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Author Topic: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!  (Read 459 times)

Offline Ray Hammond

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Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« on: September 18, 2011, 07:23:00 PM »
More later...but I won't tease!  I saw maybe 30 hogs....and this one took a ride in the truck with us!

 

I'll 'splain later all about it
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2011, 07:25:00 PM »
A meaner, leaner looking Hog Master!!! Thats a nice one.

Offline jcar315

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »
Awesome!!

Can't wait for the rest of the story. Congrats Ray!
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Offline ron w

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »
Who drove.....   :biglaugh:
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2011, 07:40:00 PM »
Boooo!!!

No picture!  :(
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Offline Mike Vines

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2011, 07:45:00 PM »
I'm looking forward to this one.
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Offline Bel007

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2011, 08:17:00 PM »
Ray the hawg slaya...

but who is the skinny guy in the picture?
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2011, 08:29:00 PM »
Rob

You can't see the pic?
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Offline john shofestall

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »
Nice hog! what did you shoot it with?

Offline sticksnstones

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2011, 08:33:00 PM »
Wow that is a great looking pig! Glad you got to get out an hunt a little for yourself!

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2011, 11:16:00 PM »
Way to go Ray!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2011, 07:54:00 AM »
Great pic, must have been the "war paint" that sealed the deal. Congrats Ray!

Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2011, 08:16:00 AM »
Lookin mighty pretty Ray!

Congratulations on a nice Hog.
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2011, 08:40:00 AM »
most excellent!!!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2011, 08:44:00 AM »
:thumbsup:   Good stuff!
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2011, 10:13:00 AM »
That's a 56 inch hybrid longbow that's about 62# at my draw, an Arrow Dynamics full length carbon shaft with a 160 grizzly, 100 gr steel adapter.

I shot him twice- caught about 15 hogs in a 7 or 8 month old clearcut- rooting around...just before dark.

He was pestering all the other hogs, so I had to do him in.

First shot was at what I saw as a 'profiled' hog- but in fact he had turned his head and front of his body toward me as I was drawing- arrow entered near-side of neck, traveled through and exited the opposite side elbow on the front, breaking the leg and passing through.

He ran toward me ( not at me) as I loaded up another arrow- at about 10 steps he did a 90 to his left and started motivating as fast as three legs would carry him, and I loosed a second arrow that traveled through both sets of ribs angling from rear ribs to front ribs- which created a pneumothorax and collapsed his lungs.

Hog went about 50 yards and was DRT

I've still got two available slots for any future date at the special price of $495.00 for a hog hunt- that's 80 bucks off the regular $575.00

And we have many openings left for 2012.  If you want to get in a last minute hunt this fall, the next four weeks will be THE BOMB as the oaks are beginning to drop, the persimmons are close, and crabapples are almost ready!!!!

Call me at 678.300.2883 to set something up!
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2011, 01:15:00 PM »
Congrats Ray!
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2011, 01:38:00 PM »
Wasn't too far from the Bay of Pigs, Terry! Maybe 100 yards or so
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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2011, 04:28:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
Rob

You can't see the pic?
Couldn't....can now.


Where's the rest of ya? Looks like a good portion of you got up & run off!

  :biglaugh:  

Looks like a nice porker Ray, congrats man!
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Offline Terry Green

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Re: Hog Heaven - a chance to hunt for Mike and I- finally!
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2011, 05:11:00 PM »
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Wasn't too far from the Bay of Pigs, Terry! Maybe 100 yards or so
Thanks Ray....now I got more to picture in your story.   :campfire:
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