Wild Things & Hog hunting 101

[WESTBROOK]

Here is the entrance hole on the first pig I shot..



It was a slight qtr away and came out a little farther forward and below center. Looking inside the rib cage, it got the back of the lungs. I'm sure the 3 blade Grizzly made a difference on this shot as far as getting blood on the ground.

The 3 blade I shot into the other pigs spine survived pretty well, didn't curl the tip, but did put a slight bend in it about 3/4" from the tip. I put it on a clean arrow and left it with Andrew to put with his arrow collection.

[KentuckyTJ]

Good stuff, congrats Brother!

[WESTBROOK]

Thanks Guys, it was truly a wonderful week!

I have seen firsthand what all the buzz was about and my expectations were far exceeded. You wont find 2 finer Gents than Andrew & Charlie, meeting them is like being reunited with long lost friends...and of course Harry, "The Little Big Dog"        


...and yea, I'll be back for sure..hopefully sooner rather than later!

[kat]

Congratulations on a great hunt.

[Duker]

Congrats Eric         Sounds like you had a great time.I hope to get down there some day and give it a try  

[WESTBROOK]

...And its not the place to go if you are trying to watch your weight     Andrew shows no mercy when he brings on the vittles...The man can cook!

[Blueridge]

Congrats Eric . Looks like you had a great time

[WESTBROOK]

Hey Stan    

Yes Sir...it was a blast!

It was great to meet & visit with you on the way down.

[Blueridge]

Same here, was wondering how it went for you.  Glad you had good time down South!

[Bud B.]

Originally posted by WESTBROOK:
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I have seen firsthand what all the buzz was about and my expectations were far exceeded. You wont find 2 finer Gents than Andrew & Charlie, meeting them is like being reunited with long lost friends...and of course Harry, "The Little Big Dog"        


...and yea, I'll be back for sure..hopefully sooner rather than later!

Amen!!

[huckbuck]

Great hunt,  I would love to get down there some day.

[Overspined]

Wow Nice Eric! Sounds like a blast! Great story to read too.

[WESTBROOK]

Hey Matt, yea it was a terrific time!

I knew it was gonna be quite warm but the humidity was real low so it was not uncomfortable at all...in the shade.

And the lack of mosquitoes was a blessing...never turned on the T-cell.

Those are the 2 things I HATE most...humidity & skeeters!

[sticksnstones]

Originally posted by WESTBROOK:
... Those are the 2 things I HATE most...humidity & skeeters!

Wow, you were brave going that late into the spring! Really glad it worked out so well!

About the Fox Squirrel, that is indeed a Southern Fox Squirrel. I had one of our gigantic red/orange fox squirrels living just behind the house the past few winters so I know what you are talking about too. Info about them is kinda hard to find even today, but Alabama and GON has some links if you search for them. Here is one that popped up
http://www.outdooralabama.com/fox-squirrel  

See you at Compton's?
Thom

[jcar315]

Congrats!!

[Red Beastmaster]

Thom,

We had my hog ribs for Mothers Day dinner today. Sorry, didn't use your recipe, my daughter made them in the oven w/BBQ sauce. Pretty good!

Westbrook, you will have some good eating with your hogs. You gotta try the dry rub, root beer, crockpot recipe. Look it up.

[maineac]

Congratulations, sounds like a great hunt!!

[WESTBROOK]

Thanks Everyone, it certainly was a great hunt. I'm still re-acclimating to civilization...LOL.

Thom, I was supposed to go a couple weeks earlier but rescheduled to help out Andrew and as it turned out(work wise) it worked better for me too. But the lack of humidity and skeeters was a real treat!

The big red/orange fox squirrels were all I knew of, I thought I had spotted one of natures oddities but Andrew informed me otherwise.


And I never did see a snake...Andrew says the hogs keep them in line pretty well.

Probably wont be at Compton, its a long haul for the day. I try not to miss the MTB shoot in Grayling and the GLLI.

Red, lookin' forward to the eatin' part. Gonna put one of those hams on the pit     :D

[SELFBOW19953]

I've seen fox squirrel in Florida that ranged in color from about what you saw in South Carolina to almost solid black.

[DesertDude]

Thanks for taking me along with you,  congrats on a great hunt