Like Fred Bear's Restless spirit says, we like old orchards.

I've been hunting an abandoned apricot orchard lately. It's loaded with fruit and has been pulling in pigs on a string.

A couple of weeks ago the wind was right to approach the small grove of trees that was providing the food. Slowly making my way to the edge of the orchard I soon heard them feeding and moving around. There was a group of small pigs having a great time blissfully unaware of my presence. I managed a 20 yard shot with a Simmons treeshark and they disappeared into the long grass surrounding the orchard. I managed to find the little pig which didn't go far. 

This was the first kill with a new to me bow. Satori riser with Border hex6.5h limbs. It's my backup bow.

Yesterday afternoon the wind was good once more so I ventured out again and approached from the same direction. I spotted a lone boar straight away and dropped my pack. He foraged right to me and gave me a shot at about 5 yards. Shot looked a bit high and back and their wasn't much blood. I didn't fancy my chances of finding him with the orchard being surrounded by long grass.

I looked for my arrow and couldn't locate it and decided just to follow his exit path while looking for any blood. As I walked out the other side of the orchard there was a small clearing of short grass and to my surprise there he was, dead.

I field dressed him and found that I actually got the back of both lungs and the liver. Not as far back as I thought it was.

Looking forward to some hot smoked pork.


Used my Border Black Douglas this time. Magnus 1 head. Found my arrow too. Had a lumenock on it. Handy in long grass.

BBQ pit time.

Awesome.  Congrats a couple of nice harvests.

Congrats Mate! Looks like a fun time, thanks for sharing 

That little guy will be tasty. Congrats. Looks like a lot of fun.

Way to go sir! That should be some mighty fine eating!  Thanks for posting it up.  

    

Congrats on the success and the good eating!

Thanks for posting the great pics and recap.