I started out the 1st week stalking hogs at night with Patrick. I blew my 1st stalk due to a 'drop foot' issue I have that I am having surgery for in a couple of weeks. This issue caused less strength, balance and control over my left steps. The issue ccost me several stalks, but the 1st was too much noise on crunching freezing dirt. One one stalk I was caught moving as the uneven terrain caused me to over adjust in a sideways motion. This same issue caused me several times to step on 8 inch circumference grass clumps where the lower grass became more 'stalky' and crunched. I fixed the grass issue and I was up to 12 yards away from the grunting quartet waiting for a broadside shot and a deer spooked them off. All of these instances where I spooked them from the noise was only 3 yards or so away from where I was wanting to shoot from which would have made a 12-15 yard shot.
However, the last stalk I had I did shoot the biggest of the 4. He was 6 inches taller than the 2 next biggest. I knew the shot was a little high, but I felt good anyway, and felt better after reviewing several shot placement vitals pics.