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Author Topic: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return  (Read 6388 times)

Offline Caddo

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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #100 on: October 01, 2009, 02:17:00 PM »
Awesome Hunt, guys!

Come on Mel, the suspense is really hurtin'!

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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #101 on: October 01, 2009, 02:54:00 PM »
Holy...   :scared:  

I have GOT to rethink hunting these critters alone and in the brush. I've been really lucky thus far.

Whomp 'em and stomp 'em   :thumbsup:
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #102 on: October 01, 2009, 03:19:00 PM »
Juan these are the toughest pigs iv ever hunted!  
not sure about your California boars but theses would make those Texas pigs cry
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #103 on: October 01, 2009, 03:22:00 PM »
Makes a guy green with envey  :thumbsup:  Heck a long haul to shoot hogs, but looks like the trip of a lifetime  :campfire:
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #104 on: October 01, 2009, 03:35:00 PM »
You fellas have gone over the limit for fun to be had in a year, maybe even 2 years!!! Congradulations to all.Thats the way a hunt should be.  :notworthy:
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #105 on: October 01, 2009, 05:41:00 PM »
I did some very quick math, and realized at the hogs actual ground speed, less  my potential ground speed was still a positive number.  What that meant in a practical sense was that the hog was going to reach the back of my legs before I reached anything that resembled any kind of cover.  I love my Widow bows, but at that time, I was willing to turn one into a Louisville Slugger.
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #106 on: October 01, 2009, 06:17:00 PM »
Im sure Roger and Toby will understand!That is what I call a multipurpose tool.
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #107 on: October 01, 2009, 06:24:00 PM »
Yeah, they make new bows everyday.  A new pair of legs is a little more difficult!
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Offline Benny Nganabbarru

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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #108 on: October 01, 2009, 06:29:00 PM »
:clapper:
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #109 on: October 01, 2009, 08:30:00 PM »
Andy,I Aways check out your posts, but this one is the greatest. I have a younger brother who's been living in Sydney for about 5 years. Might just have to take a few months off and go visit him for a week and hunt the rest of the time. LOL . thanks for shareing. Don
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #110 on: October 01, 2009, 08:40:00 PM »
Mel, love your math on the run. Way to whop em Irish! Dang Widow bows are just about unbreakable. Great hunt fellows.
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Offline tradtusker

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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #111 on: October 01, 2009, 08:55:00 PM »
Thanks Don, yip its defiantly a great place to hunt, let me know if you get over there i know a few guys across Australia that would be happy to help out, did i mention the fishing there is great too.

guess its time for some more hog pigs
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #112 on: October 01, 2009, 09:00:00 PM »
AWESOME Thread Andy and Crew!!!! Great pics everyone and can't wait for more.
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #113 on: October 01, 2009, 09:14:00 PM »
Time for a break at the water hole

 

hang on!
 

Neil and i got out for a days hunting and Neil put a great stalk on a monster of a Boar we found out in the flats but wind bust as right as he was about to step out for the shot

 

Neil hanging onto a Black head python at camp

 
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #114 on: October 01, 2009, 09:31:00 PM »
Well is no secret i love to Hunt Pigs, used to love hunting them with a Rifle but they are the perfect quarry for the tradbow

Killed my first one when i was 7 years old and the fire still burns to hunt them today.

Well Mick and i took off one day in search of some hogs, after a bit of a dry spell we found a good boar on a water hole but i shot right under him    :(  

Mick was telling me that all the big boars would hang out by themselves in the middle of nowhere ... so to the middle of nowhere we went, first one Mick put me onto was this big ol Tusker

 

i was chuffed
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #115 on: October 01, 2009, 09:53:00 PM »
well after a quick break, we decided to carry on

not 300 meters away walking up a sand gully we both spotted a huge Boar lying in the shade, the wind was not great.
 i knocked an arrow and got in "as quickly as quietly possible" ( how i like to stalk pigs )  
the leaves on the ground where sparse and i managed to get to 15meters, right then he lifted his head either hearing me or getting a wif of the swirling wind, He was lying facing almost away from me but i knew it was now or never.
 The limbs on my trust shrew started to bend and then thud my arrow buried deep in his side, the shot was good he stood and spun around facing me head on before i knew it my shoulder muscles where gripping again and another arrow was on its way hitting the pig right in the nose deflecting it to the ground, the pig ran to about 30 meters i had 1 arrow left, i dropped to my knee i hit full draw again this time i held for an extra second, senses overloading, focus burning that hole ..  THWACK arrow finds its mark breaking the front shoulder he took off as did i after him grabbing my arrow out of the dirt that had hit him in the nose as i ran but when i got to him it was all over.

A great tusker and Boar of the trip for me
 

 
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #116 on: October 01, 2009, 10:25:00 PM »
How many arrows did you take, loose and use on a trip with so much shooting?
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #117 on: October 01, 2009, 10:33:00 PM »
We had enough gear between us to start a small archery business Doc ...comfortably   :biglaugh:    :D  No kidding
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #118 on: October 02, 2009, 12:03:00 AM »
now where talking.........tusks!!!   :archer:
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Re: Bushfires and Boars the Cape York grunter hunters return
« Reply #119 on: October 02, 2009, 12:54:00 AM »
Awesome boars, Andy!
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