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The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:26 pm
by swami
I have recently returned from a long trip to one of our hunting properties near Cunnamulla, the journey takes place yearly for a couple of weeks with my dad and a good friend of ours.

Despite the dry times over the last few years and lack of vegetation, there were large numbers of pigs sighted, some in mobs of up to 15. This made for an exciting trip with dad and bob both taking a good boar each with there compounds. As always the goat population was countless, although very few measureable billy's around. Many goats were shot for meat.

I decided to take the recurve this year and managed to shoot a boar and sow from the same mob early in the trip with a couple of medium billy's later on. We had a successful and eventful time with a couple of memorable pig charges, hope you enjoy the photo's.
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Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:19 pm
by Gringa Bows
Congrats mate ,well done with the curve :biggrin:

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:24 pm
by Stickbow Hunter
Congrats on the game taken mate. Great stuff!!!

Would you please tell us a bit about your bow and arrows that you used?

Jeff

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:47 pm
by swami
Hi Jeff,

The recurve is a Bear Grizzly - 55lb. I shoot Eastern Powerflight 400's at 28.5''
130 grain outback stealth 2 broad heads, total arrow weight around 410 grains.

Shot this fella last year with the same set up from 7 meters.

cheers
Zac
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Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:10 pm
by Gringa Bows
great lookin pig :wink:

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:39 pm
by Stickbow Hunter
Thanks Zac. You seem to know how to use it just fine. :biggrin: Congrats once again and thanks for sharing the hunt with us.

Jeff

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:16 am
by Hilly
Good on ya Zac .. .

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:39 pm
by rodlonq
Thanks for the story Zac, great to see you showing your hunting mates how it's done with a trad bow. Congratulations on taking some great game.

Cheers.... Rod

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:21 pm
by bigbob
Good one Zac, great to see you taking game with a trad bow.Guess you would have taken the 'other' bow too? :lol:

Re: The annual western hunt

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:16 am
by CraigH
Well done, looks like a great trip.