Makin' Bacon at Hog Heaven

[JC]

Ray woke me at 6 to ask if I wanted to hunt the last morning or not. As much as I wanted to, I had a hog to take care of, packing to do, and if I killed something that morning I would be late getting home...something I couldn't afford to do because of some previous commitments. Ray decided to stay also and we went to get the hog for some pictures.

 

Ray returned to camp to be with Andrew who had come to cook breakfast for us and see us off. I took the pig back to the shed to process her into the cooler.

The 300Extreme (680gr total arrow wt) out of the 59#@27 Morrison Shawnee broke a rib coming and going, through both lungs. Needless to say, penetration is never my concern with this setup.

 

I'm sure many have heard the mantras of hog shots, low and forward...but thought I'd post a pic showing just how small the goodie box is. Both lungs and the heart can be cradled in the cup of two hands.

 

The rest of the day went by in a blur, before I knew it Ray was dropping me off at my car in Atlanta with my gear and a cooler full of fresh pork.

Later that evening I processed further, cleaning out the cooler of all it's goodness. One look at the fine fare of the backstraps and tenderloins on the cutting board, Miss Kim said "You're going to have to go get some more of that!".



"Yes ma'am!" I said with a big grin, "It's a tough job, but I'm willing to make the sacrifice!"    

[Over&Under]

Great story. great pics, great hog..... I really enjoyed it all JC.  Thanks for taking the time to share all the details.

[Doc Nock]

Good to see you posting again, JC. Better to hear that your work has turned around and although busy, as you say, even that today is a blessing.

Ray...one day when $$ squares, I'm going to find out what all the fuss is about!  

[DW]

Great Story JC! We recognize some of the places you descibed so well....Congratulations  

[NEB]

Awesome story bud!  You had me right there with you the whole time.  Congratulations!  If you need some help disposing of some of that pork, don't hesitate to call me.

Neil

[Grant Young]

Joe- I'm happy for your great hunt and , I'm sure, much needed weekend off. Well told story- the best I've read in a while. Look forward to seeing you around Thanksgiving...Grant

[rushlush]

Great story, and congrats!

[Rick Butler]

Great story, heading down there my self in March.  This just gets the juices flowing!

[longbowben]

Congrats great story.I love those piggies.Cant wait to hunt them again.  

[vermonster13]

Great read. Thanks for sharing buddy.

[Tajue17]

man I can't wait to hunt down there again.

[Littlefeather]

Sweet! Glad to see you had a great hunt. Glad to see some pork cleaned up and ready for some fire.  

[Red Beastmaster]

JC

Congratulations, and great story!

What a difference a few rain storms can make. I was there three weeks ago and the place was as dry as a popcorn f**t. I never saw a hog in spite of many miles covered. Some of your pics looked familiar. I think we may have covered some of the same area.

[Icandraw]

congratulations, enjoyed the story! I am headed down to Ray's early in the morning. I hope to have the same great time and success that you had.  

[Apex Predator]

Great tale!  Thanks for the ride!

[Biggie Hoffman]

Geez it takes you guys along time to kill a hog. I woulda killed one on page one  :-)

[Bowana]

Great story. Thanks for taking us along.

[gregg dudley]

Ain't nothing more dangerous than a redneck with a thesaurus unless it is a redneck with a Morrison.  Good job, buddy!

 

[oneshot-onekill]

Great story jc.....you are making my wait real hard. hope to have a story when i get back.

[Bob Morrison]

Congratulations JC, looks like some real good eating. I'm glad to hear business has picked up