And a lot of missing.
My buddy and I get to a recently cut corn field right at last glimmer of day light last night. We parked in the middle of a large section of the field in the NW corner of the property since we had a SE wind thinking they would come from the same adjacent property we had been seeing them come from.
While we're getting gear ready, I happen to casually scan our entire surroundings when I see a large group of hogs right behind us. Like 250 yards away. Initially, they are moving parallel to our position into the wind. They are also about 250 yards away from the property they came into the field from, but moving further into the corn.
Our plan was to move parallel but opposite direction down wind of their position toward the ditch line where they came from, then head the 200 yards or so to the point where they likely crossed into the field. We would then approach with the advantage of having the most correct wind, and having their expected escape route cut off.
Everything was going right along as planned until we noticed they have reversed their course and were now heading back out of the field. I have no idea what changed their mind, but at least I got the exit route correct. Too bad we didn't have enough time to get in the shooting position I wanted us to be in because our (at least my) shooting was not on up to the challenge of shooting this far away. They are about 100 yards away or so when we started shooting, or shall I say missing. I could actually see three bullets impacts just inches behind them through the scope, but just couldn't get more in front of them. And to top it all, my gun malfunctioned before they all got back across the ditch.
We did get two out of the deal.
My buddy and I get to a recently cut corn field right at last glimmer of day light last night. We parked in the middle of a large section of the field in the NW corner of the property since we had a SE wind thinking they would come from the same adjacent property we had been seeing them come from.
While we're getting gear ready, I happen to casually scan our entire surroundings when I see a large group of hogs right behind us. Like 250 yards away. Initially, they are moving parallel to our position into the wind. They are also about 250 yards away from the property they came into the field from, but moving further into the corn.
Our plan was to move parallel but opposite direction down wind of their position toward the ditch line where they came from, then head the 200 yards or so to the point where they likely crossed into the field. We would then approach with the advantage of having the most correct wind, and having their expected escape route cut off.
Everything was going right along as planned until we noticed they have reversed their course and were now heading back out of the field. I have no idea what changed their mind, but at least I got the exit route correct. Too bad we didn't have enough time to get in the shooting position I wanted us to be in because our (at least my) shooting was not on up to the challenge of shooting this far away. They are about 100 yards away or so when we started shooting, or shall I say missing. I could actually see three bullets impacts just inches behind them through the scope, but just couldn't get more in front of them. And to top it all, my gun malfunctioned before they all got back across the ditch.
We did get two out of the deal.
BANG BANG!!
