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Wishing you guys warmer weather and some hot action! Good luck!!
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Post by: Alexander Traditional on January 21, 2025, 07:25:14 PM
I think it's going to be the coldest tonight.
Post by: Terry Green on January 21, 2025, 11:31:00 PM
Patrick and I both had stalks on hogs tonight. :campfire:
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Gary is Asbell wise guy #1....
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And this is the one I stalked....
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Post by: Terry Green on January 22, 2025, 02:57:07 PM
Then they came out in a different area, and Donovan had to go at them.
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Post by: Terry Green on January 23, 2025, 10:14:55 AM
Now they're off for the day
Huckbuck. Asbell wise guy #2...
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I got to within twenty yards, and the javelina turned broadside twice, but I opted to try and get a little bit closer. Luckily, I was crouched pretty low when he decided to turn around and come back toward me. All I had to hide behind was a blade of grass. He got to within fifteen yards and the wind that was in my face just stopped. It seems there was a bit of lofting going on and he got a wiff.
So he got all hackled up twice, then ladies heckles down almost all the way as he eased off into the brush on the other side of the road. It was still a great rush and really cool that I finally got a stalk.The fourth day here. I really enjoy helping people get started and spotting for them. However, it's always great fun when they turn me.loose.
Post by: Terry Green on January 23, 2025, 04:58:44 PM
And I just got through blood trailing a javie for Gary, which we recovered.
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Going on the grill with the burgers tonight...
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Did you get a new bow Terry? I thought you had a Centaur longbow?
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The new Asbell Canoe Coat will be showcased soon....
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This is the most.Hog sign I have ever seen on the ranch anywhere.....
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Post by: pdk25 on January 25, 2025, 01:19:57 PM
The first two days were rough for me with the weather. I didn’t see a single Havelina during the first two days although there were plenty of deer to eat every bit of corn up.
I had two different shoulder surgeries last year from which I am not completely recovered and I decided to use my lightweight Paul Bunyan bow for this hunt for the most part. It is only 40 pounds and 29 inches because of how it is cut and the fact it is a sour fiberglass bow. I was using 600 spin arrows with 300 grain tips.
on Tuesday night conditions were great for a stalk on hogs, but I had no idea the size of the hog. By far the largest Hog that I have seen in South Texas. Not that there aren’t bigger ones around, but I have never seen them there. In any case, I rushed the shot, even though I had plenty of time, I short drew the bow, probably only 27 1/2 or 28 inches even though I draw it 29 inches left-handed. The combination of decreased strength in the solid, fiberglass bow, probably under 38 pounds, with the arrow not flying straight due to poor tune and shelf contact, even though the shot was properly placed, the Hog ran off with no blood trail, and I was unable to find him. Fortunately, he showed back up Wednesday night, but the battery for my light died, and I couldn’t see him to shoot. Last chance I got him. What a monster. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Post by: pdk25 on January 25, 2025, 01:30:55 PM
Friday came around and I spent most of the early part of the day prepping for hog hunting that night because I had high hopes. I eventually made it out to the spot that I saw Havelina on the road and I was clearing out prickly pear, and Mesquite for a place to sit, and while I was doing that Havelina came out to the road. I quickly moved my car out of sight and hurried back into the , makeshift blind and it wasn’t long before one came around and gave me a shot. The arrow zipped right through it and the Havelina didn’t even know it was hit. Stood there for around five seconds and then took off like crazy. I thought that it went down in 20 or 25 yards with all the noise I heard but turns out it was more like 45 minutes of painful tracking through thorns and cactus. can’t complain. It was good. It’s just something that happens. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Post by: Terry Green on January 26, 2025, 04:02:36 PM
I wanted to shoot the biggest black hog in this picture. However, after quite a few minutes of no shot due to quartering to me or being guarded by another hog. I decided I would shoot the spotted one if given the chance as you never know when the wind will change. The longer you stand there, the more chances of something going wrong.
