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Traditional Bowhunting/Archery Videos => Tarz Antics => Topic started by: Terry Green on May 26, 2008, 08:20:00 PM
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Please bare with me, and I am covered up with emails, the auction, Hope and Faith coming in, and Hope and Faith going out, and the death of close friend of the family. I'll try and update this hunt the best that I can........
Got to The Paradise Friday evening just in time to stalk a loan boar in the White Oak food plot...got wet up to my knees right out of the chute...but it didn't work out. It was what the doctor ordered though...got me settled in, and my spirits high for the weekend.
Saturday morning I went on a milk run, and rounded the bend at the west end of the garden(named food plot) only to find it teaming with hogs...and some dandies.
There was one that stood tall, head and shoulders above all the rest. I moved on em up and down the wooded edge and back again. I just couldn't get that big one in range and turned right. It was a bit misty, and there was something about that big one that just looked peculiar, but I didn't give it much thought. But I did notice that he had some serious rake marks and some armor plating.
It was an exciting half hour or so, as there was a sow in heat, and the boys were pitchin all sorts of fits. Growling, squealing, butting, and even a few got tossed around a bit. What a show.
I think one of them got a whiff of me finally, and they made off heading east paralleling a slough. I made a bee line to flank them in an area about 200 yards away, hoping they would tell on themselves again, and I'd have another go at them....
It worked, but didn't work. I cut em off alright, but they all, bout 17 of them waltzed and cussed right by me no more than 20 yards away, but it was so thick I never saw hide nor hair.
I figured with the sow in heat I might hear this bunch again in the afternoon and have another chance at that beast with the coat of armor.
So, I went in for lunch, and to get a bigger bow.....
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Gotta love them Big Hogs!
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You'all are in for treat......I heard this one first hand!!!
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you think you guys got a long wait i live downunder :coffee: :coffee: :coffee:
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This will be good
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Terry, I'm sorry for the lost of a family Friend...
Great story so far.
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Sorry for your loss. Thanks for taking us along on the hunt.
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Seriously.....I traded in my 64# MOAB for my 70# MOAB, and switched out my Saquatch for an Ace Super Express....and honed it proper. I now had more horse power, and an arrow just shy of 600 grains.
I set out again, and just as I went and checked the empty garden, the winds picked up something fierce, and dead trees and branches started falling all around within ear shot. Thunder was in the close distance, so I headed back to the truck an drove to the Big Sandy(named food plot) to make sure my truck didn't get tree fallen. Greg Clark had the same idea as he was already there. It was just me and Greg in camp this weekend.
After the storm passed, we split up to carry out our plans....and the hogs were already in the garden. The ruckus had started without me, but what more could I ask?........
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Great story , Love that Paradise
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Here we go again....positioning and re-positioning...over and over, trying to get an arrow in the biggest one of the lot...but I started to notice the peculiar look of the one I wanted.
This cat and mouse went on and on, till it was all about to happen it seemed. He was in range and all he had to to was turn...he quartered to me, and back facing me, and I started to take in all the features of this boar. The best way to describe him was that all the others seemed to have clean clear cut defining lines, and he seemed to be out of focus. Yeah, that's it, he was out of focus. He had serious rake marks all along his armor, bare spots all along, hair missing from his face, tan rings around his eyes, big fuzzy jowls, and a tall bristly ridge running down his back.....the guy was a wreck let me tell ya...but a brute none the less. He was a true battle axe, and he was 20 yards from me for TEN MINUTES and no shot was offered!!! When on rare occasion he turned broadside, he was flanked by the lesser ones blocking a clean shot.
It seemed like eternity that I was settin on ready....all the time with smaller hogs within 12 yards of me. I was hiding in plain sight the whole time, standing between two saplings with not a big tree around and zero back ground cover.
When they finally got a puff of me, the herd scurried off, and now *I* was a wreck. With 30 minutes of hunting left at least...I packed it in for some reconnaissance of the morning hunt to come.....
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I also heard the story before and after. Must have been a good hot weekend for hog hunting.
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:campfire: Excellent story so far Terry! Looking forward to hearing the rest! ;)
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This is really getting good :archer:
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Oh yeah this is gunna be a gooden.
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Right there with you T
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OK, Terry lets here the rest. :D
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Oh wow, I am a nervous wreck reading this.
