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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2012 => Topic started by: AMB on January 30, 2012, 10:52:00 AM

Title: Hog curse is broken!
Post by: AMB on January 30, 2012, 10:52:00 AM
Broke a curse that has been on me, I couldn't kill a hog. I had shot 5 over the last 10 years and something crazy always accompanied the opportunity. This changed on Saturday evening! Had about 20 or so come through and was going to get down and go after them a time or two, even lowered my bow down and unhooked my safety belt once. They are so random! They are going this way and then the next thing you know they are going that way, lower your bow, and here they come again. A couple finally headed straight to me and stopped at 10 yards facing me. I didn't hesitate cause a hog standing still ain't gonna last long. Put the arrow between the neck and the shoulder and took out some lung. He ran about 75-80 yards and I heard him crash. He ran down the middle of the road for a ways and veered to the right and fell. We didn't see any blood and my brother was starting to think we probably wouldn't have any luck and I looked back to gauge how far I was from where I shot him and shined my light into the woods and saw the reflection of tape that I put on my arrow to make them easier to find. I said hey look, there's my arrow! They just shook their head and said how lucky I was! The arrow was still attached to him and the curse was finally broken! I videoed the shot, but it was too dark to see. He weighed 120lbs. live weight.

(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/amb71/DSCN3189.jpg)

160gr. Simmons Landshark

(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/amb71/DSCN3194.jpg)
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Post by: on January 30, 2012, 11:41:00 AM
Congrats!   :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:  

Bisch
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Post by: tarponnut on January 30, 2012, 11:52:00 AM
Great job! I've been using those same heads lately.
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Post by: wooddamon1 on January 30, 2012, 04:17:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: djohnson on January 30, 2012, 05:06:00 PM
Congratulations!

Darren
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Post by: Tsalt on January 30, 2012, 05:35:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 31, 2012, 11:21:00 PM
Very nice Pig!!
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Post by: carbonflyr on February 01, 2012, 12:08:00 AM
good eating to you sir!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: stujay on February 01, 2012, 02:05:00 AM
Good job.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: DGF on February 01, 2012, 03:20:00 AM
Nice work! Way to stick with it.
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Post by: tradbower on February 01, 2012, 09:15:00 AM
Great job  :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: OBXarcher on February 01, 2012, 10:20:00 AM
good job, now you will kill a bunch more.
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Post by: rastaman on February 01, 2012, 11:16:00 AM
Way to go sir!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Big Ed on February 01, 2012, 12:52:00 PM
Very nice!!
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Post by: Bowhunter4life on February 02, 2012, 11:00:00 AM
:thumbsup:  Congrats!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Trumpkin the Dwarf on February 02, 2012, 01:27:00 PM
Sweet! I use the tigersharks so I'm curious, how much penetration did you get? from your arrow it looks like 10-12 inches but pictures are deceptive.
Congratulations on a great shot! I would have been scared to try that shot personally.
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Post by: AMB on February 02, 2012, 09:45:00 PM
I'm going to the Tigersharks this next year, can't wait to try them out!  Got about 12 inches of penetration.  Pretty heavy arrow and didn't hesitate to take the shot because he was still and close (10yards).
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Post by: buckeye_hunter on February 24, 2012, 09:42:00 PM
Excellent!
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Post by: Joeabowhunter on February 26, 2012, 01:14:00 PM
Way to go!
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Post by: stujay on February 26, 2012, 10:01:00 PM
Curse broke, now they'll come in bunches.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Mike Gerardi on February 26, 2012, 10:20:00 PM
Good shooting!! Congrats on breaking your curse.
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Post by: bansheewins on February 28, 2012, 12:37:00 PM
Congrats awesome Story.  I have been really thinking about trying those broadheads for whitetail or even my bear hunt in August.  How did it to and have you used it on anything else?
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Post by: awbowman on February 28, 2012, 12:50:00 PM
Congrats man!  Kill um all!
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on February 29, 2012, 08:19:00 AM
Nice work!
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Post by: 187BOWHUNTER on April 08, 2012, 12:55:00 PM
good job, congrats
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Post by: stickbowmaniac on April 08, 2012, 05:53:00 PM
Awesome.Never give up.Congrats Bro...  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Anointed Archer on April 09, 2012, 03:44:00 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: Retired Master Chief on May 02, 2012, 03:46:00 AM
Well done.  Congratulations!
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Post by: Tony Sanders on May 02, 2012, 06:58:00 AM
Congrats. That's the way to keep after them. That is a nice eater hog.

Tony