I went out yesterday evening about 30 minutes before dark..  A few pigs were going into a maize field wrecking havoc so I was going to try and intercept them.

Through earlier scouting I had seen a couple of trails under a barbed wire fence that they had been using. Just before dark I situated myself about 20 yards downwind of one of these trails..

Darkness fell and still no pigs, but I was there and decided to hang around for a while. Sure enough half an hour after dark I saw a form move across the turnrow and go into the maize..

I had a little one cell AA headlight and turned it on and eased forward.. I thought I could hear the pig and kept moving trying to see it but never had any success. However I heard some others just upwind about 100 yards away. So I crept through the maize towards them..

As I got closer I tried to stay down wind of them but there were several and I couldn't keep track of them.. They continued to feed all around me but the maize is so thick I never saw them.

I dogged them for 2 hours until finally this little sow poked her head out and eased into an opening. She was about 15 yards and moving.
I made a terrible shot !! Actually the arrow hit well but I'm not sure why.. I know I didn't get close to full draw and snap shot. Suppose I thought my opportunity was right NOW..  Anyway,
she got the point ---------.

 

Pat your an amazing hog hunter,congrats on your latest trophy.

Pat can I go huntin with you lol good job bud

I never seam to tire of your Hog stories Pat! They're always short, sweet and to the POINT    Great shooting Pat!

Steve

Atta Boy!!!  Nice sow!!!

This little sow?........  

no pigs are safe around you    

Loving these threads Pat. Keep it up!

LITTLE SOW???  I wonder what you consider big?!  Congratulations

Pat you are the man!

Man alive Pat you do some hog killin'  

Great job. Very nice sow.

Pigs tremble at the sound of your name; I'm surprised any are left in your part of the state.

As I once heard someone say
"If you dont live in a state where you can hunt hogs......move"

I had to laugh a little...when Pat said..."this little sow"...

Well done Pat!

     I am both happy for you and jealous at the same time.

Congrats, Hog Killa

If that a little sow, I don't know if I would want to see a big sow.

I enjoy every story and photo from the "Pig Master". Well done!

Very nice....again!