Hog advice

[Biggie Hoffman]

Aw c'mon you guys....a few stitches don't make 'em dangerous. Heck, I have to get stitches more often than the Toolman :-)

Actually, I did get charged for the 1st time two weeks ago in Florida. I'd shot a sow while stalking up to 4 big boars and another sow that was in heat. The biggest boar (250-300#)was on the sow but the other 3 boars, all in the 250 range where aggravating the mess out of him. He'd get off and run them off then go back to the sow. Well, the last time he ran the other 3 off he looked at me. By this time I was only 20 yards away and looking for an opening to shoot him thru. He charged immediately and only an arrow in the hump just over his head stopped him. ( I was trying to hit him between the eyes!)The sow ran off with the other boars at the shot and thankfully, he went with them instead of finishing what he started. Thank goodness I had more than a fishing pole like Bacote Kid.

[Bacote Kid]

Yeah that fishin' pole ain't a good fendin' stick...

[Celtic Archer]

Originally posted by Brandon:
Hey Celtic how about an update.
Do any good with your Golden M & M's.(corn)

Brandon

I sat up on the route into the field one moring and saw the big one. It was a sow with little piglets. So i figured I'd jsut keep putting some food out and give it a couple or three months.

My attention is turned to the coyotes I saw the other day. Next good full moon that I can be off work the next day, I'm after them!!!

[Bjorn]

One of the things I love best about this site is the exchange of real experiences and the learning that brings with it. I have not been attacked by a hog, and likely have a new experience awaiting me on some future outing.
Thanks for the warnings, those are very nasty lacerations y'all are describing. I intend to add 'sprinting' and tree 'climbing' to my training regime.
Bjorn

[NorthShoreLB]

The other day I shot a saw, for the next 10 minutes, the big boar that was with them keept pacing in the thick cover, and grunting aggressivly all the while.

Draged the sow (while keeping an eye out for him) to a big banyon tree where I could put my back to it while field dressing.

No intention to get a surprise from that boar          


   Manny

[ber643]

A friend and I were pig hunting in SC and I had arrowed a small one, that just didn't want to give up the ghost, get up and wander into a thicket. My buddy was out of his tree ahead of me and went in after the pig. It charged him and he kicked at it with one foot to fend it off. The small pig veered sharply and took the other leg from under the guy and dumpped him on his butt. Luckily he was only jarred, not hurt, and the pig ran out of the thicket to where I was approaching and died in plain view of me. Even small ones can be tough!

[Littlefeather]

Looks like I may have found this thread a little late. Im only going to say this, If you get complacient about hogs you "WILL" end up hurt! I've been knocked down, run over, and tossed around but somehow have avoided serious injury. I'd say that you need to set your gear up to handle the biggest, meanest hogs out there. Once you've armed yourself for the biggest beasts, you can easly hammer anything smaller without worry. CK

[Cherokee Bow]

I've been hunting "hawgs" for many years, both in Texas and Arkansas, and I've only been treed by a razorback once, but that time I was pleased to find out that I could climb that old oak tree like a monkey in love!  :eek: