A local landowner contacted me Monday and said he had heard I might be able to help him with some hogs that were rooting up his pastures on some property south of town. I told him I would check it out first chance I got. I had been to the property several years ago, and had it on my Hunt Stand app so. I knew where to go. So last night I decided go see what I could see.
I parked next to his camp house and a large pond, and looked it over with the thermal, but didn’t see anything. So, I got my caller, tripod and light and started to walk toward the back field that was a cross a major creek. I saw some rooting along the way, and one oppossum. When I got across the creek I scanned that field but still saw nothing. The grass was taller than. I liked, but figured I could see a coyote or hog if they were out there. I said the caller out and played some baby cottontail for a while, but nothing showed up but a barred owl.
The mosquitoes were brutal, so I didn’t give it long, and headed back to the truck and checked another little side pasture that had a lot of rioting but grass was pretty heigh.
When I got back to the pond, I climbed up on the damn to gain some elevation the see into the field behind it better.
Sure enough I spotted what looked like a lone hog. I don’t know if he was there earlier and I didn’t see him because I had bee on lower ground he has come out while I was in the back field. I circled around the pond to get closer and confirm my ID. I was sure enough a boar. I hit the record button and took the shot, but it just clicked. I ejected the round and took the shot again. This time it went off, but for some erasure the thermal shot off at the recoil. First time I have had that happen. Had heard the thump of a hit, and when I turned the thermal back on, I could see him down and kicking. I turned record back on and. Gave him an assurance shot.
Ended up being about a 150 pound boar. I took a picture and texted it to the landowner. And he was happy. I will check again periodically to see if I can get any more. I will try and see what kind of video I got here in a little bit.
Well the kill shot video didn’t work at all.
Only got a screen shot of of the zero second video from the app.
After I turned it back on, that video loaded.
I parked next to his camp house and a large pond, and looked it over with the thermal, but didn’t see anything. So, I got my caller, tripod and light and started to walk toward the back field that was a cross a major creek. I saw some rooting along the way, and one oppossum. When I got across the creek I scanned that field but still saw nothing. The grass was taller than. I liked, but figured I could see a coyote or hog if they were out there. I said the caller out and played some baby cottontail for a while, but nothing showed up but a barred owl.
The mosquitoes were brutal, so I didn’t give it long, and headed back to the truck and checked another little side pasture that had a lot of rioting but grass was pretty heigh.
When I got back to the pond, I climbed up on the damn to gain some elevation the see into the field behind it better.
Sure enough I spotted what looked like a lone hog. I don’t know if he was there earlier and I didn’t see him because I had bee on lower ground he has come out while I was in the back field. I circled around the pond to get closer and confirm my ID. I was sure enough a boar. I hit the record button and took the shot, but it just clicked. I ejected the round and took the shot again. This time it went off, but for some erasure the thermal shot off at the recoil. First time I have had that happen. Had heard the thump of a hit, and when I turned the thermal back on, I could see him down and kicking. I turned record back on and. Gave him an assurance shot.
Ended up being about a 150 pound boar. I took a picture and texted it to the landowner. And he was happy. I will check again periodically to see if I can get any more. I will try and see what kind of video I got here in a little bit.
Well the kill shot video didn’t work at all.
Only got a screen shot of of the zero second video from the app.
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