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very nice great pics
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Killzone @ Dec 11 2007, 09:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
man - you gotta get over the success rate.
It's gorgeous country, it's getting out there, and maybe killing a pig. Sounds pretty fun to me.
If you want a sure thing, hit bighorn.
man - you gotta get over the success rate.
It's gorgeous country, it's getting out there, and maybe killing a pig. Sounds pretty fun to me.
If you want a sure thing, hit bighorn.
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Here's the story, Nor-Calbowhunter is having computer problems.
"I guess persistence does pay off. I was finally in the right place at the right time. Sat. afternoon I spotted a couple pigs, I stalked in from about 100 yards to within 20 yards of the small group of redwoods they went into. 30 or 40 min. later they came out heading up hill onto a trail that I ranged at 40 yards, they moved through to quick and I couldn't get a shot. But a couple min. later another one followed them and I was ready this time, when he went through an opening I took the steep uphill 40 yard shot. I heard the arrow hit and he grunted and took a couple steps, stoped and staggered I thought he was going to go down right there. But he slowly walked down the trail, he went about 30 yards around side hill and I couldn't see him anymore. I sat for 5 min. and then two huge sows came out and walked over the hill. It was 3:30 and I had to decide what to do, first I started back to the truck a mile away (all up hill) to get my pack frame, hike back in, try to find him, and pack him out in the dark. I didn't get to far up the first hill when I realized that was not a good plan. So I headed back to where I shot from and then went up to see if I could find my arrow. When I got there my arrow was laying just past where the pig was standing, covered with blood. I looked down the trail that the pig had headed down and spotted him laying less then 30 yards away. I decided it would be a good idea to get another arrow in him so I moved in to get a better angle and a little closer. He heard me and struggled to his feet and slowly walked away he made it 10 or 15 yards and laid back down. Again I moved in and he stood up and I was able to get the second arrow in. I figured the second arrow would put him down for good but it had the opposite effect, he ran off like he wasn't even hurt. And I was kicking myself, thinking that I should have just backed out and left him alone after the first shot. I waited as long as I could with it getting dark and looked around for a few min. then headed back to the truck. I called Troy (youngblood) who has killed a few pigs and he was pretty sure that my pig was hit good and that I should be able to find it. He also told me Tony (lurediver) was in the campground, after a few phone calls I headed for the campground to meet Tony. After a long night we headed back in at first light, I headed for the area the pig was to try to find him on my own and Tony hunted his way in to meet me in a couple hours. I got to the spot where I took the second shot and started looking for blood, it took a few min. to find the first drop, then the second. It took about an hour finding a drop or two every couple feet to make it the two hundred yards where I finally found him plied up behind a log. After a couple min. to check him out and let it sink in that after all the days I hunted last year (30+) that everything finally fell into place and I got one. I headed out to find Tony, I found him waiting at the top of the first hill. We walked back to the trucks and got our knives and my pack frame. We were back in within an hour. Being it was my first pig Tony did the field dressing and we got it tied on the pack frame. With Tonys help I got to my feet with the pig on my back, but after a few yards and falls I realized there was no way I was going to carry it out. (later at the butcher, skinned and headless it weighed 80#) So Tony went and found an old fence post and we tied it to the front legs and each grabbed a side and drug him out that way. An hour and a half later we were back at the trucks and I was headed home and Tony took of for his evening hunt. I would like to thank Tony again for spending most of his hunting day helping me."