Finally, after several minutes a spotty, one begged me to shoot her....
I pulled a rookie mistake. The hog may have had spots, but I failed to pick one myself. As always, the windage was perfect, but I shot an inch over its back. I kinda chuckled to myself, because this is a reminder that it can happen at any time to anybody. I caught some good rising from Patrick, which was all in good form.
I am seeking revenge.
By the way.... :smileystooges:
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Post by: Flingblade on January 26, 2025, 08:00:33 PM
Congrats to the Week I gang. Sounded like there were plenty of Javi's. Congrats Gary on Javi #2. Well done ! Safe travels home guys.Thanks Mike! We missed you this year. Had colder but better weather with less rain and mud than last year! It was a blast again!
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Post by: Flingblade on January 27, 2025, 12:36:24 AM
I was sitting in my pacseat below the blind when I spotted a group of javelina come out about halfway down the sendero to my left. I grabbed my bow and quiver and the stalk was on! Over the next hour or so I had three different blown set ups where they sensed something wasn't right or just decided to turn and go in a different direction.
These little jokers are incredibly fun to hunt but also incredibly frustrating at times. They really are a cool little animal that I have much respect for.
The javies moved from the sendero I was on to the one next to it through the brush and I followed as quietly as I could. I ended up toward the end of the sendero and they popped out halfway down but turned and started to head in my direction. I had to find a place to hide quick but there wasn't much in the way of clear areas where I was, so I backed up to a mesquite and got down on my knees. I could hear them crunching corn as they came. There were 6 or 8 of them and a couple that were decent size but the rest small. Less than four yards was the distance from where I was kneeling to the corn sprinkled in the sendero. The decision I had to make was whether to let the group feed to less than four yards in front of me and try to not get busted or take the first one that came into view. Glad I made the decision I did or I'm pretty sure my crockpot would be empty tomorrow. And I think the stew I'm planning to make will be delicious regardless. The arrow hit behind the right shoulder but he was spinning at the time, and it came out the hind end. The next thing I heard was light growling that sounded like it was coming from the brush across the sendero about 10 yards in. I gave it about an hour and Terry helped with the blood trail. It had gone less than 10 yards into the brush.
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I was really happy to make a good clean kill shot and that the recovery was as easy as it was. And I'm really trying to smile in this picture, but I had several sharp thorns poking me in the hind end at the time making it difficult.
Kind of humorous that the biggest guy in camp shoots the littlest javelina.
By the way, Asbell Wool Wise Guy #1 was wearing a Pathfinder in Timber Ghost size 3X and shooting Easton FMJ arrows tipped with Simmons Great White broadheads out of a Black Widow PSRX Osage recurve, 61 lb. @ 28".
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Post by: Terry Green on January 27, 2025, 12:15:34 PM
Well, he looked up and figured out that he was being left behind and he was going to catch up.And he just began slow walking. He kept walking through the first gap in the prickly pear, and I started to draw as he was behind a prickly pear still walking. As he strolled into the next opening, I finished my draw and released at the walking target. We'll, at release he decided to just stop for no apparent reason and the arrow flew right in front of his chest.
The entire group decided to go into the bush, only opposite side of the road from me. 2 minutes later, they come back out. Of course they're out of range but headed toward Joe. Joe had one in range that was see me lay honor mary go round and never gave him a shot, and for some reason, they decided to turn around and come back toward me.
I immediately backed in to a makeshift hard.It turned out to be perfect. I was on my knees as they started into my shooting lanes and I had my bow up and ready to go. There were 4 of them kneeling around, and I was just waiting for one to turn perfect for me broadside side at twelve yards, the same distance as the one I shot in front of.
Then someone decides to call my phone that was on vibrate only. The first vibration and all of the heavies raised their head, and the second vibration, they all started looking around confused it seemed. The third vibration synthem packing. 1 minute earlier, it would have been fine 1 minute later. It would have been fine. It just so happens.This person called me at the worst possible moment. So please cut your phones on airplane mode when you stalk.
