I believe this was the 6th or 7th hunt after this guy. I had my daughter out one of the times in hopes she would get him (and she named him) and even my neighbor gave it a go, but no luck until this evening.
When my daughter and I were out previously, we had dumped a little extra corn on the ground to help hold the hog in place if it showed up so that she would have a decent chance to shoot it. Well the turkeys moved in and devoured most of it. So I showed up early and dumped a LOT of extra corn on the ground and sure enough, the turkeys showed up, but fortunately, they did not stay too long as the rains came.
Loaded up with soda to stay away, nature called and I stepped out the back door to conduct my business. I finished up, sat in my chair and pivoted around and there was the hog coming down the trail from behind the feeder! Got the rifle on and then had to fight with the curtain to get properly aimed.
The shot entered between the right eye and right ear. I do not believe it exited, but there was considerable spray across the ground and across the shoulders of the boar.
It was nice to get home before my family went to bed for a change.
When my daughter and I were out previously, we had dumped a little extra corn on the ground to help hold the hog in place if it showed up so that she would have a decent chance to shoot it. Well the turkeys moved in and devoured most of it. So I showed up early and dumped a LOT of extra corn on the ground and sure enough, the turkeys showed up, but fortunately, they did not stay too long as the rains came.
Loaded up with soda to stay away, nature called and I stepped out the back door to conduct my business. I finished up, sat in my chair and pivoted around and there was the hog coming down the trail from behind the feeder! Got the rifle on and then had to fight with the curtain to get properly aimed.
The shot entered between the right eye and right ear. I do not believe it exited, but there was considerable spray across the ground and across the shoulders of the boar.
It was nice to get home before my family went to bed for a change.