Had a couple small ones come in just before dark. Shot was a touch over 15 yards, and the pig didn't go much further than that. Still got the Kelpie out for some work. Same TallTines Stickflinger and vpa 3 blades.
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Sweet! That's a pretty bow as well.
Keep trying Pat...soon you'll get this "hog hunting thing" figured out. LOL
Terminator works again. Getting a little green, but happy for you. Keep at it.
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The hog terminator....keep'm comin...
Congratulations
Way to go again sir! You are a hog killing machine! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks guys. It is sometimes a puzzle to figure out what they did after the release.
Quartering away, aiming on the low side in case it ducked. Head down feeding but still rolled away from me a touch. I have had this pattern of a higher exit wound a bunch of times.
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Could they be rolling or spinning down and away?
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I believe they are whirling and rolling more than ducking. Wish I had video of it.
That's what I was thinking spinning and rolling away. Personally I have never had a pig duck a shot.
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I have seen them duck on video by a feeder, and have seen them just bolt out to the front.
My 90+ hogs have never ducked, missed one once cause I shot it like a deer anticipating drop.
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LOL. My 200+ have done alot of different things. :biglaugh:
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My experience is limited, only have two at feeders. Rest are spot and stalk.
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Yeah, I probably have only shot 50 spot and stalk, so nowhere near the skillset of Robert Carter. Maybe another 40 or 50 sitting at feeders. The rest were stalking up at feeders after they were settled in feeding. I don't live in an area with big acreage for spot and stalk, so my hogs are ultra spooky from pressure. Maybe your limited experience by feeders is why you haven't noticed them ducking. Not sure.
Most of my hunts are on public land in Texas were the pigs are very educated and pressured. So spot and stalk is usually trying to get in front of them so they'll run past you. Need to find someone closer that has a hog problem I can help with and not pay couple $100 per day to hunt vermin.
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Good luck. I hope you find a place. I don't really think that your hogs don't duck. I think it is just so fast that you don't notice it.
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The Ranch Fairy has videos discussing how much Hogs turn and duck at the shot, pretty cool. I'm going to North Texas in a few weeks to hunt them for the first time. I'm looking forward to it.
Good Luck, Robert. I hope that you have great success. If I were to give you advice, it would be to not overthink the hog ducking or moving thing. Aim for you spot and let the chips fall where they may.
Possibly, @95% of my shot opportunities are at moving/trotting/running pigs. We joke that Granger hogs sleep at a slow trot. Pressure is daily. They have learned that if they're not moving it's bad for them. They bed in some of the thickest briars, come out with after burners. We also "shoot 'em in the lips" that is a good lead.
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On another note, even though there wasn't much fat on this one, Supper was pretty good tonight.
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Wow, the end result looks delicious Pat! Good job buddy!!
Yummy looking.
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22 pigs, hmmmmm. thats like a whole herd of pigs. :biglaugh: :thumbsup:
hey Pat, it's been awhile. I see your still gettin after the pigs. Good for you. Hope you and the family are well.
Bill