bisonic
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Two weekends ago I spotted a herd of pigs on a hillside at my ranch around 8 am. I headed up the hill beating thru brush and come out panting and sweating just in time to see the last two duck into a thicket of chemise to bead down for the day. "Aha!" says me, now I know where they're bedding, I'll get them next time! So last weekend I drive up early, climb up same hill and set up against a tree around 7 am. No more than two minutes later a big boar trots by around 150 yards out headed for the bedding area. I'm still breathing hard and he's moving fast so I pass on the shot and wait. Good thing because ten minutes later a nice 125-sh lb sow comes along the same path but a bit slower. She stops and I line her up in the scope of my 30-06 and pull the trigger... apparently a bit too hard as I miss high and she skedaddles out of there along with any other critters anywhere near. Dang. Don't see anything else the rest of the day.
Fast forward to this morning when my buddy picks me up at 4 (ugh) and we head up. Once more I trudge up the hill, this time with my Win 30-30 as I'm planning to set up closer and want to have the mobility of the carbine. I come over a rise to where it opens up, again panting and sweating, and right in front of me is a herd of 15 hogs grazing in the grass 75 yards or less out. It's barely shooting time and too dark for any reasonable shot thru my peep sight so I decide to wait for them, but then see a big sow by herself to my left that's heading my way and seems to see me (not hard as I'm totally exposed). I freeze and she eventually heads to my left as the rest of the herd turns and starts walking right toward me. The big sow gives me a broadside view about 35 yards out so I pop up and fire off a couple rounds at her... and miss high!! Dang!! The rest of the herd takes off running toward my right so I run 10 yards and have a broadside view of a line of pigs again about 35 yards out... rack another round - shoot and miss - rack a round - shoot and miss - rack a round - shoot and finally get a hit as I hear a squeal but she keeps running and disappears with all of the herd into the thick stuff and is gone. DANG!!!! Don't see anything else the rest of the morning.
Unfortunately I know my rifles are sighted in so I can't blame it on them.
Of course, I'm making plans to head back again next weekend!
Fast forward to this morning when my buddy picks me up at 4 (ugh) and we head up. Once more I trudge up the hill, this time with my Win 30-30 as I'm planning to set up closer and want to have the mobility of the carbine. I come over a rise to where it opens up, again panting and sweating, and right in front of me is a herd of 15 hogs grazing in the grass 75 yards or less out. It's barely shooting time and too dark for any reasonable shot thru my peep sight so I decide to wait for them, but then see a big sow by herself to my left that's heading my way and seems to see me (not hard as I'm totally exposed). I freeze and she eventually heads to my left as the rest of the herd turns and starts walking right toward me. The big sow gives me a broadside view about 35 yards out so I pop up and fire off a couple rounds at her... and miss high!! Dang!! The rest of the herd takes off running toward my right so I run 10 yards and have a broadside view of a line of pigs again about 35 yards out... rack another round - shoot and miss - rack a round - shoot and miss - rack a round - shoot and finally get a hit as I hear a squeal but she keeps running and disappears with all of the herd into the thick stuff and is gone. DANG!!!! Don't see anything else the rest of the morning.
Unfortunately I know my rifles are sighted in so I can't blame it on them.
Of course, I'm making plans to head back again next weekend!
