Springtime Hog Hunt
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JohnSWA
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Does this guy have a website with pics? I'm dying to drool over my keyboard!
bowhuntinmaniac
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This is the only pic I have from the ranch on the 'puter. It was taken by a hunter last october........I will see if i can find any of the ones from my hunt last March.
JohnSWA
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danr55 said:
bowhuntinmaniac
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Wish i could make it, but already have an elk hunt, and a ND Whitetail hunt planned.
If I was going, I would definitely plan on hunting turkeys there.
You will wake up to them gobbling every morn, if you are there mid March.
If I was going, I would definitely plan on hunting turkeys there.
You will wake up to them gobbling every morn, if you are there mid March.
JohnSWA
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That would be totally awesome! I've never hunted turkey and this will be my 1st bow hunt! Do I sound excited? hump 
bowhuntinmaniac
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Dan, check with Ross..........I think I told you wrong, seems the turk hunt opens the last week of March.
bowhuntinmaniac
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John, if this is yer first bowhunt, might I make a suggestion? You may go on a spot and stalk, and some of this country is rather thick. So, practice shooting from yer knees.
I hunted there last March and watched a friend shoot a big spotted hog. The rest of the group didnt spook and there were some bedded about 25 yds away to my right. But, I couldnt shoot because of a large limb in the way.
I had to crawl under the limb and then get back up on my knees to shoot, all the while watching to make movements when the hogs werent looking toward me.
I was now 15 yds away, and as I started to draw, one hog stood up. It looked at me as I stayed motionless. Then it turned quartering away. I drew and shot, then the whole place came alive with hogs running in all directions. My hog made it 10 yds before collapsing.
Oh, on the big ones, try to shoot them quartering away if possible. They have a "shield" around their ribs that can be pretty thick.
(Hope this got you a little more excited) hehehe.
I hunted there last March and watched a friend shoot a big spotted hog. The rest of the group didnt spook and there were some bedded about 25 yds away to my right. But, I couldnt shoot because of a large limb in the way.
I had to crawl under the limb and then get back up on my knees to shoot, all the while watching to make movements when the hogs werent looking toward me.
I was now 15 yds away, and as I started to draw, one hog stood up. It looked at me as I stayed motionless. Then it turned quartering away. I drew and shot, then the whole place came alive with hogs running in all directions. My hog made it 10 yds before collapsing.
Oh, on the big ones, try to shoot them quartering away if possible. They have a "shield" around their ribs that can be pretty thick.
(Hope this got you a little more excited) hehehe.
JohnSWA
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Thanks for the awesome tip! Ofcourse I'm excited. I get more and more excited each day just thinking about this trip! I know it's going to be a blast!!! Thanks again, Maniac!
SJ
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For ya'll who might not have slung an arrow at a porker before, check out this link and it will give you some idea on where to aim no matter what the angle is. Hope this helps ya'll. http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html
bowhuntinmaniac
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SJ, that is reall cool how you did that, excellent info.
Also, there's nothing like taking a turk with a bow and arrow.
Also, there's nothing like taking a turk with a bow and arrow.
