Texas Hog

[cjack]

 

[cjack]

Great experience on my first Texas hunt. The abundance of wildlife was amazing, deer, turkey, dove, there was no shortage of things to marvel at as I sat in my blind. Just as it got too dark to see anymore and as I was packing up for the night I see a dark blob that wasn't there all afternoon, when I see the blob move I knew it was a hog. As I raise my rifle I realize that I can no longer see the cross hairs in my scope so I zoomed in until the blob filled the view I had in my reticle making sure it was centered. Took the shot and as I watched it run off, I got nervous that I had either missed it or would never find it. I set out with flashlight and rifle in hand looking for a blood trail but found none, I headed in the direction it ran and found it piled up just 40 yards away in a pile of cactus. As I was driving home Governor Abbott opened up Texas, removing all covid restrictions and it was awesome traveling through a free America!

 

[canamrider07]

Nice hog, pictures and write up. Glad you got that hog and it looks like you were somewhere in West Texas. Congrats and I hope you can visit Texas often. Yes, in Texas, Freedom Lives. Good job.

 

[perdizgunner]

Great hunt Cjack. I just got back on monday from Snyder Tx as well and had a similar experience as you. My 175 lb Boar came in at last light around 7pm and I made a shot as he was slowly moving away as I think he got wind of me. By the time I walked up to Mr pig it was dark. I saw deer and lots of turkey and a bobcat and found petrified wood but unfortunately no Comanche arrowheads. I brought back the backstop, I hope its not too gamey.

 

[cjack]

Great hunt Cjack. I just got back on monday from Snyder Tx as well and had a similar experience as you. My 175 lb Boar came in at last light around 7pm and I made a shot as he was slowly moving away as I think he got wind of me. By the time I walked up to Mr pig it was dark. I saw deer and lots of turkey and a bobcat and found petrified wood but unfortunately no Comanche arrowheads. I brought back the backstop, I hope its not too gamey.

I brought back the whole thing and ground it up, made breakfast sausage and Italian sausage out of it. Doesn't taste gamey but it was a bit smaller than yours and also has spices to hide that. Congratulations on that big boar!

 

[cjack]

Nice hog, pictures and write up. Glad you got that hog and it looks like you were somewhere in West Texas. Congrats and I hope you can visit Texas often. Yes, in Texas, Freedom Lives. Good job.

Thanks canamrider07! Whitsett Texas, about half way between San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Wtg cjack! Pork carnitas time! U really put the cross hairs on that black blob...lol Thnx for sharing!.......tra

 

[KTKT70]

dang it. I was just out there also. but no time to hunt this trip. Congrats to you my friend. maybe you can come back and hunt sometime with my dad and me. Hope you are doing well and still getting a little saddle time.
Talk to you soon
KT

 

[P304X4]

Looks like a hunter's paradise out your back door, congrats on the porker!