Just got back from a pig hunt with Ray Hammond....great time, I think I gained 7 pounds. Real unique experience, never hunted anywhere like it before. Did not get a pig but I had a still hunt all most happened when a hog bedded in front of me. I worked the wind and when it almost happenen he was broadside at 12 yards....just to much stuff in the way for a clean shot.......it was neat!!! I'm sure the other guys will jump in and share.....really a great trip.         THANKS RAY.......ron w

We really got snookered by the weather....

I really enjoyed the weekend with you guys- Ron, Ken, Chris and Jeff!

It's not supposed to be this cold in the low country of South Carolina!!!

Hah, snookered...

Saw more wildlife in two days down there than I have all season. Stalked within 5 yards (if that) of a nice boar, even if I didn't know it. Found myself surrounded by three decent bucks at 15 yards. Called in a pretty hen turkey just for the heck of it. Spent time outside stalking through the river cane, palmetto, and a few cyprus, in weather that would have made any deer hunter smile up north. Even got my armadillo.

When you add being guided and fed by a guy who embodies southern charm, snookered we were not.    

Now to try getting back there...

Oh, man.  I am jealous!  Piggies sound like they'd be the ideal bow game.  

I forget what my bow feels like without a gloved hand.    

Even in the south....at 22 degrees the bow was in a gloved hand....lol, but it did warm to 40 in the afternoon!

stumpkiller, here in NC this morning we have 5" of snow and it is still falling and now they are calling for ice......even the squirrels are hunkered down........dag gum global warming.......  

Wow!  Thanks for sharing that.  (Misery likes company).  I spent the weekend chipping out frozen firewood and moving it indoors to thaw for burning.      

My brother lived in Taylors, SC for 15 years or so and I got continual weather reports.   Bum.  Now he's in the Rochester, NY area.  Ha, ha.  Payback is a b!tc#.  

A bowhunting friend of mine loved to tell of the time he was at a town not too far away where there used to be (maybe still is) an archery festival and on the last day they would release a farm piglet at dawn and the bowhunters would have at it for a pig roast.  PETA would have loved that.  Anyway, one year the pig procurement chairman outdid himself and got an adult Russian boar.  I guess Mr. Pig took his pound of flesh and scatterred and tattered the shooters before he went down.

Guess the ceramic boar hogs' magic wore clean off of em. I know you fellas had fun and thats a good portion of what its all about.Waiting on some pics. Since Bear Misser wont chime in tell me,,, did he and Thorny get into them? You planning on a return?

Jeff saw the first two, and one or two more after that. Ken, I believe, happened upon the largest number of pigs...

The ceramic hog was with me the whole time Izzy, I cursed him out for letting me down, right after that I saw a good sized hog at 12 yards, but no shot!

Glad you fellas had a good time! I've never hunted down south and it's something I'd like to do in the future... God Willing.

... mike ...

Ahhhh, you see Ron! The ceramic hog didnt let you down, you didnt believe in him.

Ron: If you can make it thru a Muzzy Stump Shoot, "too much stuff in the way" just doesn't cut it.

Bill

I think he got skeered when the hog stood up and gave him that look "you owe me ten bucks"

I think Ken had 8 or 9 close for a few minutes

The pig did have his hand out!  

sounds like yall had a great time, rays' got a fun operation down there.  Im headed down in may for take two..