https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O_z...ature=youtu.be
I went out a couple of nights ago to do more product evaluation with a new spotting scope, but got to document something that I think is pretty neat. Not all hogs will give you this chance, but often times lone hogs come in to a feeder, clearing, or water hole area and will be on their guard, stopping every few feet to assess their security, sniffing the air, listening, etc., then proceeding and repeating a short distance later. Sometimes you will get sentinel hogs in sounders that will do the same thing even when all of the other hogs are scurrying around.
During these security checks is a great time to shoot the hog. First, the hog is usually quite stationary, though only for a few seconds. Second, they often present something good to shoot (high head or at least a nice broadside). Third, it is a patternable behavior. And fourth, I like the irony of beating them when they are most on guard.