It was nice and hot in the blind but I really couldn't complain because the mosquitoes weren't out. I donned my all black hood and gloves and settled in. About 20 minutes after entering the blind I had 3 large boars come out to feed. I checked them out and none of them were the one I was after. So I let them eat. About 10 minutes later the feeder went off and they blew out of there in all different directions. I figured I'd sit there until dark and see what happened. About 20 minutes later, here comes the boar I'm after. He came in from the left and even from 53 yards I instantly knew it was him. I could tell by his size and by the patch of spiky hair he has at the base of his neck. I quickly but quietly placed my rifle on my shooting sticks, picked a spot to focus in on, took a few deep breaths, and squeezed the trigger. BANG!!! I saw him take the hit through the smoke cloud that came from my Endeavor. He lifted his front legs of the ground and threw his head back. As soon as his front legs touched back down he took off into the thick brush.
I was hoping for a bang-flop but I've learned through experience that when hogs get this big you pretty much need a howitzer to bang-flop them. So I listened for a minute or two and could hear him crashing in the woods. As I did this, I quickly reloaded my Endeavor. Once I didn't hear any more activity, I started getting my stuff together. I went to the spot he was standing when I shot him and there was a decent blood spray on the ground. I had to walk about 10 feet in the direction he went to pick up on the trail.
Here's some pics of the blood trail and the way he went into the woods...
The deeper I went into the woods, the better the blood trail got. It was so thick I had to use my machete to cut a path into it...
I GOT HIM! **Pics & Story**
