I had seen 3 amigo or brother boars of about 120 lbs yesterday morning and because of recent shoulder injuries I can't move quite as fast as I am used to so no joy on this morning. I am hunting over a feeder with a new PSA PA-10 and PhotonXT 4.6 that has been on my 6.8 for several years. I love sitting there in the early morning hours and listening to the world wake up and having some quiet time with my Creator.
I have been seeing hogs show up early evening, so I went back about 5 pm and was reading a book on my phone when I looked up and saw a red hog coming in to the feeder pen. I got situated and touched off a round which promptly knocked the red hog on his ass in a water puddle wallowed out under the feeder. I texted my son that I had gotten a big red hog (most of what I see are from just born to about 150 lbs). I sat for a few minutes and he splashed a bit - he was quartering toward me when I shot, so I didn't get a good cns shot on him. When I went out to remove him from the pen he had turned black - washed off all the red clay that he was coated with. Measured 45" around the chest, so 250 or so. I couldn't drag him, and the ground was very wet out toward the feeder. Got all the rope I had (3 pieces) in the truck and was able to stay about 80 ' from the pen on relatively stable sandy sandy ground with the tractor to drag him out to the coyote staging area and didn't get stuck.
I have been seeing hogs show up early evening, so I went back about 5 pm and was reading a book on my phone when I looked up and saw a red hog coming in to the feeder pen. I got situated and touched off a round which promptly knocked the red hog on his ass in a water puddle wallowed out under the feeder. I texted my son that I had gotten a big red hog (most of what I see are from just born to about 150 lbs). I sat for a few minutes and he splashed a bit - he was quartering toward me when I shot, so I didn't get a good cns shot on him. When I went out to remove him from the pen he had turned black - washed off all the red clay that he was coated with. Measured 45" around the chest, so 250 or so. I couldn't drag him, and the ground was very wet out toward the feeder. Got all the rope I had (3 pieces) in the truck and was able to stay about 80 ' from the pen on relatively stable sandy sandy ground with the tractor to drag him out to the coyote staging area and didn't get stuck.