Hopefully, things will come together for me, because everything that has happened and could have happened has already happened. I only have one way to go, and that's up from here. :biglaugh:
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Asbell wise guy #4 - Donovan Watson
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Here in the Grand Canyon is a side canyon I like to rope down to the river and fish. It was named Badger Canyon because an old miner caught a Badger to eat. He hiked it down river to the next canyon. That canyon is named Soap Canyon because when he threw the Badger in a pot it ended up like a pot full of soap. Hmmm Sounds good
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Well, i'm certainly gonna find out how it tastes. If it's not good, the ranch dogs will eat it
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Mature buck for sure....
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When Gary grazed the badger, he was talking about how he wished he would have gotten it as he would love to have it, tanned to hang on the wall. So i gave him the pelt for him to get mounted. I can't wait to see the finished product whenever he gets it done.
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Post by: rainman on January 28, 2025, 11:06:34 PM
Tuesday was cold and windy and I was in my blind 6 hours when I decided I needed a walk. Still hunted for an hour and coming back to my blind saw 2 deer right in front of it. Kept walking in and the next thing I know a Javie is eating in front of my blind. I was able to stalk in to about 18 yards and took a shot but the Javie spun and the shot hit the jae. She spun 3 times and the arrow dropped out and she disappeared in the brush. Only found one drop of blood and I am sure the Javie recovered.
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Post by: rainman on January 28, 2025, 11:18:46 PM
Wednesday I saw nothing until after shooting light walking to get picked up by Tony. Then saw 3 cross the road. They do not have very hood eyesight and will let you get close if you move slow.
Thursday was the day, after trying to scare this spike away for about 4 hours I finally gave up and he was 7 yards in front of me at 1730 when a family of 6 Javie came in. I took the first shot offered and spined her. I came out of my blind and put a finishing shot in her and took a pic. I used my bow to hold the camera so it is not in the picture. But it is a Wilson Brothers Black Widow 48 lbs at 28 inches with Arrow Dynamics arrows and Wendel Woodsman heads.
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Post by: Terry Green on January 29, 2025, 07:59:19 AM
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It's the hog facing to the right....
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I haven't done a photo shoot with Tusk yet. The only pictures I have of that bow are with animals that I have taken with it. I will be doing a photo shoot this week or next of that long bow. But in the meantime....
Jim made me a Super Curve to add to my lower weight bow arsenal. When Jim saw the bow in completion, he called me and told me that he wanted to keep it. That was so pretty and also that it looked like a Dragon. So jim named it for me, at least the first name. When I saw it, put together and strunh the first thing I thought of was "Wicked".
So meet the Wicked Dragon....
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60" 52@28
that thing is SAAA-WEEEET!
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Rasta, that the Super Curve, I'll post the longbow Tusk soon.
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I had another stalk last night on a about four hogs, and my foot drug across a mini mesquite sprig at twenty yards from the light, and off they went....
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Post by: Terry Green on February 01, 2025, 01:51:12 PM
The Suite... :biglaugh:
Both bathrooms new showers
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All kidding aside, those facilities look top notch. :bigsmyl:
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Ron I will be with you at lunchtime on your comment... :smileystooges:
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He's tagged out! :clapper:
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10 yards to the road. 15 to the other side.
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Post by: Over&Under on February 03, 2025, 09:57:56 PM
Proving to be a great hunt year after year !
Thanks for the play by play!
Post by: Hoosier71 on February 03, 2025, 10:04:15 PM
Day 2 I got off to an earlier start. After corning my sendero’s I was standing next to my truck eating a snack when a group of four came out at about 50 yards and fed away from me. As I was closing the distance two more eased out right in front of me. I knelt down and watched the lead stink pig walk towards me. It was facing me when I drew but it turned broadside at around 5 yards. My arrow went in the near shoulder and lodged in the far side breaking them both. It did the old snowplow thing shoving itself forward with its rear legs pushing its face into the dirt in a quick 180 around me before it piled up directly behind me. 2 stalks, 2 shots & 2 dead javelina. I’m shooting a Hoyt Rambo warf with 45# Hoyt limbs making a 64” bow. 500 grain Taipan arrows from Safari Tuff tipped with 200 grain VPA 3 blades.
