HOG"S WILD

[dirtpoor]

spent cinco de mayo chasing pig's at hog's wild with the bow ,this was my first time at the ranch and I was a little apprehensive about a "fenced hunt" but as it turned out it was physically one of the toughest hunt's I've ever been on. most guy's in camp at night that hunted the steep and deep were complaining about leg cramp's. It's bare bone's accomadation's but the price is right and if you hunt hard you probably will get a shot. the first afternoon I had 5 or 6 20 yd or less shot opportunitie's but held off figuring that it was a no brainer and I would just kill a pig sunday and enjoy hunting friday and sat and learning the layout of the ranch. Well of course I hunted hard sat and didn't see a pig closer than 50 yds and travelling at mach speed all day, then just as it was getting dark and I was leaving a nice black pig about 150 lbs stepped out not 20 yds from me, I nocked an arrow and attempted to attach my release but it wouldn't work, it was stuck closed, so off run's piggy, sun am I'm getting desperate we can only hunt until noon and I'm running out of time so my partner and I decide to sit at a waterhole, for 2 hour's nothing and just when we were about to give up and go back to camp along come's a bunch of pig's, I'm not in a position to shott but my buddy hammer's one and off they go, we decide to wait 30 min and then track his pig so I go off into the bushes to answer nature's call, I'm finished and walking back when I spot a boar with about 3in cutter's coming directly up the trail toward's me, he keep's coming closer and I can't move or I'll spook him, so here I am at full draw with the pig at about 15 ft, now he see's me and stop's but doesn't run and all I have is a head on shot so I'm waiting until he turn's to run b/4 I shoot, he doesn't turn he start's toward me again and I don't have a choice I put an arrow between his neck and shoulder at under 15 ft, he show's no reaction except to turn and walk away over the hill with my fleching sticking up at ear level. We sit down to wait for a moment and coming back thru the field is my buddie's pig heading for the wallow with the arrow protruding out of his side , after his pig laid down in the water he was able to double lung it and put it down for good, we tracked my pig for almost 2 hour's but no blood trail so we did a grid but didn't find him. all in all it was one of the best bowhunt's I've ever had. P.S when I had to shoot that boar head on my butt was so tight I could not have crapped a BB, what a rush !!

 

[Bullsprig1]

Dirtpoor,

Sounds like you had a killer hunt.

Is this the place thats located just outside Colinga.? My brother and I have a hunt scheduled there in September. This will be a first time hunt for both of us(Sticking Pigs) and could use some advise on the area.

 

[Cabowhntr]

Great story Dirtpoor

Sounds like a real Mano-a-Mano down and dirty boar hunt!

 

[dirtpoor]

Bull, I've got lot's of advice, I really like that place but be prepared for stinky sulfur water in the shower. there is no refrigeration or cooking facilitie's other than the barbq that they fire up each night, so bring your own water/small campstove and cooking utensils and a cooler of ice, it will be very hot in sept, e-mail me or call and I'll tell you where we were successful, usahunter@aol.com...760-728-0716 P.S. bring comfortable walking boot's because they drive you up the hill about a mile and drop you off and you hunt back,Bill

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

good story dirtpoor and congrats

on the hog. what type of broadhead were you useing?..................tra

 

[MULIES4EVER]

NICE STORY. CONGRATS ON YOUR HUNT.

 

[dirtpoor]

ROMAN, I was useing 100gr Wac-em's, not happy with the penetration, after talking to the guys at camp they suggested stingers because in their experience the Wac-ems don't hold up. I have to check my set-up,, but on another on another hunt I arrowed a 250+ lb sow at about 15 yds hitting her about 6 in in back of the leg at about mid body and I only got about 10in of penetration. 60lb draw/29in carbon, should have been a pass thru shot.

 

[MULIES4EVER]

DIRTPOOR I HAVE USED THE G5 MONTEC WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS. I HAVE HAD PASS THRU SHOTS AND THE BROADHEAD IS READY FOR MORE. I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THESE TUFF HEADS.

MULIES

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

thanks for the reply dirtpoor, hogs are very tough and its always intresting to hear how deferent broadheads penetrate and perform

....................tra

 

[SDHNTR]

Don't blame the broadhead. Some critters are just tougher than others. Ask our illustrious BOWHNTR what he thinks of those heads. Or better yet, pick up a copy of Eastman's Bowhunting Journal and see the elk he killed with Wac'ems. I think they are a fine broadhead. They fly especially well which is so important for longer shots out West.

 

[BDB]

I agree with SD. I have never shot wackem's but I hear good things. I had a pass through on 250 pound boar, a front left shoulder to back right (ham) penetration on a 225 pound boar and I had a litte 90 pound sow broadside that I didn't even get a pass through on. Stopped in the off side shoulder. All with G'5 Montec's Great head IMO but sometimes they just get stopped on the way through. The sow that stopped the arrow was a 675 grain total arrow doing about 225 FPS. Most of the top name heads are good, everyone has a preference, but they all kill 'em when placed right !!!!

 

[SDHNTR]

Good lord BDB, what do you shoot lead arrows? 675 grs, wow.

 

[BDB]

31.5 inch xx78's 2317 with a 125 grain head. Big ole heavy tree trunks. But they hit HARD!! Now I am 468 grains with the Gold Tip XT's.
I just did a caclulator check and they came in closer to 650 though I always remembered them at 675. Anywho, they were heavy !

Sorry for the hi-jack folks, now back to your regularly schedule programming:

Great story and pig