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On the short ride back to camp, the wheels were a turning. What are the odds of getting on that same group 3 times in one day? Ok, so why not a fourth tomorrow?
Hogs aren't suppose to be pattern-able, but these certainly had shown me a temporary one. So, I'm gonna run with it again tomorrow. I'm going back to the garden, and if it don't work out, I'm going to throw them a curve ball tomorrow afternoon.
The AM hunt didn't happen due to the call from my wife about the friend of the family.....
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Sorry for your family's loss Terry.
Enjoyin the story!
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Ohhhhhhhh this is a goodun! We're waiting!!
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OK, ...so now for the curve ball.....
I had a lock on stand and I borrowed Matt Schuster's ladder that lead to the top of his camper. It was a brown folding ladder that had rusted into a brown non-folding ladder. Perfect!
I bungied it to the top of my rover, and yes, I went to hang a tree stand 8 feet up on about the 40 yard line of the west side of the garden.
See, these hogs were moving back and forth...OK wait...need to give ya a mental picture of the garden.
The Garden runs basically east and west lets say, its 200 yards long and averages about 40 yards across. What most of us would call the 'far side' is lined with 15 to 20 foot trees. These trees are covered from the ground up in all sorts of vines. Its virtually a curtain veiling what's going on 'back stage' in the hardwoods n cypress bottom. This curtain has numerous tunnels, some that only allow small glimpses of the forest beyond, many black holes that don't. I would be facing the curtain.
Got the stand hung and the branches pruned. As my TX buddy David Shepard would say...."that's a mighty fine lookin death trap if'n ya ask me".
OK...now all I needed was for the hogs to do the same thing as they had done before, just prance east and west right up the middle, and maybe one of them sweet smelling sows would walk him right by me....dang its getting hot, need a drink of gator aide and a cool breeze....so back to camp to re gear up.
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Almost as good as listening to the voicemail.... :readit:
Keep it coming bro.
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Keep it coming big guy! I'm on the edge of my seat..
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This is much better than working.
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I'm supposed to be finishing up a final project before I can graduate, but I keep finding myself here looking for the next installment.
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Where you at Terry? :pray:
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Back at camp, I was anticipating the evenings hunt with great excitement. Hanging a stand for hogs is not how I hunt them, but it just felt like the best thing to do. Definitely a different approach, and I was looking forward to see how it all played out. And a play it would seem to be.....
I wasn't sure there was going to be a play this evening, or what time it would start, but I sure was going to be there early in my front row seat.
I got settled in about 6:30, and nothing was stirring till the 1st squeal rang out about 7:10. The characters were making there way into the back stage area, and they were in no real hurry. I heard them behind the curtain for 45 minutes and had been wondering for some time if they would start the production before dark. The suspense was killing me.
Bout 8 O'clock the curtain started to rustle, and act one was about to begin.
The leading man marched out of one of those holes to my right. When he got about 5 yards onto the stage two supporting actors trotted out behind him and flared in opposite directions. Then 5 more piled out of their own individual hole at the same time.....within just a few seconds the stage hosted 8 hogs, and the curtain was still rustling. I don't know how many hogs came onto the stage, but I know the leading man angled toward me and started strutting right down the center of the stage.
When he stopped, he didn't stop long, and he wheeled right and headed wide open for a black hole. He literally dove into it, and the curtain rocked and rolled 20 feet in both directions. I don't no how it didn't come down to tell you the truth.....
Act one sure was short.....but I certainly enjoyed it none the less...I also enjoyed the destruction going on now back stage.......
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Awwww C'MON already!!!
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Terry you have been reading too many Charlie Lamb stories. Both you guys sure know how to drag it out while keeping our anticipation high!!
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It was a mess back stage.........
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Ouch, that looks like it hurt.
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Alright already I heard about him now lets see that bruiser! ;) Congrats Buddy!
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A pig stopped 20 feet from Tarz is in big trouble. You must have been taking shot placement lessons from Skyler from the look of that spray. Hero pics gotta be on deck.
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Huh? What'd I miss? Did you cause that Terry or was there it a pig fight like Rosey vs. Star Jones going on that caused that?
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I CANT'T TAKE THE SUSPENSE :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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Mr Big Nasty........
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I think yer right Brent...that can't be the bloodtrail cause he hadn't even shot him yet...we aren't even to act II yet.
