Adjam5 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I can't walk past my sons bedroom window without taking a peek in the woods. Joe has the best view. So I do that and whats in the yard? A fat goundhog with a cut over its back (Joe's miss last week:D). I usually call Joe and have him get his bow as I try to film it. I was home alone...I got my bow...Boy was I breathing hard as I slid the screen up. Check for neighbors...Check...I knocked a arrow tipped with a G5 SGH Small game head... conscious of the window sill...it has pieces missing from past shots:rolleyes: A 15 yard chip shot, out Joe's bedroom window into the garden...No problem...I blew the shot. Shot right in front of it... and it jumped up as the arrow slid under the earth below it. Took off under the fence and was gone. This is one lucky ground hog. This is my 1st miss this season and Joe has missed 2X. We usually take at least one a year with the bow in the garden. Gotta get him...! Either that or no cucumbers this year:D One more thing... Joe has been using broadheads for his shots and the blades are trash after the shot digging in the dirt. That small Game head from G5 is incredibly durable for the amount of times it was buried in a animal or the earth. http://www.g5outdoors.com/#sec_sgh I have to brush up with my Outback..its been a while. The recurve has had my attention for quite some time and I did not anchor and aim. I drew and released like I was shooting my recurve:rolleyes:. I think I'm going to have to choose ...one or the other . It messes my form up too much shooting both. Anyway...I think I'll trap him if I can't shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 The groundhog was in the garden this morning and my son put a G5 Striker through it... It ran into its den leaving a pretty big blood trail for a groundhog. We said a few words...then filled in the den:D It finally ran out of lives. Atta boy Joe;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Way to go Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 ...Hey,Joe!...-good job! -and, Adam-I wish I could have been a "fly on the wall" and watch these scenarios play out with you guys and the groundhogs.. -and it cracked me up, when you told about trying to quietly slide the window screen up- and checking for neighbors before taking the shot!...That was great...:D:) ...would be neat if you got it on film...and put some funny music to it... -Also:I would imagine trying to take one with a bow is not that easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 LOL!! Way to go Joe :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 Another one down! Joe called me on the way home from the cabin that he smoked another ground hog:D. One of the seasons young. The garden is getting safer by the day. Joe is my Garden Guardian:p. Kathleen...We live in a suburban setting. Most everyone is on a 80'X160' lot, so the houses are a little close. Our side of the road backs up to a reservoir and we have no one behind us...So out the window arrows fly time to time... at varmints ONLY! I need to make that point. Varmints; Groundhogs, Chipmonks and English Starlings ONLY! Chipmonks and Starlings get the pellet gun but the larger varmints get the bow. Getting the window open and the screen up with a animal in sight is a skill we have developed here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Another one down! Joe called me on the way home from the cabin that he smoked another ground hog:D. One of the seasons young. The garden is getting safer by the day. Joe is my Garden Guardian:p. Kathleen...We live in a suburban setting. Most everyone is on a 80'X160' lot, so the houses are a little close. Our side of the road backs up to a reservoir and we have no one behind us...So out the window arrows fly time to time... at varmints ONLY! I need to make that point. Varmints; Groundhogs, Chipmonks and English Starlings ONLY! Chipmonks and Starlings get the pellet gun but the larger varmints get the bow. Getting the window open and the screen up with a animal in sight is a skill we have developed here ...Oh...I wasn't questioning the fact of why you were using a bow to get these guys...not at all!...I think this is very cool...:)I think it is better, with the bow,...totally agree, instead of using a pellet gun...where we live , now, it's the same way, with the proximity of our house, to neighbors... -Also...what excellent bow practice! It just struck me funny, picturing the scenario..and you guys peaking out the windows for the neighbors, to make sure the coast was clear... -"Watch out, you pesky garden-robbers, you!!"...-and you really could make a cool movie, with music, of all this- I'd love it! ...I've got a twisted mind, you know.....I find humor in most everything...(especially my own life!-LOL-I've got to, or I'd go nuts...) ...Congradulations...another one down! -I really like those pictures, too, that Joe posted, of the bloody arrows... -Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Here's the groundhog from earlier today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 ..Woah!...Nice shot! -and I like your pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Thanks... I'll try to get a few pics of the stream and reservoir out back, show you what we enjoy 40 miles from NYC. See the cart in the background?...That is the "meat wagon" that we use to take deer out of the woods with. Nice and quiet... for a suburban setting. Stealth. One neighbor knows we are the ones to go to if you have critter problems and want to save money:D. His wife made him spend over $400 on a animal nuisance company and all they caught was a 5 lb coon and they still had problems. They came to me, I gave them the coon cuff and stinky coon lure. Showed them how to do it and they got a big fat one with my trap. No more trash pail tipping;). Now with Joe on a groundhog tear...the garden is getting REAL safe:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 keep up the good work Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Here's the groundhog from earlier today: WTG Joe! Nice summer cut too. I have yet to see a ground pig in my area so far this year. My neighbor usually has a few hanging around his outbuilding and barns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Would ya believe it??? Thats right... Joe stuck another groundhog 3:35pm EST, right before I took him to work:D He is a machine. That makes 3 in less than a weeks time! Thats my boy! I'll let him post pics and the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 holy cow!! Keep at em Joe :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 wow nice shooting joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Well.. the pic is a bit on the graphic side so here's a link to my journal where I posted the pic: http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Geez. Can't believe one arrow did all that damage. Fess up, you finished the carcass with an M-80, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Well.. The arrow did the evisceration. But he had to receive a coupe de gras. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 his head is laying beside him! gotta love it lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I can't walk past my sons bedroom window without taking a peek in the woods. Joe has the best view. So I do that and whats in the yard? A fat goundhog with a cut over its back (Joe's miss last week:D). I usually call Joe and have him get his bow as I try to film it. I was home alone...I got my bow...Boy was I breathing hard as I slid the screen up. Check for neighbors...Check...I knocked a arrow tipped with a G5 SGH Small game head... conscious of the window sill...it has pieces missing from past shots:rolleyes: A 15 yard chip shot, out Joe's bedroom window into the garden...No problem...I blew the shot. Shot right in front of it... and it jumped up as the arrow slid under the earth below it. Took off under the fence and was gone. This is one lucky ground hog. This is my 1st miss this season and Joe has missed 2X. We usually take at least one a year with the bow in the garden. Gotta get him...! Either that or no cucumbers this year:D One more thing... Joe has been using broadheads for his shots and the blades are trash after the shot digging in the dirt. That small Game head from G5 is incredibly durable for the amount of times it was buried in a animal or the earth. http://www.g5outdoors.com/#sec_sgh I have to brush up with my Outback..its been a while. The recurve has had my attention for quite some time and I did not anchor and aim. I drew and released like I was shooting my recurve:rolleyes:. I think I'm going to have to choose ...one or the other . It messes my form up too much shooting both. Anyway...I think I'll trap him if I can't shoot it. LOL! When we first bought our house, I couldn't make my wife understand why I didn't want a screen on the den window (my man room). Great story Anthony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Thanks Joe. But my son deserves all the credit. He is on a tear with groundhog #4 in less than 10 days. There is one left but it is REAL skittish... I wonder why:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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