We call them Wild Boars-Cinghiali.

[cacciatore]

The feeder,I don't remember the brand.LOL
Actually the feeder is my friend that has his entry door less from the bait.
Don't think it was easy to have the boars there.
He took 3 months before being able to have them in that spot.The distance is around 10 yards,but if they can't smell you they can see you moving or sneaking on the leaves.

[cacciatore]

I know you want some action!  This is the arrow I found some 30 yards on its runaway trail.

[wv lungbuster]

Nice.

[L82HUNT]

Very pretty area  

[cacciatore]

They are usually impredictible and change the time they come.But in the last few days another couple of boars were in the property and they started the competition.The bigger boar started to come before dark to take its rights.15 days earlier with some snow falling we saw the bigger boar chasing the other 2 away from its pasture,not a real fight but some tusks in the ass of the bigger one of the 2.The big boar sometime have a younger male with them that we call "Master of the Horse"-SCUDIERO.That same night I was able to close the distance on the 2 that were feeding among hazel trees.The wind was good and I was on a trail moving without noise,half hidden by some bush.They were lower and unaware of my presence.So I focused on the bigger one and at the dim light I released as it moved on broadside.It was cold and I was very excited so I made a bad release and the arrow went really far from its target,finishing in the soft ground.It runned away some 30 yards but then it stopped,since that bow is really quiet and they relaxed.

[Rob DiStefano]

ah, beautiful sunny italy ... and boars!  i need a trip back to my 'home'!    

[cacciatore]

I practice hard everyday and i am a decent shooter,so to miss that boar was discouraging,but the action was still on;the smaller boar moved closer still feeding on the nuts,i was afraid that the bigger one could see me from its new position so i froze since the other gave me a 18yards broadside shoot.The light was very low at thet moment but I could see the front leg,I picked the spot and the arrow went just a inch lower than the chest.Sending both the boar to a safer places.
I couldn't belive to have missed such a easy target again.But this is what makes traditional hunting so exciting,nothing is granteed here.

[steadman]

     Beautiful country!

[Lucas K]

great stuff waiting for more

[jcar315]

Love the details....keep 'em coming.

[cacciatore]

Anyway back to the feeder;I hunted the place other 4 times after the misses.The place is 1 hour drive from my home.The big boar was arriving before night so I took a dinner at home and then I left for the hunt.The first time I arrived when it was already there and it saw me.I runned away and didn't come for 2 night,then started to come late at night.I went 2 times,one nothing showed up;the second I saw it crossing the field you see in the pics,but it didn't come.It circled the place from far away and altrough the wind was good it preferred to go for chestnuts.When Thursday i decided to leave a little earlyer with the sun still up.Before dark i saw it coming from below me,crossing the open field just before dark.It was used to make some big circle,checking the wind like a old boar bear.many times it made circle coming and going away always closing a little bit the distance.I am in a position from where I can see most of the sourraunds being unseen since my place is at a very acute angle above the field.Just when it is next to the bait we are close and almost at the same level as you have seen on the pics.

[cacciatore]

This is my view to the field that it crosses

[rastaman]

Beautiful country!

[sendero25]

The trees with the flowers look just like our Florida "flowering dogwood", what species are those my friend?

[cacciatore]

Sorry,I have already posted this pic.
When it approces the bait it become more nervous,making jumps running away resting with its ears araised to listen.there are many disturbing noises around,but it looks that it can judge the distance and the danger of them.Don't think it is a easy animal,they are heavy hunted in any legal and illegal manner,so if they became mature animals it means they are pretty smart.The last time it was at shooting distance and broadside from me he heard the crick of my elbow join while i was reaching the full draw.Any kind of noice at this distance will send it in the deep of the bush.For this reason I had to give up my Bear Custom Kodiak with the original quiver that make a squick when I draw.nothing really disturbing,but with a single boar enough to spook it.The sowswith the piglets are all another story,but the boars are really much more nervous and caucious.

[cacciatore]

Those are cherry trees,sendero.
Killie,I was asking myself what Passaic is.Maybe a new bow from Bob Morrison that we don't know yet?

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by cacciatore:
Those are cherry trees,sendero.

the scenery is gorgeous, where in italy?

[cacciatore]

But there is a end to everything and patience and perseverance bounty the dedicated TGanger.It came close after all its feints,I was ready with the bow arm half arised in position,its head on the ground,but the body still hidden behind the pine tree limb you see in the first pics.It was feeding still at an unshootable position,but I relaxed and enjoied every single second of that long wait,listening the noise it was making chewing the corn 8-9 yards away.It made a couple of steeps following the stripe of corn,with the vitals well exposed.But i waited because it could still see me drawing the bow,I was waiting for one mor step when its head would have been behind the pole(always in the pic).I was thinking that the biggest joy for us is in the preparation of the shoot,after it is hard work.It made it its eyes were behind the log.I started drawing in slow motion afraid of any small noise,but the shelf rest on my recurve is dead quiet and at the release the arrow entered low in the leg pocket and then everything went on Fast Forward a grofrom the boar and the frantic run.I moved fast back to see it running away 50-70 yards and it desappeared behind a small hill and some bush.Its race was noisy and like it had fallen a couple of times.Then silence.Time to wait.

[Stone Knife]

[cacciatore]

Rob,here we are in NW of Italy at the foothills of the Alps.The Spring here is really amazing with endless blooming and parfumes.It is home of 150 different qualities of excelllent wines just in this side of the Country.With much less Italian it would be an excellent place where to live.LOL.Food and wine at its best.