Last night, right at dark, a group of pigs I've had coming in at night showed up. Gotta be 20 to 30 in the group. Smallest ones are about 60 to 70 lbs and range up to the head sow that will go 160 if an ounce and a huge black and white boar.
I have an Elusive Wildlife light on the feeder and it comes on a dark. Stays on at 10% and movement makes it ramp up to 100%. Sounds great but if the animal happens to be on the blind side of the light it's still just a dark silhouette.
Well the group came in and circled around. Wasn't much left and the deer had already vacated but they seemed to find food in the sand and some smaller ones keyed in on the hand corn spot at 12 yards. But I could see the big boar at 25 yards with his nose stuck to the sow's behind and held off . . .
The wind was right so I opened the window and readied myself. Finally she gave him grief and he turned his attention from love to food. He lunged and chased the little ones off, turned back and stretched out, then walked straight to the hand corn spot and stood what appeared to be broadside. I knew picking a spot would be challenging but I just looked up the back of the front left about halfway up his body, focused, drew and shot without much thought. Just on autopilot.
I heard but couldn't see the arrow strike. A quick squeal and the group busted out like a covey of quail headed west to the fence line. I heard the bubbly choking of a downed animal but in my mind I knew big boars are tough.
I gathered my gear and climbed out. No blood at the spot of the shot. First blood was at about 15 yards. Just a spot. Then another. Then it was a geyser. Blood spraying out both sides and his nose and mouth. I found the arrow at about 20 yards broken, but over 20" of penetration.
I shined ahead and saw him laying another 20 yards out.
The broadhead had busted through the opposite shoulder but as he ran the arrow pulled back and the arrow broke between the shoulder blade and ribs.
Took the three of us (my two partners/friends) to load him on the back of the cart.
Scales said a little over 210 lbs. No teeth to speak of but that's pretty common in the sand dunes.
12 yards shot out of .y new Primaltech recurve. 40 yard recovery.
Topic: My biggest traditional pig so far (Read 2173 times)
