HAWAIIAN HOG HUNT

Celebration: Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary And
Hawaiian Hog Hunt
Chief AJ married his beautiful bride, Corinne, on July 26, 1959. Then they were blessed with two children, Jason and Becky.
Now comes the good part, Becky moved to Alaska, married and produced for Chief AJ a slingshot shooting Grandson, JV. For Chief AJ’s Golden 50th Anniversary, Chief AJ, wife Corinne, Becky, went to Hawaii for the Celebration.

AJ and Corinne flew to Alaska ahead of time so that the Chief could shoot slingshots with JV in preparation for the Hawaiian Hog Hunt with slingshots. For a week AJ and JV shot the Chief AJ Hunting & Fishing Sling shot that shoots balls or arrows. They shot in the backyard at Becky’s home in Anchorage and then went to Backcountry Archery Range on Artic Boulevard in Anchorage run by Bill Cypher. Bill set up the two slingshot shooters with 32” Carbon arrows tiped with Muzzy’s. (Muzzy a 3 blade broad head with a harden chiseled point).

At Backcountry Archery, Bill has a special backstop where JV could practice with the actual arrows he would be using on the Hawaiian Hog Hunt. Now about the actual pigs. This was going to be a hunt for the “POLYNESIAN PIGS”. About 1,500 years ago there were no mammals on the Hawaiian Islands. As the Polynesian Explorers traveled the Pacific Ocean in their Long Canoes, they seeded the islands with breading pairs of special small jet black pigs. These “Polynesian Pigs” thrived on the Islands and especially on the Hawaiian Islands.

The Chief hired Hawaiian Guide, Chris Stanley for the hunt with His Grandson, JV. One of the reasons to hire Guide Chris was that Chris is an Outdoor Photographer experienced with making TV quality outdoor adventures films. Chief AJ’s producer, Zach Cook for the Anything Wild TV show says over and over again: “If not done on camera it never happen”.

After a week’s training in shooting arrows from the Chief AJ H&F slingshot ,JV felt confident that that “He could put a pig down”. The Chief did not tell 12 year old JV that JV was being trained with the Hi-Power Black Tubes that push the Carbon 32” arrows at over 225fps. During the week of shooting JV was strengthening his draw, pulling the bands further back with each secession. By the time of the hunt on July 30, 2009 JV could do FULL DRAW with the full length arrows.
Somewhere on the Island of Oahu, Chris the Hawaiian Guide took AJ & JV to a tree stand set up. JV and AJ were next to each other in clamp on tree stands while Chris was in a canvas swing harness which enabled him to film almost 360 degrees.

After about two and one half hours of sitting under the lush foliage of this tropical rain forest with a Ocean breeze cooling the two hunters and camera man out of the thick under brush came two Polynesian Pigs. JV has been trained ahead of time for him to decide when to take the “Shot”. It was all up to JV to shoot or not to shoot. The pigs milled around about 18 yards out from the tree stand. JV started a draw but the pig he was focused on moved wrong. JV “let down” and waited for a broadside shot. It seemed like a long time until one of the Polynesian Pigs turned just right for JV. He was 12 yards up in the tree and the Pig was about 20 yards out from the tree standing true broadside. The camera was rolling. JV did the full draw and sent the arrow true to the mark. The pig was so hard hit by the arrow from the Hi-power black tubes that the pig rolled twice. That was about a 23 yard shot from a 12 year old and his slingshot.
“Grandpa” Chief AJ is so proud of this fine shooting by JV that He is introducing a Hunting Sling Shot called The JV Model just like JV used to put the pig down. If not on camera it never happen,  JV got 15,000 hits on You Tube: Now available on DVD only. 
 

Here's how to prepare for a hunt. JV and Chief AJ shot hundreds of arrows before the one arrow that counted:

Be sure and wear shooting glasses. Bad Boy!

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