For those that don't know, this is my first bow kill. This hog is the same one that walked in the first time in the woods with my bow. He has come in two times before this night and I never got a shot. This whole deal couldn't have worked out any better. Rod Luke and John Coit are very experienced hunters they have been my mentors throught this whole process. Caution very graphic video. If you don't like blood don't watch it.


http://www.americasoutdoorsman.com/bennett-black-and-white-ao.html
First of all how the hunt started. John Coit and I arrived after Rod at the spot. Rod walked up to us and told us that Ol' Black and White was in the spot when he got there. He took off, but I was excited that he might be back. I had decided after the other night when John got his with the recurve. If one came in, any one I would shoot. I really wanted a boar preferrably a large one. But, after those came in they stood right under my stand I waited. Usually from what I have seen before the smaller ones come in, then the larger ones come right behind them. Well they walked right by me and no big ones came in. I just sat there and thought "Well I blew it again!" Then they walked over by John and he took one out with the recurve. Now I was determined if it came in the area and it was made of pork it was going down.
Now it is about 6:00 pm bright daylight. John just climbed in his stand Rod was handing him his arrows. Rod's climber was on the ground with his gear. I was over hanging my bow and getting ready for a couple of hours in the stand waiting. Every time before it was right at near dark or after when they come in. I was in no hurry. I hear "Pssst". I look over at Rod he is hanging from the climbing sticks under John's stand pointing toward the palmettos. I look...there he is, Black and White, sniffing and looking at where my stand was last time he was there. I freaked my bow was right there hanging with the quiver still attached no arrow nocked. I had a bottle of water in my hand. The last few times he spooked off from just a twitch. I was thinking how was I going to get an arrow nocked and be ready to shoot without him seeing me. Luckily I had my release on my wrist. When he was still behind the palmettos I quickly nocked an arrow and came to full draw as he was coming out. He came out facing me and after his head got behind a tree I let off to wait for a shot angle. There were three palm trees between him and I. He turned and gave me the angle but a tree was blocking the kill zone. It was only a few minutes but it seemed like forever. It would take him about five steps to clear the group of trees. I knew he never gave us that much before without running off. I figured if he took one more step I might have a shot between the trees. Standing upright there was no hole between the two trees in the way. I leaned way over and looked when his head was behind one of them. It looked more like a 4" gap between the two trees when I leaned way out but it was probably more like 12". I said one more step and I will have a shot. As his leg was starting to step forward I swayed to the left so he couldn't see me when I drew. I leaned forward and down. Focused on the exit hole how I was taught by Rod and touched my release. I saw the impact it looked good to me. I started to shake just after he ran off spewing blood way up on everything. Usually after Rod has shot one we sit quiet for a while 20 minutes or so and then quietly get down and track the animal. Not this time Rod jumped down hooting and hollering and John yelled "You smoked him dude!!!" "You broke his heart!" I hung my bow and Rod climbed up my stand to celebrate. I was shaking so hard I could hardly get down. I asked Rod if the hit looked good. He said "Your arrow is stuck in the ground! There is blood everywhere!!!". I tracked the hog with my head spinning following a blood trail that looked like it came out of a fire hose. John and Rod then watched and coached me thru the butchering process. I couldn't believe it. How special this day was. Not only to get my first bow kill, but for it to be THE Black and White. To have Rod and John there. For John to get it all on video. To get a complete pass thru right thru the heart. I am still shaking. Nuge was right, there is only one way to get this feeling it don't come in a bottle. It is way more powerful than I expected. Not only my first bow kill but my first kill period. I could never done any of this without Rod's teaching. John out did himself as a camera man on this one.