wtpops
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Hey all just got back from a great weekend, going to try to give you a blow by blow.
But first, A great time was had by all, good food, good people and what can you say about Choppers pigs,pigs,and more pigs and a great host. Thank You Chopper.
Well i leave the house about 9:00 am, i live in Coalinga and travel 198 to 25 and up to Choppers, about half way up 25 off to my right i see this:
I count about 32 of them and four are calfs. Good start,Im getten good vibs already. Then I pull up to the gate about 11:00 am and start my wait for the rest of the crew. Weather is just right all is quite i look in my rear view and see this:
This guy was good size.
the rest of the crew showed just after noon as planed and we all started up the hill with Chopper in the leed. on the way up we had to stop and do a little road maintainance, the rain and snow were a little hard on the roads:
We made it to the cabin everyone met, grab there bunks and couches to sleep on, Chopper then laided down the ground rules and off on the tour we went. Pig sign every where, I saw a place i liked and put my mark on it everyone else found a spot they liked. Made it back to the cabin and the dust or should i say mud flew it was hunting time.
I got parked about 4:00 or so and started into my spot i found a place that had some trails leading to a creek looked good so i ploped down in a rock pile about 4:30 and started my wait.
Here is where it gets good. About 5:10 a big black boar with a white band around his chest comes down the hill, starts to nose around and gets to about 15 yards from me, my heart is going of course, he turns quartering away and stands there as to say go ahead and shoot me if you can. I draw hit my anchor and zip it all felt good arrow was on its way to the sweet spot. Well right about the sound of the bow going off the boar dips his right sholder pushes off with his frount feet and #^$#$$#, missed by that much. It was a perfect shot the arrow went right where i wanted to, the pig was just not there when the arrow got there.
So now im trying to calm down and about 15 min later i hear noise behind me. I start to turn, get about half way around and im busted by a boar about 12 yards away i freeze and about 15 pigs come over the nobb. The one that busted me snorts and trots about 4 or 5 yards and stops. It looks like i have a shot at a black boar about 20 yards off and i decide to take it, Im getting ready to draw and they start to spook so i rush to draw and anchor and zip right over his back, this one was my bad, if i would have made a good shot there would have been one in the cooler the first night.
So now im trying to get my pulse down to a normal level. 20 min goes by and about 8 more hogs are on there way feeding right to me and we all know what happens now, the wind, it switches and there off to the races.
By now it starting to get dark and who do i see but the black boar with the white stripe, he decides he wants to try again, he feeds his way in behind a bush and tree about 8 yards from me, I am at half draw waiting for him to clear the tree and $%#&^%$ he spooks and is gone in a heart beet.
Its to dark to see so off to the truck i go and for the first 50 to 60 yards i can hear hogs all over the place. i get to the cabin and stories and food abound. Get to sleep and yes i dream about hogs.
Im up early and off i go back to my spot i get there a little late, its about 5:40, sun starts up and there is just enough light to see. I hear some noise comming and i stand up to get ready, as soon as this hog clears the trees he looks right at me, i freez he takes 2 steps and stares at me then 2 to 3 and looks again then he does it, 2 steps and stops with his head right behind a tree, I come to full draw he takes a few more steps and zip right through the good stuff, he turns runs right back up the hill, loops around comes back down and dies right in the middle of the road, THATS RIGHT 0 DRAG, got to love it. here is what he looks like:
Im going to have a euro mount done.
And thank you to oneshotshooter and calhunter for the help loading into the truck and taking the pics thanks again.
Well its only about 6:10 am now so off the the skinning. Get done with the work part of hunting thanks to Choppers help. I learned a few things to, never to old to learn.
Chopper and the Misses start to load up to go cut some trees that fell during the storms, ive got one in the cooler, its early so i offer some help and off we go:
Trixy even gets in on the fun
Heres a pic of the view from the cabin on a cold friday evening:
Spent the rest of the weekend chasing pigs but no more luck ( as if i didnt have enough already).
Heres a pic of more critters on the ranch:
And here is a very rare sight:
And might i add not a happy camper when he needs to help wash up!
The weekend is over Chopper and i cut up my hog in small enough peices to fit in my ice chest and off i go, down close to the main gate is see this, i must have driven by it half a dozen times and never saw it, must be an old homested:
Well thats all folks hoped you liked the picture show. It was one great weekend, thanks again all, and a big hats off to Chopper.
