Full Draw
01-11-2004, 03:41 PM
OK veteran hog slayers, help me out here... This may be a long read, but I'm trying to give you as much info as I can to get your opinion.
I have had several factors hit my hunting land all at one time... I'm not sure which is killing my chances? I have only entered the area when I am going to hunt it, which was the three days I mention below.
On Friday, I entered my stand area to find the bait hit hard as has been the case since priming the area several weeks ago. I have seen hogs on almost every hunt. Well, on Friday about the time hog's normally make their way to the feeder, I hear something coming my way... I look over my shoulder to see a HUGE tan and black object heading my way... Up came the bow, for a quicker draw should it be a boar, but to my dismay, it was a large boxer dog I think??? He charged in and started running all around my feeder location until he finally jumped a group of sholts. They ran through the woods with the dog chacing them. He must have caught one because one of the piglets started squeeling bloddy murder for about 2 minutes. Then I hear more noise behind me, it's the dog's owner... He and his little boy walk under my stand and stop looking at all the corn on the ground. He tells his boy, someone is hunting for pigs in here. He looked about trying to find a stand, but never turned to look behind and above himself... I said "Excuse me" and he liked to jump out of his skin. He looked up and apologized for messing up my hunt. I told him no problem and it was nice to see a man taking his boy into the woods with a new BB gun. I told him to be careful as I have been charged by these hogs out here and that his boy would be a rag doll in the jaws of one of these pig's. He then left... 5 minutes later, I hear him calling his dog... He was still calling for the dog when I left at dark, 2 hours later.
That night the weather got cold and became very windy. I went in sat am to hunt... Nothing had touched the bait. It was cold and got even colder as the day went on and still very windy. Left at 10 am and came back at 2:45, the bait had been hit, but not hard like normal. I saw nothing between the time I arrived and the time I left at dark. I decided to sleep in and hunt the mid day today. I went to hunt at 10am and left at 1:15pm, Nothing had hit the feeder location last night or this am and I saw nothing during the time I hunted?
I'm not sure if it is a combination of the dog, the guy and his son, the sudden cold snap or the high winds???
What has been your experience with wind and cold temps??? I realize the dog and his owner didn't help my situation, but for them to stop hitting it at night seems very strange?
Rod
I have had several factors hit my hunting land all at one time... I'm not sure which is killing my chances? I have only entered the area when I am going to hunt it, which was the three days I mention below.
On Friday, I entered my stand area to find the bait hit hard as has been the case since priming the area several weeks ago. I have seen hogs on almost every hunt. Well, on Friday about the time hog's normally make their way to the feeder, I hear something coming my way... I look over my shoulder to see a HUGE tan and black object heading my way... Up came the bow, for a quicker draw should it be a boar, but to my dismay, it was a large boxer dog I think??? He charged in and started running all around my feeder location until he finally jumped a group of sholts. They ran through the woods with the dog chacing them. He must have caught one because one of the piglets started squeeling bloddy murder for about 2 minutes. Then I hear more noise behind me, it's the dog's owner... He and his little boy walk under my stand and stop looking at all the corn on the ground. He tells his boy, someone is hunting for pigs in here. He looked about trying to find a stand, but never turned to look behind and above himself... I said "Excuse me" and he liked to jump out of his skin. He looked up and apologized for messing up my hunt. I told him no problem and it was nice to see a man taking his boy into the woods with a new BB gun. I told him to be careful as I have been charged by these hogs out here and that his boy would be a rag doll in the jaws of one of these pig's. He then left... 5 minutes later, I hear him calling his dog... He was still calling for the dog when I left at dark, 2 hours later.
That night the weather got cold and became very windy. I went in sat am to hunt... Nothing had touched the bait. It was cold and got even colder as the day went on and still very windy. Left at 10 am and came back at 2:45, the bait had been hit, but not hard like normal. I saw nothing between the time I arrived and the time I left at dark. I decided to sleep in and hunt the mid day today. I went to hunt at 10am and left at 1:15pm, Nothing had hit the feeder location last night or this am and I saw nothing during the time I hunted?
I'm not sure if it is a combination of the dog, the guy and his son, the sudden cold snap or the high winds???
What has been your experience with wind and cold temps??? I realize the dog and his owner didn't help my situation, but for them to stop hitting it at night seems very strange?
Rod