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Friend of mine with a hog he shot earlier this week and his story.

I can't seem to find any deer lately.. Been looking for a doe for some venison and they've been hiding ! Bucks I can see, but no does..

This evening I went to a tree that I've hunted only one other time this year. It is right on the edge of a big flat or low area. Normally this "flat" would be standing in water but our drought has all these area dry. Deer always seem to travel the edges of these lows, I was hoping..

About 20 minutes before dark this male pig comes wandering through. I kept waiting for a shot but he was either facing me or quartering to me, neither of which I wanted. He kept getting farther out when he suddenly turned and gave me a hard quartering away shot.. He was about 18 yards, I was about 15' up the tree. The arrow hit a tiny bit low from what I wanted but was very close to where I was aiming. It took him at the very top of his left hindquarter. The arrow went in about 20". It was a CE Heritage 150 with an Abowyer large bonehead on the end.
I knew he was done for but was worried that there may not be much of a blood trail and there wasn't.. However, I had a good line on the direction he went and just to be safe gave him a bit of time before I started on the trail. The farther along I got the more blood was evident. He
made it 100-120 yards before making a tight circle and going down..
The bow is the sister of my first Sparrowhawk, used the same woods in the flair and riser but in the opposite layout. The first was cocobolo with an ebony flair and this one is ebony with a cocobolo flair. The bow is 48# at 28 and I draw a bit over 29"..
I'm still hoping for some venison !



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Hope you enjoyed this. I am not a bow person and don't know what he is saying about his equipment.
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Nice!

What do you think Mr. Piggy weighed, 200-250lbs?

I haven't a clue.

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Pat didn't say and as many as he shoots yearly, I would bet he doesn't weigh them.
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What do you do with "as many as he shoots"?

Gifts?

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That is a big hog!

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JB could verify some of them as I have sent him many photos and stories. He probably hates me. Pat may put a few in the freezer, but as long as I have known him, I never asked what he did with them. Boar hogs are awful rank.
Pat probably gets a 100 hogs a year. He does hunt a little with rifles also.
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Being from FL and have killed my share of pigs, I'd have to say that's one hell of a HOG!

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+1 on that Stoney....


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That is a nice one for sure!!


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Looks like a 55 gallon drum with legs. Nice Porker!!

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Pretty cool!

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I dont know how long the arrow is to give it a scale or how far back he might be sitting, but looking at the mass, length and head I would say 275-300pounds.


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If you guys don't mind I will post several of Pat's hog kills and stories. He sent another today. I'm still learning new software and is a little harder to use right now. I am not a bow person, but Pat has been hunting with them since childhood.

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we are awaiting


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