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Title: Texas Javelina
Post by: UrsusNil on May 01, 2009, 09:06:00 AM

I went on a Southwest Texas javelina hunt sponsored by Kent Ostrem of Mahaska bows. I connected on a large (62#) boar with a bow that Kent made of catclaw and arroyo wood from the very rance we were hunting.

 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/JoeSaber/jav1.jpg)

The bow is 58", 46# at my short 26.5" draw. I used wooden arrows and a two blade Zwickey. Hit the pig in the lung and liver, he went about 60 yards. Very difficult to track in the desert, the dry ground absorbs the blood and the sun dries it very quickly.

 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/JoeSaber/jav2.jpg)

Their teeth are unbelievably sharp. They may be small animals but they have the tools and the attitude to do some serious damage.

 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv205/JoeSaber/jav3.jpg)

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: tradtusker on May 01, 2009, 09:15:00 AM

congrats!

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Chris Surtees on May 01, 2009, 10:59:00 AM

:bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Big Ed on May 01, 2009, 04:21:00 PM

Nice stink pig

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: tarponnut on May 01, 2009, 05:43:00 PM

Great job, nice bow,too!

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: daveycrockett on May 01, 2009, 07:41:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on May 02, 2009, 12:09:00 AM

Congrats  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Gerardo on May 02, 2009, 01:59:00 AM

Nice hunt and bow!!!!! Congrats!!!!

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Mounter on May 02, 2009, 09:01:00 AM

congrats. that's a good one!!!

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: BRONZ on May 02, 2009, 10:39:00 AM

Great story and pics!

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: on May 02, 2009, 09:56:00 PM

Congrats! Hunting ranch rats is SOOOO much fun.

Bisch

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Terry Green on May 07, 2009, 04:24:00 PM

That's really cool about the 'bow connection'!

Congrats.   :clapper:

Title: Re: Texas Javelina
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on May 08, 2009, 03:50:00 AM

Yeah, that's awesome hunting that place with a bow that came from there! Nice javvie, too!