I took my new Trail XP50 back out into the field Thursday evening and decided to watch a feeder tube from some bushes about 100yds away. Didn't see anything for an hour but one coon. I decided to move and scan another area that was west of the tube and had to walk right by it and jump the creek that runs just in front of it. I walk up a slight incline and set up my tripod to start scanning. Something set off my "spidey" senses and I turned to scan the tube again from my new vantage point about 50yds away. That coon had turned into a boar! There is no way he couldn't have picked up my scent from just walking through there two minutes ago. I do use a scent cover spray on my camo and it must work really well. Caught the shot on video this time. Figuring that was it for the evening I took time to do a photo op of the kill and then headed to the truck to load him up and drop him off where the buzzards will find him.
On the hike to the truck I catch the smell of hogs in the wind. I move to a clearing and start scanning once again. Over on the next hillside this is what I saw...
Noticing that they were working their way towards me I have to move again to set up over the trail I suspected they would use. No sooner had I turned on the scope and another boar was coming up the trail straight towards me. I had to get on him and shoot before I thought to press Record (dang it!). It took three shots to stop him but he finally went down.
I hope having this much fun will convince some buds of mine to get into thermal too real soon. I'm still waiting on a chance to stalk up on a big sounder and empty a mag onto them like I see the experts do here!
On the hike to the truck I catch the smell of hogs in the wind. I move to a clearing and start scanning once again. Over on the next hillside this is what I saw...
Noticing that they were working their way towards me I have to move again to set up over the trail I suspected they would use. No sooner had I turned on the scope and another boar was coming up the trail straight towards me. I had to get on him and shoot before I thought to press Record (dang it!). It took three shots to stop him but he finally went down.
I hope having this much fun will convince some buds of mine to get into thermal too real soon. I'm still waiting on a chance to stalk up on a big sounder and empty a mag onto them like I see the experts do here!
