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<blockquote data-quote="djones" data-source="post: 845129" data-attributes="member: 39567"><p>hey bo. i think you have me confused with djones the outlaw <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>i'm just trying to blend in with everyone else who likes spotted hogs</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_jVGIyASUF8/UiJ3zu_BP7I/AAAAAAAAE8c/VCrvFndRaZY/s800/spot1b.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There was supposed to be a south wind, but I sure couldn't feel it. My old tire tracks helped quiet my footsteps, but the silence I was creeping through was the kind of quiet that makes you test each footstep before putting all your weight down. This stalk began 300 yards away and took forever to get within shooting distance. </p><p></p><p>Two hogs moved randomly around the feeder. The bigger black boar was an easier shot, but there's just something about a spotted hog... well you know what I'm talking about. I thought I could get both and settled the crosshairs on spot. I applied pressure to the trigger but my thoughts were still on the black one. That break in concentration caused me to be a little startled when the gun went off. Spot went down and the big black one bolted. I sent three rapid shots his direction and heard one of them connect. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-66zP5CbzycQ/UiJ3zu191AI/AAAAAAAAE8Y/HCJVXbdd9pA/s800/tooth1b.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As I approached I could hear him growling in the distance. I went after him but made too much noise following his trail. The dry brush was so loud I had to stop to hear him. The interesting part was when I stopped and DIDN'T hear him. That's when you wonder if you've pushed him out or if he's waiting for you. </p><p></p><p>The starlight was welcome, but not enough for the pvs14 to detect him if he was hiding, and the ir flashlight cast too many shadows in the brush. I pressed on, letting the tactical light on my 45 auto lead the way, but when I got to the area consisting of just tunnels, I chickened out. I just wasn't equipped for that much hog, especially with a home field advantage.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KeXQzT5BKXY/UiJ3zhCoRiI/AAAAAAAAE8g/vzbKYhyATkQ/s800/pair1b.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I caught these other two hogs by accident on the way out. They came out of some cotton to cool off in the pivot runoff. Not that I would have let them go, but I guess I was particularly hard on them after the big one got away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djones, post: 845129, member: 39567"] hey bo. i think you have me confused with djones the outlaw :D i'm just trying to blend in with everyone else who likes spotted hogs [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_jVGIyASUF8/UiJ3zu_BP7I/AAAAAAAAE8c/VCrvFndRaZY/s800/spot1b.JPG[/IMG] There was supposed to be a south wind, but I sure couldn’t feel it. My old tire tracks helped quiet my footsteps, but the silence I was creeping through was the kind of quiet that makes you test each footstep before putting all your weight down. This stalk began 300 yards away and took forever to get within shooting distance. Two hogs moved randomly around the feeder. The bigger black boar was an easier shot, but there’s just something about a spotted hog... well you know what I'm talking about. I thought I could get both and settled the crosshairs on spot. I applied pressure to the trigger but my thoughts were still on the black one. That break in concentration caused me to be a little startled when the gun went off. Spot went down and the big black one bolted. I sent three rapid shots his direction and heard one of them connect. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-66zP5CbzycQ/UiJ3zu191AI/AAAAAAAAE8Y/HCJVXbdd9pA/s800/tooth1b.JPG[/IMG] As I approached I could hear him growling in the distance. I went after him but made too much noise following his trail. The dry brush was so loud I had to stop to hear him. The interesting part was when I stopped and DIDN’T hear him. That’s when you wonder if you’ve pushed him out or if he’s waiting for you. The starlight was welcome, but not enough for the pvs14 to detect him if he was hiding, and the ir flashlight cast too many shadows in the brush. I pressed on, letting the tactical light on my 45 auto lead the way, but when I got to the area consisting of just tunnels, I chickened out. I just wasn’t equipped for that much hog, especially with a home field advantage. [IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KeXQzT5BKXY/UiJ3zhCoRiI/AAAAAAAAE8g/vzbKYhyATkQ/s800/pair1b.JPG[/IMG] I caught these other two hogs by accident on the way out. They came out of some cotton to cool off in the pivot runoff. Not that I would have let them go, but I guess I was particularly hard on them after the big one got away. [/QUOTE]
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