Chris & Darren's AZ hogs with bow

[spectr17]

Chris sent in these pics of him and his buddy Darren and their AZ bow hogs. Congrats on your hogs Chris and Darren. Please tell us about your hunt.

Name: Chris
Location: Arizona
Bow: PSE Carrera w/PSE Dominator shaft and Vortex 125gr. broadhead
Date: November 16, 2002

To give you an idea of the size, here is a pic of my 6 year old daughter next to the head.

Name: Darren
Location: Arizona
Bow: PSE Nitro w/PSE Dominator shaft and Vortex 125gr. broadhead
Date: November 9, 2002

 

[MrMullen]

That first picture looks like you got a domestic or a first generation wild pig.

The second picture is funny with the pig head and the little girl since it reminds me of "Lord of the Flies".
I keep sitting saying to myself:
"Piggy, give us your glasses."
"But if you take them I won't be able to see!"

 

[deadducks]

First of all congrats on your pigs. Not to take away from a great job but I was thinking the first pig also looked like a domestic, except for the very large ears. the second has a few more wild traits than the first. Like the prior post, they may just be starting to get wild. No matter what, congrats on your hunt. I will be going to the Central Coast after the first of the year for my first pig hunt. Wife bought it for me for our 5 year anniversary. YEAH

 

[SDHNTR]

I kinda thought the same thing. But I aint gonna bust anyone's chops (pun intended) when we don't know the details. Congrats on getting some good eatin'. Hopefully Chris or Darren can get on here and share the story. Deadducks, actually wild pigs have smaller ears than domestic. They also have a straight tail and a more narrow snout. Check out the pics in the "Just Got Back" thread on this board for an example of what I mean.

 

[Hogskin]

I was thinking the same thing. Wild = straight tails, smaller snouts, bigger shoulders in narrower rear ends. Russian or feral, they're all good.

Regards,
Paul

 

[azhunter6]

Sorry for taking so long "SDHNTR" this is my first posting. I've gotta get used to this. These hogs are feral hogs. On our first hog bowhunt ever Darren had taken a big sow. (bottom pic) Her weight ?. Chris and I guessed 300+. That's my daughter sitting next to the sows head. I think she was more excited than I. We could hardly move her and had to quarter her to carry her out. It was rough. We had heard the hogs feeding of in the distance but could not see them. The foliage was to dense to see them. So we worked our way slowly towards them, stopping a few times to listen. Next thing we knew it, we were right on top of them. Chris took his shot at 25 yards and missed. Sorry Chris! We waited for 20 minutes while Chris kept shaking his head and complaining about his release. That's when I got mine. With a hunch I slowly walked around some bushes (in the water, knee deep) about 20 yards away and there she was 30 yards broadside looking right at me. I shot, hitting low but still got both lungs. It wasn't long after that the work began.
The next week with a new release Chris had gotten his pig. (top pic) This hunt lasted all of 20 minutes with a spot, quick stalk and a dead hog. He had shot her quartering away hitting what looked like every vital. She went 20 feet and died within a minute or two and it's all on video. It was awesome! Can't wait to do it again.

Darren

 

[SDHNTR]

Cool! I didn't know there was a huntable population of pigs in Arizona. Where was this? Was it private land? Guided? Congrats on a successful hunt.