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As I am putting this newsletter together I have so many fond
memories that flash through my mind, things that I always enjoy
telling when talking hunting with friends and clients so I thought
I would devote some short stories about memorable hunts.
First, one of the most exciting things I ever saw was an eleven
year old stand his ground while a 300 pound boar was going to take
him. I was making a drive and I had pushed a good silver boar through
the area and the eleven year old Ronnie McKenly of Strongsville
, Ohio took him high in the shoulders. From where I was I could
see the boar and I could see the bullet impact, the hog immediately
started turning and looking for the hunter. I ran as hard
as I could to get there, the boar had found Ronnie and started
for him, he had a broken shoulder so he was slower than normal.
Ronnie stood his ground, fired a second time, missed, took aim,
fired a third time, missed, I arrived on the scene with my 44 drawn,
stepped forward to draw the charge, the boar focused on me.
I intended to let Ronnie fire one more time and then take the
hog point blank. The fourth shot took him in the neck, dropping
him in his tracks. That eleven year old never moved, he just chambered
the next shell and took aim, all the while one of the most ferocious
charges I ever saw was coming after him. Ron , his father was video
taping all this, and justifiably is quite proud of his son.
One snowy day we hunted two Texas Russians. They were in a deer
enclosure and I wanted them killed before spring so they wouldn't
eat the fawns. We were hunting with Chuck Orachowski Junior and
Senior along with Dar and Tom all from Madison , Ohio . Well these
boar have been on the "wanted list" for months with nobody
being able to take them so we thought with the new snow we would
be able to find them. Well it worked, we found some of the most
unique overlooked spots these animals had been hiding. It was no
wonder they could not be taken without the aid of a fresh snow
fall. As far as results, Chuck Jr. took his at full charge at just
a few feet and Chuck Sr. got his first shot while the boar was
hiding and much later finished him off as he too was about to charge.
Both boar were big, about 250 pounds. Chuck Jr. is having his mounted
life-size.
Dar, Chuck Jrs. wife, later took a silver medal Corsican Ram
with a 30.06 her first big game animal. When posing for pictures
I've never seen a bigger smile. Congratulations Dar!
I've had a most unique bow hunter here, Chuck Namack from Weeling
, W.VA. He only has one hand, the other being lost years ago in
a construction accident. He sits on the ground, snow, mud or whatever,
puts his feet on the risers, clips on a release and draws, aims
with his feet and hits the release. A very optimistic and persistent
fellow, he certainly is an inspiration to all that have been with
him. By the way, Chuck has taken nine animals here, many of them
in January snow, with a spot and stalk method by himself. On the
hunt he is very patient and a crack shot, making several one arrow
kills.
Last October I took my wife, Sherri, Aoudad hunting and while
on stand we were on a well used trail. Billy Joe was driving an
area up the hollow from us, suddenly here comes this big boar down
the trail right at us. I cautioned Sherri to stand still. I figured
he'll veer off by himself and never see us. Well suddenly I realized
we are on a good trail, so he is coming closer and closer. Finally
I pulled my 44 and stepped forward and yelled, at the last minute
he veers off. Obviously he never saw us but Sherri was so shook
up she had to sit down awhile and relax before she could continue
her hunt. She later took a good Aoudad with one shot from a .243.
Sherri also took a large native eight point whitetail on some of
our unfenced property with one shot from a P.S.E. Crossbow.
It was the fifth buck seen in five evenings of hunting
and only the third largest she has seen. She's already bragging
about taking the "Big One" this year. We'll wait and
see.
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