NavyRedneck

I've been trying to get this one sow for over a month. She has consistently smelled me and alerted the other hogs. Twice she has prevented me from getting a shot. She is by far the oldest sow of the group and the biggest.

She last busted me on a Saturday morning followed by the next Friday night. On Saturday night I finally had a good wind for my treestand and I made sure all of my clothes were as scent-free as possible as I have to make a 35-40 yard shot due to the thick growth in this area.

Two other sows came in first with about 13 piglets. I could still hear movement in the swamp so I waited. A few minutes later she came out. She kept running back to the swamp but eventually stayed. I waited to get a good shot on her forehead and shot her with a 3" remington copper solid from my H&R single shot. The bullet entered her head and exited to kill a piglet behind her (by accident but so much the better). Both dropped where I shot them.

First two pictures areof the two pigs where I found them.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/genrock01/hunting/100_2014.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/genrock01/hunting/100_2015.jpg


Next picture of the hog lashed to a 2x4. It took two of us to carry her (all 137 lb) the 500 yards out of the swamp. (gun on my back is a mossberg 835 I grabbed due to some coyote activity in the area and it was getting dark)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/genrock01/hunting/100_2017.jpg

For the cheap beginning hunter a single shot is an easy way to get started!


The one thing that has been strange has been that every other time that I have shot a hog from this group they have moved to a new spot. Now that the old sow is dead they are still hanging around this area. I'm hoping to kill the last two sows this next week.

Rebel Hog

Way to go Navy! Congrat's

Hey Navy, when your pictures come up on Photo Bucket, Left click on them to make them bigger and then Right click to get Properties.

atcfisherman

Now that is true conservation.....saving bullets....LOL. Very nice.

Mudder

One shot 2 kills... gonna be hard to beat that. Congrats.

gene62

I think you will realylike the way that little one taste!

Texasimport

congrats. . . .I was lucky enough to wait it out last year as well and got a 2 fer with a pair of youngsters going about 70 each. Got them and was able to drop one more when the others stopped running in circles. A .270 shooting a 130gr. made it through both, first neck second boiler room.

huntnma

woooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooo

greenhead911

lucky dog i have been trying to do that for a few years with a bow maybe some day i will wait for them to line up but anyway Congrat's

maritime363

congrats on the nice sow. I'm sure this won't be popular, but I wouldnt have taken the shot if there was a chance of injuring or killing the piglet. Good story, but not very sporting.In my opinion, just plain irresponsible, and sloppy. sorry.