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Wisconsin Turkey

April 15th, 2011
This tom came in with another tom and two hens. He offered a broadside shot. The arrow hit him in the drumstick, traveled up the breast bone and exited near the off-side wing butt.
Strother Infinity with Gold Tip XT Hunter 5575 arrows
New Archery Products BloodRunner 2-blade 100 grain broadheads
Approximate 20 yard shot. He went about 30 yards.
North of Necedah, WI in Juneau County

Whitetail Buck

November 11th, 2010 – Veteran’s Day
I could see this one-antlered, no brow tined guy coming for a little while and decided to take him. He spotted me, spun and headed out, but I stopped him with a mouth bleet. The quartering away shot found its mark.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
Approximate 18 yard shot. He went about 40 yards.
Near Eagle, WI in Walworth County

Whitetail Doe

October 2nd, 2010
After a long day of hunting and scouting I’d settled into a tree and was enjoying nature. This doe and a fawn funneled in. After a failed attempt at drawing my bow I managed to dodge their eyes, get the bow back and drill her just a tad high.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Slick Trick Magnum 100 grain broadheads
Approximate 12 yard shot. She went about 40 yards.
Near Eagle, WI in Walworth County

Warthog

August 23rd, 2010
This female warthog had circled in and around the blind and waterhole, but then jumped up into an old stone feeder. She’d only offer a quartering away shot, then spooked, came back and offered a perfect broadside shot.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Wasp Jak Hammer 1 3/4″ cut 3-blade 100 grain broadheads
16 yard shot. She went about 70 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Warthog

August 21st, 2010
My PH, Kerneels, the land owner’s son, Stephan, and I had been squeezed into a quickly brushed Double-Bull blind for quite awhile, were partaking in some lunch snacks and getting kind of punchy when this vlak-vark showed. A bow, a video camera and bodies silently flung around the blind, a flock of little birds scared the varker into a quartering away position and I sent an arrow right through his heart.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
Approximately 12-15 yard shot. He went about 70 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Blesbok

August 20th, 2010
We had settled into the blind and, besides hornbills, had seen nothing for an extremely long time. Finally, this lone blesbok and a group of kudu came into water. Just as I was about to release a kudu stepped in front of the blesbok. After a slight pause it moved on and I released. I could see blood fly off the the exit wound side on this shot.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
12 yard shot. He went about 70 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Gemsbok

August 19th, 2010
After taking the Kudu, below, we went after gemsbok. A group came in and shifted about. As I released on a perfect broadside shot this animal jumped backwards and quartering away resulting in a too-far-forward shot. The shot turned out well, though, and she went down in a short distance.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
20 yard shot. He went about 115 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

53 1/2″ Kudu

August 19th, 2010
A cape buffalo and a group of kudu had come in almost immediately, but we passed. This one stayed out and watched for a long time, but eventually came in offering a broadside 20 yard shot.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
20 yard shot. He went about 115 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

A wildebeest, my first African plains game.

August 17th, 2010
A herd of wildebeest had come to the waterhole, but this guy bedded out of range. Eventually he came in and offered a shot.
Bowtech SWAT with Easton XX75 2216 arrows
Magnus Stinger 4-blade 100 grain broadheads
24 yard shot. He went about 150-200 yards.
North of Thabazimbi in Limpopo Province, South Africa

My second javelina.

January 23rd, 2009
A large female came in with a baby and two smaller javelinas. I chose this female.
Reflex Highlander with Gold Tip 5575 arrows
Wasp JakHammer SST 1 3/4″ cut 100 grain broadheads
14 yard shot. She went about 20 yards.
Near Indio, TX in Maverick County

A large carp taken on the Mississippi river

My second turkey

April 5th, 2007
Three jakes came into the decoys. I took the bottom of this one out. Brian ended up administering a final shot to the neck after tracking.
Reflex Highlander with Gold Tip 5575 arrows
Wasp JakHammer SST 1 3/4″ cut 100 grain broadheads
20 yard shot. He went about 140 yards after actually being drug around by one of the other jakes.
West of Auburn, KS in Shawnee County.

My first turkey.

April 1st, 2007
About mid-day two toms came from behind us to our decoy. This one took an arrow to the back.
Reflex Highlander with Gold Tip 5575 arrows
Wasp JakHammer SST 1 3/4″ cut 100 grain broadheads
8 yard shot. He went about 40 yards.
West of Dover, KS in Shawnee County.

A nice 132 pound sow taken at Shiloh Ranch Hunting Camp

March 20th, 2007
She was the largest hog leading a group of younger ones. All were very skittish and they circled the wind from two directions.
Reflex Highlander with Gold Tip 5575 arrows
Slick Trick Magnum 100 grain broadheads
8 yard shot. She went about 120 yards.
South of Ada, OK in Pontotoc County

My first pronghorn.

2005 Wisconsin Whitetail.

October 14th, 2005
I’d scouted a new spot that afternoon and set the stand right away. This guy came in and broke a branch off a tree before offering a quartering away shot.
Mathews Switchback with Gold Tip 5575 arrows
Muzzy 3-blade 100 grain broadheads
20-25 yard shot. He went about 35 yards.
French Creek Public Hunting Grounds near Pardeeville, WI

My first (and only) black bear.

Sometime in the early fall of 1996
High Country Machined bow (overdraw) with Easton XX75 arrows
Four blade Muzzy broadheads
The bear came into the bait and I connected with an 18 yard double-lung shot. He went a long 80 yards before expiring and rolling another 18-20 yards down a hill creating a tough tracking job.
Near Gorst, WA in Kitsap County

My second archery deer.

Sometime in the fall of 1994
High Country Machined Supreme bow (note the overdraw) with Easton XX75 arrows
Four blade Muzzy broadheads.
Two antlerless deer were silly enough to approach my treestand from the east. This one took an arrow at about 12-15 yards and went 80-100 yards before piling up.
French Creek Public Hunting Grounds, Pardeeville, WI

My first archery deer.

Approximately September 16th, 1993
Taken 15 minutes after season opened.
Bear Whitetail II bow with Easton Gamegetter II arrows
NAP 100 grain Thunderhead Broadheads
About an 18 yard shot. Not knowing enough to tell him to stop I shot him on the walk. Not good. As I recall he went about 80 yards.
New Muenster Public Hunting Grounds, New Muenster, WI

Jerry Long

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