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Post by: Terry Green on February 04, 2025, 10:30:45 AM
I also would like you to thank Patrick Kelly for his exuberant exploration of the far north of the property where no one hardly hunts. The family doesn't even deer hunt up here.It seems. He found a great spot for havelina, and it has also provided many stalks for Gordon and Mc Dave. These javies are much more relaxed that I've seen in a few years.
It's great to be hanging out with Dave as he's been a member forever, and we've never met. I've had fun smoking cigars watching him stalk.
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He never saw it.....
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Post by: lopey15 on February 05, 2025, 12:59:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHITUr2Aabo
a couple of videos explaining our 15 sec double javelina kill! Congrats Dusty, moment we won’t soon forget!
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Just got this from Dusty. ....
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Post by: Dusty Rogers on February 06, 2025, 02:28:52 PM
Night hog hunting in South Texas!
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Sid’s night kill boar!
What a rush!!
Congrats Sid!
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In 3 weeks we had an over 70° tempatur swing, 21 - 93.
Post by: McDave on February 07, 2025, 04:48:46 PM
Then I turned around and looked toward Terry, and there they were about 25 yards past where I was standing, munching toward him at the incredible speed of maybe 10’ per minute. They had gotten in front of me! At this point I didn't see any other alternative than to sneak after them, and try to close the distance. I was upwind of them, and whenever one of them turned around to stare at me, I froze until he or she went back to feeding. If a javi can't smell it and it doesn't move, it doesn't exist for him, I guess. I soon closed to within 20 yards, but all I had to shoot at were javi butts, not an ideal target, or sort of a quartering away shot whenever one of them turned back to stare at me, but no opportunity to draw my bow without spooking them. Well, eventually they tired of that game and faded off into the brush, so I walked back to Terry to wait and see if they would reappear.
As I approached Terry, I could see that he had sort of a peculiar look on his face. I was not real happy with the way things had turned out, but I was sort of proud of myself for making a successful stalk and getting within shooting range of them without spooking them, so I wondered what the peculiar look was all about. What I didn't realize until he told me was that as I was stalking the javis, a javi was stalking me. I was so focused on the 4 in front of me that I hadn't looked back and noticed that a straggler was trying to catch up with the rest of the pack, coming close enough at one point that through Terry's camera it looked to him like the javi was about to goose me with its snout! The javi probably wasn't ever really that close, due to foreshortening of the camera lens, but pretty close nevertheless. He had drifted off into the underbrush when the rest of them did, so I was never aware that he was there.
I'm not sure what I should have done if I had been aware that one was right behind me. I know that if I had turned around and drawn my bow, he would have been gone in a flash. Probably I should have just frozen in place without looking at him and maybe he would have stayed on the sendero and tried to catch up with his group, and I could have shot him when he was focused on them and not me.
Anyway, I had a great time on the trip, and hope to do it again next year, if the good Lord is willing.
Post by: lopey15 on February 08, 2025, 10:57:45 AM
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BTW, if you want more functional pics that you done have to scroll side to side to see, click 'Insert Attachment' to the right of where you enter your photo.....
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Post by: Terry Green on February 08, 2025, 04:40:25 PM
I found some jerky on the outside table, not sure who made it, but it sure is good! :thumbsup:
Post by: STICKBENDER98 on February 08, 2025, 06:39:13 PM
Jason
Post by: Dusty Rogers on February 08, 2025, 08:58:33 PM
Post by: Terry Green on February 09, 2025, 09:22:25 AM
Also, did you get the links to the hog vids?
