JASON LEE
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Went on my first hog hunt today with DKO.
Friday night we drove down to a private farm where a buddy of DKO's has a hunting lease.
Woke up at 5:30 am saturday morning, to fresh coffee brewing
We had figured the previous evening that I would hunt for an hour out of a tree stand with my bow then I would get down and take the rifle (280) out for a little spot and stalking.
As soon as I got up in the tree stand a big boar came into the feeder just long enough to stop in his tracks and make a 360 degree turn and high tail it out of there.
Then a racoon came and sit down at the feeder and ate for the entire time that I was there.
Only running off once when 8 oscola turkeys came in to eat some of the corn. They were just small Jakes and hens.
After watching that show for a while DKO came back and got me to do some stalking around in the palmetos.
Working our way to another feeder we spooked two hogs that were laying under the feeder waitng for corn to come out.
After that excitement we drove to the back of the lease and got the rifle out for a little stalking down a creek bottom.
After about 5 minutes of sneeking around I saw a hog laying along side a tree.
So I got down on one knee and pulled the gun up and looking thru the scope I saw that my hog was actualy a tree root
oops.
After contuing down the creek we came across tons of fresh rooting areas that the hogs had been at hours before we got there. (oh yea a squirrel scared the crap out of me when it jumped out of the tree 2 feet from me).
About five minutes later DKO walking next to me spots a hog feeding about 50 yards in front of us.
The pig was behind a tree so I just caught a little bit of movement.
Then the pig finaly came out and I droped the hammer on the little pig with the old 280 remington, causing massive head injuries and dropping the pig in its tracks.
Here are a few pics from our hunt.
I killed the black and tan one, it weighed in at a small but oh so tender 70 lbs.
The other two was shot by a french exchange student that flew into flordia on friday night and came stright to the hunting lease
He was a very excited hunting for pigs.
Here is the hunting party that was there DKO is on the far left.
Jay (lease owner) is in the middle. Jays son is in the back.
And I am the colts fan on the right.
Now since I have my first one out of the way I belive If I go any more this year it will be bow only......gotta give those little piggys a chance.
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Friday night we drove down to a private farm where a buddy of DKO's has a hunting lease.
Woke up at 5:30 am saturday morning, to fresh coffee brewing
We had figured the previous evening that I would hunt for an hour out of a tree stand with my bow then I would get down and take the rifle (280) out for a little spot and stalking.
As soon as I got up in the tree stand a big boar came into the feeder just long enough to stop in his tracks and make a 360 degree turn and high tail it out of there.
Then a racoon came and sit down at the feeder and ate for the entire time that I was there.
Only running off once when 8 oscola turkeys came in to eat some of the corn. They were just small Jakes and hens.
After watching that show for a while DKO came back and got me to do some stalking around in the palmetos.
Working our way to another feeder we spooked two hogs that were laying under the feeder waitng for corn to come out.
After that excitement we drove to the back of the lease and got the rifle out for a little stalking down a creek bottom.
After about 5 minutes of sneeking around I saw a hog laying along side a tree.
So I got down on one knee and pulled the gun up and looking thru the scope I saw that my hog was actualy a tree root
After contuing down the creek we came across tons of fresh rooting areas that the hogs had been at hours before we got there. (oh yea a squirrel scared the crap out of me when it jumped out of the tree 2 feet from me).
About five minutes later DKO walking next to me spots a hog feeding about 50 yards in front of us.
The pig was behind a tree so I just caught a little bit of movement.
Then the pig finaly came out and I droped the hammer on the little pig with the old 280 remington, causing massive head injuries and dropping the pig in its tracks.
Here are a few pics from our hunt.
I killed the black and tan one, it weighed in at a small but oh so tender 70 lbs.
The other two was shot by a french exchange student that flew into flordia on friday night and came stright to the hunting lease
He was a very excited hunting for pigs.
Here is the hunting party that was there DKO is on the far left.
Jay (lease owner) is in the middle. Jays son is in the back.
And I am the colts fan on the right.
Now since I have my first one out of the way I belive If I go any more this year it will be bow only......gotta give those little piggys a chance.
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