Tejon May POR

[MJB]

Tejon this past weekend was great. I had two guys that had nevered killed a pig so I knew it was going to be fun!!!!

The grass is high and a lot of the sow's are wet so be care full. The roads are in great shape so you guys have fun this weekend and kill some pigs.

Well we started out Friday afternoon after camp was setup, which was pretty easy with a RV. We hop in the jeep and start out to check a few new roads near the lake. We get to the top of the ridge and start glassing the hills. There are more cattle this year than I recall in years past which really helps when you are glassing miles away. We see nothing but cows it's about 12:45pm and just a light breeze and the air temp is in the low 60's. After about 15 min. we get back into the jeep and drive to the next ridge line to glass some more.......hoping to spot a group of pigs laying under the trees. we do this for a while then we decide to drive a few roads that I have never been on. We find more cows and no pigs but we do find several roads that may help to recover the pig if he falls down the hill.
At about 5pm we get to the top of another ridge and I see a pig about 7 miles away, we new it was a pig from the movement and the smaller size compared to the cows . So, we haul ass over to the pig and get above him. We start our stalk we slowly find the pig and realize it's a wet sow with 2 difrent size pigs some are about 60lbs and some still have the stripes and are about a 1/4 of the size of the other pigs. Oh well lets start glassing some more.......then I see a single pig on a ridge about 2 miles away. We get there and it looks like a sow that's dry, no little ones so game on. We stalk ober the ridges watching the wind everything is perfect. One more ridge and the pig should be right there. I was the one to spot it so I had first shot at it with my to virgins backing me up. As I crest the ridge I see the pig it's about 50 yards down hill. I line up the cross hairs and squeeze the trigger.......

 

[XDHUNTER]

and then?

 

[Speckmisser]

And then...

And then along came Jones.

 

[BirdDawg]

 

[MJB]

And I miss.....what the h ......I know the guns on but my breathing is way too fast. The shot went over her back and she trotted to the right about 10 yards and turned around trying to locate us. Then I rack another round and Bob, starts shooting at the pig he misses and she takes off like a jet around the corner and Bob shoots again clearly missing to the left and then she's gone.

We all laugh at what great shooters we are, we just need a better target.

We get back in the jeep and hit the next ridge line and start glassing.

 

[Speckmisser]

I t'ink dis is gonna be one a dem long, drawn-out affairs.

 

[MJB]

It's now about 7:30pm and I know the pigs are out. On top of the hills we see nothing in the bottoms only cows. We get back in the jeep and coming down the hill I spot a lone boar on a ridge line about 125 yards from the jeep we all hop out and I let Bob, and Bret, try for this Boar. I don't like the way Boars taste so I coach them to get lined up and fire, but neither one could get set quick enough and the Boar looked at us before he ran down the ravine.
They wanted to go after the Boar but the ravine was too steep, and the bottom is not the place too be with limited daylight. It's now 8 and the final 30 minutes of shooting time is here we get back in the jeep and drive to Squirrel Canyon. After the first gate drving along I spot 3 pigs in the tall grass just off the road I see that there is a calico, and two black ones. I hop out of the jeep run up the ridge and look through my binos and I see them crossing under the fence. I put the gun up and see a black one turn broad side ..........BOOM..

 

[MJB]

Sorry guys but I'm at a job site and the palm is a little tough to type on. I'll rap it up before noon,it has a good ending.

 

[Speckmisser]

Take your time... I'm enjoying the sounds of the nerves frazzling out here. Besides, it's whetting my appetite for this weekend!

 

[MJB]

I was aiming for the neck and the pig moved just before the bullet got there......How can I miss twice

Bob shoots after the pigs start running and missed 2 feet to the left of the pig. Oh well at least were getting some practice on how not too due it.
We head back to camp and eat some red beans and rice with marinated dove breast and go too bed after a shower in the RV.
Next morning the wind is a little more brisk and the temp is just about 5 degrees cooler. It's just shooting time and I see a big boar while driving down the road to start glassing. Bob and Bret line up and the Boar hears us and starts to walk up the ridge and gives a 75 yard shot at his ass. I tell them not now then the Boar stops one last time to see what is going on and is standing broadside but neither one could get lined up before he took off.

 

[beastslayer]

I'm glad your dinner does not depend on it!

 

[gnn961]

It is now 12:55 wheres the end........................

 

[MJB]

We drive to a great ridge line that requires a 100 yard hike straight up hill before you can glass for miles. As soon as we get there Bret, spots pigs down below across the canyon with 2 ridges that have to be crossed before your on their hillside. The pigs are too far away to get there let along getting them out after the kill. So, we continue to look for a better place to go after them but we find that it's as bad as it looked from up top. We drive to get on top of another ridge and hike to the edge to glass and we see a single pig running down the canyon Bret and Bob take off down the hill after the pig. I get in the jeep and dive around to head off the pig but he slipped away. Well we get back in the jeep and drive some more get out and hike and glass but no more pigs. We are running low on gas and the font gate is open so we go to the flying J and fill up.

 

[buckhunter]

any pics?

 

[One Track]

Alright. This is drivin' me a little crazy here MJB. C'mon!!!!

At least it sounds like the hogs are up and moving most of the day. This weekend should be outstanding!

 

[Suzmar1997]

Alright, if you had three pigs out of your group you have to at least throw us a bone and write about one of them. You only have 3 days before we'll have our own stories. C'mon lets hear it MJB!

 

[Kentuck]

Dang Arrowslinger fan.

 

[ozstriker22]

Mark... you're KILLING US HERE. (better than you did on those pigs so far... hehehe)

 

[MJB]

I'm trying to finish but my palm just took a crap and I have to rewrite the whole thing after work. Don't worry it's well worth the wait, we all tag out.

 

[MJB]

Okay, we get the gas and head back into the ranch it's about 11:00 am , Barbra hands us our hunting passes and gives us the usual good luck salutation "I wants to see all of you back here weighing in your pig" and of course we said were going right now we will be back soon.
We stop by camp and pick up my truck and chill the IPA that’s on tap for the evening. Also on the menu are baby back/spare ribs......the ribs of a pig we have not killed yet

We ride down the canyon and I come up with our game plan and decide to leave my truck at the bottom and we ride in the jeep to the top of the ridges and walk down in hope of running into their beds in the tall grass. This hair brain idea requires a lot of lucky to run into pigs. The hills of Tejon will turn your boots up side down with you in them, and there's not much you can do but go down.
On the way to the top we all stop at the location of my first kill at JHO/Tejon hunt 2005 a nasty 215lbs 6 year old boar. I try to locate the bed by memory but everything looks out of place, 3' tall grass can do that. We all just stop and start to glass the ridges off in the distance. I spot 8 pigs under some oaks that look like they are going to bed down anytime now. Well they should it's almost noon! On a little side note, during the trip Bob has been asking the pig gods for a GOOD group of pigs so we all can have one to shoot at......GOOOOOOOOD luck. So I ask Bob if 8 pigs are enough to make him happy. I have 8 shooters under an oak tree; a few ridges away let's go get them!

Sorry guys I"m hungry...be back soon.