Flintknapper
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Sometimes I wonder why I do this (hunt hogs in the summertime). It was SO.....hot today in that box stand. Even with a fan on....it was still over 90°F until the sun went down. Then it dropped to a balmy 85°F with humidity about the same (85%).
This morning when I checked my game camera I noticed my hog light was on. It should never be on in the daytime. So apparently something is wrong with the photo-cell. I disconnected it from the battery so it wouldn't continue to shine. I don't know how long it had been on, probably 2 or 3 days. It looked like it 'might' still be bright enough to use this evening so I didn't take the battery with me and recharge it. Should have........!
About dark I could tell the LED light was no where near the brightness it normally is. A raccoon came in and although I could make out what it was through my 8 x 56 binoculars, when looking through my rifle scope (3 x 15 x 50mm) set on 8 power, the image was not sharp at all.
Usually I can see a raccoon walk up to the feeder with my naked eye at 100 yds. I didn't even see the Hog come in this time. I just happened to look at the feeder through the Binos and there he was. Couldn't tell if it was a Boar or a Sow...but since it was alone...I assumed a Boar.
I could tell which direction it was facing...but little else. I was cussing myself for not replacing the battery but I just got lazy and didn't want to make the extra trip. The hog had settled nicely on the corn and was not moving around....so that was good. After a couple of minutes of looking at the 'shape' through the binoculars....I decided to try the shot.
The scope has good glass....but is simply not the equal of the binoculars. I dialed it back to about 4 power to gain as much light as I could get...but it didn't help much with these old eyes. I took one last look through the binoculars to confirm the hog had not moved then placed the cross-hairs in the 'region' on the hog I thought would be a high shoulder hit. Touched off the shot.
Looked through the binoculars and the hog was NOT on the ground. So clearly not the shot placement I was hoping for. Got down and walked the 100 yds to the feeder. Found blood right away. Picked my way through about 30 yds of brush to where it opened up a bit. Found the hog (thankfully). Not a big one by any means. Perhaps 140 lbs. but of breeding age. So one less out there.
Got the battery charging as I write this.
Sweltering.
This morning when I checked my game camera I noticed my hog light was on. It should never be on in the daytime. So apparently something is wrong with the photo-cell. I disconnected it from the battery so it wouldn't continue to shine. I don't know how long it had been on, probably 2 or 3 days. It looked like it 'might' still be bright enough to use this evening so I didn't take the battery with me and recharge it. Should have........!
About dark I could tell the LED light was no where near the brightness it normally is. A raccoon came in and although I could make out what it was through my 8 x 56 binoculars, when looking through my rifle scope (3 x 15 x 50mm) set on 8 power, the image was not sharp at all.
Usually I can see a raccoon walk up to the feeder with my naked eye at 100 yds. I didn't even see the Hog come in this time. I just happened to look at the feeder through the Binos and there he was. Couldn't tell if it was a Boar or a Sow...but since it was alone...I assumed a Boar.
I could tell which direction it was facing...but little else. I was cussing myself for not replacing the battery but I just got lazy and didn't want to make the extra trip. The hog had settled nicely on the corn and was not moving around....so that was good. After a couple of minutes of looking at the 'shape' through the binoculars....I decided to try the shot.
The scope has good glass....but is simply not the equal of the binoculars. I dialed it back to about 4 power to gain as much light as I could get...but it didn't help much with these old eyes. I took one last look through the binoculars to confirm the hog had not moved then placed the cross-hairs in the 'region' on the hog I thought would be a high shoulder hit. Touched off the shot.
Looked through the binoculars and the hog was NOT on the ground. So clearly not the shot placement I was hoping for. Got down and walked the 100 yds to the feeder. Found blood right away. Picked my way through about 30 yds of brush to where it opened up a bit. Found the hog (thankfully). Not a big one by any means. Perhaps 140 lbs. but of breeding age. So one less out there.
Got the battery charging as I write this.
Sweltering.
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