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02-04-2008 | 05:56 PM

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RE: The First Part Of My Hog Hunt At The 4D

This morning was different, it was warmer. The bar had now been set, trust me I did not want to end this trip with Tony being the only one to score. I got set up at the “river stand”, much more different than the wide open stands of the previous day. This stand had more cover and felt more like a white tale stand. The morning came up fast, so did the hogs. They came crashing in behind me, I did not have time to get up and into position. A big black boar cam out about a foot to the right of my stand, he was definitely looking for me and scent checking the air. Something seemed wrong to him so the big boar I had been watching disappeared into the thick woods of Texas. As my hear sank back out of my neck the feeder went off. Time slowly crept by, five minuets lasted for an hour, then I heard them. I was thinking it was the euros but to my joy it was not. Five hogs in all different size were making their way to the feeder, this time I would be ready for them. They started to feed, as I did my best to remain patient and not shoot the first one that gave me a shot. This is when I noticed the big boar I had seen earlier, just staying in the thick stuff. He was a smart one, letting the others tell him if it was safe. After a few minuets he decided that he would be safe to venture out, his mistake. He gave me a perfect broadside shot and I took it, with a devastating thud my arrow made a complete pass-through. He made it about 40 yards, I almost fell out of the stand. I could not believe it, four years I had dreamed of this hunt and now it happened. Well tracking a hog is nothing like a deer, even with two holes the blood trail was thin. But do to the impressive work by my guide we recovered him in a timely manner. The hog that I shot, I had been thinking would be a nice meat hog, he registered 150lbs on the scale. I was ecstatic, it was not the 300lb I dreamed of but bigger than the deer I shot this year. Well now I have a goal to break when I go back to 4D this spring.

I am now officially addicted to hog hunting and can not wait for the next trip. I would like to thank Nate and the boys ad 4D for the five star treatment, I truly left with some new friends. Well that’s the brief summery of my hunt last week, thanks for reading.

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