strap assasin first archery pig

[steve45]

Hunted the tejon with Dainv and strap assasin this weekend. this is strap assasin first archery pig. a nice sow. may be he will tell the story

 

[Strap Assassin]

Thanks Steve. Like Steve said, I harvested my first archery pig.

Well I went out alone that morning and I got on this hog at 10:30am. I spotted a small group of hogs watering at this small pond at the base of the thick oak cover. The wind was good and I moved in. I didn't know they were watering at first because the pond was not visible from where I was. Once I got up on them and saw they were watering I knew it was on and to take my time and do it right. I range found them at 30 yards and had this sow broadside. I had a good lung shot pass through. When I heard the hog give that initial squeal on impact I was very excited. I gave a big fist pump and watched her and the rest of the group take off up into the thick oaks. I was using a magnus stinger broadhead and had no blood trail. Steve45, dainv, and some others were not far away and helped me find my hog. I found her about 100 yards away up in the thick brush.

It was a good harvest and rewarding to get my first bow kill.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

super nice and congrats on the bowkill hog! thanks for sharing your story!...tra

 

[myfriendis410]

Congratulations on a nice hog. Enjoy the meat!

 

[Kentuck]

Congrats.

 

[vpc209]

great job..congrats...

 

[Dain V]

Saturday after noon we left camp heading out to a place on the ranch where steve45 had seen a group of hogs the previous evening. It was a classic hog hunt, we left the truck and headed up to a good vantage point to glass the surrounding country. After about two hours a large herd of hogs came out of the brush exactly where steve45 said they would. Now it was up to me to deliver a montec to the vitals. I waited for the hogs to clear the hill top bellow us, then took off after them. On the way i had a big forkie buck stand up and offer a perfect broadside shot at 50 yards, i hope that happens in the A zone this season. After observing and wishing i could send an arrow the bucks way, i continued after the herd of pigs. About 20 minutes later i am above the feeding pigs on an open hillside with the wind in my face. I broke out the binos looking for that boar i want for the wall. I find a boar in the group that looks like it might have the tusks i am looking for so i start the stalk. It was a game of patience, wait for him to put his head down to feed and then move toward an arroyo that will put me in range for a good shot. I eventually get into position, range the boar and release the arrow. My release was clean and my arrow fly's right over the hogs back. The boar squeals and and turns around then stands still. I was then glad i missed because i could then see it was not a boar to take to taxidermist, as the tusks were smaller then i thought. I then focus on the sow in the picture and move down hill after it. As i am moving down hill i hear a loud squeal and see a hog running down hill to my right side. The hog then flips end over end and rolls to a dusty stop. The hog i was after spooks and runs off, then stops to look at what the commotion was. Luckily the sow was curious and headed towards the dead hog below me. I sat in place waiting and ranged the dead hog, anticipating the shot. The dead hog is exactly 40 yards down hill, an easy shot. As my hog steps up to the dead hog below me, i stand up, draw, place the pin low on the vitals to compensate for the angle and let the arrow fly. The arrow hits the mark and passes through, a perfect double lung exiting the opposite shoulder. My pig runs down hill expiring in a cloud of dust in a bush below. After that the work began as we had two hogs to drag out while steve volunteered to hike the long way back to the truck. It was a good weekend with 6 out of 13 members of are archery club taking a hog. Thanks again to steve45 for putting us on a great spot.

 

[Dain V]

Here is another pic.

 

[huntingbret]

WoW.....Awesome!!

 

[catchdog]

congrats guys.

 

[DeanW66]

Congrats!

 

[steve45]

Here is pics of the crossbow hunters who went on the trip

 

[Krisdude]

nice job guys sounds like ya all had fun with some good meet

 

[k_rad]

Way to go with the bow...

 

[richw]

looks like the meat rack is holding up perty good after these years any problums with it guys that you could see

Thanks Rich

 

[JMS]

Very nice!! I hunted there in June with my bow the first time. No success but I learned a lot and will go back again, that place is amazing. Thanks for sharing the stories, gets me all fired up!!

 

[Dain V]

looks like the meat rack is holding up perty good after these years any problums with it guys that you could see

Thanks Rich

Looks good, i checked it out when we put up the 3 hogs in the picture and could not find any signs of wear.