Not to much of a story to tell, I scouted the river bottom on Saturday and found some tracks of a herd crossing from the brushy mountain side to a field with some new alfalfa planted. I came back on Monday morning at first light stood down wind of the tracks crossing the river about 30 yards I had plenty of cover behind me so I didn't need a blind set up, as you can see by the camo I'm wearing, well nothing showed up by 10:00 so I called it a Morning. ( It was about 18 degrees at first light).

There's got to be more, Larry! Well-done, anyway.

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You bet theres more. Came back in the afternoon, got set up about 3:30 down wind just as I did in the morning, I hadn't been there 15 min. when I heard some nose coming from behind me to my left. And at about 30 yards Javelina start coming out of the brush to cross the river bottom, all sizes of them. But they where just a little out of my comfort zone of 30 yards. So I decide to wait because some of them are just hanging around, drinking water. Well I watched them for maybe 10 or 15 seconds and decided to take a shot at one standing broad side at just about 30 yards. And then!

Out comes this guy at 15 yards broad side, he sees me drawning my bow and stops, I looked down at him picked a spot just behind the coiler and let go I hit just where I was looking. He turned around and ran back into the brush. I just froze, I could hear him going down within seconds.
I watched the rest of the herd hang around for a while, but they moved off back into the brush. I took my backpack off got down on my hands and knees and crawled back in under the brush and Cat's Claw, found him at 20 yards with my arrow sticking out of his side. The arrow passed thought both lungs. I have shot some pretty good Javelina's in the past around 40-45lbs but this guy went 49lbs.

great shooting congrats      

     good hunt.

congrat's i will be after them the first week of march in texas.

doug77

nice shot Red, I'll give you a call after 7 tonight.

Mark

Nice shot!

 And that's the rest of the story.

way to go !!!!!

     

Congrats and thanx for sharing!!  Looks like a new avatar?

Nice job Larry.  Did you take him with that Morrison you where shooting at the Bear State Traditional?  Seems you shoot that thing darn well.

Nice javelina. They're my favorite animal to bowhunt. Love to spot and stalk them.

Hey Gary
Yes that's the same Morrison Shawnee 64" 54# 3555 GT 100gr insert with a 125 (4) blade Stinger I was pretty happy with it. It broke rib's going in and coming out. Thanks everyone for the coments, it was a fun hunt.  

Right on red, I like that hat, it's cool, I wish I could shoot with a hat   :mad:  

15 is always better that 30  

looks like a slight quartering at you shot with great results  

Hey Dave
You know your right about the quartering just a little, I have had alot of Javelina jump the string that close before. You know how fast everything happens when you take a shot. Well thanks for the coment, and it looks like I'm not going to make Tejon Ranch this month, maybe in April, good luck to you guy's.