6-17-11

This afternoon I guided Bob Hauptman and Scott Bacon on a pig hunt. We met at the ranch at 5:30 and headed up the hill to get set for the long wait. With the temperature in the high 80's I figured we would have to wait until 8:00 PM before anything started to move. We were set up in a flat where Jake had seen a couple of groups of pigs a week before and we hoped that they would be along soon. At 7:30, Bob said " there they are" and the race was on. The pigs had come down into the flat and were just rooting around so we took off on foot following the tree line and crept up to where we thought the pigs were going. As soon as we got set up the pigs came over a small rise and walked to within 60 yards of us. Bob and Scott were both ready and on the count of three the bullets started flying. Bob connected on a 150 pound sow and Scott on a 130 pound sow. The hunt was over and the high fives started. We took the pigs over to a different location and took some photo's before getting them field dressed. Both of the sows were in great shape and had a thick fat layer on them, as I assume they have been going down into the wheat field every night and gorging themselves on the grain. The pigs were skinned and hanging in the walk in freezer by 10:00 PM. It was another great hunt with a couple of great guys.

Casey