RESULTS -Big Jim TG Wolf Pack Hog Hunt

[drewsbow]

Manny had some bad weather up north so our leave time is shifted to 4 pm . That should put us in around 9-10 am

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Let the Blood trailing commence....

[Wudstix]

Happy Birthday Bisch, watching this.        

[Terry Green]

I think this is gonna be a HOOT reading this Adventure!!!

   

[Friend]

Should be an enightening experience for the Big Jim also.

Stump desires a tail mount....He apparently is doing some in depth research.. just received a text from him inquiring if my wife had a curling iron.


I never was very refined, you see,
(And it weighs on my brother's mind, you see)
But there's no reproach among swine, d'you see,
For being a bit of a swine....Rudyard Kipling

[Stump73]

Scott your afraid one might squeal on you.
I believe and hog head euro mount would be nice. B bmp

[Friend]

I is...I is affeared! I is...I izzzz.....

[Stump73]

Drew, I hope you Manny and Bigjim are gettin in them hogs. I hope the weather is better for yall down there than it is here. Its around 10 degrees with windchill of minus 5.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I hear the wind down there is stiff.  Hope the guys are still seeing hogs      

[DanielB89]

   

[Terry Green]

February 19th thru the 21st....that's the dates correct?

As some of the posts make me think the hunt is going on now.....and that I'd missed something.

[Stump73]

The dates you said is  correct Terry. Drew and Manny are down there now.

[DanielB89]

Terry,

they had me confused.

thanks for the clarification.

[Stump73]

Yeah Scott, Tom, Tony and I will the there19th to 21st

[drewsbow]

sorry for the delay guys , didn't want to try and do it from my phone and just got home today. So after a couple hours sleep after driving all night here I am.
we arrived at Big Jim's around mid day and Monday after an 18 hour drive we where ready for some fun . After we unpacked and talked for a while it was time to get ready for the hunt .
Monday night I was in the clear cut stand and had a nice group of pigs come in right at last light. Two bigger ones and maybe four smaller pigs  all rush into the bait . I am of course was very excited and wanted to shoot right away . I got the green led light on my bow aimed while at half draw and turned it on . I see all the pigs except one who stayed in the brush at the feeder , so I pick out the big one and try for the shot. I couldn't get the shot I wanted and let down. I tried this a half dozen times before I was able to release though I knew I didn't get to full draw I shot anyways. This did not produce the desired result however , the arrow went low and missed its mark and they all ran for it.
 We went back to Jim's and had a great supper prepared for us by Barbara and lived like kings into the weeee hours of the morning .

[drewsbow]

we got up the next morning and after some coffee and goofing around the bow shop we once again found ourselves getting ready to hunt .
 I went to the c2 stand and was going to sit in a ground blind there . After I set up I changed my mind and climbed into the tree stand instead.
all the corn had been eaten up so I spun the feeder a little before getting in the stand and prepared to wait. At six thirty or a little after I hear pigs coming my way and get ready .I of course am excited again and ready to shoot at the first chance I can find . A group of three or four pigs come in and I wait till I think they are under the feeder and turn on the bow light. I look for a shot and pick a pig up under a bush that is bigger and I have a clear shot at . I draw and release the arrow looks good and hits the pig . I see as it turns to run that the shot is high and watch the lighted nock go into the brush . The pig skweeeels and goes a little farther then the nock stops moving and I think it is down. I wait for the pick up time thinking this pig is down and recovery will be easy. We go find the arrow covered in blood but no pig and no sign to follow . We search all over in the woods and brush with no luck.
 Preacher came out the next morning and looked again in the daylight with the same result, no pig .
 we had returned to Jim's again to a great supper and again lived like kings into the weeee hours of the morning.

[drewsbow]

This leads us to Wednesday which again after some goofing around the bow shop we again headed out to hunt . This will be short as it was cold and very windy . The sit was short very cold , although I did see a bobcat no pigs showed up before I couldn't sit any longer and called for extraction. they did however show up on the camera at ten forty five pm as I told Jim , if only I was tougher . we returned again to a great meal and after some good conversation turned in earlier as we where all exhausted.

[Alexander Traditional]

Sounds like a great time,to bad you didn't find the hog.

[drewsbow]

Thursday morning after some coffee and again a little more goofing around the shop on our part . we head for the pig stands a little earlier . I again sit c2 stand with hope of making good on the pig I had already shot or getting a chance at another one . I have some coons in and am on the verge of shooting one when I hear pigs on the move. I wait till they sound like they are close and hit the light. I couldn't see them but hear them run. Off goes the light and I wait again , when they sound like they are under the feeder I hit the light again , this time one run and I see it but it was back just behind the brush. These pigs are nervous because when they first came in I dropped my arrow trying to get the bow up and ready , then they heard the new arrow snap onto the string . I finally decide I'm not getting a shot and call for extraction again .
 I hate to sound like a broken record but we again returned to Jim's where there was a awesome steak dinner waiting ,some wine and again we live like kings into the weeee hours .
 Friday is going home day and we are very sad to go , even threatening to stay and burn all my vacation time .

 Thanks so much to Jim and Barbara for having us and taking such good care of us. I feel like  I am leaving a second home when I go . Thanks to Preacher for the hunting help and friendship . We got to meet Tommy and have to say Jim and Barbara are very proud of him as they should be , he is a great guy and is a great help with the business .
 We got to see Debbie and Christiana again and it was a pleasure as always .
 Thanks again to all of you , we had a awesome time and can't wait to see ya'll again. Drew

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Great Updates Drew!  Bummer on the one you hit high. I hope Manny will be around to tell his side of it......

I loved the updates you had sent me.