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Longbow Boars in the wet season

Started by tradtusker, March 28, 2012, 10:10:00 PM

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tradtusker

March 28, 2012, 10:10:00 PM
been a while since i have had much time to put anything up here. Hope this finds you all well and gearing up for the season.

I just returned from a few weeks up in Cape York, went to look after a property for a few weeks, but the late wet and huge downpour of rain left me stranded up there for quite a bit longer then i have planned, But i had a couple longbows and a dozen arrow to help pass the time.

here are a few pics from the trip...

just about everything is green this time of year


ahh there is always something neat about examining an arrow after the shot
There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**

Warthog Blades

Andy Ivy

adkmountainken

#1
March 28, 2012, 10:12:00 PM
YEAH bro!!!!!!!! and i KNOW it gets better!!!!!
I go by many names but Daddy is my favorite!
listen to everyone,FOLLOW NO ONE!!
if your lucky enough to spend time in the mountains...then your lucky enough!
What ever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

tradtusker

#2
March 28, 2012, 10:15:00 PM
Let me tell you, you really have to love hunting to fight through the hundreds of mosquito's and march flies up there when the winds drop, i think every pig cost me an ounce of good african blood.

This was the first pig of the trip a sow, out in the green gullys


Then i stared getting into the Boars, this time of year there is abundant water so the pigs travel the ridges, difficult to find and impossible to pattern...


he was a good size Boar

There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**

Warthog Blades

Andy Ivy

Trumpkin the Dwarf

#3
March 28, 2012, 10:16:00 PM
Oh boy! I always look forward to your posts...do we get a blow by blow?
Malachi C.

Black Widow PMA 64" 43@32"

tarponnut

#4
March 28, 2012, 10:18:00 PM
Great pics man!Congrats!

rastaman

#5
March 28, 2012, 10:22:00 PM
Hey Andy! Nice hogs and great pics!    :wavey:    Did you cut your hair off?
TGMM Family of the Bow

                                                   :archer:                                              

Randy Keene
"Life is precious and so are you."  Marley Keene

jcar315

#6
March 28, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
:campfire:
Proud Dad to two awesome Kids and a very passionate pig hunter.

Right handed but left eye dominant.

Proud to be a Native TEXAN!!!!!

"TGMM  Family of the Bow"

tradtusker

#7
March 28, 2012, 10:29:00 PM
Even though is was mostly overcast the temp where around the low 90s but the humidity was about 95%

I stalked into about 5m from this young bedded boar, shot was good, so i followed up strait away, but i got to close and when he saw me he charged, locked on like a missile, i had to hit the afterburner big time, i was caught a bit off guard and i can really shift over a short distance, be he was right on my heals every time i looked over my shoulder i could just see a blur of black about to bury a tusk into my calf muscles. I had the camera rolling the hole time, but that footage will remain in my personal collection...i wont give you guys the satisfaction of seeing the blur of me running like hell, screaming like a ....

 
There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**

Warthog Blades

Andy Ivy

wooddamon1

#8
March 28, 2012, 10:31:00 PM
Awesome pics so far!    :thumbsup:
"The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankind..."-Fred Bear

#9
March 28, 2012, 10:34:00 PM
You are killing me Andy!!!! I am in Brisbane now and seeing this really makes me want to jump in the car and head north. I know I can't but a Cape York pig hunt is definitely on my bucket list after seeing from ozy clint and you  how the pig huntin is up there.

Congrats !

Bisch

Ryan Sanpei

#10
March 28, 2012, 10:37:00 PM
Awesome Andy!!!

tradtusker

#11
March 28, 2012, 10:38:00 PM
got a bit sick of eating corned beef and potatoes so opted for a bony Saratoga


giving the longbow a good run.
There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**

Warthog Blades

Andy Ivy

Cyclic-Rivers

#12
March 28, 2012, 10:40:00 PM
awesome, I will be back!
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


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Ben Maher

#13
March 28, 2012, 10:40:00 PM
Mate ... they are some healthy looking hogs ! Good stuff ! What bow is that ?

Did you make friends with all the Mozzies and Marchies .....
" All that is gold does not glitter , not all those who wander are lost "
J.R.R TOLKIEN

BWD

#14
March 28, 2012, 11:02:00 PM
Go back and do it again Andy, so we can read more about it. Good stuff.
"If I had tried a little harder and practiced a little more, by now I could have been average"...Me

Thumper Dunker

#15
March 28, 2012, 11:08:00 PM
Cool stuff.
You can hop but you can't hide.
If it was not for rabbits I would never get a buck.
Yip yipahooooo yipyipyip.

tradtusker

#16
March 28, 2012, 11:33:00 PM
The long hair is still there Randy don't you worry about that. Just tied up for the hot weather.

The bow is one I borrowed from a friend here in Townsville, its a home made longbow, I had another bow for the trip but had the string break and did not have a back up, so used the D-shape bow for the trip.  

as of the other bow here is the only Boar i got with it before the string let me down, Its a 73lb LonesomeWind Longbow Made by my buddy Vince from Nebraska, its been in the wings to take a buff for some time. It was a gift to me before i had to leave the States few years back... special bow to hunt with.

There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**

Warthog Blades

Andy Ivy

Benny Nganabbarru

#17
March 28, 2012, 11:34:00 PM
:thumbsup:
TGMM - Family of the Bow

steadman

#18
March 28, 2012, 11:40:00 PM
Awesome Andy! Thanks for posting  :thumbsup:
" Just concentrate and don't freak out next time" my son Tyler(age 7) giving advise after watching me miss a big mulie.

Breakfast Boy

#19
March 29, 2012, 12:02:00 AM
Great pictures and congratulations on the hogs Andy.  Looks like a fantastic time!


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