Zipper/Grizzly combo = Freezer Food Oink Oink

[Benjy]

These hogs were running everywhere except where I needed them to go. I had a sounder of 30 lb pigs come  running through the woods each one trying to get in front of the first to pick up the kernels of corn we had scattered earlier.  I'm thinking one of them will fit perfectly on the grill for some week end barbeque! 10 pigs jockeying for position is not an easy shot and right on by me they went, never even attempted to draw my bow. I heard some more hogs coming I could hear them crunching and could barely make out there shapes through the trees. the 2 I could see were easily 150 to 200 lbs and perfect for roast and sausage (I guess you can tell that I enjoy eating pork!)

As I waited for them to get closer I could still hear the sounder of pigs circling to get to the feeder. Then all kinds of ruckus starts a little farther down in the woods. I have never heard such squealing, grunting and growling! It must be a sow with a couple of boars down there fighting! The hair is now standing up on the back of my neck! I'm thinking "I have to shoot something so I can get down!" I now have the sounder converging to the feeder on my left, I have the 2 150 lb'ers coming in on my right and now I here the other group headed my way!

As the last group was coming in the sounder took off in high gear! The group was headed to the road and they were walking on a trail directly behind me. I was already standing, the only opening was at 11 o'clock with the tree being at 12.  I turned in time to see the first hog go through the opening. It looked like another one of those 30 lb porkers. The second one made the mistake of stopping perfectly in the opening only 5 yards from the base of the tree. I pulled back hit anchor and x'ed the spot I was looking at, in the crease halfway up the body. It was easy to tell since I use the lighted nocks!

 

[Jwilliam]

Good stuff    


Bill

[Benjy]

At the shot, the pig squealed and everything scattered! I saw the nock fly off after about 15 yards marking "the" spot to start checking for the blood trail. After about 15 seconds you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet! I quickly got my stuff together and headed to meet John. That was 1 1/2 hours of having all those hogs around me! I love pig hunting!

As I was nearing John, around 50 yards away, I hear the squealing and limbs cracking of hogs leaving from behind him. I get to him and you guessed it, I spooked them off    

After apologizing, I told him that I felt I had made a perfect shot on a 30 lb porker. We eased out to the truck to drive back in to look for my hog.

Once back to the spot I told John where it happened and John says "There's blood" and off we went. The above pictures are within 10 yards of were I shot the pig, It's looking good!
We followed the trail for about 50 yards and John says sarcastically "There's your pig! I'm glad you didn't think he weighed 150 lbs!"  I look up to see this big hog laying there, boy was I pleasantly surprised! There laid a very nice boar with 2" tusk!

He was muddy and bloody! I have never seen one with so much mud, I thought it was a blond hog when I shot him. Now we had a long drag to get him out it was at least 50 yards to the dirt rd   :D  .

I weighed him on my scale, he was 125 lbs field dressed, I guess he was around 165 to 175 lbs live weight.

Here are the rest of the pictures.

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Cleaned up and ready for pictures!





Look at the shield on this boy!!!!

[Interseptor]

Congrats Benjy!  Thanks for sharing the hunt!

[T-D]

That's what I am talking about!  

[rastaman]

Nice hog Benjy!

[Gen273]

Benny,

Great hog, great story and good shooting. By the way that is a great looking riser!

[4runr]

Nice 30#er Benjy!!!

Congrats Bud.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

   

[Cookus]

         

[mtnwalker]

sweet sweet hog meat mmmmmm!

[Duckbutt]

Top shelf Benjy!

[GRINCH]

Nice          

[JamesKerr]

Nice shooting!

[wooddamon1]

[amazonjim]

I got a 30 pounder for sale, nice hog there

[jcar315]

To say we had a grand time would be an understatement. Another great TG friend that I've been blessed to meet.

Stalking pigs in the SC swamp at night isn't for the feint of heart!!

Another picture of Benjy's hog.

[ESP]

Msn that bow looks familiar.  Congrats on the pig.  Next should be buffalo.

Eric

[zipper bowss]

My animals usually get smaller at the end of the blood trail not larger! Nice pig, Benjy!!
With all that mud on him he looks like two different pigs.

[Bill Carlsen]

Nice job.