My last public land hog was back in mid-September, and with deer season and all the holiday family stuff, I just haven't had the time to get after it again. I only had a small window of opportunity to actually hunt (New Years Day), and I took it. I had been using a game cam to pattern a real gnarly boar I found months ago (I'll try to post a picture of him later), and he showed up again on one of my trail cameras. I made a quick stop to pick up a tag, and I tried to set up an ambush where he'd been rooting. Low and behold, he and a sow he's been running with showed up at dusk. I thought I had set up in a good spot, but this cagey boar winded me and only showed himself for a split second - man is he a beast! The sow, however, stuck around to do her rooting a little too long. I really wanted to wait for the boar to come back in, he was milling around in the thick stuff, just outside any visibilty - a real clever bad-a$$ boar - but whacking a public land pig in SoCAl. is just so difficult, that I had to go for it. She wouldn't give me a shot for the longest time (facing me), but finally she turned broadside (slightly quatering to me) and I introduced her to the business end of a screamin' Carbon Express Blue Streak Select, tipped with a RazorTrick. Let the air out of her fairly quickly at about 22 yards with a pretty good shot. She bolted for the thick stuff, but I could hear her thrashing around and even heard a death grunt (a little unnerving), so I knew she didn't go far. Although I was losing light fast, the blood trail was incredible (you bowhunters gotta try a RazorTrick). Apologies for the colorful images, it was now dark, I was tired and I had a lot of work ahead of me - I neglected to do a clean-up before I self-timed a couple of photos. Kind of a cool looking hog with a prominent razor back and large shoulders. Took me about two hours to get her back to my truck (murder on the lower back), she went about 210-225lbs. (seemed a lot heavier when you're by yourself)!
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