Back in the late summer I got this really neat bow from Steve at Northern Mist... Bamboo core with red glass and a dark schedua (sp) riser..
Like all of Steve's bows it really shoots well and is oh so quiet. I shot it a good deal in August and September but then had a couple of yew cored bows that needed my attention. Last week, I decided it was time to put this red beauty into the rotation !
This evening I got into a tree overlooking a spot where pigs had been rooting. Just before dark a few sows came in. I watched and waited hoping there was something a bit bigger around. However, after a minute or two I decided a bird in hand -----. The little sow was quartering away pretty hard not much over 15 yards. This bow is a bit over 60#'s at my draw length and shoots hard so I knew I could drive an arrow deep and I had a sharp Zwickey ready to meet the swine. I got a flash picture of the arrow burying to the fletch as the pig started to run.
I stayed in the tree for maybe 20 minutes and lowered my bow and quiver. When I got to the spot where the pig was hit there was an immediate blood trail. I felt as if she was dead within 50 yards, hmmmmm. I was trailing with my little headlight and found a stand up trail until I heard the pig grunt and get up. Yeah, I was surprised. The brush was very thick so I didn't put an arrow on the string, probably couldn't have shot plus I wasn't much worried about the little sow. Another 15 or 20 yards and I broke free of the brush and bumped her again. This time I saw her and she only went a short distance before laying down. I pulled an arrow, this one had a 185 Grizzly on the end. I eased up to about 20 yards and could tell she was alert and about to get up again. I needed to take the shot from where I stood. An easy shot really, in the daylight. Anyway, I got my headlight pointed in the right direction and drew the bow. When I releashed I watched the arrow disappear in her flank, she again was angling hard away. She got up walked about 2 or 3 steps then just fell over and kicked a couple of times, wow !
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