We went to the deer lease in Victoria Thursday for some hog hunting and saltwater fishing. Had a good time during the day at Indianola, Port Lavaca, and Rockport. Caught a few fish.
On Thursday night I took Josh to my primo hog stand. He was toting his Diamond Black Ice (which has slain many critters), and homemade hog lite that he made himself.
Around 8:45 PM he texted me said there were some coons under the feeder. He asked if he should shoot one. I told him to go ahead, but not to use a good broadhead. A minute later he replied that he had shot one.
I was about to get in the jeep and go get him when my he called me on the phone. He was very excited and sounded like he just won the lottery. He told me that he just smoked one. I thought he was still talking about the stupid coon and couldn't believe the "coon fever" that he had. I said something like, "You sure are worked up about shooting a coon". He then told me that as soon as he shot the coon, a group of hogs came in. He flashed 'em with the red light and they took off. They came right back though. He flashed 'em again and they spooked again. Then a couple more came in and he was able to get drawn back with his bow with the red light on. A nice sized boar turned broadside and he turned an arrow loose with the Simmons Landshark on the end. He told me on the phone that he heard the pig flop down and die pretty close. I was a little skeptical about this because I know how tough they are to kill.
The wife, my son Jeffrey, daughter Abigail, and me all headed over to his area. We got to the crime scene and I found blood right away. We tracked him down a well worn trail behind the feeder. 60 yards later and I found one bloody, bubbly mess!
This goes to show you how important the wind is. The hogs are educated and spooky and a lot of guys get busted by the pigs on this lease. Josh was hunting a 10' gametamer quadpod with the wind in his face. He was wearing clothes that he had worked in all day filling feeders and setting up stands.
Very proud of him. He made a perfect shot on the boar and to top it off was using a homemade hog light that he made himself.
Don't get much better than that!
Thanks for following along.
Here's a trail cam pic from that stand....looks like we got some work to do!
On Thursday night I took Josh to my primo hog stand. He was toting his Diamond Black Ice (which has slain many critters), and homemade hog lite that he made himself.
Around 8:45 PM he texted me said there were some coons under the feeder. He asked if he should shoot one. I told him to go ahead, but not to use a good broadhead. A minute later he replied that he had shot one.
I was about to get in the jeep and go get him when my he called me on the phone. He was very excited and sounded like he just won the lottery. He told me that he just smoked one. I thought he was still talking about the stupid coon and couldn't believe the "coon fever" that he had. I said something like, "You sure are worked up about shooting a coon". He then told me that as soon as he shot the coon, a group of hogs came in. He flashed 'em with the red light and they took off. They came right back though. He flashed 'em again and they spooked again. Then a couple more came in and he was able to get drawn back with his bow with the red light on. A nice sized boar turned broadside and he turned an arrow loose with the Simmons Landshark on the end. He told me on the phone that he heard the pig flop down and die pretty close. I was a little skeptical about this because I know how tough they are to kill.
The wife, my son Jeffrey, daughter Abigail, and me all headed over to his area. We got to the crime scene and I found blood right away. We tracked him down a well worn trail behind the feeder. 60 yards later and I found one bloody, bubbly mess!
This goes to show you how important the wind is. The hogs are educated and spooky and a lot of guys get busted by the pigs on this lease. Josh was hunting a 10' gametamer quadpod with the wind in his face. He was wearing clothes that he had worked in all day filling feeders and setting up stands.
Very proud of him. He made a perfect shot on the boar and to top it off was using a homemade hog light that he made himself.
Don't get much better than that!
Thanks for following along.
Here's a trail cam pic from that stand....looks like we got some work to do!
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