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Author Topic: Ham Slam !!  (Read 711 times)

Offline Grabwad

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Ham Slam !!
« on: June 10, 2013, 11:21:00 PM »
A couple buddies set up a couple spots for hogs and inspired me to get off my butt this summer!  Two of us got to make a hunt this weekend while the third had to work!  What do friends do?  We go hunt and torture the guy who made it all happen with play by play text messages!!  Here is the story of my hunt and I've attached the link to our buddy's video!  Sorry Basinboy we gotta rub it in!  Hope you guys enjoy!  The video is really good!


I dropped Swamper off at his spot and waited for a thumbs up before leaving. He gets to his tree and the thumps up I got told me it was gonna be good. I tried to burn up his Yamaha getting thru the Lillies but it came thru like a charm. 5 miles later, I was at my spot. As soon as I put my feet on dry ground, I was in hog rooting. I knew it was gonna be good!

I settled into my stand and waited for some action. At 6:43 I hear one approaching. Send off a text letting the boys know ones coming in and get ready. The boat approached thru the briars and was within 15yds and was still out if sight. I could hear it popping them artificial acorns and suddenly felt the wind on my neck! "I'm done" I just knew it was about to bolt. As soon as that thought ran out if my mind, I spotted his head. I crouched to get a clear look at him bc he was still under some briars. I found a small gap and knew when he got in this hole I was gonna be ready. He took a few steps and I let her eat! He bolted at contact. I knew the arrow was in the right spot but was unsure of the amount of penetration. I heard him run through the brush, then silence, then heard him one more time. As always I analyzed everything and just couldn't be sure I got enough penetration due to the briars that obstructed my view as he ran off. It's 6:45, I got plenty of time. I decide to wait for another.

As time passed, I began to remember that I was far from any help, unsure of whether it was down, and certainly was nursing a lame wrist. About 7:30 I decided to get down and go look for my hog while I still had good light. I got down and didn't find a luck of blood. I decided to look where I thought I heard him last and 43 yds from my stand, I found my boar!!! Then the work started...

 

Offline Cwilder

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2013, 01:39:00 AM »
Nice video. Congrats
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Offline Richie

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2013, 02:04:00 AM »
Great video ,thanks for sharing and congrats  :clapper:
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Offline Thare1774

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2013, 02:49:00 AM »
Great video, we need an all trad huntin show!

Offline stujay

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2013, 02:55:00 AM »
:thumbsup:

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 05:41:00 AM »
great video, congrats

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 06:13:00 AM »
good job on the videoing way to put the bacon on the ground!!
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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 06:40:00 AM »
Congratulations. I liked the video.

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 07:42:00 AM »
Very cool video Gregg!!!

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Offline Basinboy

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2013, 08:00:00 AM »
Yeah they had me wanting to quit my job to join them lol
Y'all had a great hunt. Wish I'd had been there to help drag and clean them hogs. Awesome job on the video swamper!
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Offline gregg dudley

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2013, 08:06:00 AM »
Great video!  I really enjoyed that.
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Offline Yohon

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2013, 08:18:00 AM »
I love hog huntin and you guys did a GREAT job with that....really enjoyed it! Great sound too, like I was sittin right there with you.......   :thumbsup:
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Offline awbowman

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2013, 08:19:00 AM »
Awesome hunt guys.  Let them VPAs eat!   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Offline KOOK68

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2013, 09:05:00 AM »
Just watched it on another site. Good job guys!

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2013, 09:39:00 AM »
Great Job! Nice video! Glad the VPA's worked good for you.  :clapper:

Offline swampsnyper

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2013, 11:37:00 AM »
Thanks everyone. It was a weekend to remember not just the hunt. The hogs were just the icing on the cake. A lot of work, anticipation and patience for the right wind went into this hunt. We were suppose to have another buddy tag a long but the wind just wasn't perfect for the other stand that I have so I had to break the bad news to him. That really sucked.
Here are a few photos from the weekend.
 
 
 
 
 

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2013, 12:10:00 PM »
awesome video! I really enjoyed it.
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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2013, 12:18:00 PM »
Good Job!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Offline Grabwad

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2013, 01:21:00 PM »


 

Offline Bjorn

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Re: Ham Slam !!
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2013, 01:50:00 PM »
Nice job! Congrats    :archer2:

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