Some of you may remember I went on hog hunt in Florida last February with West Shore Outfitters and it did not go well. I only saw one small pig in over 8 hours on stand. The owner of the guide service assured me that was not the norm and if I wanted to come back in 2015 he would give me a free half day hunt. Fast forward to this year and I'm making my plans to go to Florida and I look him up. Now due to my recent shoulder surgery I can't hunt or fish. I ask him if I could bring my boys (18 & 14) bowfishing and if he could give me a discount. He agreed to give me $125 off a 4 hour trip so I booked it. All I can say is Wow!. I've only seen bowfishing on TV but I can't imagine it being any better than this. The boys were up on the shooting deck letting arrows fly for 4 straight hours. The guide was shooting also but only if the boys didn't see a fish he pointed out or they missed (which happened a lot but that's OK). By the end of the night there were over 100 tilapia in the boat weighing an estimated 350lbs. I bet each of my sons shot 250 -300 arrows. It was unreal. They loved every minute of it and it was fun for me to watch them. I'll be doing this again next year but this time I'll make sure I'm healthy enough to do some shooting too.
Nick, Luke and the guide.
10 foot gator we came across
Nick
Luke
Stacking up fish on the floor after we filled the cooler!
Nick, Luke and the guide.
10 foot gator we came across
Nick
Luke
Stacking up fish on the floor after we filled the cooler!
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