Schuster finally gets Knocked Down by Hog!

[joebuck]

was the bow he shooting cocobolo and osage riser?

[bawana bowman]

I believe it may have been, but not certain. I only remember it had dark limbs. Didn't really pay that close attention to it.
We were to busy talking!!

[Ray Hammond]

his go to bow is an old Quillian patriot with no finish left on it that's been run over by two vehicles, left in the woods several times - but he's probably killed 150 hogs with that thing.

I can believe it blew up...heck the glue probably gave out on it its been pulled so many times and there's so much moisture between the lams!!!

I want to hear about this one. been head-butted once myself...it's quite the experience!!!!

[Biggie Hoffman]

Ray, I think your calculator is busted....

I just got back from down there. That ol boar had some teeth! I don't know how Shoe didn't get cut but he didn't.

[Dirtybird]

Wow, you guys are brutal!         Come on Matt, tell the story.

[Don Batten]

A charging boar is something Ive never had happen. Sounds almost as scary as a guy I know who found a dead gator in the woods and was gonna make a belt out of it.    Don

[Ray Hammond]

The one that head butted me had two broadheads stickin' out of it but not much tush

[Ray Hammond]

Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
The one that head butted me had two broadheads stickin' out of it but not much tush

big. Just think about it.  He's had that bow for fifteen years. He hunted every other day for that time period- all he had to do was kill  ten a year for that time period.  I think your reckonin de-vice has sprung a leak!!!    

[wollybear]

the story the story whats the story?  the joy of a good story  :D    

[Ray Hammond]

Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
The one that head butted me had two broadheads stickin' out of it but not much tush

big. Just think about it.  He's had that bow for fifteen years. He hunted every other day for that time period- all he had to do was kill  ten a year for that time period.  I think your reckonin de-vice has sprung a leak!!!    

[jcar315]

Can't wait!!! Always love a good hog huntin' story.

[dave kueber]

I know ole "shoeman" is a good hunter and he makes his equipment last FOREVER..........but by  far the most impressive thing about him is his ability to stay away from maternal bliss!!!! How's he do that?
Hey Matt,
Hope you have that getting knocked over thing out of your system; When you're here this spring, one of these "hairy pigs" knocks you over and he may stop and chew on you for a time!

[Robertfishes]

Ran into Matt last Saturday at the TBOF shoot, he was holding a longbow when I saw him. He said he might make it to one of the LongHammock shoots we have every other weekend just south of Ocala.

[alligatordond]

Has anyone considered the pig may have been looking for love? Or visa versa? And where was his trusty sidekick(and one true love) Montana?

[Steve H.]

I talked to Shoe a couple hours ago.  I think he suffereing from stage fright.....

[matt schuster]

Ok, here is the story -  and I don't hunt near as much as yall think I do.  

I got down to Paradise on Friday afternoon and, as usual, I take my trusty sidekick Montana the crazy Wirehair with me on the first hunt to wear her out, then I can hunt alone the rest of the weekend.   David Waldrop was with me and we went to a big section of hardwoods and palmettos that we call the Trash Can Woods.    Rain was falling and nothing was moving at all.  No squirrels, armadillos, or hogs.    We jumped quite a few deer out of there beds but the woods were dead.   I'm not sure if this boar heard us and came to us or if he was just having a very bad day and happened to walk by, but I heard a big critter hitting palmettos coming toward is.  By the time I had Montana sitting with me kneeling on her leash and got an an arrow on the string, the boar was cruising by at ten yards.   I hit him low behind the shoulder and the arrow angled up through one lung but, unfortunatel, not both.   He took off and I unleashed Montana and let go after him.    A hundred yards away, he bayed up.    At the time, I figured he was on his last leg because he was pouring blood.   Anyway, I can't shoot worth beans when I get real excited and I promptly missed a follow-up shot.   Rather than dirty another arrow, I figured it better to retrieve that one.   With one eye on the boar I eased over to pick it up.   Boar and dog were about ten yards away at this point and I could see that the pig was watching me and not the dog.    I squatted to pick up the arrow and took my eyes off the boar for two seconds and the next thing I know is that I got hit by a big hairy linebacker and I am rolling over in a tangle of legs.   I never saw or heard him coming.  Jumping up, I was happy to see his sizeable testicles moving away with Montana in pursuit.   Why he didn't cut me, I don't know.   He hit me head on and since I was squatting, I just rolled right over. . . . He bayed up a short ways away, David Waldrop came to the commotion and after a rather ugly ending, the boar is dead and I am not.

[hogdancer]

Glad your OK !

[Terry Green]

Matt.....glad you are OK....How about a PIC of the boar?.....pretty please?

[matt schuster]

Terry, I will try and send one to somebody who can post it.   I don't have a lot of time since I have had to get a real job. . .

[Arrowslinger]

Matt glad you are OK but sure would have like to have been there to see that.  I know you are down in Florida now but you can come back up and see some of GA boys once in a while.  Friday afternoon we were dodging rain showers trying to get the targets up for the state shoot.  Missed not seeing you there but given the choice I would have rather been at Paradise also.  Did you get your newsletter?  Just making sure I got the new address right.  Real job, you yea right.