[attachment=49426:HOG21.jpg] WHATS UP DUDES DECIDED TO HEAD UP TO THE RANCH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO THE FACT I KNEW HACHET WOULDNT BE THERE HE HAD VALETINES DAY OBLAGATIONS. AFTER SOME MID MORNING CHORES ON THE RANCH I HEADED UP TO ONE OF MY HONEY HOLES AND STARTED TO SEE HOGS WORKING OUT OF THE THICK STUFF DOWN INTO THE OAKS. I SPOTED A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 DOWN LOW IN A CANYON WORKING THROUGH THE OAKS I PUT ON MY PACK AND PUT MY LAZER BEAM (270) OVER MY SHOULDER AND STARTED MY DECENT DOWN THE CANYON. WITH THE WIND IN MY FACE I QUICKLY CLOSED THE DISTANCE TO ABOUT 120 YARDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A HOG I HADENT SEEN WINDED ME AND SENT THE HOLE HERD RUNNING TO THE NEXT COUNTY. WITH NO SHOT OPPURINTY I STARTED MY LONG ASENT UP THE CANYON BACK TO THE QUAD WHEN I WAS ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM MY QUAD I SPOTTED THIS 200 PLUS POUND SOLO BOAR ROOTING UNDER AN OAK TREE ALL. WITH LIGHT FADDING FAST AND THE WIND IN MY FACE I QUICKLY CLOSED THE GAP TO 123 YARDS I SETTLED THE 270 ON HIM RIGHT BEHIND HIS EAR AND SQUEZED AT THE REPORT OF THE RIFLE THE BIG BOAR WENT DOWN IN HIS TRACKS. WITH LIGHT FADDING FAST I QUICKLY FIELD DRESSED THE HOG AND GOT OFF THE MOUNTAIN IT WAS COLD....SAVING THE RECOVERY FOR MORNING.
P.S. AS I WAS LEAVING THE RANCH HATCHET WITH ALL 4 KIDS IN TOW WAS PULLING IN I JUST GOT A CALL HOG DOWN.
P.S. AS I WAS LEAVING THE RANCH HATCHET WITH ALL 4 KIDS IN TOW WAS PULLING IN I JUST GOT A CALL HOG DOWN.