O i almost forgot IM GOING UP AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN
But first, A great time was had by all, good food, good people and what can you say about Choppers pigs,pigs,and more pigs and a great host. Thank You Chopper.
Well i leave the house about 9:00 am, i live in Coalinga and travel 198 to 25 and up to Choppers, about half way up 25 off to my right i see this:
I count about 32 of them and four are calfs. Good start,Im getten good vibs already. Then I pull up to the gate about 11:00 am and start my wait for the rest of the crew. Weather is just right all is quite i look in my rear view and see this:
This guy was good size.
the rest of the crew showed just after noon as planed and we all started up the hill with Chopper in the leed. on the way up we had to stop and do a little road maintainance, the rain and snow were a little hard on the roads:
We made it to the cabin everyone met, grab there bunks and couches to sleep on, Chopper then laided down the ground rules and off on the tour we went. Pig sign every where, I saw a place i liked and put my mark on it everyone else found a spot they liked. Made it back to the cabin and the dust or should i say mud flew it was hunting time.
I got parked about 4:00 or so and started into my spot i found a place that had some trails leading to a creek looked good so i ploped down in a rock pile about 4:30 and started my wait.
Here is where it gets good. About 5:10 a big black boar with a white band around his chest comes down the hill, starts to nose around and gets to about 15 yards from me, my heart is going of course, he turns quartering away and stands there as to say go ahead and shoot me if you can. I draw hit my anchor and zip it all felt good arrow was on its way to the sweet spot. Well right about the sound of the bow going off the boar dips his right sholder pushes off with his frount feet and #^$#$$#, missed by that much. It was a perfect shot the arrow went right where i wanted to, the pig was just not there when the arrow got there.
So now im trying to calm down and about 15 min later i hear noise behind me. I start to turn, get about half way around and im busted by a boar about 12 yards away i freeze and about 15 pigs come over the nobb. The one that busted me snorts and trots about 4 or 5 yards and stops. It looks like i have a shot at a black boar about 20 yards off and i decide to take it, Im getting ready to draw and they start to spook so i rush to draw and anchor and zip right over his back, this one was my bad, if i would have made a good shot there would have been one in the cooler the first night.
So now im trying to get my pulse down to a normal level. 20 min goes by and about 8 more hogs are on there way feeding right to me and we all know what happens now, the wind, it switches and there off to the races.
By now it starting to get dark and who do i see but the black boar with the white stripe, he decides he wants to try again, he feeds his way in behind a bush and tree about 8 yards from me, I am at half draw waiting for him to clear the tree and $%#&^%$ he spooks and is gone in a heart beet.
Its to dark to see so off to the truck i go and for the first 50 to 60 yards i can hear hogs all over the place. i get to the cabin and stories and food abound. Get to sleep and yes i dream about hogs.
Im up early and off i go back to my spot i get there a little late, its about 5:40, sun starts up and there is just enough light to see. I hear some noise comming and i stand up to get ready, as soon as this hog clears the trees he looks right at me, i freez he takes 2 steps and stares at me then 2 to 3 and looks again then he does it, 2 steps and stops with his head right behind a tree, I come to full draw he takes a few more steps and zip right through the good stuff, he turns runs right back up the hill, loops around comes back down and dies right in the middle of the road, THATS RIGHT 0 DRAG, got to love it. here is what he looks like:
Im going to have a euro mount done.
And thank you to oneshotshooter and calhunter for the help loading into the truck and taking the pics thanks again.
Well its only about 6:10 am now so off the the skinning. Get done with the work part of hunting thanks to Choppers help. I learned a few things to, never to old to learn.
Chopper and the Misses start to load up to go cut some trees that fell during the storms, ive got one in the cooler, its early so i offer some help and off we go:
Trixy even gets in on the fun
Heres a pic of the view from the cabin on a cold friday evening:
Spent the rest of the weekend chasing pigs but no more luck ( as if i didnt have enough already).
Heres a pic of more critters on the ranch:
And here is a very rare sight:
And might i add not a happy camper when he needs to help wash up!
The weekend is over Chopper and i cut up my hog in small enough peices to fit in my ice chest and off i go, down close to the main gate is see this, i must have driven by it half a dozen times and never saw it, must be an old homested:
Well thats all folks hoped you liked the picture show. It was one great weekend, thanks again all, and a big hats off to Chopper.
O i almost forgot IM GOING UP AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN
