A crazy hog hunt and an unexpected guest

[Thumper Dunker]

Awsome. Great job on the coyote.

[Hawgon]

Where in Southwest Arkansas were you hunting?  Was it around the Saline River bottoms north of Lake Millwood in Howard and Sevier Counties?

[CRS]

cool beans, great hunt

[Limey Chris]

Thanks for sharing what a pleasant and rewarding experience it can be hunting with dogs. and for showing it`s not shooting fish in a barrel. Great shot on the coyote, I to have scared a couple

[wapiti792]

Hawgon, near Chidester AR. That place is just beautiful. Welcome to Tradgang by the way! Honored to be part of your first post  

[Hawgon]

Thanks for the welcome.

Chidester is very close to just being South Arkansas as opposed to Southwest Arkansas and I wasn't thinking about it being that far over there when I was trying to figure out where you might have gone.

[Terry Green]

Thanks for sharing....sounds like you might be 'hooked'.

[wapiti792]

Terry, I am so "hooked" it ain't even funny  

[Greg Szalewski]

Sure looks like you had a good time. Great thread!!!

[HARL]

Thanks !! Really enjoyed this one.

[brock donald]

Sorry guys im just now gettin to the computer. Mike has already told the story, sorry bud for not chippin in. I can say that was a awsome experience. The terrain was like nothing i have ever seen. I was smiling every mile i walked as the biggest ciprus trees i have ever seen stood. We all hunted very hard for two days, then we called in the troops. As mike said, those dogs love what they do, and i now have full respect for there job. It was a awsome experience. Just to say about the dogs, we hunted for two days hard, and on our last day we took them. IT gave me a whole new respect for the pig and the dog. Mike found that out as he over throttled, sorry to keep rubbing it in bud. I got a pig and it was not easy, those saw briars are nasty. My first pig was awsome, and let me tell you, it is very tasty. My first hog hunt and wont be my last, i cant wait to do it all again.

[Friend]

Great trip and wonderful story.

Thank you for taking me along.

[wapiti792]

I cooked up some this fine "Wood Hog" for my wife and family last night. Made a little homeade spagetti sauce and giant wild pig meatballs with a parm cheese and oregano mixed into the meat. All I can say is that I've got the greenlight for another hog hunt from the boss-lady next year    

 

[duncan idaho]

I really enjoyed reading about your hunt. Great pictures and an unique experience hunting with dogs and bows.

Question: How far away(yards) was the dog from the hog,once it was bayed? I was trying to picture the shot angle..Thanks.

[kibok&ko]

Really enjoy it ! thank you !!!

[wapiti792]

Bill, The dogs would either be called back and you would have no dog in the picture or if they were around the closest I saw them was about 20 yards. Of the 2 other bays we had where shots were taken both times the dog was already headed back to the guide. On my shot the dog stayed out of the way at about 25 yards barking, keeping the hog interested. I moved in to take my shot at about 18 or 20 yards.

[J-dog]

Great read, gotta respect the dogs, I have carried out a few of them after they tangled with a hog, buried a few as well, stitched up many others. Have done a bit hogs and dogs in the past (no pics as wheelie pics).

Think everyone should experience it at least once.

Jason

[SheltonCreeker]

Great story. Just wish i hadn't been the last week changes in it!!!!!

[Jerry Jeffer]

Radical!!!! Thanks for bringing me along through your story.

[bolong]

 Congrats! Nice story and pics! I've done the same thing with dogs and it's seldom easy. Dogs will usally bay them in the thickest places possible.