Plenty of stalks fell apart at the last moment.  Here I am thinking this boar is toast, until he decides to walk right at me forcing me to shoot from an awkward position with my bow totally horizontal.  Normally shouldn't be a problem but on this shot my bowstring hung up in my shirtsleeve and the pig got away unscathed.....Ahhh the breaks of bowhunting.

 


But man it feels good when it works out.  Here's the look that says I drilled it.  



"It" in this case was a sow that had been feeding with a big mob of pigs on the margin of a swamp the stalk had been right through the swamp, and Andy and I both donated some blood to the leaches.  The pic was snapped right after the shot.  And here's the result.  No tusks on this one, but every bit as satisfying to me.

Man, I've been to the Wild Australian Outback three times.

A total of nine weeks with bow in hand. Bloody arrows the whole time.

I can assure you, outside of the Yukon, there is nothing like Australian bowhunting anywhere in the world.

That first boar you saw in this post? Until you kill a 420-plus bull elk, you won't understand.

Now, excuse me while I pull out my Australian maps and try to figure out how in the world this working-class Idaho boy can kill a boar half that size.

2012--------here I come!

DHR,

That look "when it all works out" and "wjen you've drilled it" is pretty much the ultimate experience we are all looking for.

Let me say it for you-------------WOOOO-HOOOOOO this bowhunting is FU-UN! WOOOO-HOOO!

Thanks for taking us along guys!  Good stuff!      

Ha! Dan you'll to send me the full size shot of that pic with the overalls!  

Hey man, that stalk where you're bellycrawling thru the sand and cow crap with your bow is on my video camera.  It turned out great!   Problem is, I have no idea how to get it to my hard drive.  I'm sure Heather will know how tho.  I got the good looks, but she's the brains of this operation.  Good thing shell never read this!  

I'll be posting more pics tomorrow when I get in from huntin.

Cam

What an amazing adventure.  Thanks for the great story and great pictures.  I love pig hunting

Wish I could see the pics! Good read though, congrats on fufilling your dream.

Oh Yeah!!  Awesome read and great pics guys.  Sounds like a blast.  Keep it coming.  Congrats on some super Hogs.

Gosh, I am soooooooo jealous!  I want to go to Australia imore than anything.  Pigs, bulls, and buffalo!!!  Keep it coming boys    

Them boars got some choppers on'em  

One day I hope I will be there

Very nice      

That looks like a blast! Good work.

Great stuff guys!!!...Very COOL!

Thanks for sharing....    

Great story, thanks for taking us along. I also hope to get there some day. My little brother is a doctor in Sidney, so I have a good excuse to take a few months off and go. Maybe soon. Congrats again on the hunt. Don

   Well done fellas and glad you enjoyed visiting our beautiful country.  

Jeff

Thanks for reading through all this guys, and for all the great comments.

Rik I couldn't agree more, there is nothing like australian bowhunting.  I'm already trying to figure out how to get back. and what you say about Cam's boar is completely true.  A guy could hunt the cape for 20 years and not kill one that big.  Truly a hog to be proud of.

Cam if you can figure out how to get that video up of me crawling through the cow crap do it by all means.  That was a stalk to remember.

One more for tonight.  I was hunting for the morning with Doug, a great bowhunter and all around great guy from Victoria.  We'd split up and each taken one side of a fairly large pond (aussies call 'em dams).  We could each see the other guys side better than our own so we were keeping a close eye on each other, and before long Doug's giving me the "pig ahead on your side signal".  Well I spotted him sure enough belly deep in the water and by the sound of it sucking it down by the gallon.  This time it all went according to plan.  The stos head did it's job quick and the pig never made it back to land.

I'll have to print that pic out of you and Doug. Good pic for sure.

Great stories, guys! Cam, we will get together when the shipment arrives.   Super boar!    

Allan