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Blooded longbows

#1 Post by TomMcDonald » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:30 pm

Hi all,
Me, Christov84 and Craig (not a forum member) went for a good hunt over the last couple of days.
Christov and I blooded our longbows.

Saw about 200 goats in 2 days, saw fallow on the property for the first time.
I saw pigs for the first time too. 2 big ones with about 10 little suckers.

Tom.
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First pig sighting. Very exciting. There are about 10 little suckers following these two.
First pig sighting. Very exciting. There are about 10 little suckers following these two.
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Nice view
Nice view
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Chris and his goat. Note the groovin' hairstyle
Chris and his goat. Note the groovin' hairstyle
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Me and the little billy.
Me and the little billy.
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#2 Post by billb » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:39 pm

Top work!
Looks like a great couple of days :)
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#3 Post by TomMcDonald » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:41 pm

billb wrote:Top work!
Looks like a great couple of days :)
Thanks Bill, your alpaca fur silencers did the job.
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#4 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:57 pm

Congratulations fellas well done!!! I see you had an advanage though Chris as the goat couldn't see ya comin' - just kiddin'. :lol: It looks like a great huntin' property.

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#5 Post by piggy » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:03 pm

great stuff there boys!
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#6 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:05 pm

good stuff,congrats did you eat the goats..........................Rod
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#7 Post by TomMcDonald » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:23 pm

LB rod 55 wrote:good stuff,congrats did you eat the goats..........................Rod
Rod we wanted to but didn't really have the right tools. Next time.
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#8 Post by TomMcDonald » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:24 pm

Stickbow Hunter wrote:Congratulations fellas well done!!! I see you had an advanage though Chris as the goat couldn't see ya comin' - just kiddin'. :lol: It looks like a great huntin' property.

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:P Actually it walked right up to him without seeing him
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#9 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:53 pm

:lol:

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#10 Post by Benny Nganabbarru » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:58 pm

Congratulations! :D
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#11 Post by wal » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:39 pm

Big thumbs up chaps,.

Cheers
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#12 Post by ivorycollector » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:49 pm

Good looking bows & spectacular view of the river. Well done on the hunt. Cheers. Siewho
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#13 Post by looseplucker » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:29 am

Good work Tom

Great shots and a nice looking place to hunt.
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#14 Post by hutcho » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:38 am

well done and that goat would have been a nice eater, theres always next time I guess.

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#15 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:43 am

looseplucker wrote:Good work Tom

Great shots and a nice looking place to hunt.
Cheers John. we'll go up there soon.
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#16 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:44 am

hutcho wrote:well done and that goat would have been a nice eater, theres always next time I guess.

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Thanks. Someone else will eat it.
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#17 Post by Tommo » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:49 am

Good shooting.
Good to see the pigs are breeding well too with that sow looking a little heavy. There has to be a boar there somewhere.
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#18 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:32 am

Tommo, the pigs are breeding heaps there lately. The owner took his first pig there 2 weeks ago since he bought the land in 1996. He has seen a fair increase in pigs and pig sign lately so I'm hopeful I can get to chase some in the future.
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#19 Post by pdccr » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:17 pm

Well done fellas.

Tom, did you make that lovely bow? :wink:
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#20 Post by Coach » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:51 pm

Well done fellas :D That goat with the groovy hairstyle sure looks weird :lol: :lol: Hope to see you with a pig in the future :wink:
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#21 Post by Nephew » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:04 pm

Looks like you had a good time fellas, onyas! Nice A.C.S. Adcock your mate Chris has there, Tom ( Hope I'm right or I'll look bloody silly! :? ). What are you shooting? It looks the goods, too. :D
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#22 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:42 pm

Thanks all,
The bow was made by a D.G. Albright from the US. He doesn't do it as a pro but he makes a few a year. I actually didn't blood it first. It's about 8 years old and afriend from the US sent it to me because he can't use it anymore.
It's Osage (brown with age) and Bubinga. 66" long and 61#@28. Best bow I've ever shot.

Moreton, that's Christov yeah. His ACS is 66" and 70@28. Cocobolo handle I think.
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#23 Post by Christov84 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:55 am

Thanks everyone! Yeah we had a ball of a time chasing these guys around. I thought I was addicted to this trad stuff before I got anything, now I can't stop thinking about it!
Stickbow Hunter wrote:Congratulations fellas well done!!! I see you had an advanage though Chris as the goat couldn't see ya comin' - just kiddin'. :lol: It looks like a great huntin' property.

Jeff
Lol it is true! His trendy hairstyle was his undoing. Let me get to within 5 metres of the poor fellow and I put him down with a shot to the heart.



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#24 Post by Christov84 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:57 am

Moreton wrote:Looks like you had a good time fellas, onyas! Nice A.C.S. Adcock your mate Chris has there, Tom ( Hope I'm right or I'll look bloody silly! :? ). What are you shooting? It looks the goods, too. :D
It is a ACS CX Moreton. 66" in height, 70#@28. Let me tell you, it shoots a mean arrow! :D
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#25 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:23 am

Lol it is true! His trendy hairstyle was his undoing.
Chris, I can tell you I have seen goats who must used the same hair stylist as yours and it wasn't the hair over the eyes that let you get so close - it was you using your bushcraft skills. :D Congrats once again.

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#26 Post by Christov84 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:19 pm

Cheers Jeff!

Now all I need to do is get out again... and again... and again... :D
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