"I guess persistence does pay off. I was finally in the right place at the right time. Sat. afternoon I spotted a couple pigs, I stalked in from about 100 yards to within 20 yards of the small group of redwoods they went into. 30 or 40 min. later they came out heading up hill onto a trail that I ranged at 40 yards, they moved through to quick and I couldn't get a shot. But a couple min. later another one followed them and I was ready this time, when he went through an opening I took the steep uphill 40 yard shot. I heard the arrow hit and he grunted and took a couple steps, stoped and staggered I thought he was going to go down right there. But he slowly walked down the trail, he went about 30 yards around side hill and I couldn't see him anymore. I sat for 5 min. and then two huge sows came out and walked over the hill. It was 3:30 and I had to decide what to do, first I started back to the truck a mile away (all up hill) to get my pack frame, hike back in, try to find him, and pack him out in the dark. I didn't get to far up the first hill when I realized that was not a good plan. So I headed back to where I shot from and then went up to see if I could find my arrow. When I got there my arrow was laying just past where the pig was standing, covered with blood. I looked down the trail that the pig had headed down and spotted him laying less then 30 yards away. I decided it would be a good idea to get another arrow in him so I moved in to get a better angle and a little closer. He heard me and struggled to his feet and slowly walked away he made it 10 or 15 yards and laid back down. Again I moved in and he stood up and I was able to get the second arrow in. I figured the second arrow would put him down for good but it had the opposite effect, he ran off like he wasn't even hurt. And I was kicking myself, thinking that I should have just backed out and left him alone after the first shot. I waited as long as I could with it getting dark and looked around for a few min. then headed back to the truck. I called Troy (youngblood) who has killed a few pigs and he was pretty sure that my pig was hit good and that I should be able to find it. He also told me Tony (lurediver) was in the campground, after a few phone calls I headed for the campground to meet Tony. After a long night we headed back in at first light, I headed for the area the pig was to try to find him on my own and Tony hunted his way in to meet me in a couple hours. I got to the spot where I took the second shot and started looking for blood, it took a few min. to find the first drop, then the second. It took about an hour finding a drop or two every couple feet to make it the two hundred yards where I finally found him plied up behind a log. After a couple min. to check him out and let it sink in that after all the days I hunted last year (30+) that everything finally fell into place and I got one. I headed out to find Tony, I found him waiting at the top of the first hill. We walked back to the trucks and got our knives and my pack frame. We were back in within an hour. Being it was my first pig Tony did the field dressing and we got it tied on the pack frame. With Tonys help I got to my feet with the pig on my back, but after a few yards and falls I realized there was no way I was going to carry it out. (later at the butcher, skinned and headless it weighed 80#) So Tony went and found an old fence post and we tied it to the front legs and each grabbed a side and drug him out that way. An hour and a half later we were back at the trucks and I was headed home and Tony took of for his evening hunt. I would like to thank Tony again for spending most of his hunting day helping me."
now that is a fantastic story! great bunch of guys that lent a helping hand.
i have hunted that place several times. lots of signs, but i was never in the right place at the right time. kudos to you! i talked to a buddy, (who has chimed in on this thread) he was sure you boated in. right on, to the truck. hehe. i dont have a boat, but i do have a truck.
thanks for the great story.
i have hunted that place several times. lots of signs, but i was never in the right place at the right time. kudos to you! i talked to a buddy, (who has chimed in on this thread) he was sure you boated in. right on, to the truck. hehe. i dont have a boat, but i do have a truck.
thanks for the great story.
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great job!
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Nicely done!!!
Outstanding, great hog. sounds like you did a fair amount of walking. If you carry a roll of black tape you can make the pig into a backpack by attaching the front leg to the back legs on their respective sides and carry it out like a backpack. Just an idea if you don't have your pack in the future. Bigworm introduced me to this method. its alot easier than dragging them.
That hog was on its way to having some big teeth.
That hog was on its way to having some big teeth.
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Congrats! Sounds like you earned that one!
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Nice Boar. Congrats and a Hat's Off to LD for helping haul out. That is a lot of work. Next time, maybe bone out...there's always a "next time!"
WTG,
Dave
WTG,
Dave
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What a great story!
It sounds like that pig was well earned. Carful with those stories, you are giving away some good clues as to where the hogs are and you know how the staff here likes to blab (whether we know what we are talking about or not
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Joel
It sounds like that pig was well earned. Carful with those stories, you are giving away some good clues as to where the hogs are and you know how the staff here likes to blab (whether we know what we are talking about or not
Joel
