I have never actually seen a hog while sitting on stand, until tonight. I have seen them walking through the woods or jumped them up or heard them in the distance, just never had one come into range while on stand.
I got to the stand late and the only thing I saw or heard was a bobcat that walked between the stand and the feeder, probably no more than 10 yards away. I know a lot of folks shoot bobcats, but I have a weakness for predators (except coyotes) and I never picked up my bow.
Right at dark I heard the telltale piggy noises coming from the trail on the right of me. I look up and here comes, what I think is, a pretty good size pig. I watched for couple of minutes trying to decide if it was "good eating size". She snorted/growled every couple of seconds, which was a little unnerving. I could also hear others off in the brush squealing. Light was fading fast and I decided to shoot this one.
I drew on the pig and just as I did she turned slightly quartering toward me. I held the draw for a good 45 seconds to a minute before she turned broadside again. I found the spot I thought I needed and easily touched off the shot. The Stinger Buzzcut did it's job and she spun around and around a couple of times and fell at the base of the tree that the trail camera is set up on. Hopefully I got an action shot on the TC!
Thanks to Terry (Scout) for helping me field dress my first hog.
I got to the stand late and the only thing I saw or heard was a bobcat that walked between the stand and the feeder, probably no more than 10 yards away. I know a lot of folks shoot bobcats, but I have a weakness for predators (except coyotes) and I never picked up my bow.
Right at dark I heard the telltale piggy noises coming from the trail on the right of me. I look up and here comes, what I think is, a pretty good size pig. I watched for couple of minutes trying to decide if it was "good eating size". She snorted/growled every couple of seconds, which was a little unnerving. I could also hear others off in the brush squealing. Light was fading fast and I decided to shoot this one.
I drew on the pig and just as I did she turned slightly quartering toward me. I held the draw for a good 45 seconds to a minute before she turned broadside again. I found the spot I thought I needed and easily touched off the shot. The Stinger Buzzcut did it's job and she spun around and around a couple of times and fell at the base of the tree that the trail camera is set up on. Hopefully I got an action shot on the TC!
Thanks to Terry (Scout) for helping me field dress my first hog.
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