Post by: McDave on February 09, 2025, 10:13:12 AM
I love this hunt and thread!!! I will make this trip!!! Working on "retiring" from my factory job, to work for myself to have time for these kinds of things. Terry I see you have used a Great Northern Quiver and the new side quiver from 3rivers curious on your thoughts on both as well as others who have used them.
Jason
I bought the quiver that Terry brought from 3 Rivers, which is now my favorite hunting quiver. Most of my shooting is without a quiver on the bow, and I’d just as soon not change things when I hunt.
You can wear the quiver without even noticing that you have it on, it is so comfortable. I can remove an arrow and nock it with no more noise than taking one out of a bow quiver, and less visible hand movement. I couldn't pack my arrows in my duffel bag in the side quiver I used to use because they would get squashed, so I had to pack them in a separate arrow tube. This quiver is solid enough that I can pack my arrows in it for traveling without having to bring a separate arrow tube. It is extremely quiet for hunting as long as you pack enough arrows in it that the feathers cushion any movement at the top end, about 6 is enough, and the points are stuck in the foam at the bottom end. The leather covering is not only beautiful, but also cuts way down on noise from carrying the quiver through the brush.
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Post by: RI Red on February 09, 2025, 10:32:36 AM
We all became a lot more cautious after seeing that picture. Great trip, and the food you guys bring is much appreciated as well.
Post by: Terry Green on February 10, 2025, 07:40:55 AM
Mesquite and Mistletoe....
She always like to keep up with the ranch dogs.....
Dusk pic of Patrick's hog with green light highlights. The green hog light makes the pic unique...
Many thanks coming up, and reviews on the Sponsor Items...
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Post by: Terry Green on February 10, 2025, 05:13:16 PM
However, the last stalk I had I did shoot the biggest of the 4. He was 6 inches taller than the 2 next biggest. I knew the shot was a little high, but I felt good anyway, and felt better after reviewing several shot placement vitals pics.
Post by: Terry Green on February 10, 2025, 05:17:23 PM
Everything looked good with bubbles and all....
Post by: Terry Green on February 10, 2025, 05:24:06 PM
After a 90 yard sparse bloodtrail I figured I had only gotten the topish right lung corner.
I would like to thank Blake Marsters and Tom Branyon for hanging in there with me on the tracking job.
Hopefully I'll see this boar again next year..... :campfire:
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Some of the prickly pear were fair sized. Tallest I saw was around 10ft.
Post by: Terry Green on February 11, 2025, 09:22:57 AM
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong...
Had a Javie walking and it stopped at release and it never moved until it, not only passed one inch in front of its chest, but only after the arrow slammed into the short 'grading berm' on the other side ...
Made a shift in my hide, lost balance and stepped on dried dead prickly paddle(Largest Rice Krispy in the world)....
3 javies in my shooting lane at at half draw waiting for a lethal angle and someone decided to call me. My phone was only on vibrate, BUT, the first vibrate and they all raised their heads, 2nd vibrate they all started looking around, 3rd vibrate they left for Oklahoma....
Had a single in front of the group milling around in my lane at 12 yards for 1 second as I came to full draw, he decided to turn toward me for some reason. He kept this up until he was 6 yards from me at the 'grader berm' and finally looked up and saw me. He's now next door neighbors with the Oklahomians....
Got caught moving on yet another drop foot off balance lateral movement as I was closing in on a stalk....
The one that I was 15 yards behind waiting for it to turn that decided to turn around and I was hiding behind a blade of grass. I think you can figure out the explosion that came next....
One deathly quiet day I had them perfect at 10 years and I found out my arrow rest and plate were not comparable with my arrows. They heard the arrow being drawn. It it a beaver tail rest and plate, but new material is on the way....
The javies did this a lot to me and Joe, and Gary, Donovan, and Mc Dave on week 1 and 2 while I was observing. The javies for some reason this year, some of the groups at least, would cut into the brush as they got close to the hunters hide. Not sure why as the wind was steadily in their favor.
