I've been hunting here for around 18-20 years and this hunt was probably in the top two slowest hunts I've experienced. I'm unsure what was happening but the hogs weren't moving until just before dark and even then it was just young hogs and skittish to beat all get out! Nonetheless, a nice 160lbs sow came out that first night and Norm made a perfect double lung shot at about 20yards zipping a Slick Trick Mag through her like a hot knife through butter. The recovery was about 60yards (please make any corrections as needed Norm) and that summed up our first day. Thursday we sat on stand from morning to late afternoon with nothing but a little bugger coming in gorging on the bait and grain. Again, just before dark we had two sows come in and I got to test my M380/Zombie/Firenock/125gr GrizzTrick2 combo. The shot was absolutely perfect! Slightly quartering away, the arrow was halfway below midline and brisket and exiting touching the rear of the front leg. Perfect double lung shot but this 180lbs sow ran at least 90 yards with what looked like a slug hole and almost no blood until the last 20-30 yards. I still don't understand that. I told Norm that I've been spoiled by my Toxics as I don't doubt this hog wouldn't have made it 50yards had I been shooting a toxic. Day three and a little porker came out a little earlier in the afternoon and Norm put his second down with another perfect shot and a quick recovery. We saw nothing for the rest of the day. We did move to a different blind for the last part of the afternoon but nothing came into range and again, very skittish. On the last day we saw nothing from morning until dark. We stayed in the blind at dark and eventually four little ones showed up. I'm talking about 50lbs little. I had the illuminated Vortex Viper on the lowest light setting and my laser zipping out matched to my center crosshairs. That was very cool! I was shooting a QAD EXODUS 125gr this time and the teensy young boar never left the clearing running only 20-30 yards.
Aside from the hunting being slow and no opportunities for more hogs or bug boars this will be one of my most memorable hunts. I was honored to get to hunt a few days with my dear friend Norm and will gladly take any opportunity to share a hunt together again. Norm, you're a gentleman and I'm so glad you came out. Thanks buddy.
Paul
