theblakester
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(My brother is about to have another baby, and he will probably get just 1 night to hunt before the baby comes and after that, he's gonna be on lockdown for a good while. So I probably won't hunt it again until he's gotten to go out there for a night. Plus, he's the one who got us access to this other property that's much much closer than my dad's--5 hr drive compared to 1 hr).
So I went out there today to scout, hang a bucket feeder, and put out a roll barrel. The place is loaded with muddy rubbed trees and hog tracks. Also, I almost got bit by a 2 ft water mocassin while walking through swampy grass while scouting. Luckily I saw it before stepping on it. It struck at me to let me know it was serious while I was reaching for my pistol but I was a few feet back already. Anyways, I finished up just before dark so I decided to stay. I got set up in a position where I could see 2 bait spots then walk about 30 yds and see the other 2 bait spots. I heard hogs in the trees very close 3 or 4 times before 11 pm, when finally a sounder of about 10 came out to feed on a pile of corn that I put out. After figuring out which pig seemed to be he alpha sow, I took a quartering towards shot from about 65 yds. Bullet entered neck and exited just behind the opposite shoulder. Coulda gotten a couple more but didn't want to so my brother has better chances when he goes in the next week or two. #170 DRT 120 grain 6.8 sst.
PS Mosquitos were horrible tonight. (Pic is of my sling side shoulder which presses my shirt onto my skin so the Mosquitos can bite through the shirt. ... And the Benadryl is kicking in.. Good night all and be safe.
So I went out there today to scout, hang a bucket feeder, and put out a roll barrel. The place is loaded with muddy rubbed trees and hog tracks. Also, I almost got bit by a 2 ft water mocassin while walking through swampy grass while scouting. Luckily I saw it before stepping on it. It struck at me to let me know it was serious while I was reaching for my pistol but I was a few feet back already. Anyways, I finished up just before dark so I decided to stay. I got set up in a position where I could see 2 bait spots then walk about 30 yds and see the other 2 bait spots. I heard hogs in the trees very close 3 or 4 times before 11 pm, when finally a sounder of about 10 came out to feed on a pile of corn that I put out. After figuring out which pig seemed to be he alpha sow, I took a quartering towards shot from about 65 yds. Bullet entered neck and exited just behind the opposite shoulder. Coulda gotten a couple more but didn't want to so my brother has better chances when he goes in the next week or two. #170 DRT 120 grain 6.8 sst.
PS Mosquitos were horrible tonight. (Pic is of my sling side shoulder which presses my shirt onto my skin so the Mosquitos can bite through the shirt. ... And the Benadryl is kicking in.. Good night all and be safe.
