You've sure put the smack down on a lot of pigs Gary, congrats. I need to get back over there and visit with you again, it's been to long since I've been to the Hilton.
I put up an ad for a hog hunt last Friday and TxnRunner came down from Arlington to join me. We hit the stands a little before 7:00. Travis settled into Deb's stand and I hunted Grandpa's as usual. It was really hot, but with 180 acres of corn less than a month from harvest, I knew there were pigs around.
Not very long after corn threw I had 4 or 5 mid sized pigs working into my setup. I'm on a platform 15 ft. up, with my camera on a tripod, so I get it positioned on the corn feeder. After a few minutes, one pig came into the feeder. The others were checking out the protein to my left.
I launched an arrow and will let the video do the talking, but will add this.
The sun was in my eyes. I can't dance. It was to wet to plow.
Another bowkill feral pig. Defending the corn in Coryell County , Texas.
The practice shot didn't seem to faze the pigs at the protein feeder, so I positioned the camera on them, nocked another arrow, and let rip. This time I connected and the pig only made it about 40 yards.
On the walk back out to the truck, I ended up breaking off about 8 inches of arrow in a big boar staring at me from the thick stuff. We found the Nocturnal end, but no blood, and no pig.
The next morning TxnRunner and I did some spot and stalk in the corn and he was able to arrow a pig. I will leave it to him to share that adventure if he wishes.
We have been seeing alot of pigs at the Hilton lately, so Friday evening before the opener I decided to walk and stalk some. I caught a glance of a good sized hog about 60 yards ahead, but wasn't sure which way he was going. I closed the distance as quickly as possible using and tucking in behind a good sized bodark. I peeked around the tree and he was coming right down the trail to me.
I backed up and waited for him to come into view. When he came around the tree at 6 yards, it was to late for him. I was already at full draw and sent a 100g Thunderhead with a green nocturnal slamming into him. Talk about an adrenaline rush, the boar let out a roar, spun around and took off, breaking the back part of the arrow off on a mesquite, and then straight into the thick stuff. I could hear him crashing around, so was hopeful he wouldn't go far.
Luckily he only made it about 30 yards into the thicket before he folded up. Still, it was a pretty good effort, for this mature guy to drag him out for the LDP. I guessed him to be around 170 lbs.
He wasn't the biggest boar I've killed, but if had grown into these, he could have been.
Because of hand and wrist issues, I haven't been able to shoot my bow since the Pig Stickin and Javi Stabbin trip the first week of March. Rheumatoid arthritis. I'm on a drug now that looks like it might control it enough so I can continue to hunt, fish, and play guitar. The essentials for a happy Hogboy.
So today I headed up to the Hilton to spend the night and get some work done. When I checked the trail cams, I saw a lone boar coming into Deb's stand between 7:00 and 8:00 three evenings in a row. I had brought my bow and planned to test my hands, so after 4 practices shots without pain, I decided to sit a couple of hours.
Right on schedule, the nice sized boar with white socks came rolling in. He fed for a couple of minutes and when he gave me a good looking shot, I gave him a Slick Trick mag right where it hurts. He headed right back into the thick, but I heard him crash and thrash. It didn't take long to find him, but it about killed me to get him even half way back to the truck. I'm guessing 180-190 lbs.
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