Wait a minute...you didn't even tell of the shot etc.....now who taught you how to tell a story?
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Nah nah na nah nah, Terry's arrow got broked.
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I think this show has been postponed due the sudden illness of the lead actor!!
David
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I got a clip showing shot placement, and the armor plating...its up loading but will take a while.
Gotta run to visitation services, be back later.
Wish us luck on the auction opener....we are still trying to nail down a new server just for the auction.
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Nice job Terry. Condolences on the loss.
New record amount for this year's auction! We have more items than ever before.
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Nice shot, he's pretty in a ugly kinda way :bigsmyl:
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you just know that big ole nasty brute had whiiped some arse in his day! congrats Terry.
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Sorry for your loss Terry. Nice story, that's a gooderrunn!
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Terry, Now that's a nice one, I hope he don't smell as bad as he looks :clapper:
Is that a 2 blade hole? :goldtooth:
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Great job Terry :thumbsup:
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Somehow, I knew this would end with a dead pig!! Good job Terry :thumbsup:
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Sorry for your loss Terry. Great story and pictures. That is one nasty hog for sure! Looks like you wacked Ole Dirty B>>turd!!!
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Nice choppers! And great story telling too! :readit:
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nice pig terry :thumbsup:
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The pig looks meaner and nastier in person and you should see the shields on that beast! Congrats again Terry.
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For sure that old boy has been in a scuffle or two. Dang old sows! Prayers to you and your friends family.
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Dang it, Terry! I was gonna try my best to NOT bid on the St. Jude's Paradise Hog Hunt, cause I'm currently pretty broke. Then you had to go and post that.
Congratulations! I'm sorry for your loss.
Jaz
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Thanks for all the comments guys....I enjoyed sharing it with ya!
It was a good weekend, and a great hunt for sure.
Many thanks to Greg for giving me a hand, and congrats to him for his 80# BBQ boar he took as well. I enjoyed sharing camp with you once again Sir!
Here's a clip worth watching, it shows the concrete shield this guy had. It may take a bit to download...maybe Tom Mussatto can knock it down a bit.
Yeah Dave.....dang'd o'l 2 blade. ;)
Sheilds and Shot Placement (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/MVI_1151.AVI)
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I knew you where a closet 2 bladder :saywhat: , glade to see you came out the closet LOL :thumbsup: nice video documentary.
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Naw Dave....like you...I was sandbaggin!!! :D
I know when to shoot a 4 blade, and when not too. :thumbsup:
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Terry, congrats on a BIG boar. Good story too.
Dan
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Terry I have never seen that soft spot before.
That shield sure looks tough and hard, good thing you went to the heavy Bow-n-arrow, I don't think light tackle would of gotten in side of his armor, just would of ran off with the arrow stick-en out of him.
By the way did you see any sparks when your broadhead made contact with that armor platting. LOL
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Dave...that soft spot is right over and behind the elbow on a heavy shielded boar.
I didn't see any sparks...but I wish you all could really see and the tusk gouges in that shield. I don't know how many jabs he took, but that's evidently what the shield is there for.
The depth of the shield where I hit him was almost 2 inches thick.
There were fresh wounds that were still bloody, and some were a few years old...and a few of them were DEEP. Some actually looked like Bhead hits that were laughed off!!!!
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There were fresh wounds that were still bloody, and some were a few years old...and a few of them were DEEP. Some actually looked like Bhead hits that were laughed off!!!!
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Heck of a hog there Terry!!! :thumbsup:
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Very nice Terry! Well done - that's a mean looking hog! ;) Congrats!
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Terry, that's a nice hog. What a cool idea - to put up a tree stand after patterning them. Thank you for sharing the story.
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Thanks for sharing Terry. Nice old hog and a heck of a shot. :thumbsup:
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Nice piggie Terry :thumbsup:
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"Out of focus" was a good description of the hog Terry. Nice job and great story! Sorry for your loss too.
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Holy crap, does this EVER make me want to go huntin`!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Terry Green, for including us ALL in your hunt.
Did I mention how much this makes me want to go hinting?
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Good hog T and good shot.Pigs like that don`t give chances every day.you did good. Sorry for your loss ,prayers sent.RC
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Cool old boar Terry. Thanks for sharing the story :)
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great stuff now thats a proper HAWG! congrats Terry
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Nice hog. Makes a fellow want to go pig hunting again soon.