Shot a good size boar Sunday night. I came up on him quickly on my 4 wheeler and had to hurry the shot, but I was sure it was a good hit. He trotted away on the initial shot, and when I pulled the trigger for a follow up shot, all I got was a "CLICK" !!! Cycled and put two rounds into the brush he had ran into. Searched for a while and decided it was a "lost" cause . Watched for the buzzards off and on all day Monday, and never saw them.
Finally today I saw them, and found the boar. He was down in a ravine hidden by really thick brush. Of course he was swollen up, but still could tell he was a large hog. Took a couple of really gross pics to show his cutters.
Sorry if they are offensive. If you think that is offensive, you should have been with me when I found him, P U
Lost hogs are always a concern. Did they get away with a minor wound, horrific survivable wound, or was it mortally wounded and just managed to go farther than expected or hide better than it could be found at night? Sometimes, all you need is a little more light (like the Sun), and a different perspective and all of a sudden, lost hogs sometimes become obvious.
05-18-2022, 02:31 AM (This post was last modified: 05-18-2022, 01:36 PM by gwtx.)
Double Naught Spy Wrote:Good Job!
Lost hogs are always a concern. Did they get away with a minor wound, horrific survivable wound, or was it mortally wounded and just managed to go farther than expected or hide better than it could be found at night? Sometimes, all you need is a little more light (like the Sun), and a different perspective and all of a sudden, lost hogs sometimes become obvious.
I'm just glad to find him and know that I hit what I was shootin at The ravine he was in is so thick with brush, the deer don't even travel through it. I likely would have never found him if I didn't watch for the buzzards.
Those are quite a set of choppers! Glad we don't have that problem in our area (yet). I'm sure you're glad he's no longer running around. I'll take our black bears and the occasional cougar over hogs. Much less destructive!
Constitutionalist Wrote:Those are quite a set of choppers! Glad we don't have that problem in our area (yet). I'm sure you're glad he's no longer running around. I'll take our black bears and the occasional cougar over hogs. Much less destructive!
Well done!
John
"Location Metro Detroit"
Don't worry there is still time.
Picture is from Germany
. Watched for the buzzards off and on all day Monday, and never saw them.
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