weekender21
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I finally made it back to the central coast for a little hog hunting. The weather made for an interesting hunt but there were enough breaks in the storm to get things done.
I followed some very fresh tracks to a big willow thicket Sunday evening. As I peaked over the side of a steep dune, I spotted the hogs. There were clearly two mature hogs and countless little ones. I knew at least one of the pigs was a wet sow so I decided to hold off until I could confirm that one of them was either a dry sow or a boar.
I watched them for over half an hour at 19 yards! I had a good 20+ mph cross wind that kept my scent safely out of the thicket they were in. The blurry picture I attached is the wet sow and a few of her little ones nursing at less than 20 yards!
They finally fed deeper into the thicket so I hung out just in case they decided to come out into the open. I finally confirmed that one of the big pigs was a dry sow but not until she walked deeper into the thicket.
I could occasionally hear them breaking brush in the thicket and they popped out about 50 yards from me twenty minutes before dark...almost down wind!
I made a quick loop out of sight and got into position. I held my thirty yard pin on the sow for a while but had to let down because of the high wind. There were a few tall sage bushes beside me so I got on my knees and used them as a wind break. I drew, anchored, and let the arrow fly. I spined her with the first shot which anchored her. A few quick follow up shots finished her off in short order........I don't stop shooting until they stop kicking. Enjoy the pics.
I followed some very fresh tracks to a big willow thicket Sunday evening. As I peaked over the side of a steep dune, I spotted the hogs. There were clearly two mature hogs and countless little ones. I knew at least one of the pigs was a wet sow so I decided to hold off until I could confirm that one of them was either a dry sow or a boar.
I watched them for over half an hour at 19 yards! I had a good 20+ mph cross wind that kept my scent safely out of the thicket they were in. The blurry picture I attached is the wet sow and a few of her little ones nursing at less than 20 yards!
They finally fed deeper into the thicket so I hung out just in case they decided to come out into the open. I finally confirmed that one of the big pigs was a dry sow but not until she walked deeper into the thicket.
I could occasionally hear them breaking brush in the thicket and they popped out about 50 yards from me twenty minutes before dark...almost down wind!
I made a quick loop out of sight and got into position. I held my thirty yard pin on the sow for a while but had to let down because of the high wind. There were a few tall sage bushes beside me so I got on my knees and used them as a wind break. I drew, anchored, and let the arrow fly. I spined her with the first shot which anchored her. A few quick follow up shots finished her off in short order........I don't stop shooting until they stop kicking. Enjoy the pics.
