East Texas Hog

daveycrockett · October 24, 2011, 12:19:00 AM

Ain't got to hunt much this year. Seen only a couple does,it's slow! Went today and at 5 this evening this bugger showed up. 1st shot was a tad high. Gave him as long as I could stand it and followed up. At 5:45 I lost him in a pine jungle. Too thick to even think of drawing or shooting my bow. I laid the bow down and continued on, MISTAKE! I found him when he came charging out of a briar thicket at 6 or 7 yds.I yelled some bleeping words and started running,sidestepped and he went right past me! Went around the jungle then back into it to get my bow. Went back around and he was standing where the action had happened. No shot,too thick. He laid down and was picking his head up every so often and kinda moaning then his head would just fall. About the third time he did this I could make out how he was laying,15 or so yds. away. There was a softball size hole thru the brush, he raised up again and I'll forever remember the slo-mo spin of the fletch going thru that hole into the armpit,money shot! He never got out of that bed,raised up and fell over. First time of all the Hogs thru the years that one tried and nearly got me. The top hole was first shot,bottom was second shot. Bow was a 60@30 ACS shooting a carbon with the 200 gr. 2-blade VPA head.My oldest Son was interested in his cutters, the Little one is my little Angel.

GRINCH · October 24, 2011, 12:23:00 AM

Congrats,nice hog.

Margly · October 24, 2011, 02:21:00 AM

Congratulations with a nice big hog!
Did the first shot hit vitals?

cacciatore · October 24, 2011, 03:50:00 AM

Congrats for a nice hog,but more for the sweet Angel,I hope to see her in a hero pic,someday!

razorsharptokill · October 24, 2011, 06:20:00 AM

Nice hog!

rastaman · October 24, 2011, 06:23:00 AM

Nice hog sir!

Benny Nganabbarru · October 24, 2011, 06:29:00 AM

doug77 · October 24, 2011, 06:48:00 AM

Nice

OBXarcher · October 24, 2011, 07:07:00 AM

nice hog !!!

dragonheart · October 24, 2011, 07:31:00 AM

What a beast of a hog!

KentuckyTJ · October 24, 2011, 07:40:00 AM

Now that's a "goodun".

Friend · October 24, 2011, 07:48:00 AM

Excellent!!

Pat B. · October 24, 2011, 08:19:00 AM

Nice pig.

Good shooting!

straitera · October 24, 2011, 10:37:00 AM

Excellent DC! Good description of the piney woods undergrowth too. It'll lock you up!

steadman · October 24, 2011, 01:32:00 PM

Very nice!

PowDuck · October 24, 2011, 02:02:00 PM

Great job and story. What an adrenaline rush!!

Jwilliam · October 24, 2011, 02:54:00 PM

Great hunt !!!

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

Bill Turner · October 24, 2011, 03:08:00 PM

Looks like things are just fine in Lufkin. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

MikeW · October 24, 2011, 03:08:00 PM

Congrats! Looks like a perfect hit.

DannyBows · October 24, 2011, 03:17:00 PM

That's a fine Hog! I want to hunt them so bad....maybe next year.