guzzo
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It is Friday night again and I decided to put up another story of an adventure.
Has anyone else hunted anything with a spear?
I have hunted pigs for many years, first with a gun then dogs before exclusively using a bow.
So one dayl I decided to give a spear a go…… I got my forge out and fashioned a spear head ……clang clang….fire…..quenching etc ..etc….
I used hardwood to make a solid shaft……all done
I figured that I have shot many a pig from under 10 meters so I thought I would practice at that range…..I threw that thing until my shoulder was sore and managed to hit a coconut once out of every 1000 throws….oh well….what the heck….I was 128kg and needed the exercise
Anyhow I waited until it was absolutely pouring with rain and went for a walk through some high country as I knew up here during extended wet the pigs move to high ground.
It was also a really windy day so all the better…..I set off wind in face and spear in hand…..I kind of felt good and strangely powerful…haha
Before long I found some fresh tracks and started to follow them….not long after that I heard the unmistakable sound of boars fighting and I began to close in.
My heart was pumping out of control when I saw the backs of a mob of pigs in the grass. With a strong wind in my face (they can’t smell you) and a steady rain I closed the gap to about 20 meters.
The ground was so soft that it made silent movement easy.
I knew I was way too far and had to get closer so I crept in like a svelte leopard and closed the gap to 10 meters.
When the pig was busy digging I raised my spear and just like practice I completely missed…….i saw my spear sticking in the ground about 3 foot from the pig who did not even notice.
I was now disarmed…..I did not think about making more than one spear…now I wish I had…..anyhow I stood there until the pig moved off before crawling through the grass to get my spear.
I was back in action again and began stalking for the second time……again I closed the gap on a feeding pig…took a deep breath….and….missed again….but this time I did not go unnoticed.
Two big NT boars saw some movement and began to circle where I was (they were trying to get down wind of me so they could identify the threat)
They moved closer and closer all puffed up and menacing looking and making a hideous growling noise…..they were only 5 meters away from where I was crouched in a thicket of grass while my spear was sticking out of the ground 10 meters away…..great!
I unclipped my big old homemade knife as I just did not know what they would do when they caught my scent……..well as expected they hit my scent and stopped, let out the big boar WHOOF!WHOOF! (hunters will know this sound) which scattered the rest of the mob (and me)before they also left.
A bit shaky I walked to my spear picked it up and began the long walk back to my hilux. On the way home I threw that thing at every ant mound I passed and nailed it most times………Oh well at least I had a go. I felt ok ….despite not bringing home the bacon(so to speak) It felt a bit cool that I had got close enough for a shot (twice) on an angry animal that most people hunt with a rifle.
Just thought I would post it on a Friday Night
I took a self timed pic for the memory book.
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Has anyone else hunted anything with a spear?
I have hunted pigs for many years, first with a gun then dogs before exclusively using a bow.
So one dayl I decided to give a spear a go…… I got my forge out and fashioned a spear head ……clang clang….fire…..quenching etc ..etc….
I used hardwood to make a solid shaft……all done
I figured that I have shot many a pig from under 10 meters so I thought I would practice at that range…..I threw that thing until my shoulder was sore and managed to hit a coconut once out of every 1000 throws….oh well….what the heck….I was 128kg and needed the exercise
Anyhow I waited until it was absolutely pouring with rain and went for a walk through some high country as I knew up here during extended wet the pigs move to high ground.
It was also a really windy day so all the better…..I set off wind in face and spear in hand…..I kind of felt good and strangely powerful…haha
Before long I found some fresh tracks and started to follow them….not long after that I heard the unmistakable sound of boars fighting and I began to close in.
My heart was pumping out of control when I saw the backs of a mob of pigs in the grass. With a strong wind in my face (they can’t smell you) and a steady rain I closed the gap to about 20 meters.
The ground was so soft that it made silent movement easy.
I knew I was way too far and had to get closer so I crept in like a svelte leopard and closed the gap to 10 meters.
When the pig was busy digging I raised my spear and just like practice I completely missed…….i saw my spear sticking in the ground about 3 foot from the pig who did not even notice.
I was now disarmed…..I did not think about making more than one spear…now I wish I had…..anyhow I stood there until the pig moved off before crawling through the grass to get my spear.
I was back in action again and began stalking for the second time……again I closed the gap on a feeding pig…took a deep breath….and….missed again….but this time I did not go unnoticed.
Two big NT boars saw some movement and began to circle where I was (they were trying to get down wind of me so they could identify the threat)
They moved closer and closer all puffed up and menacing looking and making a hideous growling noise…..they were only 5 meters away from where I was crouched in a thicket of grass while my spear was sticking out of the ground 10 meters away…..great!
I unclipped my big old homemade knife as I just did not know what they would do when they caught my scent……..well as expected they hit my scent and stopped, let out the big boar WHOOF!WHOOF! (hunters will know this sound) which scattered the rest of the mob (and me)before they also left.
A bit shaky I walked to my spear picked it up and began the long walk back to my hilux. On the way home I threw that thing at every ant mound I passed and nailed it most times………Oh well at least I had a go. I felt ok ….despite not bringing home the bacon(so to speak) It felt a bit cool that I had got close enough for a shot (twice) on an angry animal that most people hunt with a rifle.
Just thought I would post it on a Friday Night
I took a self timed pic for the memory book.
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