I have been after a group of sows and piglets (about 20-25) for a couple of weeks and was finally able to make a successful stalk this evening. I was working on equipment in my parents barn and saw the hogs about 300 yards down in the pasture, and after an unsuccessful stalk earlier this week, I tried a different route that entailed about 150 yards of belly crawling to get a clear shot. I made it to a group of trees, but I still couldn't get a shot at the largest sow, but I decided that I better take what I could get and shot the second largest in the group. At the shot, the whole group ran for a thicket about 20 yards away, and as I eased up to where they had been, I heard them in the edge of the woods and saw the group of piglets moving through the trees. I picked out one of the spotted piglets (about 30 lbs) and dropped it. Just to my right in the edge of the woods was the first sow that I shot, and she was about 75 lbs.

I was using my Blaser R-93 Professional Tracker in 308 topped with a Leupold VXIII 1.5-5 illuminated reticle scope, and it was loaded with 180 gr Accubonds, 39 gr H4895, Fed GM 215M primer. in Nosler brass.

Good job, Jeff! When's the barbeque? Are we invited?

Mm, those look like the perfect size for pig on a stick!

I wouldn't call either of those piglets. They are both perfect "eaters".

Like Whitworth said: "When is the BBQ?"

I am heading out west next weekend with some buddies to chase some javelina around.

Congrats,

Bob

I agree that they were "eaters", but the blow flies were on them IMMEDIATELY. I am very leery of anything that attracts flies that fast. I am disappointed to say that these two are buzzard bait.

J.S.- The Blue Green Blow Flies AND yellow Jackets are always with us in NW Fl and S Al. I have left hogs for carrion rather than fight them, even in winter.