Well , I`ve been on pigs 3 of the last 4 times I been hunting with no shots.Walked MILES no meat. Yesterday evening I headed to the "Black Lake" one of my favorite Public places.Its 1.7 miles from the road and usually good.
I heard some pigs and snuck in as close as crunchy leaves would let me and waited.Several boars were fussing over a girl friend and it was quite a show.One big boar hooked another and he came by me at 10 yards and stood there mad. I could have killed him but I could smell him from where I was....rank.He went by unscathed other than some cutter marks on his ham.The other BIG boar came by and posed at 15 yards. I could see hooks poking out of his mouth. I thought about shooting him but there was a rise between us and I would have had to shoot him mid height. Too risky.I let him walk.
Some sows and pigs were moving into and opening and I got ahead of them and set up. A fine guilt got sideways slightly quartering away. I picked a spot just in front of the last rib intending to angle one forward. At the shot the pig turned broadsided and I got mid rib . Not good on a broadside hog. They all ran in a briar thicket and it was getting late.I mentally marked a big funky looking tree and headed home. Cool weather tonight ,best thing to do.
Got there this morning and quickly got on the trail...
And after about twenty yards in an awful briar patch found her. No doubt waiting was the right thing.
Killed her with Tippets Pronghorn at 48# at 27" 145 grain snuffer with about 650 grains total arrow weight. Did`nt hit bone so the arrow passed completely through and went 10 inches in the mud.
Just from curiosity I propped her up and after the hero pic I shot her in the flat of the shoulder and bent the arrow trying to get it out of the tree on the other side of the pig. The same head I shot her with to start with. I`m sold.RC
Topic: Finally ...Snufferized porker #1 (Read 732 times)