I will say I enjoyed more cigars this year than any LTR over the years. Especially week 3 with Mc Dave.
This hunt did have a few javies that the critters got to eat, and many opportunities that ended with a 'swing and a miss'.
More hero pics from others coming.....
Post by: Terry Green on February 11, 2025, 02:34:01 PM
Spotty was see at the 3 yellow circles...
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Post by: Terry Green on February 11, 2025, 07:45:31 PM
One hunter wanted to kill a Jack really bad. Maybe he'll chime in....
Post by: Russell Southerland on February 11, 2025, 08:37:13 PM
Can't wait to see the rest of the Hero Pics!!! :readit:
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Post by: Terry Green on February 12, 2025, 11:29:42 AM
I had a succeful stalk to within 12 and 15 yards of the group with only my bow light after Patrick left. However, I did not shoot due to it not illuminating the hogs enough to take a positive shot. Yes, I could see them, but the lighting was so low it just didn't feel right. I probably could have made the shot, I've shot my targets at home with a bow light, but it just didn't feel right with live animals....
So, I will be getting a new/better/brighter bow light, with a green lens of course.
Another opportunity was blown with my LEDLENSER green head lamp. This light is great and has 3 levels of brightness. So, after the bow light issue, I desided to use the head lamp instead due to its brightness. Well, all was fine and dandy as I was again 12 and 15 yards and waiting for the window to open. Well, it surely did!!!
The window opened and in came the SUN!!!!
The light was so bright at full draw against my hand, riser and limbs it blinded me something fierce. So, that was that. So, walk in with a green light perfect. Not so perfect at full draw. I will see if the next level down will work and report back. I don't think it will, I'm pretty sure its still going to be a distraction.
Also, if you use a bow light, strap it on the bottom fade out. I learned that years ago, if you mount it over you arrow you will have the shadow of your arrow moving between you and the hogs. :campfire:
Post by: Tim Finley on February 12, 2025, 12:22:39 PM
Post by: Terry Green on February 12, 2025, 02:00:54 PM
The next day, another guy with a bow light decided he was going to go to town and get I kill light since walmart is only eleven miles away. So, I told him to get two.
More hero pics coming soon...
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The best light on the market…nothing comes close! Slow glow…”they’ll never know what lit them”
I totally agree....
And I know that tower stand well.... :bigsmyl:
Post by: Terry Green on February 12, 2025, 05:32:09 PM
View over the house and View from our back porch.
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Post by: Kodiak Fan on February 12, 2025, 06:48:03 PM
I managed to shoot one javelina on this hunt. I had multiple opportunities. Many passed within ten feet without a shot offered. As in years past, they liked to come into the brush with me! Whitetails don't do that very often. I won't say how many I missed, but they did a number on me. We did eat three rabbits that I was able to kill. How a person can hit a rabbit and not a 50 pound javelina is part of the trad mystique that keeps me coming back. I just received some pointers on javi shooting from a well known killing machine that I plan to put into practice next year. I will be working on my mental game between now and then. It was a great week as usual. And the bull sessions around the camp really added to the whole experience. JV
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on February 12, 2025, 09:48:24 PM
The best light on the market…nothing comes close! Slow glow…”they’ll never know what lit them”on my list for next year
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on February 12, 2025, 09:54:01 PM
Dusty's LTR Battle Scars....West Texas boys got some hard bark on them.
Post by: charles m on February 13, 2025, 08:31:01 AM
Great read guys, been following the whole time. :clapper:
Can't wait to see the rest of the Hero Pics!!! :readit:
YES! I'm doing the same thing and catching up this morning. :coffee: :campfire:
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Post by: Flingblade on February 13, 2025, 01:58:47 PM
Being on the small side I wanted to make the most of it so in addition to everything else I brought home the heart and liver. The heart; although small, was very good. I've always liked heart but have never been a fan of liver. I soaked the liver in salt water overnight and then cut it in 1/4" strips and fried it in bacon grease in my cast iron skillet. It was the mildest liver I've ever eaten, and my wife and I both enjoyed it. I think one of the keys was not cooking it too long. Just to barely done, medium or medium well in steak speak.
