Saturday, September 3, 2016

Pig hunt

So I was pig hunting 8.27.16 sitting in my tree when the neighbors to the south came by on there gas powered golf cart. Now I had heard this thing a hour or so earlier and knew it was close to Morgans stand then I heard it crank up and next thing I know it parked itself just on the other side of the fence. I don't think they ever saw me but they just kept looking towards the camera and after about 15 minutes they left.
   I figured my Hunt was doomed at that point when I heard grunts coming from the woods on my right ( west), they didn't wind me and there was about 12 pigs all in the 75 lb range. I let them all get up to the corn and I have a big tree trunk shielding me from them so I stood up and and drew my bow waiting for a good broadside shot, it happened a let the arrow fly and missed. My glasses were full of sweat and my vision was blurred a bit from my face mask. Well the pigs scattered and my arrow was stuck in the dirt. Now this all took place around 7:55 with still plenty of daylight left so I waited till dark hoping more pigs would show up but they didn't. It got dark so i lowered my gear, climbed down and retrieved my arrow and upon walking back to my gear, 18 yards or so I hear grunting in the woods 10 yards away and all I have is a arrow with a broadhead. I shine my light and there are 2 150 lb or so pigs now I know they are mad cause I am between them and the corn. I get back to my backpack and get my 8" bowie Knife and I see the run across the pasture. Now walking back to my truck which is 500 yds across that pasture in a different direction I keep hearing the pigs grunting and I walk forward 10 steps and turn around. What a scary hunt.