Author Topic: Gonna need a faster bow. Pigs can Move, lol. (Read 2608 times)

pdk25 · « **on:** September 02, 2018, 01:57:00 PM »

I was out chasing pigs friday night, and was stalking up on this hog from the Northeast. Not much wind, and he was very edgy, so I knew that I wouldn't be able to get as close as I liked. I had a good shot at a touch over 20 yards, and all I saw in the dark was my illuminated nock continuing past the hog, and heard the hog run off and keep on going. In the second pic, you can see my string tracker line and the illuminated nock, and how far the hog was able to move before the arrow got there. A clean miss because he moved over a full body length before the arrow got there. More an issue of the noise of the bow, and how wired the hog was, than how fast the bow was. Just more of an FYI post than anything else.

fnshtr · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2018, 02:29:05 PM »

It is amazing how fast pigs are!!!! A quiet bow is probably better than a fast bow... JMO.

pdk25 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2018, 02:58:34 PM »

Agreed, like I said at the end of the post. I just posted it that way because I figured it would get people's attention, and it sounds a little like a line from the movie JAWS, lol.

David McLendon · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2018, 04:49:44 PM »

Pigs are jumpy, bacon on crack, funny thing is they can turn a 180 and go the other way just as fast as jumping forward. Were you shooting one of your Stickflingers? They are pretty quiet, and fast.

Sam McMichael · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2018, 05:04:45 PM »

Has your wife seen these pictures? It seems that you are making a very convincing excuse for buying a new bow. It's worth a try.

pdk25 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2018, 05:13:07 PM »

Quote from: David McLendon on September 02, 2018, 04:49:44 PM

Pigs are jumpy, bacon on crack, funny thing is they can turn a 180 and go the other way just as fast as jumping forward. Were you shooting one of your Stickflingers? They are pretty quiet, and fast.

LOL. No, it was a recurve that I hadn't killed anything with in a while, and I figured I would try to kill something with it. I shoot it pretty well, and have killed alot of critters with it, but it definitely is noisier than some of my other bows. Especially the stickflingers.

pdk25 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2018, 05:13:47 PM »

Quote from: Sam McMichael on September 02, 2018, 05:04:45 PM

Has your wife seen these pictures? It seems that you are making a very convincing excuse for buying a new bow. It's worth a try.

Good point

Bisch · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2018, 05:23:09 PM »

That’s a cool sequence of pics!!!! You win some, and you lose some. Pig won that one!

Bisch

pdk25 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2018, 10:52:07 PM »

That's OK. I just shot another to make up for it.

Wannabe1 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2018, 12:02:28 AM »

One would almost think that one was wearing a cape!

rastaman · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2018, 10:34:33 AM »

Way to go sir!

Basinboy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2018, 04:17:43 PM »

Whacking and Stacking!

Bvas · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2018, 05:08:34 PM »

Holy smokes Pat, I had no idea hogs were so prolific in OKlahoma.

Although it’s an enjoyable hunt, I’m glad we don’t have hogs here.

pdk25 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2018, 05:34:41 PM »

madmaxthc · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2018, 07:09:25 PM »

Quote from: pdk25 on September 02, 2018, 10:52:07 PM

That's OK. I just shot another to make up for it.

Congratulations!
What broadheads were you using?

pdk25 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2018, 09:25:16 PM »

An abowyer javelina lite.

madmaxthc · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2018, 09:30:30 PM »

Cool, thank you!

Tim Finley · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2018, 09:51:30 AM »

At 20 plus yards maybe the string tracker slowed you down . I have shot string at yardages of 20 and more just to see what would happen and it looked like the brakes get put on . Pigs are faster than bacon greased lightning !!

Sam McMichael · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2018, 01:33:02 PM »

Great shot, but I fear you just lost your chance on that new bow that we mentioned. Luckily, you are doing just fine with your current rig.

wingnut · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2018, 03:28:26 PM »

That's funny! When I first saw "rojo grande" the piggest pig I've ever laid my eyes on and killed. It told him I was going to need a bigger bow. I went home and tuned up the 60# Sley longbow I had on hand and the rest is history.

Mike


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