Matt nearly killed me today...

[centaur]

Sure that ain't some kind of a pachyderm?? Yeow!

[Steve H.]

"...dos`nt look like his normal beat to death bow"  

That one blew up after a few hundred hog deaths.

The "Skeleton card" and the "Soup card".  Yeah, he's played BOTH of those on me a time or two also!

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Wow what a hog Congratulations I think I would have built a fire and BBQ about 30 pounds and then packed out what was left.

[Squirrel Bait]

WAY TO GO MATT !Ray has pulled that HERNIA CARD on me before but nothing that BIG!

[Chris Shelton]

thats awesome, when you mentioned snake boots I was like o no he got struck but a rattler(title made me think that) . . . but then I kept readin and saw where it was going!  Awesome!

[varmint101]

Yeah, that is a huge porker!!  Congrats!!

[Keith Karr]

That's a whopper! Thanks for posting Biggie.
Would enjoy the story Matt.

[JEFF B]

now thats what i call a pig!!! wow!!! congrats matt sorry to hear ya had to do most of the work Biggie man you look real well lets just say tired. apart from that you da man Biggie      

[Bjorn]

Congrats guys! That sure is a beauty.

[matt schuster]

Thanks guys, believe it or not, David and I saw this hog on Friday afternoon.   While I held my dog, Dave stalked him and got winded.    A few minutes later, we spooked a bigger one, at least a longer one, I'm not sure he was heavier, out of a mudhole.    This area hadn't been hunted in months and we were really just scouting when we saw the boars - heck, I didn't carry my bow.    The next morning we decided to both stalk the area from different directions.    We got out about 8 a.m. and after two hours, I had seen gators, a tiny little fawn that let me walk right past as I tried like hell to take its picture with a camera with a drained battery, and one nice buck, but no pigs.   As I walked up a dried-up, and rooted up, creek bed, I was just about to head to the truck when I thought I heard a faint grunt.   Easing in that directions, I covered fifty yards when a little piglet walked in to view.   I jumped behind a big cypress (I was still in a dried up creek of white sand, and soon could see two sows with a whole bunch of babies coming my way.   Don't ask me how, but over the next five minutes they walked on each side of me without spooking - that can happen when you are hunting unmolested pigs, but I could smell myself so am still amazed they didn't get a whiff.   More pigs were carrying on behind them so I just waited, and sure enough another sow with babies came on trailed by a lean hundred pound boar.   I shot as the boar passed at about twenty-yards and sent an arrow right under his heart.  This was the first critter I've ever shot at with 3-fingers under, a method my buddy Joey Buchanan has talked me in to trying, and I tend to shoot a little low.  That's my excuse anyway!   The boar jumped but didn't spook and took a little wider circle around me as the sow rooted less than five yards from me.  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the big boy coming and he was headed absolutely right at me but would have to turn to get around the big cypress trees to my front.  I figured he would go on the side that the sow was on so eased around and got ready.  At five yards, he did turn that way and I drew which spooked the sow.   Unbelievably the boar just stood there with just his head showing.  One more step was all I needed.   We faced off for twenty seconds when he took that step and I shot him right through the heart - I could see blood pouring out of him as he ran off but its never too safe to assume anything with big boars so felt like I best get my dog just in case.    Lucky for me the BIG MAN had shown up and he is always happy to help out those of us with bad backs (actually Biggie is the kind of guy that is always ready to help out period, which is why he is much loved)  . his back stays in shape supporting that big belly. . . .MS

[rastaman]

Good stuff Matt!

[robtattoo]

Nice story & a beauty of a sausage factory!

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

WAY

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

Way to go Matt!  That is one nice boar!

Pete

[sagebrush]

Thanks for the story. That was fun. Gary

[Bill Carlsen]

Thanks for the details, Matt. I think Biggie should  bring you along on his Maine moose hunt so you can return the favor...or maybe he will let you be his sub-permittee!! What do you say, Big Guy?

[FerretWYO]

That thing is huge for sure. Great work Matt.

[JC]

Well done Shoeman! Bruiser of a hog, and totally expected from the likes of you. One of the better "unknown" hog killers on the planet    

[Guru]

That's great Matt, congrats again bud    

[Reggie Catfish]

great story- you can always tell who your good friends are when you're moving or have game to drag out.