Today I guided Kyler Bonnett on a pig hunt. He was the lucky drawing winner from the SBSA (Sutter Buttes Sportsman's Association) fundraiser. We headed to the ranch at O' dark thirty, and were ready to strike as soon as legal shooting time came around. At legal shooting light we headed towards a large reservoir on the South end of the ranch that I had been seeing some sign near. As we rounded the corner I spotted a pig feeding on some wild oats so I slammed on the brakes and we jumped out of the ranger and headed it's direction. As we exited the ranger I told Kyler to go ahead and put one in the chamber quietly as the pig was only a few hundred away. As he tried to get one in the barrel the gun jammed so I gave him my gun and we went on our way. We closed the gap to a little less than 100 yards and Kyler got set up on the sticks and ready to shoot. The pig was facing away but finally turned and gave us the shot we were looking for and Kyler laid the hammer down! He made a perfect shot hitting the boar right behind the ribs and exiting right behind the front shoulder, as the pig was quartering away from us. The pig immediately hit the ground, flopped a couple of times and jumped back to his feet and ran his last 50 yards dash before falling over. Kyler was nothing but smiles and as we looked at our watch realized he had just taken his first big game animal ever, in less than a 20 minute hunt. It was definitely short and sweet!
Casey
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