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Trad Gang Highlights => Highlights 2006 => Topic started by: Ray Hammond on March 29, 2006, 09:17:00 AM
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Had a chance to bug out from work early Friday .. did a little hog hunting and thought you guys might like to see what happened!
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/MaconCountyhogMarch063.jpg)
64#@28" Zipper Recurve...Troy Breeding single taper hickory shaft 29 inches long, Grizzly 160, 3- 5 inch parabolic fletch, total arrow weight 810 grains...15 -17 yard shot..spot and stalk. The hog ran 70 yards..lung and liver hit-not total pass through, it hung in there by the fletching...and pulled out after a few steps into the thicket.(already field dressed in the picture)
One interesting note- only ONE drop of blood, smeared on a stalk of river cane was all the blood we got- stumbled up on the pig dead..but no blood trail...just the one spot and the arrow a little further in along the pig path was it. Amazing.
This was about 1 1/2 hours south of me, near Perry GA in Macon County.
I'm the worlds worst when it comes to guessing right on hogs...but after this one was field dressed we took a " W A G " at it and figured it was around 150 maybe...I'm not sure. In that area they have legitimate 400+ pounders and they are mean looking hogs when they get that big!!!
A good meat hog ... anything I take with a bow(all I hunt with) is a "trophy" for me, though! It was a great hunt with lots of action. Saw several others - think the cold snap we had this weekend really got 'em moving around!
Isnt that just a NASTY lookin' hog??? Came ambling up the trail and stopped about 18 yards out and gave me a look like I was long overdue paying back a loan- then turned broadside for a better look- but the grizzly 160 was just too much to handle!
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Very nice! :thumbsup:
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Way to go! :thumbsup:
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Joe,
interesting signature. Do you play the harp?
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:bigsmyl: :thumbsup:
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No Ray, Im not the musical type...it's latin for "The Forest Calls" :)
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cool...thats also the name of a harp maker I believe...