RE: Double lung shot
I have been a Bowhunter 45 years now & have taken nearly 150 animals including Deer,Mule Deer, Elk, Black Bear & wild hogs. The 11th of Jan. I went after Russian boars at Got a 25 yd. shot at a decent Boar & "DOUBLE LUNGED" him-you can hear me say "ON the Video" perfect hit-he won't go far. We waited an hour b/4 picking up the blood-lots of it & frothy. We had seen him lay down about 60 yds. from the hit(1-2 min. in time) in tall grass & lost sight of him. We still followed the blood trail knowing he would be where we last saw him- "WRONG" when we got to that spot he had gotten up & moved-all kinds of blood. I told the guide-how the H--L can he be alive. Well another 60 yards & he charged the guide from a cutout in the creek bank (1 1/2 hours now since he was shot)-he missed him with a pistol (slipped & fell on the ice) at 8-10 feet & came charging up by me-I took a 30 yd. shot & missed him. he then went into a bramble filled ravine. We got up to him another 10 min. later & he was backed into & under the brambles waiting for us. Pat got within 15 yds. when he started out & shot him with a 40 cal. rolling him-he got up & I put a 3 Blade rocky mountain thru him again, he tried to get up & then rolled over for the last time. When we gutted him "I" "WANTED" to see all his organs. My 1st arrow was a perfect thru the middle double lung-the bullet went between the shoulder & neck & my 2nd arrow went thru 1 lung & the liver. I still can't beleive it, but Pat (the guide) says he has seen double lungs live for a day. My hog finally expired 2 hours & 10 min. after the 1st hit.
I have had few animals double lunged make it over 50-60 yds. but was amazed at this hog. Many Hog hunters say none of them give up easy.
always thankful