pat. A real dandy!
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Thank you for sharing with us Pat!
I hope you were able to use your tractor to get that biggie piggie home.
Congratulations!!
God bless,Mudd
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Well done! Congrats
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Well done as always Pat.
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Pat congrats for another clean and fast job!
How was the blood trail?
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Not again.....you still haven't answered me....are you going to adopt me and will your hunting grounds to me? :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
If not, I'm just gonna have to come hunt with you a few days next time I'm in TX.
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I don't know Terry, I hope to be here for a spell, lol ! I figure I'm not that much older than you... Of course sometimes I don't figure worth a darn, grin..
Thanks guys, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time..
I'm out every evening, not really hunting, but shooting my bow in areas that pigs frequent.. So I put in lots of miles and use up lots of luck between sightings.. Like G.Fred said, "keep your line in the water."
I am blessed !
Oh, Felix, since I knew where the pig had crashed up I just walked right to him.. Didn't look for a blood trail...
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Nice one Pat,Congrats :thumbsup:
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Another nice one Pat...congrats bud!!
PS...I'll be with Terry ;)
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Pat....I'm 48.....now can I get an answer???
Yeah...Curt is my brother from another mother. :biglaugh:
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I just saw on the news it's National Bacon Day...fry some up Pat. Good job. :archer2:
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:clapper: :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
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Nice hog, as usual, Pat! Another big one.
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Love reading your hunting stories Pat, you are the man! Congrats on more bacon!
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Congrats Pat!! Well done :thumbsup: