Vermin control, whistle pig down!!!

[Arwin]

I was asked to try and remove this very smart woodchuck with minimal disturbance. I guess you can imagine the smile on my face knowing how quiet trad gear is.    

Sounds funny, but I used Sure Scent to lure the beast from it's hole. It's head popped up and she scurried over to the Sure Scent facing away from me.

I poked around some cover and drew back. She saw me and went helter skelter towards the hole. Keeping focus on the smallest spot, I nailed her perfect with a Bear Razorhead on a dead run!!!!  :eek:  

My set-up is a St. Joe River longbow 53@28, Carbon Express 250 w/ 125 grain brass insert and 145 grain Razorheads.    

BTW this is my first ground grizzly!

 

[Ray_G]

Now that is some fine shooting, Arwin.  

[wv lungbuster]

Awesome shot Arwin.

[Bow man]

Great shot my friend.    

But how did it taste  

[Ben Maher]

Good job ! and dandy looking bow !

Ben

[Jeff Romans]

I've never heard of sure scent to lure them from the whole.  Interesting tactic. How long did you wait before she came out for the bait?  BTW - nice shooting!

[Arwin]

Originally posted by Jeff Romans:
I've never heard of sure scent to lure them from the whole.  Interesting tactic. How long did you wait before she came out for the bait?  BTW - nice shooting!

It took about 1 hr for her to pop out. The Sure Scent was upwind from the hole and I was downwind. Once she popped her head up, she immediately went towards the scented area.

I was surprised too but now I have an extra tool in the arsenal.         It works for squirrels wonderfully, which is why  I tried it for woodchucks. I figured this out while deer hunting and had tree rats running around all over the place.    
I have some video footage but trying to figure out our new computers movie making program. i miss my Windows Movie Maker.   :(

[Red Tailed Hawk]

where can you buy sure scent?

[Arwin]

Originally posted by Red Tailed Hawk:
where can you buy sure scent?

http://www.outdoorsuccess.net/catalog.html


I've been looking at the list of critters Michigan has open year round. Think I'll go for the varmint slam this summer!!!  

• Species with Year-round Hunting Seasons
No closed hunting season for opossum, porcupine, red squirrel, skunk, thirteen-lined ground squirrel, weasel, woodchuck, English (house) sparrow, European starling, and feral pigeon  

Have to add feral hogs and all the bowfishing species.

[Bonebuster]

It`s amazing how smart those buggers get when they learn you are after them!!!

Great shot Arwin...as usual!  

We don't have any of those critters around here!

Congrats,

Bisch

[Goke]

thats cool!

[Gatekeeper]

Congratulations, that was a heck of a shot. I think you should get a full body mount.