30 yards, but couldn't tell

[Redneck75]

Great...my name got drug into this one! LOL!

I've had the pleasure of meeting myfriendis410 and talking to him a few times about the hunting up there at VAFB. A glance at the stack of pictures he's got would certainly explain his feelings about not wanting to shoot a sow. They've got so many pigs in the freezer that he can afford to take his time and pass on several pigs, waiting for the right one. In this case, he has chosen to wait for a boar...no harm no foul there. I get the impression that his "sow boy" comment got taken out of context. It's one of those things that is funny between friends and wasn't intended to bash anybody else. I took two different sows to his skinning rack back in February and he was right out there with the congratulations and even broke out a celebratory beer or two. I was bummed that I had taken a wet sow (unintentional) and he was the one that was standing there saying it wasn't a big deal. He's not the type to act judgemental and condemn anybody else for shooting anything (legally) they want...just makes his own choices.

You're doing the right thing up there Alan. Keep up the good work!

It's not looking like I'll be making it back up that way before deployment again in May so it may be next Christmas timeframe. I've got the new Cabela's game cart just waiting to get bloody!

 

[myfriendis410]

Great...my name got drug into this one! LOL!

You're doing the right thing up there Alan. Keep up the good work!

It's not looking like I'll be making it back up that way before deployment again in May so it may be next Christmas timeframe. I've got the new Cabela's game cart just waiting to get bloody!

Sorry to hear you won't be back up.

I was looking forward to renting my cart to you next time!

 

[Redneck75]

Sorry to hear you won't be back up.

I was looking forward to renting my cart to you next time!

As long as the rental fee is the same as last time, I may take you up on that offer! I picked up the slightly (I thought) bigger cart from Cabelas. A little bigger spoked wheels (with spoke covers) and a little higher payload. It's rated for 550lbs. I didn't realize how much bigger it would be though. It's physicially half-again as large as the one you have. Not too sure how good of a deal that is. Makes it tougher to get it through any brush. We'll see I guess.

 

[myfriendis410]

You'll be fine as long as you use the spoke covers. I usually try to limit myself to pigs under the load limit of my cart! (300 lbs.) The worst load is when you go across an angled hillside and it puts side load on the wheels. That's what gets them.

 

[Rampage1]

That's a bummer he didn't show again, hopefully you guys will wack him soon!

I think people have the wrong idea about VAFB. People see all the pics that guys like Alan, weekender etc. post on here and probably think the pigs are thick out there. That's simply not the case. There are guys that have been hunting out there for 20 years and never SEEN a pig! Keep up the good managment Alan, there is some PFC out there making 250 dollars a week that appreciates it greatly I am sure!

 

[Kentuck]

Interesting how this got to be such a debate on shooting wet sows when the original post said nothing about wet sows. Just not wanting to be called a sow boy.

 

[myfriendis410]

Interesting how this got to be such a debate on shooting wet sows when the original post said nothing about wet sows. Just not wanting to be called a sow boy.

Come on; use a little imagination. I was trying to be flippant about not shooting a sow, and my point is there are others on this base that feel the same way. We are all trying to do right by the property, the hunters and the population of pigs here. Like Lupe said (Rampage): there aren't huge numbers, they aren't devastating crops and they are hunter-shy (and yes, I'm adding words he didn't use--I know he won't mind). It usually isn't a matter of picking one out and shooting it. I've got all the pork I need, and when I need more it's time to pull the trigger. I like seeing 'em; it's a rush, and it's great exercise. I don't care if it's a boar or a sow; getting up to 30 yards without spooking them on open ground with a bow is way cool!

And yes, this topic IS all about not shooting a wet sow. I'm not preaching to someone who has a big problem with hogs in his barley. But once again, this is not a farm field that needs a depredation permit. So, different actions obtain here.

 

[Hunter0331]

Alan, you're right!! on not shooting any sows and wet sows, does make a diffrence for the future hunts. I have taken the pleasure in meeting you and you have mentioned that there are plenty of wet sows, my brother and I have seen a bunch of sows and wet ones as well and have decided not to take that shot, just taken the camera out and film them! It's a thrill in just watching them feed and root around, waiting on that boar to come out... I have seen a few big boars out there and have chosen not to take that 400+ yards away just that possibly wounding that boar. My brother and I have been lucky enough to put a bullet in the right spot, out at 473 yards and they just drop dead on their tracks. But that's totally a diffrent subject.

Alan, am 100% on not shooting any sows or the pregnant ones. Hope to see you out at Vandenburg some time this year, once I sneak out of TN.

And like Rampage1, stated that pigs are not thick out at VAFB, and many hunters have yet to kill a pig out there, and have been hunting for many years. You're right Devil!!! that's not the case. (Lupe hope to see you soon out at there)

R/S
Lisandro

 

[RoosterKiller]

I really prefer piglets myself.Pass the Grey Poupon?