I mention having patterned the hog based on it coming the previous night. That is a joke to a couple of my buddies who are of the impression that if they pattern hogs, that hogs will hold to the patterns. These guys seem surprised when a patterned hog doesn't show up for them, failing to understand that hogs don't operate with watches and day planners. Hogs do what hogs do. Some hold a pattern for a while. Others don't. I prefer not to give them enough time for their patterns to change, assuming the pattern was actually that.