Oldskool came from Ohio with a plan in mind that we had been talking about for awhile. Our plan was to go pig hunting for a few days. After doing some researching and map studying we agreed to head to a wma located in the southern part of Arkansas.
After arriving late in the afternoon we split so we could cover more area scouting for the hogs. I saw some old sign and a few tracks but nothing I could really get excited about. Oldskool on the other hand at least has a story to tell and I hope he is along soon to tell the story. He is riding his motorcycle back home so it might be awhile before he reads this.
On day #2 of our hunt I ran across this so I knew I was in the right area.
While sneeking and peeking around I couldn’t help but notice how dry the land was. Water was very hard to find but this wma is usually pretty full of water. I came across this decoy stuck in a tree. The decoy had evidently become tangled up in the tree when the water was up last year. I put my bow next to it to show how high the water had been.
Around 1 o’clock I returned to the truck very thirsty despite having drunk 6 bottles of water from my pack. I felt like a walking piece of jerky. It was in the 90’s and I didn’t care if I saw a pig or not. I just wanted some air conditioning at that point. Oldskool was already at the truck and in about the same shape as me. After a few seconds of discussion we agreed to forget about hogs and go bowfishing for gar instead. We headed back to my house for the night and would have a go at the gar the next morning.
We towed my boat to a local wma here by the house. It is a spot I bowfish fairly often and thought it would be a good choice for Oldskool’s 1st gar.
Oldskool watched the water like an osprey.
The water was really muddy and the fish would pop up for a split second then go back underwater. You had to be very fast on the shot to even have a chance of getting a gar. Suddenly a nice gar surfaced between Oldskool and I. We both shot. I missed but Oldskool nailed the fish.
Shortly I added one to the cooler as well.
Plans are already in the making for another hog hunt but we both agreed to wait for cooler weather.
Topic: Hogs & gar The story told (Read 253 times)