For the rest of the javi I cooked it in the instant pot until fork tender and boned it out. We made javi enchiladas with half of the meat. I threw the bones back in the pot with the liquid from cooking the meat, added a little kosher salt and a splash of white vinegar, covered with a little more water and simmered for about 6 hours. This made an excellent bone broth. I strained the bones out and put the broth in the fridge. The next day I sauteed some carrots, onion and celery in bacon grease and then added the bone broth and the rest of the meat. Once this was simmering, I added some egg noodles and seasoning and made javi noodle soup. The soup really hit the spot on the cold winter days we were having.
It was surprising to me that the javelina would make such an excellent bone broth, but I will definitely be repeating this process in the future. And if I get one next year, I'll fry the liver in camp. Should go well with the wild donkey someone else said they were bringing!
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Post by: Flingblade on February 14, 2025, 10:44:21 PM
Someone else needs to fess up on that second javi though, that one's not mine. I center punched the coon and the small javi but completely missed the two big javis I had shots at on day five. Go figure. At least I struck out swingin'. And I can't wait for round three! Ding ding!
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All repeat offenders will have automatic first right of refutal. All other request will need to be from Tradgang members that actually participate in Tragang.
I already miss everyone and cannot wait for 2 thousand and six
Post by: smokin joe on February 16, 2025, 03:40:55 PM
We were hunting at the Annex across the highway during week two. At about 2:00 PM I saw a group of javelinas pop out of the thick prickly pear cover and head toward me from the north down a dirt road with the wind at their backs. They were so close that all I could do was back into an adjacent dirt road and watch.
One of the javelinas broke away from the group and started hurrying toward my end of the road. He went past me and then looked back at the group and started going back to join them. I think he was getting nervous about being separated.
He didn't act like he knew I was on the other side of a bit of mesquite and prickly pear. Then he stopped. He was a good 18 or so yards away, but his vitals were in a window in the brush and I had a clear shot. I pulled back, picked a spot, and made the shot.
He was in high gear before the arrow got there and I thought I missed him because he moved so quickly at the sound of the string. It made sense to me since it was a long shot and he jumped so fast and ran into the brush.
Unbeknownst to me Terry was watching from a distance. He walked up to me and said that it sounded to him like a gut shot when the arrow hit the javelina. We looked around for the arrow and found it covered in blood. We followed the direction that the javelina went and saw a string of small intestine stuck to a low bit of brush -- a sure sign of a gut hit. Apparently the javelina got moving before the arrow got there, but did not move far enough to avoid the arrow completely.
We marked the spot and backed out of the brush. I decided we should wait two or so hours before taking up the trail again. At 4:00 PM we started to look for the javelina again. There was no blood trail, but there were clear tracks of him running in the dirt between the prickly pear and mesquite tangles. It was slow going.
We got to a little clearing and while looking for the next track in the dirt I heard Terry say, "Here is your javelina." He had not gone more than 30 yards or so.
The javelina was taking his last breaths and expired shortly after we saw him.
He turned out to be an average boar javelina -- not big, but not a juvenile either. That explained his willingness to separate from the group and his desire to reconnect with them when he got too far away. He was not old enough to be completely independent or solitary, but the desire to be away from the group was what got him in trouble.
When I skinned him I saw that the shot was behind his rib cage, and that his body cavity was full of blood. He jumped the string enough that shot was too far back, but the shot did make him bleed out internally.
I took the meat to Ruiz Custom Meats in Laredo and had it made into chorizo. I just had some this morning. I really love good chorizo and I am thankful that I got some this year.
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Post by: Terry Green on February 25, 2025, 05:12:53 PM
Great time had by all that's for sure.
I'll be rounding up the dates for next week soon as well as seeing who's coming back in 2026.