I've always fantisized about how fun it would be to shoot hogs with my longbow. Seeing the pictures of hog harvests on the internet just fueled the flame. Well, yesterday I was deer hunting and after sitting in the same spot for an hour or so, I hear a twig snap. My heart naturally speeds up a bit hoping a deer will step out of the brush. I hear another step and finally detect movement in the brush. I see a black mass and at first think it is a calf. Then it moves closer and, "Oh my goodness!" it's a hog! A BIG hog! While it is in the brush I pick up my cheap camera and take a few pics because I expect it to exit the other side toward a feeder. Lo and behold, it circles around and comes out in front of me! I still had the camera and took another picture. I was shaking like crazy and truthfully, hoping he wouldn't see me or come any closer because I was downright scared! I set my camera down and he scampered off into the brush. As I sat there regaining my composure, I got frustrated because there was the moment I have waited for, and I blew it. Hopefully there will be a next time and I will try harder to shoot him with my bow instead of my camera. Ya know, I still can't wait to cut my teeth on a hog, but I know for sure I don't want one to cut his teeth on me! Here is a pic of him at about 16 yards. I think he heard my camera click because by the time I set my camera down after this shot, he was gone. His back looked to be about 3 feet high and I know nothing about judging weight but he sure looked like he would push 300# to me. Of course everything looks bigger when you are scared!
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Looks like he would have been a good one to cut your teeth on...Good luck and happy hunting...It will happen...
Whats up bodork!? Thats awesome. Lets just say if you haven't sunk your teeth into a smoked hog tenderloin(I'm shaking just thinking about it), that will remove all fear. Personally speaking, nothing will eat as good as that critter right there! Good Luck!
Cool looking pig and real nice pic.
He's a good pig, that's for sure.