Jack M
The Student
All I have to say is I freaking love Texas. Moved here almost 2 years ago from Cleveland, Ohio. I'm a late bloomer as far hunting is concerned. I was introduced to duck hunting 8 years ago and instantly caught the bug. I wanted to learn everything there was to learn about ducks and geese. My friends wanted to kill me because I carried a duck call everywhere with me trying to learn how to call. They would not let me take it in the duck blind for the first year lol. I moved to Houston for a job working with horses and managing an 80 acre family farm. I had all my decoys, calls, gear, gadgets and dog and was determined to find some hot spots. But upon arrival my boss told me they have had a problem with wild hogs. 'Wild hogs?'. Never heard of them. So I saw what damage they were causing so I set up some trail cameras. The first night there were 35 pigs on one camera and 15 on the other. Very confident I told my boss to get ready for some fresh bacon. This was going to be easy..... So I thought. My first 'hunt' was a **** show. I was not prepared at all. When I got out to the field I realized I only had one flash light. I made the decision to hang it in a tree pointing down at the feeder. I sat in the grass, with my dad's Browning BAR 30-06, for 6 hours. NOTHING! But I was determined. So 2 months later and buying my first AR-15 (DD M4A1) and my first thermal (ATN THOR HD) i finally killed my first pig(let). Weighing in at a whopping 30 lbs it was by far the most delicious, and most expensive, meat I've ever had . I've learned everything I know from you guys and I keep learning. So thank y'all. I've recently upgraded my thermal to a pulsar xq38lrf and am looking at upgrading to 7.62x39 ar. I hunt mostly solo since I don't really know anyone here and I've made a lot of mistakes on the way. But to say the least I LOVE KILLING PIGS IN TEXAS. Can't wait to get to know some of y'all. Be safe and God bless.
Jack
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