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Author Topic: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt  (Read 3905 times)

Offline sunny hill archer

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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #60 on: January 27, 2009, 12:45:00 PM »
So I'm thinking I'm done for the evening. About6:20 this huge black hog comes in and gives me a shot almost immediately. Well remember that rail? My bottom limb hits it. The hog whips his head up and looks straight at me. He is squealing like the proverbial stuck pig (guess he was huh?) Couldn't resist. He takes off and all I hear is crashing.


I texted Marty what happened and he said he was on the way. We found blood almost instantly. Peanut(Marty's Beagle) Starts howling. Marty calls me over points to this little hole in a wall of jungle and says "Here you go". So I'm on my hands and knees following this beagle who is about to go nuts after a hog who I ain't exactly sure knows the part of the story where he is supposed to be dead when I find him.

Peanut suddenly stops and here is this huge black hog.  Everything is going swimmingly at this point until I notice he is breathing!!!!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #61 on: January 27, 2009, 01:23:00 PM »
I took this photo from the buggy road into where you located him.  Talk about thick and dark.

Great recovery
 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #62 on: January 27, 2009, 01:35:00 PM »
Fortunately they were his last couple of breaths. I hollered to Marty who came over with the buggy. He looked at him and said"You killed a bar hog!!" I'm like OK. He explained that they catch the hogs and sometimes castrate them to help control the population.

We wrestled him up on the buggy and went to pick up Terry.

 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #63 on: January 27, 2009, 01:38:00 PM »
Nice Hawg, way to go!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #64 on: January 27, 2009, 01:39:00 PM »
Here's a few scenery pics from my 1st night with 'Lucky'.....

 

 
Here's the special bow Guru mentioned....its a Sunbear Longbow: 64" - 60#@28...and I was on a mission to christen it.....

 


Views from behind my stand....


 


 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #65 on: January 27, 2009, 01:40:00 PM »
Now it is very hard to see but if you close at the angle of his mandible you can see red. That is because when my limb hit the bar the arrow went straight through his throat!!!! I wish I had the camera on the blood trail. It was sloshed everywhere.


 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #66 on: January 27, 2009, 01:53:00 PM »
Heckuva hog!!

Look at the hams in the bluejeans !!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #67 on: January 27, 2009, 01:53:00 PM »
Here are some more pictures:


 

 

 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #68 on: January 27, 2009, 02:00:00 PM »
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #69 on: January 27, 2009, 02:04:00 PM »
Wanted to see what Michael was made of, so I gave him the leash and said " Here ya go"! He took right to it! I can't tell you how thick it was where Peanut took him! Other than Terry's nature sit, the hunt started off with a great trophy! We cut the hogs so they taste better- he's in for a culinarty delight. It changes their mind from A#@ to Grass!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #70 on: January 27, 2009, 02:22:00 PM »
Just for some perspective....Michael is a tall fellow...as you can see, he's a lot bigger than me.....

   


So, the hog was a sho-nuff whopper!

   


Yep...we were ALL tickled about Michael's early success that's for sure...what a way to start it all off....and take the pressure off!

Congrats again Sir!!!   :clapper:
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #71 on: January 27, 2009, 02:43:00 PM »
Why are you guys so bundled up...please don't tell me it was cold    :rolleyes:     :thumbsup:
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #72 on: January 27, 2009, 03:09:00 PM »
Yeah..it was 29 one morning I think....and that open air buggy ride was quiet brisk.
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #73 on: January 27, 2009, 03:15:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Terry Green:
Yeah..it was 29 one morning I think....and that open air buggy ride was quiet brisk.
My ears were about to fall off!!   :scared:
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #74 on: January 27, 2009, 03:24:00 PM »
Congrats Micheal

 
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #75 on: January 27, 2009, 03:56:00 PM »
Awesome hunt guys! Thanks for sharing!  :thumbsup:
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #76 on: January 27, 2009, 04:15:00 PM »
Oh.....it aint over yet!!!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #77 on: January 27, 2009, 04:16:00 PM »
cool video!! Congrats again Michael!!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #78 on: January 27, 2009, 04:17:00 PM »
Looks like a ton of fun. My dad owns a place in Okeechobee. I might have to stop fishing so much and start hunting! Congrats to all!
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Re: St. Judes Okeechobee Hog Hunt
« Reply #79 on: January 27, 2009, 04:47:00 PM »
We finished the night with a fine steak and potato dinner served up by our gracious host Marty...and a maduro around the fire with a bit more rousting of me by Marty for not taking a shot....and like I said...he had reinforcements on the way......
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