Double Naught Spy
Sus Venator
Neighbor called with a hog problem. Game cam showed hogs coming in to his feeder at 2:00 am. So I came out and checked his place in the afternoon to find out where his feeder was and discovered rooting all over his property. So I figured I would hunt my place until maybe midnight and head over to his place and be there before the hogs showed up.
Six hours at my place yielded nothing despite the fact that I did have hogs coming in at various times the last few days. I left my place at 11:30 and headed over to my neighbor's. I walked across his property and various fields to the field next to the feeder and saw only horses and cattle.
While in the last field (planted in winter wheat) and looking for a good place to set up and watch the feeder area, I spied hogs coming in. I was caught out in the open and so set up to shoot from a kneeling position, hoping they would not notice me. Then the hogs spread out and I realized I could not swing far enough to shoot the ones on the ends and so I stood up, risking being seen in the light of the night.
While I was hopeful, there wasn't ever going to be much shooting. After the first shot, hogs needed only 3-4 seconds to reach cover, but that didn't happen...
Six hours at my place yielded nothing despite the fact that I did have hogs coming in at various times the last few days. I left my place at 11:30 and headed over to my neighbor's. I walked across his property and various fields to the field next to the feeder and saw only horses and cattle.
While in the last field (planted in winter wheat) and looking for a good place to set up and watch the feeder area, I spied hogs coming in. I was caught out in the open and so set up to shoot from a kneeling position, hoping they would not notice me. Then the hogs spread out and I realized I could not swing far enough to shoot the ones on the ends and so I stood up, risking being seen in the light of the night.
While I was hopeful, there wasn't ever going to be much shooting. After the first shot, hogs needed only 3-4 seconds to reach cover, but that didn't happen...