LTR 2025 - The Madness has begun!

[pdk25]

Some of the prickly pear were fair sized.  Tallest I saw was around 10ft.

[Terry Green]

My week hunting javies was a total comedy of errors. Nothing I could do...

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.....

[Terry Green]

Have Spots will Travel.....

Spotty was see at the 3 yellow circles...

[lopey15]

This is literally seconds before I let the arrow fly. Like I had mentioned before it busted through left shoulder, heart, and both lungs before coming out the other side.

[lopey15]

Deer were eating all the corn so i decided to pile wood on the corn. it helped tremendously!  deer still came but only ate what they could reach…hogs would stay and throw the debris aside to get to the corn.  It helped with keeping them there longer

[Terry Green]

Yes, throwing it in brush, prickly pear and grass/bush clump bases, and this year we pored into crevices in the dirt. ALL are a great way to make the hogs 'work for it'. 

One hunter wanted to kill a Jack really bad. Maybe he'll chime in....

[Russell Southerland]

Great read guys, been following the whole time. 

Can't wait to see the rest of the Hero Pics!!! 

[Terry Green]

Ken 'Hunting Badger' Bullman....

[Terry Green]

Someone needs to fess up....

[Terry Green]

Mobb Boss #1....

[Terry Green]

Something to take note of.....

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. 

[Tim Finley]

Terry you can tie your headlamp to your bow quiver Ive killed hogs doing that, only Lites up in front of your bow .

[Terry Green]

Yes, Tim I did think about that. However, I would have had to mount it below my hand so the arrow would not cause a shadow.  I really didn't want to rig something up that was untested and be fiddling with it at the moment of truth.

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...

[lopey15]

The best light on the market…nothing comes close!  Slow glow…”they’ll never know what lit them”

[lopey15]

Dusty and i are at work and it looks like the hogs know it!  We have some eradicating to do!

[Terry Green]

Sid, I'll help!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Terry Green]

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.... 

[Terry Green]

Courtesy of Arkansas Mafia from their surveillance tower. (Top floor of skinning shed)

View over the house and View from our back porch.

[Kodiak Fan]

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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[Terry Green]

As did your breakfast cooking all week!!! Thank you Sir!