JustGuy
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A couple of month ago i got my back hurt, so i had to limit my hunting activities. In addition the luck turned its back to me. I got couple of times skunked on public land. one time got a pig, but while loading and dragging it the pain in back was so strong so half way home i had to call one of my friends to tale the pig of my hands because i knew i could not process it. So got nothing besides spending the gas and tag money.
In addition my turkey hunting went bad as well. Instead of huge tom i got Italian bearded hen. Additional trips brought nothing but a couple of little toms with beard of 6-7 inches.
Meanwhile here on the forum people reporting success on the right and on the left. Everyone is killing something.
First i got envy and then i gut upset with myself. My self esteem reduced to nothing.
But my honey hole did not produced. As lite pigs were there, they where pushed out by a big boar who started dominating the area. For the last three weeks my cameras show only him at different places at different times, but never at the same place at the same time. I could not pattern him. last week i went 3 times and was waiting for him till dark. He never came.
Yesterday i got a filling, "today it is going to be the day".
At 5 PM i already was sitting on a hill under a big oak tree reading my book and covered with sent killer. All area around me was sprayed with "Saw in hit" sent.
The hill is overlooking a well traveled animal trail going through a valley.
The time pass by and no one comes besides a couple of turkeys, and a doe.
7:45 i finished the book and started getting filling that today is also not my day. It became colder but i forgot to take my jacket.
Motivation went down even more, but i decided to men up and hold for another half an hour.
8:05 i herd a single limb crack. OK, maybe he is coming. Nothing for another 5 minutes and then he ran across the valley and disappeared in the bush.
I'm waiting, after a little while he ran back from where he came from, then he turned around and started walking below the hill parallel to my location.
When he was at the closes to me distance of approximately 70 yards i puled the trigger.
9mm head shot DRT
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In addition my turkey hunting went bad as well. Instead of huge tom i got Italian bearded hen. Additional trips brought nothing but a couple of little toms with beard of 6-7 inches.
Meanwhile here on the forum people reporting success on the right and on the left. Everyone is killing something.
First i got envy and then i gut upset with myself. My self esteem reduced to nothing.
But my honey hole did not produced. As lite pigs were there, they where pushed out by a big boar who started dominating the area. For the last three weeks my cameras show only him at different places at different times, but never at the same place at the same time. I could not pattern him. last week i went 3 times and was waiting for him till dark. He never came.
Yesterday i got a filling, "today it is going to be the day".
At 5 PM i already was sitting on a hill under a big oak tree reading my book and covered with sent killer. All area around me was sprayed with "Saw in hit" sent.
The hill is overlooking a well traveled animal trail going through a valley.
The time pass by and no one comes besides a couple of turkeys, and a doe.
7:45 i finished the book and started getting filling that today is also not my day. It became colder but i forgot to take my jacket.
Motivation went down even more, but i decided to men up and hold for another half an hour.
8:05 i herd a single limb crack. OK, maybe he is coming. Nothing for another 5 minutes and then he ran across the valley and disappeared in the bush.
I'm waiting, after a little while he ran back from where he came from, then he turned around and started walking below the hill parallel to my location.
When he was at the closes to me distance of approximately 70 yards i puled the trigger.
9mm head shot DRT
RT View attachment 85092 View attachment 85093 View attachment 85094 View attachment 85095 View attachment 85096
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